What's your favourite thing about the Tour de France? Will this be the first time you've watched the race? Let us know in the comments below!

@TARUNPOPSTAR

3 жыл бұрын

First reply

@reubennaude9171

3 жыл бұрын

What is a pelaton

@DarenC

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite thing about the Tour is that it's _the Tour_ ! I first watched it in 1983 or so when Channel 4 in the UK started showing highlights, and I've never missed a year yet. So many memorable moments. Abdou's horrible crash on the Champs Elysees, Roche coming round the corner on La Plagne, LeMond's TT to win against Fignon, Thierry Marie's saddle spoiler... Man, I could fill this box with hundreds of memories. I love this race!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

@@DarenC That's what it's all about! So many great moments every year - we can't wait!

@sebastianalfredohernandezs2611

3 жыл бұрын

It's going to be my first time, this video couldn't have had a better timing.

This race has had a huge impact on my marriage. My husband loves to ride and watched every episode religiously. Each day there were 3 or more hours of tape to watch and he did! It's hard to be in the middle of this situation and realize you share your husband with 200 people ( the number of riders usually) so I started listening while he watched. It was really hard to catch on to but I stuck with it and was able to enjoy it literally right next to him. Then I started to pick up on the language and manuveres and could understand why certain moves were so important to the understanding of the whole race. I can now 37 years later discuss it with him and share my insights. This race was the "other woman" in my marriage!

@PipeScholar

2 жыл бұрын

This is delightful, thank you for sharing Pegita!

@tongobong1

2 жыл бұрын

So who do you think will win Tour de France this year?

@CheAdlawan

Жыл бұрын

I like this guy who is ALL about TDF haha and I'm trying my best to learn the sport cos I do feel like the race is really important to him. I wanna be able to talk about it with him and be able to "enter" his world :)

@ftbix

Жыл бұрын

who?

@metaldigger

Жыл бұрын

Your man is lucky 🙂

Why am I watching this after having followed 25 consecutive years of pro cycling

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with refreshing your memory! It's been a while since any of us watched the Tour de France!

@abdoullahmitiche8405

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! 😅

@SisterBaby

3 жыл бұрын

To see if it is explained any better than the previous year!

@daisybluegroff

3 жыл бұрын

Because GCN are amazing presenters.

@JohnFoxBass

3 жыл бұрын

@@daisybluegroff But his French pronunciation is KILLING ME.

simply explained with minimal jargon .. perfect for newbies .. nicely done

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much - exactly what we were going for. Hope you enjoyed the video!

@ZEWilloughby

3 жыл бұрын

As a newcomer to the sport, this is why I love GCN so much

@hond4h34d

3 жыл бұрын

also well structured and organized

@dorindas7330

3 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%! Great video!

"How to get your friends into cycling?" - Just let Jeremy talk to them for 2 minutes and they will see it's the key to happiness :D

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

There's definitely a connection!

@veegtec

3 жыл бұрын

@@gcn I could listen to Jeremy explain anything. It could be how paint dries on a wall and I would find it super interesting.

@denverkruger237

3 жыл бұрын

I tought it was linked to the number of bikes you own?

@jbruner182

3 жыл бұрын

haha! Its pretty much true... Jeremy you rock man, keep up the good work. Everyone at GCN, Great job team!!

@eilrach299

3 жыл бұрын

Said it before and will say it again, Jeremy's enthusiasm for the sport is just so addictive! Love watching him.

This guy always looks so happy and it makes me happy! Can we keep him?

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy's not going anywhere, don't worry!

@markush7001

3 жыл бұрын

@@gcn I want to see JPow take on someone from GMBN! Go for the jugular.

@yaacov9008

3 жыл бұрын

@@gcn This aged well 🙃

This guy should have been my tutor in school 😂

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

If only they taught bike racing in schools!

@reesestar7079

3 жыл бұрын

I finally understand what’s going on in the Tour , Looking forward to watching it on the GCN app. Best explanation ever, thanks so much from a very new bike rider in Australia.👌

Great video! Would love to see a video for intermediate race watchers. How do team strategies work? Working for different riders, how do the domestiques become successful, what are different sorts of tactics to look out for, what more is there to racing than pedal hard eyeballs out the whole time?

