Chris Froome produced a dominant display to win the first mountain finish of the 2015 Tour de France. As always, doubts exist around the performance. One single performance does not a doper identify, but pixel-by-pixel, it’s becoming harder to sit on the fence. I jump off it here.
2015 Tour de France
Long live transparency – the data video controversy
The first rest day of the 2015 Tour de France provided a video linked to data of Chris Froome’s 2013 Mont Ventoux domination. It was hurriedly removed. Long-live transparency and skepticism.
Who wins the 2015 Tour de France?
The 2015 Tour de France gets underway tomorrow. It’s a mountain-heavy, time-trial light version, and should be a great battle between four huge names. Who emerges in three weeks with the Yellow jersey? A race preview, before the analysis begins.