Chris Froome seems to be struggling to come up with a list of his favourite things in this rather awkward video. Worth a peek if a bit of a cringe!
Read MoreBrailsford Under Pressure from Team Sky Riders
Cyclingnews revealed today that Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford is under pressure to resign from his own riders. The website was informed by an unnamed source that they have been having discussions about whether they should ask him to step down.
Read MoreLa Vuelta Stage 19: Froome Smashes TT To Win Stage
On a scorching hot day between two Mediterranean tourist resorts, Froome was on blistering form in the time trial. He blasted the opposition out the way with a near perfect ride, beating the entire field. Only one rider, Castroviejo, came within a minute of his time. More significantly he took a whopping 2 minutes, 16 seconds out of Nairo Quintana's lead.
The Colombian was absolutely right when he said last week that he needed a platform of at least 3 minutes to ensure victory over Froome. He still has a 1 min 21 advantage...
Read MoreLa Vuelta Stage 16: Drucker Wins Sprint Finish
The breakaway was caught in good time, there were lead out trains in the final kilometres, a recognised sprinter won the stage and there was no change to the GC standings. What? Unusually for this year's Vuelta we had a more conventional Grand Tour Stage today after some brutally hard climbing in the mountainous North of Spain and Southern France.
With temperatures as high as 45 degrees, the peloton still had to work hard to finish. The day began with some controversy after more than 90 riders who missed yesterday's time cut were allowed to continue...
Read MoreLa Vuelta Stage 5: bollard takes out Kruijswijk
After the sweltering heat of the first few days, rain and cooler temperatures saw the riders donning rain jackets and arm warmers on Stage 5. A half-hearted breakaway of only two riders, Tiago Machado and Julien Morice, was caught 14 km from the finish by the peloton looking for a sprint finish.
But the main talking point of the day was a big crash caused by a metre high pole on the left hand side of the road 2.5km from the finish. It took out luckless Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk who suffered a broken collarbone as result, putting him out of the race. Earlier this year he crashed in the Giro and off the podium with a disappointing fourth place.
Read MoreLa Vuelta Day 3
French rider Alexandre Geniez of FDJ won today's stage, an absolute classic full of suffering, a brutal climb at the finish, a breakaway win and a Spaniard, Ruben Fernandez of Movistar, in the red jersey. That, and time gaps opening up between some of the GC contenders. Yes, the Vuelta is in full swing already - the sprinters had their chance yesterday, but now we're into the fun stuff already.
The climb to the top of the Mirador de Ézaro provided the drama we were all hoping for. It's only a couple of km long but with sections reportedly as steep as 30% it sorted out the men from the boys. At the steepest section the organisers had laid the road with concrete instead of tarmac to give the riders more grip. Crowds, up to 10 deep, lined the narrow road to the top.
Read MoreChris Hoy on the Tour: "Somebody's Going to get Killed"
Speaking in Central London last night, Sir Chris Hoy criticised Tour de France organisers for allowing spectators to flood the roads during yesterday's Mont Ventoux stage.
Chris Froome, Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema spectacularly crashed into a TV motorbike which braked suddenly to avoid the throngs of spectators blocking the route. Froome ended up running up the mountain after his own bike was run over and damaged beyond repair.
Read MoreHeadbutting at the Dauphiné!
Stage 1 of the Critérium du Dauphiné practically ended in a punch sprint rather than a bunch sprint yesterday! Riders jostling for position who risked wiping out in the final metres of the race included Chris Froome and Nacer Bouhanni, who narrowly won the stage from Jens Debusschere and Sam Bennett.
The race to the French village of Saint Vulbas saw head-butts between Katusha rider Alexander Kristoff and Nacer Bouhanni of Cofidis.
Read MoreCritérium du Dauphiné 2016
With the Tour de France just four weeks away, the start of the Critérium du Dauphiné this weekend will be a good gauge on what sort of form the main players are in. Held in France, the eight stage race from 5th to 12th June features Alpine mountains, flat and rolling stages as well as time trials that will see the GC contenders of the Tour trying to impose themselves and intimidate their rivals.
This has traditionally been a good race for Team Sky with four wins in the last five years, and an early indicator of good form.
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