Svein Tuft: breaking away from the machine

     Back in December, as the Christmas lights went up, and the year like no other wound down, I started to reflect on my journey through this pandemic, realising that there was one person I needed to speak to before the year was out. Svein Tuft. The person that funnily enough, I associate with the start of…

Zen and the art of pro-team management

Matt White: The fortnight between grand Tours      As we transitioned from the Tour to the Giro, Summer to Autumn, first wave of COVID to second, I sat down with Mitchelton Scott DS Matt White to chat about what has gone before, and what is coming next.       I wanted to know what Matt’s reflections on the…

Adam Tranter and the all-conquering, humble bicycle

Coventry. Birthplace of The Specials, the military tank, a really confusing ring road, and me. But more importantly, Adam Tranter; proud father of twin boys, hard-working founder of Fusion Media, and all-round obsessive of getting people active. Adam has just been appointed as Britain’s first-ever Cycling Mayor, and I was keen to hear how he…

The last rebels of the Tour de France

The logistics of the Tour de France has always made my mind boggle. How you get nearly 200 riders, over 100 cars, 22 team buses, and 150 trucks, around the whole of France, in complete coordination for three weeks, is beyond me. Let alone when you start factoring in how it’s seamlessly presented to the…

What goes up, must come down

This year’s Tour de France was undoubtedly the best race we’ve witnessed in years. It had everything. Drama, excitement, and most importantly, unpredictability. Despite one of the favourites ending up winning, we didn’t know how it was all going to end, right up until the last day. It made for fantastic viewing. And yet, it’s…

Acceptance

When I think about the last week two images really stand out in my mind. 1. Pascal Ackerman taking his first ever stage at the Giro, feeling utter joy, grinning from ear to ear. 2. Marcel Kittel announcing he had left Katusha Alpecin before his contract was up so he could search for joy. They’re…