From Saturday July 1 to Sunday July 23, 176 riders cover the 3,404 km of the major cycling race of the year: the Tour de France. A three-week race – and 21 stages – which does not really (or rather no longer) circumnavigate France, but which focuses on the mountain ranges.
To win the Tour de France, you don’t have to be the one who rides the fastest all the time. It’s all about teamwork. It seems paradoxical in an individual sport, but during most stages the riders stay together to save each other: indeed, studies show that you gain a lot of energy by getting behind one or more peloton or team mates. escape.
To understand the jargon used in the peloton or by the commentators, we offer you a generator of specific expressions.
