How has social media shaped the Tour de France? (Picture: AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE / Getty Images) Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have given fans more access the stars than ever before, but how do athletes and teams balance the demands?
With three summit finishes above 2,000 metres in this year’s race, Paul Knott looks at how the peloton have prepared for the heady heights of this year’s TourRiding high on the Tourmalet, the Tour de France passes through the fans near the top of the icon climbThe high-altitude aspect of the race is going to be a significant factor,” four-time champion Chris Froome replied when asked his thoughts about the 2019 Tour de France route. Alas the four-time winner never made it to the Grand Départ in Belgium this year, let alone the mountain ranges, due to his crash at the […]
Team Ineos and Jumbo-Visma lead the peloton at the 2019 Tour de France (GodingImages/PA Images)Riders are fairly unanimous in their agreement that the two riders shouldn't have been thrown out of the Tour de France
Luke Rowe on stage 17 of the Tour de France (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)As the Tour de France heads into the decisive final weekend of racing, two teams are being forced to rethink their strategies after key riders were disqualified.
