Tour de Trump/Tour DuPont routes? - Bicycles Stack Exchange
Jul 1, 2016 · The Tour de Trump (later Tour DuPont) was run from 1989 to 1996 on the East Coast. Information regarding the details of these events seems to be sparse, especially the earlier editions. …
Why aren't Tour de France riders going any faster?
Jan 14, 2012 · The tour de france is as much about strategy, speed and timing as it is about raw endurance. Moreover, the race is composed of stages, winning any one of them is the achievement …
How are the categories for climbs decided? - Bicycles Stack Exchange
Sep 26, 2010 · You can see that in the plots below, which show climbs as categorized by the organizers of the Tour de France itself for the 2012, 2007, 2005, and 2004 editions of the Tour, and plotted by …
tour de france - Source of Greg LeMond's quote, “It never gets easier ...
Jul 5, 2021 · I would like to properly attribute it in my citations. For example in the book about LeMond's '89 Tour win, The Comeback by Daniel de Visé, the author uses the quote as the opening epigraph. …
Where can I find the complete Tour de France routes?
Le Tour - Tour de Fance Official website Tour de France Manche - Stage 1,2 and 3 VeloWire - first Tour de France 2016 stages in Google Maps/Google Earth 2travel2 - Tour de France 2016 CyclingStage - …
How much does it cost to race in the Tour de France?
Jul 21, 2016 · However, stump up the cash and you could buy the tour and change the rules to suit yourself. From wikipedia "In 1993 ownership of L'Équipe moved to the Amaury Group, which formed …
Is 25 km/h average speed good? What speed should I aim for?
Jul 24, 2018 · So it even applies at the world-class level. Even the 70 kg Bradley Wiggins Tour de France winner would lose on the track to the 85 kg Bradley Wiggins Olympic gold medalist, and the …
electronics - E-bike hub motor spins on direct battery voltage, but ...
Dec 25, 2025 · I’m troubleshooting an e-bike with a rear hub motor that refuses to power up when connected to a controller, but the motor itself appears to be functional. The hub motor spins normally …
what is the average weight of a male professional cyclist?
Dec 8, 2016 · I don't know what "ideal" weight means but here are the weights and heights of riders in the Tour de France in 1997, 2004, and 2006.
Carbon bikes make me nervous. Can you ease the tension?
19 Watch the Tour de France...you'd be hard pressed to find a bike that is not carbon. Yes pros do get multiple steeds, but remember riding is their full time job. When was the last time one of us put 30-50 …