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  • 6-nutrition-tips-tour-de-france-cyclists

    6 Nutrition Tips from Tour De France Cyclists
    Health & Training

    Nutritional challenges of a one-day race differ wildly from those of a three-week Grand Tour. Athletes need to repeat good performances day after day, maintain weight, and recover overnight. The fueling plan has to cover not only the time spent on the bike but also…

  • watts-vams-letape-du-tour-2016

    BLOG: Watts and VAMs at the l’Étape du Tour 2016
    #Ride2Unite

    l’Étape du Tour is an unforgettable experience for amateurs. To see over 11 thousand cyclists enjoying the same atmosphere as the Tour de France riders is something that just stays engraved in the memory. At the same time, it’s a great opportunity for us to…

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    The Mad Second Week of the 2016 Tour de France
    Road cycling

    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…

  • expect-week-3-tour-de-france

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

    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…

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    Tour de France Green Jersey Weekly Overview 2
    Road cycling

    I’m writing this article having watched Chris Froome running up that hill like Kate Bush in a Yellow Jersey.  It’s an awkward kind of drama that Le Tour organisers try to avoid.  Let’s be thankful the Green Jersey competition is providing the right kind of…

  • tour-de-france-green-jersey-weekly-overview-2-2

    Tour de France Green Jersey Weekly Overview 2
    Road cycling

    I’m writing this article having watched Chris Froome running up that hill like Kate Bush in a Yellow Jersey.  It’s an awkward kind of drama that Le Tour organisers try to avoid.  Let’s be thankful the Green Jersey competition is providing the right kind of…

  • tour-de-france-stage-12

    Tour de France: Thomas de Gendt Won Stage 12!
    Road cycling

    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…

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

    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…

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