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Nicholas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) began the 2012 Tour de France with a top 10 placing in mind, the Irishman (and shares dual citizenship in France) currently sits within 68 seconds of that goal. Slipping into the top 10 will undoubtedly be a battle as he currently sits in front of two veterans (Kloden, Horner [...]
“Friday the 13th“, a myth all around the world, considered to be bad luck, it’s also a date to gamble. Are the Pro riders, Sport Directors and Mechanics also superstitious? Visiting our Pro Teams at the Tour de France 2012 the last few days, we have seen some interesting rituals and lucky charms… Yuriy Kulishkin, Astana Soigneur, [...]
Each year the Tour de France, the third biggest sport event in the World after the Olympic Games and the Soccer World Championships, attracts more than 12 million spectators along the French roads. And it’s one of the few sports to offer such a fantastic spectacle during three weeks, for free! The Tour is not [...]
The individual time trial (ITT) is always a unique challenge for riders. Often referred to “the race of the truth”, the ITT is a nervous stage as riders are completely self-reliant in the race against the clock. Before each start, teams and riders go through very particular rituals unique to the time trial, many of [...]
SRAM RED-2012 is SRAM’s latest, lightest and fastest group set ever. Introduced in February, five teams – AG2R-La Mondiale, Astana, Liquigas-Cannondale, Omega Pharma-Quick-Step, and Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank – have proven once again that elegant design and meaningful innovation can provide the ultimate performance advantage. We’re talking about the countless features and benefits inherent in RED-2012 [...]
On average, during the Tour de France, Pro riders burn 3.000 to 5.000 calories every day. To that you need to add the calories that the body need to accomplish its basic functions, about 2.000 calories. So in total Pro riders eat 5.000 to 7.000 calories a day. Food quantity and quality are very important [...]
Five Pro teams are racing SRAM RED at the Tour de France 2012, including Liquigas-Cannondale, Astana Pro Cycling Team, Omega Pharma-Quick-Step, AG2R La Mondiale, and Saxo Bank-Tinkoff. Here is a first look at their aero machines: