TDF day in school

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Cathryn

Squire
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

Started young, and still going.
Could you get a half decent road bike in as an example of a racing bike?
 

Sharky

Legendary Member
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

Squire
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

Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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!
 

Mike_P

Guru
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.
 
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