Question by Rommel: Why 700c is the standard rim for road bikes used in tour the france ?
why not used 27 instead ?
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Answer by agb90spruce
Why is anything ‘standard’? Basically, it’s a metric world and the 700C rim (622 mm), of the sizes in use, was the ‘right’ size for a racing/road rim. Much smaller wouldn’t roll as well, and larger would be heavier.
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98th Tour de France – Team Movistar Quest for Green
Tour second rest day in the village of Bourg-lès-Valence.
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Cycling-Contador and Evans break Tour de France truce
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Tour de France: Sky pin their podium hopes on an indestructible kid from Colombia
A 24-year-old former lottery ticket seller from the Colombian town of Urrao will be at the centre of Team Sky’s plans for the Tour’s third week, starting with today’s 162km (101-mile) hilly trek from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Gap.
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Tour de France Stage18 – Cote de la Croix Neuve
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The hill climb finish (of mostly flat stage) including 13% uphill.]
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CYCLING: Belgium’s Vanendert wins Tour de France 14th stage
PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France (AP) — French cyclist Thomas Voeckler retained the lead of the Tour de France on Saturday after the last stage in the Pyrenees, which was won by Jelle Vanendert of Belgium and failed to be as significant as expected for the main contenders.
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2011 Tour de France Stages-Winners
July 2 — Stage 1: Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts– Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers, flat, 191.5 kilometers (119 miles) (Stage: Philippe Gilbert, Belgium; Yellow Jersey: Gilbert) July 3 — Stage 2: Les Essarts, team time trial, 23 (14.3) (Garmin-Cervelo; Thor Hushovd, Norway) July 4 — Stage 3: Olonne-sur-Mer– Redon, flat, 198 (123.0) (Tyler Farrar, United States; Hushovd) July 5 — Stage 4 …
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Tour de France: Jelle Vanendert wins Stage 14 while Alberto Contador clings to title hope
Belgian wins stage while defending champ keeps pace
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Alexandre Vinokourov Retires From Circuit After Breaking Leg At Tour de France
Alexandre Vinokourov will soon no longer participate in professional cycling events after announcing his retirement following a broken leg at the Tour de France. The Kazakh star told French television on Sunday: “I will stop there.” While adding that he will still look for a non-compete role on the Astana team. The cyclists retirement will [...] Alexandre Vinokourov Retires From Circuit After …
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Question by ICEMAN: How do I become the best Tour de France climber?
the tour de france is 2000 or more mile long and goes for three weeks in july.
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Answer by jwr51
Without untraceable performance enhancers you probably don’t have a chance. Take a look at Lance Armstrong’s website. He may have some tips for you.
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