Tag: Tour de France

Le Tour is here! Which Riders Have Something to Prove?

Chris Froome dominated Le Tour in 2015. Having missed out on a back to back win in 2014, Froome made a stunning effort in 2015 – to such an extent that Team Sky decided to release data showing improvements in Froome’s power output, hoping to…

You don’t want to miss these stages of Tour de France 2016

This year’s route is going to be visually stunning – it will juxtapose history and brutality, with some of the most beautiful stages we’ve seen.

Tour de France – 10 Fascinating Facts

The Tour de France was founded in 1903 to promote L’Auto – a sports magazine with a particular interest in car racing. Cars and bicycles have been happily sharing the zeitgeist for a very long time. Today it’s without a doubt the biggest celebration of…

Cars of the Tour de France

The Tour de France’s support vehicles are the unsung heroes of the world’s most famous bike race. Without them the Tour would collapse into a chaos of blowouts, crashes and exhausted riders. Let’s take a look at the most important of them.

Where non-cyclists dare: What made Soma Youm the Riding Addict She is Today? 

Soma Youm is a young lady whose life revolves around cycling. Despite being South Korean, she was raised in New Zealand and studied and worked in the USA, France, and Japan. Wherever she goes, her road bike goes with her. Cycling is the true meaning…