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The route for the 111th edition of the Tour de France is confirmed. The 2024 menโs Tour is full of firsts โ but thereโs a whole load of classic climbs in there too, including the highest road ever taken by any grand tour. The 2024 race starts in Italy and finishes outside Paris, both unprecedented events, and it visits the Alps twice.
Covering a total of 3,492km & over 54000m vert, the 2024 Tour visits 4 countries , contains 4 mountain ranges, 4 summit finishes, 8 sprint finishes & 2 time trials.
And this brings us to the ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐.
Track your JULY Stats against the 22 teams & 176 riders and the TDF Route.
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๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ1 ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ?
(You have all 31 days of July to get it done and reach your goals!)
What will your goal be? 10% of the distance & elevation of each stage, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% or full gas at 100%.
We’ve up’d the ante this year – it is distance & elevation!
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ :
100% = 3492km inc. 53095vert
50% = 1746km inc. 226548vert
40% = 1396km inc. 21238vert
30% = 1047km inc. 15929vert
20% = 698km inc. 10619vertย
10% = 349km inc. 5310vert
NEW ADDITION TO THE 2024 CHALLENGE : What ever distance you choose you line up to do the corresponding elevation
For example – if going for the 15% challenge – you would ride 21km & 587vM for TDF Stage 4 or 525km & 7964vM for the 21 days of the Tour.
Choose your challenge and let us know. Not only will we be glued to the TV but also to Strava and following along when you comment on our TDF posts.
More fun facts :
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A wonderful French term which is frequently used by cyclists to indicate respect for another’s achievements. By saying “chapeau”, which literally means “hat”, the rider is doffing his cap to a colleague for a good day’s riding.
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https://www.bikeradar.com/…/tour-de-france-jargon-buster/
#teamcpnz #tdf #cpchallenge #chapeau #julychallenge #tdfchallenge
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