Questions tagged [tour-de-france]
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Were titanium road bikes ridden in the Tour de France?
I know that steel and aluminium frames were ridden in the Tour.
I wonder if there was a time when titanium frames were ridden in the Tour de France.
was ridden. I haven't found anything about this on ...
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Why did Pogačar respond to Roglič's and van Aert's attacks in Stage 11 of TdF 2022?
At the conclusions of
Stage 8,
Stage 9,
and
Stage 10
of TdF 2022, Pogačar held the lead in the general classification.
Of the three potential GC contenders in Jumbo-Visma—Primož Roglič,
Wout van Aert, ...
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Do teams change gearing depending on the Tour De France stage?
The accepted answer to this question states that
The focus is on the riders, because the bikes are just not so
different from one another. The UCI (international cyclists' union)
tightly regulates ...
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Under what circumstances is a domestique a rebel (or even a traitor)?
In 2021 Julian Alaphilippe, rather than attempt to win the stage for
himself, and knowing that he can very well be a contender,
assisted
instead Mark Cavendish (by leading him—letting him draft—to ...
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Is Claris today better than best groupset from 10 years ago?
I read somewhere online (reddit) that today's Claris is better than the best groupset used in the tour de France from 10 years ago. Is this true and the groupsets just got that much better?
Just to ...
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Most stage wins without a Tour de France title
does anyone know who won the most stages in a single Tour de France without winning the overall race in the same year?
The most common question I see is, who won the Tour de France without winning a ...
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Grand Tour rider holding two jerseys - what do they wear?
In the case when a grand tour rider is holding two or more jerseys, say the yellow (overall leader) and the polkadot (mountain leader), do they get to chose which they wear during the race and on the ...
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What help can the domestiques provide on mountain climbs?
Why is Primož Roglič reported to have assisted Jonas Vingegaard in gaining three minutes over Tadej Pogačar during yesterday’s Tour de France 2022 Stage 11, and why would Pogačar
ask for the help of ...
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If RAMROD were a mountain stage of the Tour de France how would the climbs be categorized?
The Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (RAMROD) is a one-day ultra-marathon cycling event in the Pacific Northwest. It circumnavigates Mount Rainier National Park on a course that features 10,000 ...
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Source of Greg LeMond's quote, “It never gets easier; you just go faster.”
This is a question I asked previously on the Literature Stack Exchange site a month ago, but no one has been able to answer it. The Bicycles Stack Exchange seems to be mostly questions about bikes, ...
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Last no helmet ride in the Tour de France
When was the last TDF where riders were allowed to ride with no helmet?
Was this mandated across all grand tours at the same time?
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Does a standard exist for race boundaries?
I'm a bit puzzled at what happened at the end of Stage 11 at the 2020 Tour de France (on Wednesday 9 September 2020).
For the record, I'm not defending Peter Sagan. His leaning is aggressive. I'm also ...
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What's the idea behind the no-feeding-in-the-last-20-km rule?
I'm trying to understand the reasoning behind the no-feeding in the last 20 km rule. In the Tour de France 2020 Julian Alaphilippe lost his lead due to an infraction of this rule.
Might it be:
The ...
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How are the stages accumulated at the Tour de France?
Edit 1: Asking in one sentence only: If all cyclists start the last stage together, why is the winner of just the last stage declared the winner of the Tour?
Edit 2: Example: Joe and Mark are, ...
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Why do all riders in the Tour wear WHITE bike shoes?
The riders in the Tour de France all wear WHITE bicycle shoes. Why is everyone with white? Is that a rule in the Tour?
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Disc brake equipped time trial bikes in grand tour
Why did team Deceuninck–Quick-Step ride disc brake equipped time trial bikes in a relatively flat course through Brussels in stage 2 of the 2019 Tour de France?
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Why is doping illegal in Tour de France?
It seems like a self-evident truth, but I've never heard the rationale behind it. Why is doping illegal in Tour de France?
I assume it is related to the safety of the riders? Then why don't they ...
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2018 Tour De France - schedule with start times?
Is anybody aware of a source for a 2018 Tour De France schedule, including start times? I can find many sites that have the schedule per day but none seem to include the start times for each stage.
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Are there rules for how many riders can be in a World Tour team?
Pro teams take nine riders to a grand tour, and fewer riders to other races. Of course, not every rider will ride every race.
Is there an upper limit to the total number of riders a team can have at ...
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TdF: How does putting one team member in a break away help the rest of the team?
In a race such as Le Tour De France, what advantage does a team gain from sending one team member into a break away? What does the rest of the team, including their favoured rider, gain?
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Why does the Tour de France have a minimum weight limit on the bicycles?
Why does the TdF have a minimum bicycle weight of 6.8kg? Does it act like the F-1 limit on engine specifications in an attempt to reduce the role of technology and cost expenditures? If this a UCI ...
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Why are puncture-resistant tires not used in professional races?
Having used with great satisfaction puncture-resistant tires for more than 8 years, and having seen how it can happen than in professional races tires can be punctured, I wonder why are puncture-...
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Waiver for medication during race?
During the 2017 Tdf, Tim Wellens abandoned during stage 15 due to bad allergies and not being able to breathe. The commentators said that his team would not "give him a waiver" to take allergy meds.
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Attacking during a race when your competitor has a mechanical failure?
This question was spurred by the incident that happened during the 9th stage of the 2017 TdF when Fabio Aru attacked Chris Froome right as he experienced a mechanical problem with his bike.
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Mechanic and top rider's bike on right side of team car - why?
During the 2017 TdF one of the commentators said the that a teams GC contender or their best rider always has their spare bike carried on the right side of the team car, on the roof, above the team ...
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Where can I find the complete Tour de France routes?
I fear this may not be fully on topic as I'm looking for some map data.
I would like to get the routes for all the stages of Tour de France for a particular year, ideally on Google Maps/Earth. Here's ...
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What is this device on all the Tour de France riders' bikes?
What is the device behind the saddle on all the riders' bikes in the 2015 tour? I'm seeing it on almost every bike. It looks standardized and electronic.
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Why can't Yellow Jersey change hands on last day of Tour De France?
I've often read / seen on TV that the race is won by the end of the penultimate day. For example, this article in the Guardian describes this year's (2011) eventual winner as the champion elect in an ...
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