Tour Fever by J.P. Partland
Starting the second week of the 2020 Tour de France, order appears to be restored. Heavy pre-race favorite Primoz Roglic of Jumbo-Visma has the yellow jersey. Perennial green-jersey dominator Peter Sagan of Bora-Hansgrohe has the green jersey. But even if the surface appears calm and …
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Stage Five of the 2020 Tour was only interesting for the most dedicated fans. Not a single attack lasted more than a kilometer over the course of the entire 183-kilometer stage from Gap to Privas. It wasn’t because the pace was brutally high—the pace was …
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Two former Tour de France champions were taken off their team roster this week. Four-time champ Chris Froome was seen as not good enough to ride for his team. Same goes for 2018 winner Geraint Thomas. To be fair, both riders were off the pace …
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The Tour de France is coming. THE TOUR IS COMING!!! Learn the race inside and out with Tour Fever. The ultimate TdF companion guide. In no time, you’ll be able to tell the commentators what they’re getting wrong and impress your friends with your deep …
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Table of Contents Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Chapter 1: Naturally Epic Chapter 2: Scoring the Tour Chapter 3: Les Équipes Chapter 4: The Racer Chapter 5: The Route Chapter 6: The Jerseys Chapter 7: Race in Motion Chapter 8: Le Caravane Chapter 9: …
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It starts in Nice on August 29, 2020. The second time the Grand Depart has been staged in the city, and the 37th time The Tour has visited. The first stage is a rolling 156km circuit race. Should be one for the sprinters. The Tour …
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Racing must continue. In 2020, not 2021. The sooner the better. For everyone’s sake. I’m not just writing that as an addict, as someone who has written a book on the Tour de France, but as someone who sees the value of sport, of entertainment, …
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TrainingPeaks is offering up stage data files on riders they work with. Just go here: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/tour-de-france/ (you do need to share an email address for access) For the Stage 3 TTT, Matt Hayman had a normalized power of 348w, which included a half-hour of …
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ASO, despite their magnificent job with maps and descriptions, has a bone to pick with SNCF. The national rail line says the finishing town is Digne, not Digne les Bains, as indicated on the map. Not a big deal, but confusing when trying to …
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The Tour is an adventure. Getting to a good vantage spot on a mountain stage is the same. I wanted to go high on the highest col of the Tour to experience the glory of the race. My ride started in Bourg d’Oisans after the …
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