What does Flamme Rouge mean?
What does Flamme Rouge mean?
Flamme rouge A welcome sight to all riders, the flamme rouge is a red flag which indicates there is 1km to go in that day’s stage.
What does COM mean in the Tour de France?
The King of the Mountains
The King of the Mountains (KoM; Gran Premio della Montagna or GPM in Italian) is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification.
What does B mean in Tour de France map?
There are also 8-5-2 seconds at the bonus sprints marked “B” on the profiles above, typically atop various mountain passes. Green: the points jersey, which tends to reward the sprinters. Points are awarded at the finish line and at one intermediate point in the stage and the rider with the most points wears the jersey.
What does Grand Depart mean?
Individual finishing times for each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner at the end of the race. The course changes every year, but has always finished in Paris; since 1975 it has finished along the Champs-Élysées. The start of the course is known as the Grand Départ.
What does parcours mean in cycling?
Parcours. The ‘course’ or route the race is taking.
What does Allez mean in cycling?
Go, Go, Go!’
The cry that fans shout from the side of the road, typically on a climb. Translated, ‘Allez, Allez, Allez!’ means ‘Go, Go, Go!’
How is the Tour de France broadcast?
Tour de France Inside NBC’s Tour de France television broadcast NBC’s Tour de France broadcast is run by a small but dedicated staff of producers and reporters, and held together by a fragile and expensive ecosystem of cameras and radio transmitters July 2, 2019 Fred Dreier
Who is calling the Tour de France 2021?
NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2021 Tour de France features Phil Liggett, universally known as the “voice of cycling,” who will call play-by-play race action. Analyst Bob Roll will join Liggett on the call and Steve Porino serves as the reporter from on-site in France.
How can I follow the Tour de France on social media?
Fans can keep up with the Tour de France through NBC Sports Group’s social media platforms throughout the race, including exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, interviews, video clips, up-to-date news reports and stories from around the cycling world through the NBC Sports Cycling Facebook page and @NBCSNCycling on Twitter.
Will Peacock stream the 2021 Tour de France?
Peacock will provide live streaming coverage of every stage of the 2021 Tour de France, featuring live, commercial-free, start-to-finish coverage of every stage of the Tour de France, featuring commentary from NBC Sports’ Phil Liggett, as well as the World Feed.
