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 …
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Inside the Tinkoff Saxo ‘Rain Bag’
Next time you find yourself riding the Tour de France and starting in Yorkshire, you’ll need to take extra care in packing your rain bag. Or in the case of the Tour de France, you actually put a bag in each of the two team cars. SciCon makes this easy for the Tinkoff Saxo riders …
Contador Day – the best Monday ever…
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- Turning on the gas
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- lots of signed t-shirts!
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- Giving ‘the look’
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- smiling despite the weather
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- Rolling out with Sportful brand manager Steve Smith
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- it’s not gonna happen…
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Andrea Peron, Alessio Cremonese, Alberto Contador, Manuele Boaro, Steve Smith
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- Leaving everyone for dust
Cismon del Grappa
Cismon del Grappa is just a handful of kilometers from Fonzaso; cut through to the outskirts of Arsie then pick up Via Chiesa and you’ll have stunning views of Lago di Corlo, en-route to Incino… Familiarity often deadens your senses and it would be all too easy to take this for granted if it weren’t …