Tour Fever by J.P. Partland
(Originally published on Just Riding Along) The opening stages of the 2021 Tour de France has not only had spectacular racing, but crashtacular carnage. So much that the crashes have dominated the reporting of the first three stages. Every time there’s an early-stage crash …
Read More“For those of us who have real Tour Fever, July can’t come soon enough. This marvelous book was published a few years ago, and reliving the excitement will make you feel better! An informative and entertaining read, Partland has provided just the thing to carry …
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When you’re the biggest race on the planet, of course you’re deep into every social media platform. the Tour is now on Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@letourdefrance?lang=en
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The teams are well-known by now. The startlist is evolving. The teams are: AG2R-Citroen, Alpecin-Fenix, Arkea-Samsic, Astana, B&B Hotels, Bahrain-Victorious, Bike Exchange, Bora-Hansgrohe, Cofidis, Decuinick-Quick Step, DSM, EF Education-Nippo, Groupama-FDJ, Ineos-Grenadiers, Intermarche-Wanty-Goubert, Israel Start-Up Nation, Lotto-Soudal, Movistar, Qhuebeka-Assos, Trek-Segafredo, and TotalEnergies. 23 teams in total …
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From LeTour.com, the official website for Le Tour de France Find it here: https://www.letour.fr/en/overall-route Here are the highlights, according to the organizers. 8 flat stages 5 hilly stages 6 mountain stages with 3 finishes at altitude (Tignes, Saint-Lary-Soulan col du Portet, Luz Ardiden) 2 individual …
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What is the Green Jersey? For seven of the past eight years, Bora-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan made winning the Tour de France Green Jersey look easy. (In 2016, he was set to make it look easy until he was wrongly disqualified from the race.) To give …
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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. Take the Tour de France Masterclass. 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 …
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