@piotrgowacki6665

3 жыл бұрын

Lanterne Rouge does race analysis on his channel, you can check him out, he really knows his stuff!

I basically went from knowing almost nothing about the Tour de France to being totally "hooked" on watching this great BIG TEST of stamina and teamwork...it takes more than just riding...it's also about strategy and helping your team finish as winners. Thank so much for this nice introductory video!

I finally understand what’s going on in the Tour , Looking forward to watching it on the GCN app. Best explanation ever, thanks so much from a very new bike rider in Australia.👌

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear you found the video useful, Julie! Enjoy Le Tour! If you have any feedback on Race Pass, we'd love to hear it!

@franckr6159

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed a very good introduction video. However if you really want to "understand what’s going on in the Tour" I would recommend you read a specialized daily newspaper. In France there is "L'Equipe" (which replaced L'Auto, the newspaper that created the TdF), it provides daily several pages analysing the previous stage and explaining what should be each team tactics during the coming day. Really a must read if you are a fan and/or what to understand the race during the coming day (and if you read French btw....). Also viewing the TdF on a TV channel commented by a competent cycling specialist is very welcome. This is not that simple to understand cycling tactics. Also, btw, I suppose GCN might be doing it daily on KZread (or elsewhere?) but I don't know yet this web channel (sorry).

I've been watching every televised minute of the Tour since 1989. My favorite thing about the tour are the battles on the mountain stages. Although I first was made aware of the the Tour when I read a book by Stirling Moss. There used to be a Tour de France for sports cars. In the book Sir Stirling said that one year, the car race was paused so the bike race could pass by uninterrupted.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Full commitment! This years edition has a lot to live up to!

@christellelemaire9749

11 ай бұрын

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Wow this was great! I just got into cycling a couple of months ago after dusting off my old single speed bike that was in the garage and taking it down to the beach to ride the bike paths. Just happens that today after our ride at the beach I was trying to explain to my fiend how the TDF works after watching the highlights of the previous days and now this comes out! Awesome keep it up lads.

Appreciate your full coverage of the basics. It's a year old but still a great lesson.

I have been watching the tour for many years and I still learnt something from this video. Good one, GCN.

This was an excellent presentation giving concise and pertinent information about the TDF, which was perfect for someone like me who knows absolutely nothing about it lol :-) Much more interesting than videos on how to wash your bike (again) or tyre size and stopping distances. Thank you!

I'm a sprinter by heart but that polka dot jersey is my favorite jersey. 🥰

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

It's so iconic, isn't it!

@neilaquino5294

3 жыл бұрын

@@gcn and to think it came from a Chocolate Sponsor makes it more sweeter 🤩

This is a great explanation. I have been watching the Tour for years, but never had any formal information on the technical aspect of the race. Great Job - Thank you!

Thanks very much for this great video! This is my first year of watching the Tour and really trying to understand what's going on. This video went a long way in my beginning education of this sport. I now can say, at least, that I know what all the colored jerseys signify and that's a huge plus!

First time I'm looking forward to the tour de France, hope its going to be a good one!!!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it, Reece! It's looking like it's going to be an amazing race!

Thank you so much for doing this video. I was hoping to see GCN put together a video on this topic. Fantastic job!

Great video, thanks! I got into cycling over lockdown and I'm looking forward to watching my first TDF this year!!

“No one can win the tour on their own” Pogacar: Laughs in Slovenian

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Haha - that was an exceptional performance wasn't it

@deficharliegosseTK

3 жыл бұрын

@@gcn I was thinking if there was a hybrid sprinter/climber this had to have happened there must've been a rider with enough HP in their legs and pump in their arms/back to have been god at both

@razaninaufal

3 жыл бұрын

@@deficharliegosseTK that's puncheur, the likes of julian alaphillipe, mvdp, wva, etc. Usually great at classics but at times can be a gc rider too. The downside is that since you need a lot of power to sprint, they usually weigh more than the great climbers, making them lost a lot of time on big mountains.

@DilbertMuc

3 жыл бұрын

@@gcn Exceptional? Happened this time in 2021 again, over and over again.

Thank you that was a brilliant lesson on the Tour De France Very easy to follow 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, James! Much appreciated!

