Showing posts with label Tour de France 2016. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tour de France 2016. Show all posts

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Tour de France 2016: The ups and downs of this year"s route

Tour De France 2016 Preview Show The real star of the Tour is always the route, and while its not as initially intimidating in 2016 as it was last year, its going to be tricky to plot a course to victory through it. Comparatively subtle the route may be but the effect of this is to raise the tension and intensity. Theres an uphill finish on stage 2, a mountain summit finish on stage 5, and the Pyrenees...
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Tour de France 2016: A day in the life of a sporting director

Cérémonie de présentation des coureurs - Tour de France 20167.30am The alarm clock rings. In the first 10 seconds you try to figure out where you are. Being in a new hotel every day can be confusing.8am Eggs and bacon9am Visit each rider in his hotel room to clear tactics for the day before the team meeting, which will be held in the bus at the stage start. Tactics are agreed the night before; discussing them individually...
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