Iain Treloar, Author at Velo

After four stages hustling for promo goods, sustaining minor injuries and emotional damage in the process, I’m proud to bring you the single most important story of the Tour de France. These are the hits and (mostly) misses of the 2019 Tour de France promotional caravan.

Iain Treloar

Published Jul 28, 2019

Road Racing

The craziest 48 hours of Egan Bernal’s life

Egan Bernal looked down at the stuffed lion in his hand, the bouquet of yellow flowers cradled in his arm, and shook his head gently. In that moment, he realised – or began to realise, or maybe didn't quite realise yet at all – that he was about to win the Tour de France.

Iain Treloar

Published Jul 28, 2019

Road Racing

George Bennett’s crashes highlight cycling’s brutality

Cycling as a sport demands unnatural risks of its participants. On the descent of the Col de Vars, midway through the Tour de France’s punishing 18th stage, George Bennett showed just how.

Iain Treloar

Published Jul 25, 2019

Road Racing

How to win in the heat: A Mitchelton-Scott masterclass

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Published Jul 24, 2019

Road Racing

Toulouse, Nimes, Paris? Caleb Ewan’s growing confidence

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Iain Treloar

Published Jul 23, 2019

Road Racing

The fallibility of Team Ineos

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Iain Treloar

Published Jul 21, 2019

Road Racing

The Tour, transformed: 10 kilometres on the Tourmalet

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Published Jul 21, 2019

Road Racing

The corner that ended Wout van Aert’s Tour de France

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Published Jul 19, 2019

Road Racing

Sliding doors: The legacy of Cobo’s delayed relegation

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Published Jul 18, 2019

Road Racing

Centimetres apart, years in the making: Caleb Ewan’s first Tour win

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Published Jul 17, 2019

Road Racing

A rest day ride with Julian Alaphilippe

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Iain Treloar

Published Jul 16, 2019

Road Racing

The Keisse crisis: dumb mistakes and a sport that needs to grow up

As the furore surrounding Iljo Keisse and Deceuninck-QuickStep drags on, it's time to consider whether this "stupid moment" actually highlights a much bigger problem.

Iain Treloar

Published Feb 2, 2019

Gravel Culture

The bay and beyond: Melbourne, Australia’s cycling capital

With roads tracing the coastline, lush hills to conquer and Australia's strongest cycling culture, Melbourne offers something for riders of all types.

Iain Treloar

Published Jan 14, 2019

Road Culture

Head & heart: The helmet that changed everything

It's 1985, in a stuffy one-bedroom apartment in San Jose, and Jim Gentes has had a lightbulb moment. He's just reinvented the bike helmet – and his new company, Giro, has taken its first steps towards being one of the world's leading helmet brands.

Iain Treloar

Published Oct 3, 2018

Road Racing