How does one go about entering in the tour De France?
November 27, 2009
My new dream and goal is to compete in and Finish the tour De France! not nessecarily win, although that would be wonderful, I just want the thrill of saying I raced with the best of the best.
Does anyone know how one would go about training and also registering for such a glorious race?
1st get a bike and start riding.
2nd join a cycling – learn how to train correctly
3rd work up to riding 5 to 6 days a week for 1.5 hours or so
4th start entering beginner races and win
5th up your workout times and intensity
6th work your way up to intermediate races and win
7th up your workout times and intensity
8th work your way up to expert level races and win
9th up your workout times and intensity
10th get picked up by a semi-pro/pro regional team
11th race at pro level and win
12th get picked up by a national/international team
13th win races at this level
14th move to a pro tour/TDF eligible team
15th become 1 of the 9 best riders on the team
At this point you may find yourself in the TDF.
Easy to write – hard to do…
Get a bike, ride about 6 hours a day.
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1st get a bike and start riding.
2nd join a cycling – learn how to train correctly
3rd work up to riding 5 to 6 days a week for 1.5 hours or so
4th start entering beginner races and win
5th up your workout times and intensity
6th work your way up to intermediate races and win
7th up your workout times and intensity
8th work your way up to expert level races and win
9th up your workout times and intensity
10th get picked up by a semi-pro/pro regional team
11th race at pro level and win
12th get picked up by a national/international team
13th win races at this level
14th move to a pro tour/TDF eligible team
15th become 1 of the 9 best riders on the team
At this point you may find yourself in the TDF.
Easy to write – hard to do…
References :
Le Tour is a team invitation only race. So, the last step to getting there is being on a team that is invited. The first step is successfully racing at the amateur level and getting noticed by a professional team. It gets a lot more complicated (and somewhat political) from there.
Go find a local racing club and get some experience. There will be riders on the team who will be more than happy to mentor you and provide you with training tips and an honest assessment of your talent.
Good luck in pursuit of your dream.
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