Tag: Tour de France

  • Boneshaker Animates The Tour

    Boneshaker Animates The Tour

    It’s that time of the year again for the most predictably boring Grand Tour, the one that gets the most attention, is always surrounded by scandal, and like a car crash we just can’t look away. It’s also the time where we find ourselves trying to explain to non-cycling friends how it all works, and…

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  • Style Icons: Phil Anderson

    Style Icons: Phil Anderson

    Not only was Phil Anderson a multiple Tour and Giro stage winner and Classics monster, he was without question an unassuming style icon. That majestic mane and the Oakley eyeshades will forever be a signature of classic 80s fashion. ‘Skippy’ wasn’t afraid to throw as many tones of fluoro as existed back in the age…

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  • Watched: All For One

    Watched: All For One

    Sports documentaries usually go one of two ways, informative or entertaining, and sometimes manage to meld the two into something unique. All For One, a look into the formative years of Australian WorldTour road team GreenEdge, falls short of the blend but does achieve a healthy dose of entertainment. If you’re looking for in-depth analysis…

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  • Carbon Sulpher And Paint

    Carbon Sulpher And Paint

    Cycling has to be the most photogenic sport there is, and one that also lends itself well to other visual artforms. The history of the Tour de France provides a not-so-blank canvas for paint, glue, paper and text to join forces to create an iconoclastic result.   A Solo Exhibition featuring new works by artist…

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  • 2321 Bidons

    2321 Bidons

    And you think there’s a problem with bottled water wastage? The Tour has it big time. In today’s cycling, about 25000 water bottles are used by a professional team each season. During one of the three Grand Tour races, between 2000 and 2500 are used. On a race day, 200/250 water bottles are used, depending…

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  • Sean And Tim: Vive le Tour

    Sean And Tim: Vive le Tour

    What better way to experience the roads of le Tour but from a bicycle and a Mavic Peugeot 504. Can’t think of one…

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  • Three Weeks In Twenty Seconds

    Three Weeks In Twenty Seconds

    This is pretty much how the Tour de France will go down… staring at stems but will Froome have hairy legs?

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  • Le Analog Tour

    Le Analog Tour

    Combining elements of bicycle racing at the pinnacle of the sport and the roadside personalities who help make the spectacle with black and white photography is a formula that just can’t fail to inspire and entertain. ‘ALLEZ LE TOUR!’ is a photo series shot on traditional black and white film by Nicola Mesken, a German…

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