{"id":206410,"date":"2026-10-30T12:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=206410"},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:18:08","slug":"chris-froome-takes-on-istanbul-two-continents-one-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/10\/30\/chris-froome-takes-on-istanbul-two-continents-one-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Froome Takes on Istanbul: Two Continents, One Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Four Tour de France victories, countless races around the world. But this time, Chris Froome came to T\u00fcrkiye for something different: to explore Istanbul on two wheels.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After years of travelling from race to race, Froome joined \u0160koda We Love Cycling to discover a city he had never properly experienced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout my career, I&#8217;ve travelled to so many different countries all over the world for racing. But one thing that&#8217;s really bothered me about being a professional cyclist is you get to travel to so many places, but you don&#8217;t actually get to experience them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Istanbul, that meant swapping race preparations for local food, exploring the streets and joining a social ride with the city&#8217;s cycling community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DfFmPJko2P4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Zobrazit p\u0159\u00edsp\u011bvek na Instagramu<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DfFmPJko2P4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P\u0159\u00edsp\u011bvek sd\u00edlen\u00fd \u0160koda We Love Cycling (@wlcmagazine)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong>Discovering Istanbul, one ride at a time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With local rider Ahmet Aks\u00f6z as his guide, Froome discovered how Istanbul&#8217;s cyclists make the most of their city, often hitting the roads before sunrise to beat the traffic. The route towards the Bosphorus offered a different perspective on a city better known for its busy streets than its cycling culture.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, riding is only half the story. Coffee stops are a universal part of cycling culture, but Istanbul has its own take. Here, baklava and b\u00f6rek are just as much a part of the experience as the kilometres covered.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-206410 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-1.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-1.webp 990w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-1-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-1-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-2.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-2.webp 990w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-2-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-2-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-3.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-3.webp 990w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-3-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/10\/Chris-Froome-3-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The trip culminated at <a href=\"https:\/\/turkiye.letapeseries.com\/\">L&#8217;\u00c9tape T\u00fcrkiye,<\/a> where Froome rode between Europe and Asia in a single event, taking on roads normally closed to cyclists. Not a bad addition to the riding r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of a four-time Tour de France winner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This trip to Istanbul has been so different to how I would typically have travelled during my career,&#8221; Froome reflected.<\/p>\n<p>And perhaps that&#8217;s the point. Even after a career spent racing around the globe, there are still new roads to ride, people to meet and places to discover.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Chris Froome explore Istanbul, meet its cycling community and discover where the bike can take him next!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Tour de France victories, countless races around the world. 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