2021 Tour Archives

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Škoda Service Team to the Rescue: The Red SUPERB iV Gets Fixed a Mere Day Before the Tour Starts

July 13, 2021 at 7:41 am6 min reading

Road cycling

God, save my soul! I crashed the Tour de France director’s famed red Škoda SUPERB iV. Strictly speaking, I didn’t hit it with my own car. I was driving the ‘Red One’ myself. Sitting behind the wheel, I tried to find a vacant parking spot…

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Boosting Team Spirit with Škoda SUPERB Cars

July 12, 2021 at 7:47 am5 min reading

Road cycling

If you watched the whole spectacle that is the Tour de France launch from Brest in northwest France, the sheer amount of colourful team cars surely did not escape your attention. It’s no secret that these vehicles are indispensable to troubleshooting, comfort, and even success…

Mark Cavendish Makes It Three Thanks to a Perfect Lead-Out

July 7, 2021 at 10:11 am4 min reading

Road cycling

The Manxman took another win which must have felt extra sweet as Cavendish was dropped on this stage back in 2015.

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Inside the Škoda Shimano Neutral Service Cars

July 6, 2021 at 7:00 am6 min reading

Road cycling

The Škoda SUPERB service cars are getting a new paint job for the 2021 Tour de France. They are turning light blue as Shimano takes over from the yellow Mavic. This marks a new era in the neutral service car history. Let’s take a look…

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The Story of the Tour de France Jerseys: How the Škoda Green Jersey Came to Be

July 5, 2021 at 7:00 am6 min reading

Road cycling

Today it is taken for granted that the leaders of the various classifications of a multistage bicycle race wear coloured jerseys to distinguish them from the other riders. But, of course, that wasn’t always the case. For the first dozen or so years of the…

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Mark Cavendish Wins Stage Four and Claims the Škoda Green Jersey

June 30, 2021 at 9:32 am4 min reading

Road cycling

His selection for the Deceuninck – Quick-Step squad might have been the biggest surprise in all the squads. However, the cycling legend took his first real chance at a stage victory and turned it into his 31st Tour win.

Creating the Red ENYAQ iV: How Does It Feel to Be the Tour de France Director?

June 29, 2021 at 7:13 am6 min reading

Road cycling

It took me nearly an hour to reach the Škoda headquarters in Mladá Boleslav and then another half an hour sporting along narrow, rural roads. The place is called Ledče. Be careful not to follow the GPS navigation blindly as I did, which resulted in…

Van der Poel Puts on the Yellow Jersey and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

June 28, 2021 at 1:28 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. So, what did you miss?

Demi Vollering Shows No Mercy at the 8th (and Final?) Edition of La Course

June 28, 2021 at 1:17 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) sailed to victory on Saturday, claiming the top spot in the 8th edition of La Course by Le Tour de France held on the morning of stage 1 of the men’s Tour de France. Vollering may also have made history…

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Why Škoda Cars Are Integral to the Tour de France

June 28, 2021 at 8:30 am6 min reading

Road cycling

If you are aware of Škoda’s history, you know it has been inseparably tied to cycling since the company’s founding in 1895 as a little bicycle workshop named Laurin & Klement. Today, about 250 vehicles bearing the distinctive winged-arrow logo can be found at the…