Lashing rain, hailstones and 100kph gusts…perfect weather! We had arrived in Oudenaarde, Belgium. The plan was to allow a select group of journalists from the UK, Germany and Benelux, test the new Fiandre range of clothing in the place it’s named after, Fiandre, Flanders, Vlaanderen. A name given to this clothing because the weather in …
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Hell and High Water – The ‘Fiandre’ hits Flanders : TDF 14
They thought the weather in England was going to be the problem… When the route for the 2014 Tour de France was announced many of the teams had one thing on their mind – ‘British weather’. The variable summer weather of the British Isles had the pros fighting over their rain bags to make sure they …
On Tour with Tinkoff Saxo
Following the hugely successful Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Yorkshire here are some of the highlights from our UK representative Paul Whitfield – The Tour de France is a 3-week stage race – you might have heard of it?! It’s one of the most revered sporting events in the world; the stages in the …
Behind the scenes with Tinkoff Saxo
There’s no denying the appeal and interest that the TDF generates, each stage is a the equivalent of a sporting “soap opera” 21 stages, only 3 short of what Kiefer Sutherland / Jack Bauer goes through… While the racing maybe compelling, it’s perhaps the stuff that goes on behind the scenes, the small details that …
Tinkoff Saxo reveal special edition 2014 Tour de France Sportful kit
Sportful are excited to announce the launch of the Tinkoff Saxo 2014 Tour de France team kit. For this year’s race the team have decided to switch the ‘Tinkoff yellow’ to a bold fluorescent yellow to help avoid confusion with the tour’s historic Maillot Jaune leaders jersey and to make the riders stand out in …
Tinkoff Saxo – Tirreno Adriatico preview
There’s been a lot of talk in the Sportful offices these past few days, in the lead up to Tirreno – Adriatico. The prestigious stage race will see a strong line up from Team Tinkoff – Saxo. Suffice to say we’re excited! As any bike racing fan tends to do, we pretend to play the …