Riding with Daniele Bennati

Normal. That’s how it feels working with some of the most amazing athletes in the world. I guess we’ve become numbed to it since we try hard to be close to the riders at Tinkoff Saxo so that we can respond to their needs and to foster the kind of informal communication that leads to …

FIANDRE DAY

Lashing rain, hailstones and 100kph gusts…perfect weather! We had arrived in Oudenaarde, Belgium. The plan was to allow a select group of journalists from the UK, Germany and Benelux, test the new Fiandre range of clothing in the place it’s named after, Fiandre, Flanders, Vlaanderen. A name given to this clothing because the weather in …

On Tour with Tinkoff Saxo

Following the hugely successful Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Yorkshire here are some of the highlights from our UK representative Paul Whitfield – The Tour de France is a 3-week stage race – you might have heard of it?! It’s one of the most revered sporting events in the world; the stages in the …

Cismon del Grappa

Cismon del Grappa is just a handful of kilometers from Fonzaso; cut through to the outskirts of Arsie then pick up Via Chiesa and you’ll have stunning views of Lago di Corlo, en-route to Incino… Familiarity often deadens your senses and it would be all too easy to take this for granted if it weren’t …