Tour de France 2018 Archives

What Would It Look Like if Le Tour Was Actually a Family Trip?

July 12, 2019 at 8:59 am2 min reading

Road cycling

Let’s play a little game. We all took a family trip or two in our past. So, we all heard a piece of advice that was totally unnecessary. Those unintended ‘dad jokes’ are the parental spice of every road trip. But since it’s Tour de…

La Caravane du Tour: Joy and Gifts All Round!

August 3, 2018 at 8:26 am3 min reading

Road cycling

When there was a survey, going around Tour de France spectators a few years back, nearly 50 % of them said that they come to see this wonder of the cycling world mainly for one particular reason – to catch the Le Tour Caravan! La…

Up Close and Personal: Peter Sagan’s Specialized Bicycle

August 2, 2018 at 8:19 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Once again, Peter Sagan of the BORA – Hansgrohe team delivered a green jersey to the finish line of the Tour. A part of such a great job was done by his custom Specialized S-Works Venge Disc bike. We were curious what kind of machine…

Vincenzo Nibali Should Soon Return to Training After Successful Surgery

August 1, 2018 at 12:37 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The Bahrain Merida pro suffered a fractured vertebra after a spectator interference on Alpe d’Huez climb during stage 12 of Le Tour.

Tour de France 2018 – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

July 31, 2018 at 7:16 am5 min reading

Road cycling

Tear gas, disappointing retirements, and yet a new generation of cyclists look set to take the peloton by storm. This year’s Tour was a mixed bag – so let’s try to make sense of the results of the ASO’s weird and wonderful 2018.

Geraint Thomas Wins the 2018 Tour de France

July 30, 2018 at 10:38 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Emotional victory for Thomas.

Green Jersey Overview: Is Sagan Going to Make It?

July 27, 2018 at 12:41 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

The World Champion has a commanding lead in the points competition and only needs to finish in Paris to secure his record-equaling sixth Škoda green jersey. However, it won’t be as easy as it seems for the Slovak. After crashing heavily while descending off the…

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Have You Heard About the Women Riding The 2018 Tour de France? Meet Donnons des Elles au Vélo

July 27, 2018 at 7:15 am6 min reading

Road cycling

As The Tour de France wraps up, we’d like to shine some light on a lesser known group of fearless cyclists who have also been tackling the 21-stage, 3,351km track. Proceeding one day ahead of the men, 12 fierce amateur women riders supported by Škoda have…

Communication in the Tour de France: How Does It Work?

July 27, 2018 at 7:00 am4 min reading

Road cycling

When you have 22 teams of eight riders each, as in this year’s Tour de France, as well as team vehicles, support vehicles from the Tour de France organizers, the ASO, as well as press motorcycles on the road, and the riders are riding kilometers…