Looks like Cavendish hit him first...Andrew CarterThe Sagan Disqualification is Wrong, and Bad for the TourBicycling - Joe LindseyThere’s a saying in legal circles that hard cases make bad law. I think of that maxim as I look at the aftermath of the wreckage of Stage 4 of the 2017 Tour de France, which transformed a sleepy and mostly boring ride into a mess of broken bodies and broken plans, and produced an awful, …
This is totally the wrong decision. Sagan shouldn't be disqualified.Andrew CarterTour de France will miss Peter Sagan’s star power but safety must come firstverified_publisherThe Guardian - William FotheringhamThe Tour has lost its two biggest personalities in one crash but even if Sagan did not mean to fell Mark Cavendish, sprinters have raced on the edge for too long Peter Sagan’s exclusion from the Tour de France for putting Mark Cavendish into the barriers close to the finish line at Vittel was the …
Andrew CarterEverything you ever wanted to know: Garmin’s new $1,500 Fenix Chronos Watch Seriesdcrainmaker.com - DC RainmakerWell then, someone in Kansas is feeling ballsy today. Garmin has just announced three new Fenix units, starting from $900 and topping out at …
Andrew CarterTour de France under huge pressure to ease security fears after chaotic weekThe Telegraph - By Tom Cary,The presence of a gendarme brandishing an automatic rifle where the ‘Hors Course’ – the route used by support vehicles – met the race route 3km from the finish of yesterday’s 14th stage to Villars-Les-Dombes was just another example of an increased emphasis on security at the Tour de France in the …
Andrew CarterWhy the Tour de France must put riders before spectatorsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Richard WilliamsThe sad truth is that crowds on mountain stages of Grand Tours have become out of control and Chris Froome’s desperate sprint up Mont Ventoux is likely to lead to significant changes Chris Froome’s ungainly and desperate attempt to sprint up Mont Ventoux in his cleated cycling shoes is not, sadly, …
Andrew CarterHow the humble bicycle is making a comeback in US citiesbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsAs part of a series on the State of America, the BBC is profiling small businesses that have stories to tell about the way they work, and which say something about a wider national trend. Towards the end of the 19th Century America was in the grip of cycling craze. Women in particular embraced the …
