Le Tour De France Indoor Cycling Bike

“Lance Armstrong’s War” is the extraordinary story of greatness pushed to its limits; a vivid, behind-the-scenes portrait of perhaps the most accomplished athlete of our time as he vies for a historic sixth straight victory in the toughest sporting event on the planet. It is the true story of a superlative sports figure fighting on all fronts–made newly vulnerable by age, fate, fame, doping allegations, a painful divorce, and an unprecedented … Read More

Taking place over twenty-three days in July and across more than 2,100 miles of smooth blacktop, rough cobblestones, and punishing mountain terrain, the Tour de France is the most grueling sports event in the world. And in 2004, five-time champion Lance Armstrong set out to achieve what no other cyclist in the 100-year history of the race had ever done: win a sixth Tour de France, Armstrong had four serious challengers who wanted nothing more than … Read More

An inside look at the 2003 Tour de France through the eyes of Lance Armstrong’s right-hand rider, Victor Hugo Pena–who also helped Armstrong ride to his unprecedented sixth victory in 2004. Pena served as Armstrong’s domestique, a crucial yet unsung position unique to cycling. The domestique handles a variety of tasks, but his most important is to ride ahead of the team leader, creating a wind tunnel that makes it aerodynamically … Read More

The Tour de France’s mix of superstars like Lance Armstrong, and white-knuckle cycling through some of Europe’s most beautiful — and extreme — terrain has made the race for the yellow jersey a seminal event in world sports. In this popular annual guide, John Wilcockson of and Andrew Hood “VeloNews, in collaboration with expert photographers, captures the grit and glory of the three-week race, including what makes 2005 unique: Armstrong’s attempt … Read More

Johan Bruyneel knows what it takes to win. In 1998, this calculating Belgian and former professional cyclist looked Lance Armstrong in the eye and said, “Look, if we’re going to ride the Tour, we might as well win.” In that powerful phrase a dynasty was born.”We Might As Well Win “takes readers behind the scenes and inside the team car, as Bruyneel reveals the planning, training, strategy, and tactics that led to a record seven Tour de France victories … Read More

THE SERIES OF EVENTS surrounding Floyd Landis’s 2006 Tour de France was as improbable as anything in the history of sports: He showed up nine seconds late for the race’s opening prologue, donned the leader’s yellow jersey twelve days later, and lost his lead only to regain it in remarkable fashion just before the Tour’s final stage into Paris. Winning the Tour should have been the culmination of a life’s dream, but a mere three days later, Landis … Read More

Not only is it the world’s largest and most watched sporting event, but also the most fearsome physical challenge ever conceived by man, demanding every last ounce of will and strength, every last drop of blood, sweat, and tears. If ever there was an athletic exploit specifically not for the faint of heart and feeble of limb, this is it. So you might ask, what is Tim Moore doing cycling it? An extremely good question. Ignoring the pleading dictates … Read More

The white-knuckle pace of a bicycle race drives this novel about a young American’s opportunity to compete in the Tour de France. Complex relationships with teammates, personal and professional obstacles, and a terrible disaster cause the young cyclist to redefine his limits. An insider’s perspective on the world of professional bicycle racing reveals that the required tactics and skills create a culture in which pain is the ultimate currency and … Read More

We all know about Lance Armstrong, who this summer made history by being the first rider ever to win a sixth Tour de France. But what about the peloton and the role it plays in supporting the leader? What about the difference between a stage win and a time trial? What about the Tour’s curiously chivalric code of behavior? What about the caravan? With the popularity of Armstrong and the Tour outstripping our knowledge of bicycle racing, here is … Read More

A plain-English guide to the world’s most famous-and grueling-bicycle race. Featuring eight-pages of full-color photos from recent Tour de France races, this easy-to-follow, entertaining guide demystifies the history, strategy, rules, techniques, equipment, and competitors in what is arguably the most grueling and intriguing multiday, multistage sporting event in the world. Co-written by the most popular English-speaking cycling commentator on the … Read More

It is one of sport’s toughest ordeals and the ultimate test for professional cyclists, as riders are pitted against all kinds of terrain and weather in unrelenting competition for three weeks… Read More