Tag: FDJ
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Tour de France 2017: Magic men!
Hello! Yesterday, I mentioned the breakaway in Stage 2 and it was provided by two riders with amazing stories to tell. Taylor Phinney from the US and Yoann Offredo of France have both overcome extraordinary odds to be able to take part this year. They have become in Phinney’s words, ‘Friends for life’ after their […]
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Tour de France 2017: Blues, reds and yellows!
Hello! Stage 2 saw another wet day but with some extraordinary work by peloton and breakaway alike. More of the breakaway to come but this picture shows a section of the peloton where the teams briefly gathered (if they did but know it!) into a great arrangement of primary colours, blues, reds and yellows… Beautifully […]
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Tour de France 2015: Stage 9 – Vannes to Plumelec
Bonjour! A team time-trial provided the excitement on Stage 9, before the rest day and the first real mountain stages in the Pyrenees on Tuesday. Time trials show the technique of riding so well and it’s a delight to see a well-practiced team moving like a machine, absorbing the air to go faster. This course […]
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La Vuelta 2014: Stage 2, Algeciras to San Fernando
Hola! Stage 2 was a stage for the sprinters, being mostly flat.The course travelled across the extreme south of the country, passing through industrial zones and salt flats. It was hot and windy. There was a crazed dash for the line with a fantastic win for French FDJ team rider Nacer Bouhanni, one of cycling’s exciting new […]
Maxine Dodd 