If you’re anything like us, the TdF has been PVR’d, and inbetween our work, rides, and family, we’ve watched it as intently as time would allow. Near the beginning of the Tour, we stumbled upon this cool site thanks to Google. And it just dawned on us – yeah, one track mind during the Tour – to share it with you: Your Tour with Google. … Continue reading Tour de France – Google edition
Here’s a cool blog read on Gizmodo highlighting the evolution of the Tdf race bike, such as, before derailleurs were introduced, in 1937, riders would have to get off their bikes to switch gears; and before that, it was single speed! Also, Miguel Indurain was the last to win the Tour on a steel-framed bike, in 1994, on a 19.8lbs “Pinarello” rumoured to have been built … Continue reading Cool Read: 100 years of TdF bikes
A neat little animated explaining the history of the TdF, facts and figures and trivia. Continue reading Tour de France, explained.
The 2013 edition of the Tour de France will begin in just a few hours, and like most roadies, we’ve got our PVR ready to record. Here’s a short little video by the folks at the Global Cycling Network on how best to watch the Tour. Continue reading Tour de France – how to watch it
Another wildcard team for this year’s Tour de France, this might be the last year that the team rides under the Europcar banner, a French rental car company. Last year Thomas Voeckler became a media darling after taking stages 10 and 16 in the Tour, and winning the King of the Mountain jersey, while Pierre Rolland took stage 11. Yes, that’s Voeckler doing a wheelie … Continue reading Team Europcar
Predominantly French FDJ rides the French Lapierre Xelius, and of course, the title sponsor FDJ is the French lottery. They won a couple of stages at last year’s TdF, including the first stage win by young Thibaut Pinot in dominant fashion. The Xelius is paired up with Shimano componentry. Continue reading FDJ
Spanish team Euskaltel Euskadi in their well-recognized orange livery rides on with the Orbea Orca equipped with Shimano components and wheels. In order to maintain its UCI World Tour status, the Basque team changed its policy of having primarily Spanish riders. Moroccan Tarik Chaoufi and Slovenian Jure Kocjan joined the team for the 2013 season. But Olympic gold-medalist Sammy Sanchez is again expected to perform … Continue reading Euskaltel Euskadi
Sojasun are a French wild-card team for the 2013 Tour de France. They’ll ride on Spanish-made BH G6’s for the next two years. The riders to watch: Stéphane Heulot and Anthony Delaplace. Continue reading Sojasun
Just released…not much info yet. Continue reading Model Showcase: Cervelo S5 Team Limited Edition
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