The 106th Edition of the Tour de France has set off (6th July 2019), and the competing cyclists are making the 3,480km-long journey from Brussels in Belgium to the concluding Champs-Élysées stage in Paris. Spectators and TV viewers from across…
To survive this epic three-week endurance race requires more than just physical fitness, what can we learn from the rider’s experience? The Tour de France, is a magnificent sporting event, but also so much more. Sometimes referred to as ‘chess…
Do you ever watch a Tour de France stage and find yourself feeling sorry for the riders? There they are, nose to stem, pedalling their hearts out to chase the wheel in front whilst all around them sunflowers are blooming,…
