Blog - Tag: Tour de France

Cycling basics for rookies

With the Tour de France starting up this weekend, many fans will be tuning in to watch these high performance athletes fight their way to the finish line in this notoriously grueling event. Over the coming month you will be sure to see some great moments of success and resilience as well as some spectacular crashes. If watching makes you suddenly inspired to dust off your bike and ride about town...Read more

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What do the different jerseys at the Tour de France mean?

The Tour de France is the most prestigious event in all of cycling. The 2014 edition will lead riders through 21 stages, covering 3,664 kilometers. For each competitor, the goal is to be the rider wearing the yellow jersey, le maillot jaune, after crossing the line on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on the final day. Though the most coveted jersey is the maillot jaune claimed by the overall winner,...Read more

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Training logs as effective training tools

Sport is about the pursuit of excellence. Before you can get there, you have to invest a lot of time and effort into training. For cyclists, it means a lot of hours in the saddle, training you body to be able to ride your local road race or if you are one of the best in the world, the Tour de France . The 2013 Tour de France is comprised of 21 stages, completed in a 23 day period, covering over...Read more

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Les journaux d’entraînement, des outils d’entraînement efficaces

Le sport est une question de poursuite de l’excellence. Avant d’y parvenir, vous devez investir beaucoup de temps et d’effort dans l’entraînement. Pour les cyclistes, cela signifie beaucoup d’heures sur la selle, entraînant votre corps à pouvoir rouler sur votre vélo de route ou, si vous êtes parmi les meilleurs au monde, dans le Tour de France . Le Tour de France 2013 se compose de 21 étapes...Read more

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Getting the right fit for your bike

Whether you are an elite cyclist in the Tour de France or a recreational rider, you and your bike should fit well together. Ensuring your bike fits you properly will increase your performance, improve cycling economy and will minimize injury or discomfort. Getting your bike set up properly can be a challenging task, where the most important principle to remember is comfort. If you are not...Read more

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This is going to hurt!

If any of you have been following this year's Tour de France , you have likely witnessed some spectacular crashes. Even if you are not a pro cyclist, many have you have probably fallen off of your bike at some point and the result is quite painful. Road rash , road burn or gravel rash are all names for what is quite simply your skin moving along a rough surface (usually at high speeds), most...Read more

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Calories Galore!

Nowhere is the necessity of an efficient fuel energy system in an endurance sport more evident than with the cyclists in the Tour de France who ride up to 180km per stage for 21 stages (with only one day of rest) often through some of the most challenging terrains in the world. The Pyrenees, the Alps – mountain roads just don’t get any tougher or higher. At rest, the caloric energy required for a...Read more

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Tour de France is back…

Everywhere you look the world is talking about the FIFA World Cup but another race has started. The 2010 Tour de France began on July 3rd and will run until July 25th. For road cycling fans this is always an interesting race to watch. In its 97th year this race is broken down into 1 prologue and 20 stages covering 3,642km from Rotterdam to Paris. The Tour is always exciting to follow. With the...Read more

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