How fast do they go in the tour de france

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. About Bek Articles. SLO Cyclist's former chief editor and recovering road snob, Bek made sure everything ran smoothly around here. She was also the one who reminded us not to take ourselves too seriously--unless it involves black socks. Black socks are always serious. I guess I am not as fast as I thought: avg 20 mph.

It probably helps to have a couple dozen other riders helping to drag you along, huh? A crit can easily average 28 mph. No hills. Good amateurs maybe average 21MPH on the flat. Chris Froome probably averages 16MPH riding up a category 2 climb. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. So all in all, it's safe to conclude that the Tour de France is truly brutal in its difficulty.

It's well in excess of the capabilities of the general public and still beyond the reach of experienced, trained cyclists. Even for many of the professional athletes who start the Tour de France, actually finishing it is an altogether different proposal, and the Tour has already seen dozens of riders miss the time cut.

And for those who do make it to Paris, it's still right at the upper limits of their capability and that's what makes it such a thrilling sport for us viewers to consume.

Josh has been with us as Senior Tech Writer since the summer of and throughout that time he's covered everything from buyer's guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews. On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Team Tor He's always keen to get his hands on the newest tech, and while he enjoys a good long road race, he's much more at home in a local criterium.

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Biking is much more amusing when it is being done in a form of competition as people may argue or rather want to know who is the best rider among the group of riders. It is for that reason that several bicycle riding competitions have since been introduced to give bicycle riders an important platform to compete.

Of all the platforms, the Tour de France is without a doubt the most outstanding and highly respected bike riding competition in the world.

This is a sport that garners 3. Tour de France is a team sport that features a total of cyclists in 22 teams of nine. Over the course of 21 days, usually in July, cyclists cover a race course extending 3, kilometers. Tour de France is split into 21 stages: Nine flat stages, three hilly stages, seven mountain stages including five summit finishes , two individual time trials and two rest days.

One stage is performed every day, covers roughly kilometers, and takes about five and a half hours to complete. Each stage has a winner, and the rider that completes the most stages in the shortest amount of time goes onto win the overall title. They tend to cycle in a main group called a peloton, and have smaller groups break away to the front at almost every stage.