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Tour de France Race Nutrition – Mountain Stages

September 8, 2020 at 12:15 pm5 min reading

The amount of food that Tour riders have to eat can change a lot from day to day. A flat stage requires a lot less carbs and energy than you might think as we discussed in the previous article. A hard mountain stage is the…

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The Story of the Škoda Green Jersey and the Legend of Peter Sagan

September 8, 2020 at 10:43 am5 min reading

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If you image search the web for Peter Sagan, a 30-year-old Slovak professional racing cyclist, the results will be dominated by the colour green. The reason is obvious – Peter holds the world record for the most Škoda Green Jerseys collected at the Tour de…

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Primož Roglič in Yellow and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

September 7, 2020 at 12:56 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

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

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The Battle for the Škoda Green Jersey: ‘People Thought I Was Peter Sagan’

September 4, 2020 at 11:15 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Sam Bennett arrived at the Tour with an ambition for stage wins. After a few near misses, however, it looks like he may be a challenger to the resident owner of the Škoda Green Jersey, the seven-time winner of the points competitions, Peter Sagan. Funnily…

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Take a Peek Under the Hood of the Tour de France’s First All-Electric Leading Car

September 4, 2020 at 10:26 am5 min reading

Road cycling

When the Tour’s leading car arrives, so does the anticipation. Everyone waits for the race director, Christian Prudhomme, to wave the flag from his ’mobile captain’s bridge’ and then the action is on. However, at the start of stage 5 of this year’s Tour, the…

Was the 1910 Tour Ready for the First-Ever Crossing of the Pyrenees?

September 3, 2020 at 11:59 am4 min reading

Road cycling

The beginnings of the Tour de France were wild. It was getting harder every year and the riders had to deal with increasingly crazier challenges. In 1910, the organizers decided that the cyclists should cross the Pyrenees mountains. How did they do it considering there…

Things We Learned from the First 5 Stages of the Tour

September 3, 2020 at 11:50 am5 min reading

Road cycling

Teams with the talent to dominate the Tour de France and walk away with the yellow jersey usually go into the race with a distinct strategy. They can pick up a stage win or two during the first two weeks while keeping a close eye…

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Revolution at the Tour: The Fully-Electric Škoda ENYAQ iV Leads the Peloton as van Aert Wins Stage 5

September 2, 2020 at 6:06 pm5 min reading

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For the first time ever in the history of the biggest cycling race in the world, the pros were led by an all-electric vehicle. Only yesterday, the Škoda ENYAQ iV was revealed at the world premiere in Prague and, later today, millions of cycling fans…

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Škoda Cars Suit Every Need Imaginable During the Tour de France

September 2, 2020 at 12:33 pm7 min reading

Road cycling

Škoda, formerly Laurin and Klement, took its baby steps in a small bicycle workshop in 1895 in then Austria-Hungary, today’s Czech Republic, so it’s only natural that two-wheelers feature heavily in the brand’s present-day activities. In 2004, Škoda became the Tour de France’s official vehicle…

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The Fully Electric Škoda ENYAQ iV Becomes the New Tour de France Leading Car

September 1, 2020 at 6:00 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

Škoda’s next all-electric flagship, the brand-new ENYAQ iV, was officially introduced to the world about an hour ago today. Given the car manufacturer’s Czech heritage, the ENYAQ iV’s global debut took place in the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague, at 7 PM CET. To…

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Tour de France Race Nutrition – Mountain Stages

The Story of the Škoda Green Jersey and the Legend of Peter Sagan

Primož Roglič in Yellow and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

The Battle for the Škoda Green Jersey: ‘People Thought I Was Peter Sagan’

Take a Peek Under the Hood of the Tour de France’s First All-Electric Leading Car

Was the 1910 Tour Ready for the First-Ever Crossing of the Pyrenees?

Things We Learned from the First 5 Stages of the Tour

Revolution at the Tour: The Fully-Electric Škoda ENYAQ iV Leads the Peloton as van Aert Wins Stage 5

Škoda Cars Suit Every Need Imaginable During the Tour de France

The Fully Electric Škoda ENYAQ iV Becomes the New Tour de France Leading Car

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