TDF day in school

[Cathryn]

I’m planning a Bastille Day French afternoon for my school and was planning one activity to be a TDF themed activity!

I’m thinking maps, jerseys, profiles of the riders etc! What else can I do?

 

[Paulus]

Could you get a half decent road bike in as an example of a racing bike?

 

[Bollo]

What’s the age group @Cathryn?

 

[Cathryn]

5-11…it’s a cross-school event!

 

[Sharky]

Could you do a quiz?

-name of last rider
-jersey colours, overall, climbers, points
-First English rider to wear the yellow jersey, or winner
-how long is this years, days, miles
-first ever tdf

 

[alicat]

Something about British riders? Or why some riders are good in the mountains and others in the sprints? Why the overall winner needs a team around him?

 

[mjr]

The French don't call it Bastille Day, officially it celebrates 14 July 1790 (not storming the Bastille in 1789) and many celebrations are on the evening of the 13th, with the holiday of the 14th used to recover. Not that any of that affects le Tour!

 

[Dogtrousers]

The French don't call it Bastille Day, officially it celebrates 14 July 1790 (not storming the Bastille in 1789) and many celebrations are on the evening of the 13th, with the holiday of the 14th used to recover. Not that any of that affects le Tour!

Rushes off to the "admit your ignorance - things you've just learned" thread.

 

[Mike_P]

Something about British riders? Or why some riders are good in the mountains and others in the sprints? Why the overall winner needs a team around him?

+ Why breakaways fail, something many non cyclists cannot get their head around is why riders way ahead get caught and typically dropped. Have no concept of the effect of the wind.

 

[Sharky]

The French don't call it Bastille Day, officially it celebrates 14 July 1790 (not storming the Bastille in 1789) and many celebrations are on the evening of the 13th, with the holiday of the 14th used to recover. Not that any of that affects le Tour!

They're actually celebrating my brother's birthday on the 14th. Somehow I never forget it.

 

[T4tomo]

Get all the kids to bring their bikes in and have a 3 hour race around the playgrounds.

what could possibly go wrong....

 

[Jameshow]

Smoothie bike?

Turbo trainer?

Alps artwork??

 

[matticus]

many celebrations are on the evening of the 13th, with the holiday of the 14th used to recover.

How amazingly sensible! Probably modelled on our New Years Day, of course ...

 

[Peter Salt]

Challenge the kids to eat 8.000 calories

On a more serious note, maybe do a poster/flag/banner competition? And then find someone on the forum to take the winning one to an actual TDF stage? I'm sure there's people going.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

A guillotine, bucket and some knitting needles for the tricoteuse.