Reasons to watch 2015 Tour de France ~ here we goooooooooooo i love the tour ... man i just got a "feel~in" this yr's gonna B good fucking aaaaa :) r
Here are 10 reasons to watch this year's Tour, which features six new stage cities: 1. The course is 3,360 kilometers long (about 2,087.8 miles for Americans). For some perspective, this is the same distance between New York City and Mexico City.
2. The event has 21 stages with only two rest days, which makes The Tour de France arguably the most hardcore endurance test in the world.
3. The crashes are spectacularly
horrific. Riders can reach speeds of 50-60 km/h. Crashing at that speed
would be like driving at 40 mph and then jumping out of the car with
nothing besides some thin shorts, a jersey and a helmet to protect you.
4. The fans that line each course range from ecstatic spectators
ringing cowbells constantly to crazies who like to run alongside the
cyclists (many times they're either in costumes or wearing some form of
ridiculous clothing).5. These riders aren't your average businessmen biking to work. Cycling may be the only professional sport where riders are permitted to hit fans, who have a tendency to grab or harass the bikers as they past by.
Colombia's Nairo Quintana adjusts his cycling shoes prior to a training session two days before the start of the …
7. If the Big Four don't win,
there are several other lesser-known riders who could easily grab the
yellow jersey. A well-known fact is that France hasn't had an overall
winner since 1985, but that could change with young guys like Thibaut
Pinot, Romain Bardet and Warren Barguil, who will be making his debut.
Additionally, there are veterans like Mark Cavendish, perhaps the best
sprinter in the competition, and Jean-Christophe Peraud, who was the
runner-up last year. The American duo of Andrew Talansky and Tejay van
Garderen will also be among the favorites to upset the Big Four.
8. There are five
different competitions that go on every day. The most basic is the stage
winner. But there are also the competitions for the yellow jersey
(fastest overall time), the green jersey (best sprinter), the white
jersey (best young rider) and the polka dot jersey (best climber).
9. Each stage – nine flat, three
hilly, seven mountainous and two time trials – is different from the
last, so there's a lot of strategy that has to go into tackling the
event.
10. Phil Liggett and Paul
Sherwen have been the commentators for the race for 28 years, believed
to be the longest running duo in sports television. They're also two of
the funniest sportscasters but they also make sure to keep viewers
informed about everything.
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