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Sudhir Bhattathiripad

Sudhir Bhattathiripad

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The Tour de France : Cycling’s Holy Trinity: Discovering the Grand Tours – Part 1

Tour De France
What started in 1903 as a race intended to raise the circulation of a newspaper L'Auto evolved into what is arguably the race considered to be the toughest and the pinnacle of professional racing. The Tour de France takes its riders across the tough terrain in the mountainous French Alps and the Pyrennes. It is a three week tour with various stages which add up to 3500 kms.

The La Veulta – Cycling’s Holy Trinity: Discovering the Grand Tours -Part 3 :

Cycling Veulta Stage
Like its more famous cousins in the Grand Tour, the Vuelta is yet another test of human endurance. The best of the lot rides 3200 km over three weeks. Again, it is the mountains that are the main challenge of the race. The Spanish side of the Pyrenees towards the north, Sierra Nevada, the mountain in the Baeltic ranges deep in the south of Spain, have all been a part of the race at various times.