I started watching cycling like a month ago and this video helped me a lot, thank you.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Ive just got back into cycling and have started watching the TdF again. I found this very useful indeed. Thank you.

Finally! Thanks for the explainer video. Well done and very helpful. You guys are great! Viva Le Tour!!!!!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

I wish Jeremy will star in more videos in the future! I love this guy, anyone else think so?

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, we hope Holywood doesn't steel him away from us any time soon...

@mosesbuddhajesus3362

3 жыл бұрын

@@gcn steel, eh? 😜

Thanks! I just got into cycling and this answers EVERYTHING that was confusing me. You guys rock!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video useful!

Thanks to GCN, I now understood what's all about a grand Tour. I'm not young in age, and mostly , a MTB rider. But who does not enjoy watching the Tour de France ? Thanks to GCN for all the important ifo. you share with us !!

Always learning something new, really appreciated this video, Thank you!

Absolute quality from J pow. I might not like everything from GCN but this video is well explained and not easy to find.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Nathan!

Best and clearest guide to TDF ever !! good job.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Simon! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Thank you so much for the crisp and clear explanation. Because of GCN, I bought my first road bike a few months ago in Chennai. Incredibly good contents, especially for a newbie like me... thanks again GCN

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! Glad you liked the video - enjoy the Tour de France!

I already know all this but still watching and loving every details of the video. Well done GCN!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This was a great explainer for a newbie. Thank you so much!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Henry! Glad you enjoyed it!

So excited about TDF. I first had the opportunity to watch the live coverage (with' Phil'), in 2014, when I had a broken ankle and in a boot cast. It was the best that could happen that year! My passion grew and grew. No wonder! I grew up on a bike in West Yorkshire. My father was a Time Trials champ back in the pre and post-war Britain days. Spent many days up and down the Dales and other great regions of northern England. I know I am watching intently, for all the old lads who went before, in this beautiful sport. (Sad though, this year, that we could not get the usual channel on TV in Toronto, ON).

I’ve been watching/casually watching the Tour back when it was on Outdoor Life Network/Versus with Lance riding. And this was the first time I actually took the time to learn the intricacies and what the other jerseys besides the yellow were for. Thanks!

Nice job. I knew a lot of this, but you cleared up a few things. Thank you.

Excellent tutorial! My favorite feature this year has been the resurgence of Mark Cavendish and his incredible equaling (and hopefully breaking) of Eddie Merckx's record.

@kevinhandy2490

9 күн бұрын

We will find out soon! #project35

Thanks Jeremy. Really helped understand the tour. Thanks again 👍

I started watching the Tour when I was 7. I used to live in Spain and would spend a month of summer vacation with my grandparents, which was religiously watched by them and my mother. We would go to see them arrive and was always so exciting. My idols were Polidor, Luis Ocana, Bernard Hinault, Capucci, Jaja, etc. I still at 62 watch it. Love it for the places crossed, the history, the incredible talent of these guys, it's just unique and nothing comes close to it.

"Team work makes the dream work". Great quote.

I've followed the TdF since the mid-1960's, when we had to wait two weeks for the Cycling News' to come out. But I enjoyed your presentation, and obviously knew it all already!

Thank you. I'm new to cycling racing and needed this. I figured out a couple of things, but I was still mostly lost. It ain't baseball. It's all clear to me now. Thanks again.

As a newbie who has always been lost by competitive sports, this video is a godsent.

Already knew all this but liking it because Jeremy’s energy during the explanation is captivating. He could literally explain paint drying and I’d stop to listen

I know How the Tour works and everything, but it’s so chill and interesting to hear you explain

Absolute best primer on the Tour de France on the internet. Period. Thank you!!

Great video! But it took all the fun out of asking my husband random questions while he watches the tour 😂

Great Vid, easy explanation for a great sport. Thanks

Great job, and a definite 'Hell to the Yeah!' for JPOW.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Simon! Jeremy nailed this one!

You the man Jeremy! The way you tell it makes anyone who lost the glow, "ge the bug" back or anew!

