As of 2015 jersey sponsor is optician company krys, replacing skoda who. With stages in the alps, the cevennes, the pyrenees, the massif central, the jura and the vosges, it will also be a tour of all the main mountain regions of france. While the route changes each year, the format of the race stays the same with the. But its still a comforting ritual, a projection to the other side of winter. You can generally walk or cycle on the route again after the entire tour entourage has been through. The first day of the tour takes riders from the magnificent site of mont saint michel, across the cotentin peninsula, to utah beach. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. After going over the top, a 20 km descent will give their. Since christian prudhomme took over the role of race director, the balance has tipped and the amount of individual racing has been significantly scaled back. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the race. In 2015 you will be taken to new places and new heights. The route took in everything that makes cycling such an exciting sport cobbles, sprint stages, summit finish in alpe dhuez, dust road, explosive 65 kilometres stage in the pyrenees, hilly time trial.
The route certainly was a climbers dream, with chris froome outshining in the pyrenees and he held off nairo quintana in the alps. Vincenzo nibali of the astana team won the overall general classification by more. The overall general classification was won by chris froome of team. Sports through the lens of economic history, publisher. On july, between stages nine and ten there was a rest day in pau stage 1 4 july 2015 utrecht. That is if the pro riders are able to make it through the tricky and treacherous first week.
The route starts with a rapid descent back down norwood hill, then traces the banks of the san miguel river for a dozen miles. The five mountain ranges of france will be on the menu of the. On less crowded sections, cars will also start using the route again fairly quickly afterwards. Anyway im heading to bed now but if that would help you let us know and ill do it after the morning ride. The route took in everything that makes cycling such an exciting sport cobbles, sprint stages, summit finish in alpe dhuez, dust road, explosive 65 kilometres stage in the pyrenees, hilly time trial, and the queen stage over the aspin, tourmalet and aubisque. The course should result in different strategies from recent years, due to the record low. Ef pro cycling wrap up dominant week with three riders on an alllatin american podium and. Guillaume horcajueloepa t hough cycling is a wide and democratic church, as open as. This year, le tour begins in the dutch city of utrecht, and as it does every year, will finish on the champselysees in paris 23 days later. Only thing is i would be the only one seeding it so probably better to head over the cyclingtorrents. Usually 36 each year, so im probably in the 15 stages realm.
Higuita secures overall at tour colombia, martinez takes final stage. As usual a lot leaks out before, sleuths the stages and yesterday race organiser aso accidentally put a pdf online with the route yesterday. But with just 40 miles to cover and less than 3,000 feet of climbing, day 4 will be the closest thing to a recovery ride on this years tour. Seven of the tour s 21 stages are mountain stages, taking in some of the highest passes in the pyrenees and the alps, including the col du galibier, at 2642 metres. Change the channel select site singletrack snow singletrack charged singletrack tech gritcx classifieds.
Following two and a half days in normandy, from 2nd to 4th july, right at the start of the race, riders will then head straight for the south of france. Kev reynolds website author of over 50 guide books. A total of 6 regions and 32 departments will be travelled through. Named one of the top 5 sports books of the year by both the times and the independent, this meticulously researched guide has a pacy narrative which paints an irresistible portrait of this extraordinary competition. Thirteen days before the start of the tour, contador won the route du sud, defeating quintana by seventeen seconds.
Bonus for all motogp fans, i find guide book for this sunday race in usa. There are 21 stages in all starting on saturday 7 th july and finishing in style on the champs elysee in paris on sunday 29 th july an exciting and challenging route. It is certain that the route will be one huge festival as yorkshire pulls out the stops with celebrations and activities to speed the riders on their way. This is a big book too big with plenty of tales of extraordinary physical feats and legendary characters.
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