The runner’s brain is a mystery. Researchers, engineers, doctors, trainers or “heads of performance” cut it into thin slices to find secrets. How do neurons command muscles? How do the muscles respond to them? How many watts does a desire to win produce? How does an emotion help accelerate in a pass? After NBA players or F1 pilots, Tour de France riders will one day invade the Wild West of neuroscience at full gallop. On applications, they will check, amazed, in figures and curves, the law respected for the moment especially by empiricism: it is the head which makes win.
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The City of Paris is committed with Jérôme Pineau and B&B Hotels
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The rumor that circulated with insistence is regarding to become reality. This Sunday, Anne Hidalgo will confirm that the City of Paris will engage in professional cycling next year by becoming the main partner of the team led by Jérôme Pineau, current manager of B&B Hotels training. The announcement will be made this Sunday evening on the occasion of the arrival of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées. The project will bring together a professional men’s structure, a women’s team and an Academy of young riders.
Paris (Union)
UAE Team Emirates rider Tadi Bogachar took second place in “Stage 18” of the Tour de France, which was held over a 143.2 km track from Lourdes to Otacamp, and represented the last mountain stages in the Tour’s track this year.
The stage saw an exciting start, during which the riders put up a strong offensive performance, but they were unable to separate from the main group to form an advanced group.
Reaching the second climb at Cole de Spondale, Brandon McNalty launched a powerful attacking performance that enabled him to take the lead of the group and control the pace of the race, and less than 40 km from the finish line, his teammate Bogachar sprinted to be followed by competitor Vengegaard “Jumbo-Visma”.
Bogachar had a minor accident on the dirt slope, but was able to return to his bike and start once more with the advanced group, before he advanced regarding 14 km from the finish line alongside his rivals Thomas “Enios-Grenadiers”, the duo Vingegard and Kos “Jumbo-Visma”. However, he was forced to retreat 4 km before the finish line, to start once more to secure his place in the advanced group, and finish second, 1 minute and 4 seconds behind Vengegaard, who won first place, and maintained the lead in the general classification.
“I did my best in the race, not thinking of winning the stage, but of getting the yellow jersey back, and I sprinted from the second climb to the final climb, but I had an accident on the slope that caused me to drop,” Pujachar said. I finished second, so I am proud of this result and the performance I gave.”
Tour de France: Philipsen wins stage 15 and Wengard struggles
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen wins a stage for the first time in Tour de France After outperforming his rivals on stage 15, overall leader Jonas Weingard had a bad day on Sunday.
The Alpsin-Desininc rider Philipsen took the lead in perfect timing, beating compatriot Voet van Aert and Denmark’s Mads Pedersen, who were second and third respectively.
“This is the biggest victory I might dream of,” said Phillipsen. “I was close a few times last year and our goal was to win this year. There were very few chances for the sprinters, so you had to be patient.”
Wengard retained the yellow jersey for the general standings, but had an accident and lost two of his Jumbo-Visma teammates, as Stephen Krusvik withdrew due to an accident, and Primosh Roglic did not start the 202.5 km stage from Rhodes in the absence of recovery from injuries.
With the temperature reaching more than 40 degrees Celsius, organizers sprayed sections of the road with water to cool the air before the runners passed.
After the race, Ineos rider Tom Bidcock threw himself into a fountain to reduce the effects of the heat.
Wengard, the leader in the general classification, collided with his colleague Tish Bennott, but he returned to continue his career and is still two minutes and 22 seconds ahead of defending champion Taddy Bugacher.
“It was not a good day,” the 25-year-old said. “Today was not the best because Stephen and Primusch went out.”
“I don’t know exactly what happened. Tish had an accident in front of me, and I mightn’t have avoided it. This is a sport bikes. I only had bruises on my left side. I’m fine but it wasn’t a good day.”
Two French riders, Alexis Jugaard and Benjamin Thomas, tried to attack 48 km from the end, and Thomas was close to winning but slipped in the last 500 metres, keeping France waiting to win the first stage of the current edition of the race.
The runners will take a break from the Tour de France on Monday.