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“Cycling Is a Beautiful Sport”: L’Ètape 2019 Interview with Vladimír Vidim

July 19, 2019 at 7:37 am6 min reading

Road cycling

If you’re reading this article, there’s a fat chance you’re already familiar with the l’Ètape du Tour but a little refresher never hurt anyone. Since 1993, the race provides a chance for amateur cyclists worldwide to experience the real Le Tour atmosphere, complete with closed-off…

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L’Étape 2019: How to Train for a One-Day Race

July 5, 2019 at 3:49 am5 min reading

Health & Training

There are races you can complete without much training, but L’Étape du Tour is not one of them. If you want to have a good time competing in this gruelling race that mimics a stage from the Tour de France, you’d better have a plan.…

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BLOG: How I Reached the End of My Tether During L’Étape du Tour

July 20, 2018 at 11:41 am9 min reading

Road cycling

It was devastating. I couldn’t breathe, I was dizzy and sick, my back was hurting like hell, and every single second I once again begged my legs to keep pushing the pedals and get me to the summit after all. That is a brief description…

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VLOG: Thrilling L’Étape Experience Footage by Our Actual Participant

July 11, 2018 at 6:09 am11 min reading

Road cycling

We’ve sent three cycling enthusiasts into the huge whirlwind of emotions and sweat that is the L’Étape du Tour race in France. One of them, Cameron Jeffers, better known to his fans as CyclingCam on social media, managed to reach an insanely impressive result for…

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Can Amateurs Hang with the Tour de France Pro Peloton?

August 1, 2017 at 9:13 am

Road cycling

Do you think a really good amateur cycling enthusiast could win a stage at the Tour de France? How many watts do the best of best maintain over a hard hilly stage? What is their average ascent speed at those big climbs? Thanks to l’Étape…

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Sweat, Exhaustion and Joy: Our Contest Winners Experienced l’Étape du Tour

July 21, 2017 at 12:17 pm

Road cycling

The date the l’Étape du Tour falls on is marked in every cycling enthusiast’s calendar in a fat red marker. It’s not the only occasion where you can get the real taste of how grand races treat pro cyclists, but it’s undisputedly the most fabulous. Our…

BLOG: Tour de France vs. L’Etape du Tour

July 25, 2016 at 11:35 am

Road cycling

Penultimate stage of latest Tour de France gave us the best of breed road cycling fight. Very difficult parkour, unpredictable weather, dramatic downhills, two hills of highest HC category and peaking fight for podium and top ten placement was the main attraction.

Can You Handle the L’Étape du Tour?

May 17, 2016 at 11:29 am

Road cycling

First held in 1993, the L’Étape du Tour lets thousands of amateur cyclists from around the world compete in a race along one of the Tour de France stages under tournament conditions.