BONUS: Make or Break: How Do Riders Get Selected For The Tour de France?
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This episode discusses the selection process for the Tour de France, featuring insights from Mitch Docker and Svein Tuft.
This is a cheeky special extended excerpt from this month’s full Chronicles episode. To hear the whole thing, and get access to future Chronicles with Svein, become a PODIUM Member via our Substack. 👉 https://lifeinthepeloton.substack.com/about July is almost here and, in the world of cycling, that can mean only one thing; it’s time for the Tour de France to begin. Le Tour, the big show, the Grande Boucle - whatever you call it, the Tour de France is the biggest cycling event in the world. If you’re a pro cyclist, you’re going to spend your whole career being asked the same question: “Have you raced the Tour de France?”. Me? I never quite got there. I made it on to a few long lists, but I never managed to make the final selection. My old mate Svein Tuft, however, raced the Tour three times between 2013 and 2015, and so can proudly answer that question - have you done the Tour? - with a big fat “yes!” One thing we both have in common is the knowledge and understanding of what it takes to get in the condition to make the cut. The psychological torture and mind games some team managers put you through whilst they keep you waiting to find out whether or not you’re getting on the…
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