2015 Tour de France Rest Day Round Up

It's just after the rest day (my internet may have been dead on the actual day...), so here's a few thoughts, illustrated by some graphs as always, about the Tour so far. The Top 10 so far If you've ever been an insomniac and thus felt the need to look at the many, many graphs...

2015 Tour de France Grand Depart

Well done Utrecht. Although you wouldn't know it from watching British commentary (who oddly enough don't seem to comment on the numbers of people attending when they're on the continent - well, unless its Carlton Kirby being patronising, that is), "Utrechtians" turned out in droves to witness some some fine examples of time trialing prowess around...

A few Pre-Tour facts and figures

Here's a few facts and figures to wile away the hours until the Tour begins. Time Trials Just 1.24% (41.8km) of this year's route will be made up of Time Trials, the lowest amount in the 1980 to 2015 period. The only other times it has taken up under 2% between 1980 and 2015 was...