Phil’s Insights
PHIL REGULARLY POSTS HIS OPINION ON CURRENT RACES, CYCLING POLITICS, & UPDATES
FROM THE GROUND AT LE TOUR DE FRANCE, LA VUELTA A ESPANA, AND OTHER MAJOR RACES.
Share the Road
Amy Gillett Foundation AGF Share the road tour Early November each year I line up for the AGF Share the Road Tour. It’s a tough…
2015 — Season Closure
Review Closure As the final weeks of the 2015 season unfold on the roads of Abu Dhabi, I’m sure there is the typical end of…
World View
Tour de France 2016 The Tour de France Route announcement is upon us. At the end of my pro career I scratched about for a…
The Worlds
Aussie Dissent The Worlds, Road Race. The mens race surpassed my expectations and I am delighted that each year I sit down to watch the…
The Worlds
The Politics of Selection The men’s road race is looming. The World professional Cycling Road Race that is. The amateurs now race age group via…
La Vuelta
Politics The Vuelta, season 2016 . Life for a professional cyclist can be harrowing. The risks associated with the sport often extreme and recently highlighted…
La Vuelta
Politics I have been home for a little bit now, struggling with the cold mornings on my mid week ride after the heat of the…
Tour de France
Cycling Tours & Le Tour in review Over the past few weeks the 2015 Tour de France has given us some fantastic racing, great scenery…
Tour de France
Review My Tour de France is over. Pyrenees Peaks first where we rode the iconic climbs of the Pyrenees watching the Tour de France before…
Tour de France
Finale What a Tour de France and what a tour for PAC. Like a well drilled team my group is coming together, working hard, dominating…
Tour de France
Cycling in Provence Today we rode the Mont Ventoux. Its a hard climb and features regularly in the Tour de France. A must do climb…
Tour de France
& Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong at the 2015 Tour de France Lance can’t stay away, but neither can I and it was always going to…