BikeRadar Podcast | Why are time trials disappearing from the Tour de France?

Pitting rider versus clock, time trials have played an integral role in Grand Tours, until now…

BikeRadar Podcast | Why are time trials disappearing from the Tour de France?

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Tom Marvin

Published: September 15, 2020 at 5:11 pm

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The ‘race of truth’ has been a staple of the Tour de France ever since its first appearance in the 1934 edition, but in recent years the length and quantity of time trials has dwindled at sport’s biggest race.

Devoted TT fans Rob, Simon and Jack have joined forces to discuss why this is happening and to make an impassioned plea for a re-think.

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Tom Marvin

Senior technical editor

Tom Marvin is a technical editor at BikeRadar.com and MBUK magazine. He has a particular focus on mountain bikes, but spends plenty of time on gravel bikes, too. Tom has written for BikeRadar, MBUK and Cycling Plus, and was previously technical editor of What Mountain Bike magazine. He is also a regular presenter on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel and the BikeRadar podcast. With more than twenty years of mountain biking experience, and nearly a decade of testing mountain and gravel bikes, Tom has ridden and tested thousands of bikes and products, from super-light XC race bikes through to the most powerful brakes on the market. Outside of testing bikes, Tom competes in a wide range of mountain bike races, from multi-day enduros through to 24-hour races in the depths of the Scottish winter – pushing bikes, components and his legs to their limits. He’s also worked out that shaving your legs saves 8 watts, while testing aerodynamics in a wind tunnel. When not riding he can be found at the climbing wall, in his garden or cooking up culinary delights.
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