Tour de France

Padraig here, pinch hitting for Robot, whose Instagram feed is brimming with summertime views of New Zealand. The text messages I've gotten him are the stuff…

The 2023 Tour de France rolled into Paris and over the finish line yesterday, putting 150-ish riders out of their misery. It was a highly entertaining edition…

Netflix has pioneered a new category of entertainment, the sports docuseries. The first one I watched was Sunderland Til I Die. Football (as opposed to…

Between this and the coming Tour de France docu-series, I think someone in entertainment land has finally understood what my very specific and small niche is…

As a general rule, I'm not here to shill for Netflix documentaries. However. I'd be a liar and hypocrite if I said I wasn't going to watch this. Twice. Last…

I wrote a thing about the Tour de France a few weeks ago, but the question of doping lingered in my mind. Once upon a time I read and wrote a lot about the…

John is back from Wales and takes on a subject from a nearby part of Europe: the Tour de France. When news that a $900 tax credit was dropped from the climate…

For the first time in a long time, I kept up with the Tour, day-by-day, and I have to say, I really enjoyed it. Taking a long vacation from pro cycling served…

I've read a dozen or more books about the Tour de France, but I always learn something new. This is a cool, animated short that provides insight into early…

These are words from a long time ago, but with summer heating up and the Tour on, I thought I'd resurface them. I hope you enjoy. Joop Zoetemelk finished on…