Monthly Archives: July 2011
Le Tour Diary | Stage 7, Saur-Sojasun Who?
Of the 22 teams in the Tour de France, 18 have ProTeam status (formerly ProTour). One of the basic differences between the WorldTour and the previous ProTour system is that all of the ProTeams are obligated to attend all races …
Le Tour Diary | Stage 6, How To Watch The Tour
The best way to follow the Tour de france is by watching it on TV along with one of the popular Tour Trackers sitting on your laptop close by. If your main interest is keeping a close eye on the …
Le Tour Diary | Stage 5
Today I started the next chapter of my Tour de France journey. This morning I left Veeral on his own to navigate the treacherous French countryside by himself so I could join TopBike Tours and get some riding in. Pretending …
Le Tour Diary | Stage 4
As we sit here in McDonalds at 11pm in the middle of Brittany still searching for an vacant hotel room within 200kms I reflect on everything that didn’t quite go right for us today. Quite often, the closer you get …
Le Tour Diary, Stage 3
Today was one of the most thrilling days of my entire cycling life. Veeral and I started the day from Nantes and headed to the startline to catch the action. I have no idea how Veeral has successfully navigated the …
GO RYDER!...
Why the hell do the organisers put a corner like that right before a stage finis...