Kudos JP, this primer is an excellent intro to the Tour for anyone looking to learn the basics and get sucked into the grandeur of the biggest bike race out there. Nitpick time 😉, I was worried when I knew we were gonna hit a lot of French terms but you pretty much nailed all of them more than adequately for us english speakers. Only quibble is jaune should sound closer to own, than lawn. Well done, it would be great if something like this could remove the barrier to entry for curious observers. Those people who might otherwise be turned off by the complexity around this great event, that the initiated love so much.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Glad you enjoyed the video. The Tour de France is such an amazing event, we want as many people to watch and enjoy it as possible - anything we can do to make it easier to understand!

Thank you. I want to follow this year

Thanks for helping to explain it better so it will be more fun to watch.

Cool to hear about the meaning of the jerseys. Nice video.

Very much enjoyed this. Jus love cycling.

getting into cycling ! excited to follow this years tour

Great video Jeremy. Well since I started riding a road bike 4 yrs and three bikes ago, Started watching the Tour, it's cool I like how they organize everything the team trucks how they have every spare you could need and then the ones you forget, also the food. But mostly its the location , if I never make it to France or other parts of Europe the TV shows so much of the country side, I get so jealous they have houses older then America.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

The Tour has so many amazing aspects to it! Enjoy this years race, Ken!

perfect intro to the competition, thanks for the video guys

nice video to know everything in tour de france!!

JP love your passion for cycling. Ride to the level of your smile.

This is the best explanation.You are a professor. Thank you

wow thanks amazing vieo now i understand all the jerseys so exciting

That is a very good explanation of all of the jerseys and types of riders. Thanks!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Nick! Glad you found the video helpful!

Recently joined a cycle club at the age of 49 but enjoying it, n taking intrest with you GCN, WATCHED TDF first time...THANK YOU,

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Keep riding, age is just a number after all!

I like this video. The presenter was knowledgeable and fun to listen to. His passion for the race showed.

Thank you for this!

Good job. This is the type of content that help our sport and boost the industry. Thank you.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Leduan!

I became interested soon as I got back into cycling nice to know about the tour!!

Great explanation and enthusiasm Jeremy !

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dave!

Great work. Thanks

I knew all this yet I thoroughly enjoyed the vid. Well done.

Great presenter really helps me get excited.

I've been looking for this!!! i am 3 months into cycling btw

Great explanation! 👍🏻

I absolutely love this game explanation video! Wow all the rules open my eyes. I knew only one - the yellow jersey.

Great job! Not only were you an outstanding cyclist you’re also an outstanding presenter. Very energetic and positive!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mark! We absolute love Jeremy's energy!

Been watching the TDF for years but this still was a nice summary

Great explanation, thanks Jeremy!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I never like anything on social media or youtube almost as a rule, but this video compelled me to do so. Amazing job JP

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dafydd! Appreciate the support!

Excellent video

This was amazingly produced. Why the heck didn't this video come out 4 years earlier when I started getting into serious cycling?!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video! Make sure you share it with people you know who are just getting into it, so they don't miss out!

great video GCN, it'd be great to do a video explaining each of the grand tours

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Alex! That's a great idea!

Good explanation...thanks

One favorite are the faithful followers like the sealing wax red '67 VW Van that follows, and others, plus the landscapes, chateaus and no graffiti anywhere!

2 yrs ago I didn’t even know what a peloton was 😂 a great explanation by the fabulous Jeremy. Still lots to explain with racing, such as etiquette etc.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad the video was helpful, Heidi! We could make hours and hours of content about racing - but thought Le Tour is the best place to start!

great explanations here , I had wondered about a lot of that.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to be able to help :)

So darn good. Thank you.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great explanation 👍

Cheers for bringing up women's cycling! Hoping to be able to tune in to a large women's tour in my lifetime.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully, we don't have to wait too much longer! I can't remember the last time I watched a women's race that wasn't really really exciting...

New to cycling due to the pandemic coming from an ultra running background. Pretty excited to experience my first TDF as a fan/cyclist!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, Wilfredo! Enjoy it, it's an amazing race to start with!

Very interesting, thank you

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Fantastic video for Tour de France rookies

Well presented, great job!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Jason! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for this now my 7yr old understands what's going on and wants to race in the tdf

Great Video

Thank you so much!~

clear, simple bravo!

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Great explanation. Best regards.

@gcn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!