About this episode

Anthony reflects on the first rest day of the Tour de France, discussing key performances and what to expect in the second half of the race.

Go check out our FREE Skool community, it's got amazing tools in there and a thriving community of cyclists - https://www.skool.com/roadman/about The Tour de France reaches its first rest day, making it the perfect time to take stock of everything we've seen so far. In this episode, Anthony reflects on the biggest talking points, standout performances, tactical battles, surprises, disappointments, and what they could mean for the race ahead. With plenty still to come, it's a chance to separate the headlines from the reality and look at which riders and teams are best placed as the Tour enters its decisive second half. One of the tools you will have heard Anthony chat about in this podcast is Training Peaks. Without this platform we can't get into the detail required to pricesly train within zones. If you want to go and check out this incredible training tool go to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qWyEKK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ and use ROADMAN – 20% off an annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Parlee Cycles ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ "Whether it's a tough day, a gruelling training session…

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Walsh

Topics covered

• Tour de France
• cycling
• race analysis
• tactical battles
• performance review

Keywords

• Tour de France
• cycling performance
• rest day
• tactics
• race analysis

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Organizations: Training Peaks

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