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Behind the Polka Dots of Fredrik Kessiakoff
The SRAM RED-2012 rider who has worn the Tour de France Mountain’s Classification Polka Dot Jersey for eight days, and speaks four languages, is the Swede Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana Pro Team). Kessiakoff first captured the jersey on stage 7, wearing it stages 8 through 10, and regaining it on stage 11. He has been one of the most combative riders over [...]
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Friday the 13th: plus a few Superstitions and Lucky Charms…
“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, [...]
We Love the Tour de France!
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 [...]
Riders and Rituals of the Tour de France’s “Race of Truth”
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 [...]
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Up Close and Personal with RED-2012
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 [...]
The “Musette”, the must have bag on the Tour de France Road
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 [...]
Pro Team Mechanics at Tour de France
Tour de France is not all about riders and victories; it’s also about the people behind the scenes that we don’t see on TV and in magazines, but who work incredibly long hours to make sure the bikes perform perfectly through every stage. The Tour de France is the most important race of the year, [...]