Monthly Archives: July 2016

As the Tour enters the third week the opportunities for riders to attack Froome and attempt to gain time slowly decrease. Stage 17 saw very hard racing from the gun and it was 70 km in before a group of … Continue reading →

Stage 16 featured a sprint finish in the streets of Berne, Switzerland. Due to a small climb (250m @ 7%) just inside of the last kilometer it was not a traditional sprint finish with the lead out trains dropping the … Continue reading →

Stage 15 offered over 13,000 feet of climbing over eleven total climbs, six of which were categorized. To say that this was the hardest day on paper so far would be an understatement. The day began with usual attacks from … Continue reading →

The wheels on the bike go round and round Round and Round Round and Round The wheels on the bike go round and round All through the town Mark Cavendish won his 4th stage and all of the GC men … Continue reading →

The Individual Time Trial is referred to as the “Race of Truth” because it is the rider against the clock and the course. No teammates, no peloton in which to hide from the wind, just the rider and his bike. … Continue reading →

It was supposed to be one of the highlights, a battle of the GC men on the slopes of one of the most revered and iconic climbs in France. It was supposed to be a day where Nario Quintana showed … Continue reading →

Flat stage, huge mountain stage followed by an Individual Time Trial the next day, slam dunk it will be a bunch sprint….right? Wrong taco breath! Mother Nature had her say in who would win the Tour De France today sending … Continue reading →

As suspected a large breakaway went off the front almost from the beginning. World Champion Peter Sagan made the break along with Greg Van Avermaet, Edvold Boassan-Hagan, Micheal Matthews, Daryl Impey, Sylvain Chavanel, and several other strong riders. Since no … Continue reading →

The Tour De France arrives at the first rest day having covered 1,769.5 km and climbed 28 categorized mountains. The race also has historically close contests in all four of the classifications with only 1 minute separating the top 11 … Continue reading →

Stage 9 provided the first mountain top finish of the Tour and the first real opportunity for the GC men to measure themselves against one another. The day began with the usual attacks flying off the front from the first … Continue reading →