A vicious heat wave has been baking Europe, and its timing could not be any worse for riders in the Tour de France. Some cyclists are strapping on ice vests before the start of each race, while others are guzzling water.
A vicious heat wave has been baking Europe and its timing could not be any worse for riders in the Tour de France.
Each summer, the bicycle race takes over the entire country, with nearly 200 cyclists hurtling to the finish line. They ride for 23 days, a brutal affair for even the most prepared athletes. More than 20 teams have to make it through the 21 stages of the race. But the continent is in the midst of a record heat wave that surely only makes it more difficult to bike thousands of miles in what's essentially a sweltering oven.
Pour se protéger de la chaleur, Tony Martin a trouvé la parade : une veste de glaçons. ❄️#TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/Ki20YBEDgX — Tour de France™ July 24, 2019 Though high temperatures have been sweeping Europe for the past few weeks, the ferocity of the heat blindsided many riders. Read More"Yesterday on paper was a flat sprint stage to ease us back into the third week, and then, bang, a 39-degree average" or 102.2 degrees Fahrenheit, Britain's Alex Dowsett said, according to VeloNews."So it's just always something you have to deal with.
— Jasper Stuyven July 24, 2019 The temperatures started at 86 Fahrenheit on Wednesday morning and tracked upward through the day, peaking at 98 degrees. The heat is so bad, some riders asked for something to be done. "I don't think this is healthy. Maybe the organization has to do something when the temperatures are so extremely high," the Netherlands' Steven Kruijswijk told VeloNews.
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