The Café Stop 13 – May 28
A terrific 13th edition of The Café Stop cycling web chat has now finished. My guest this week was Jeff Connor, author of Wide Eyed and Legless and Field of Fire. Jeff was a sub-editor on the Daily Star when he was asked to cover the exploits of the ANC-Halfords team at the 1987 Tour de France. He wrote Wide Eyed in a month after returning from France. Field of Fire catches up with the riders and tells the rest of the story. There were some great questions for Jeff in the first half of the chat. After that, Lionel took over and the talk turned to the dramatic conclusion of the Giro...
Read MoreThe Café Stop 12 – May 21
The Café Stop is a place to discuss the world of professional cycling with freelance journalist Lionel Birnie. The 12th edition of the weekly webchat has now finished. There were some great questions about the Giro d’Italia, whether Joaquin Rodriguez gifted Matteo Rabottini his stage win, whether Ivan Basso is bluffing and lots more. If you want to read the webchat as it unfolded, click the window below. If the window does not work properly with your browser click here. The Café Stop will return on Monday, May 28 at 1pm before taking a one-week break because of the bank holidays in...
Read MoreThe Café Stop 11 – May 14
This is The Café Stop, a place to chat about professional cycling with freelance journalist Lionel Birnie. This week’s chat has now finished, but you can read the discussion as it unfolded in the window below. However, if this is not compatible with your browser, click here to open in a new window The Café Stop will return next Monday (May 21) at 1pm. Look forward to seeing you then. The Café Stop...
Read MoreThe Café Stop 10 – May 8
This tenth edition of The Café Stop has now concluded. Journalist Lionel Birnie answered questions about the Giro d’Italia, the opening weekend in Denmark and the sprinting of Roberto Ferrari and a wide range of issues were discussed during another engaging hour of chat. If you missed the chat, you can still read the webchat as it unfolded in the window below. The Café Stop will return on Monday, May 14 at 1pm BST. If this doesn’t work with your browser Click here to open in a new...
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