Tag: Tour de France

Cycling can sometimes be very similar to religion – the bicycle is the altar at which we worship, and mechanics are our high priests. It may be expensive, but there is nothing like picking up a fully maintained bike from the local bike shop –…

It has been said that the race is won by the rider who has the highest tolerance for suffering. A great endurance athlete has to be able to absorb potential embarrassment and to endure pain without complaint, they have to know that what it comes…

She may not be able to walk, but that hasn’t stopped the thirty- year-old Petra Hurtová from embracing her passion for cycling. Using a specially designed bike that allows her to pedal with her hands, Petra rides almost every day. With the smile never slipping…

Very few people have won a Tour de France and only eight cyclists have won two Grand Tours in a year. Seven have won both a Grand Tour and The World Championships in the same year. But only two cyclists in history have won The…