Tag: Tour de France

The Mad Second Week of the 2016 Tour de France

Part of the second week of the 2016 Tour de France was run in the shadow of the horrific terrorist attack in Nice, on Bastille Day, France’s national holiday, in which more than 80 people died. The organizers of the Tour considered cancelling the next…

What to Expect in Week 3 of the Tour de France?

The final week of the Tour de France begins, not with a rest day, but with a transitional stage. Monday’s Stage 16, 209km from Moirans-en-Montagne to the Swiss city of Berne, has only one modest climb towards the end of the stage, but it is…

Tour de France Stage 14: Cavendish Makes It FOUR!

Cavendish took his fourth stage win of the 2016 Tour de France with his trademark sprint ahead of Alexander Kristoff and Peter Sagan (Tinkoff). Chris Froome had a relatively easy day and stayed in yellow.

Tour de France Stage 13: It’s Tom Domoulin Again!

Tom Domoulin was the fastest man in today’s stage and with the time of 50:15 he managed to beat Chris Froome (2nd place) by 1:03! Froome on the other had extended his lead and now has 1:47 lead on Mollema.

Tour de France: Thomas de Gendt Won Stage 12!

Thomas de Gendt might have gotten his first ever stage win at Tour de France but we doubt anybody is going to talk about that today. Richie Porte and Chris Froome crashed and while Richie managed to get back on his bike, Froome had to…

Tour de France Nutrition Special: Should You Eat Like Team Sky?

Team Sky is known for their marginal gains approach, which applies to nutrition as much as any other aspect of cycling. They have experts on their staff, they work closely with progressive supplement manufacturers, and they don’t hesitate to use the latest scientific research to…

Tour de France Stage 11: It’s Peter Sagan Again!

Who would have thought that Peter Sagan would beat Chris Froome in the last few meters of todays stage and win? 11th stage had certainly an unusual ending. Plus the Slovak managed to get another 67 points for the Green jersey competition!

Tour de France Stage 10: Matthews Got His First!

Sagan and Van Avermaet did all they could, but were unable to get through and match Matthews in the end. First stage win at the Tour de France for the Australian and first for the Orica team at this Tour as well.