I-Tour de France ithathwa ngokubanzi njengendlela enkulu yokuhamba ngebhayisikili ehlabathini. Kwiiveki ezintathu ngenyanga kaJulayi, iinqwelo ezihamba phambili kwihlabathi zihlanganisene kwiindlela zaseFransi ukuchonga ukuba ngubani na umqhubi ohamba phambili emhlabeni. Ukuphumelela isiganeko esiyingozi kufuna amandla, ukuzimisela, ukuqina, kunye nokukwazi ukukhusela iintlungu nokuhlupheka.
Ukuba ubuke ubukele iLe Tour kumabonwakude, mhlawumbi uqaphele ilizwe elimangalisayo laseFransi apho i-peloton idlula.
Ugxininiswe kumsebenzi osondeleyo, abagibeli abanqabile ukuba baqaphele iinduli ezijikelezayo, iindawo zokukhanya kwelanga, okanye i-chateaus ekhangayo ephawula indawo. Kodwa njengokuba umbukeli, kunzima ukungathandwa yiyo ndawo, kwaye ufuna ukuwabona esivela kwisihlalo sebhayisiki. Lucky ngathi, kunene iinkampani zendlela yokuhamba ngebhayisikili ezinokunikela ngamava, ukusinika lonke ithuba lokukhwela njengePro Tour.
Enye yeenkampani ezinika iiphakheji ezininzi ze-TdF zihamba ngee-Thompson Bike Tours, ezinika abagibeli bamatye ithuba lokuba bangakhange bahambe ngendlela efanayo nje kuphela kodwa bavavanye imilenze yabo kwezinye iindlela zee-iconic. U-King of the Mountains Cycling Challenge unike abalandeli ithuba lokuba bafumane i-Polka Dot Jersey ngokukhwela kwi-Pyrenees, e-Alps naseParis. Lo mkhwela awuyiyo intliziyo engapheliyo, nangona kunjalo, njengoko kuya kukuthatha phezulu kwinqanaba elincinci kwimbali yoTyelelo, kuquka i-Tourmalet eyaziwayo kunye neAlp d'Huez, isigaba esaziwayo kakhulu esentabeni ngebhayisikili imbali.
UTh Thompson naye unikeza ithuba loVIP Tour de France elidibanisa ukukhwela kunye nomva webala lobukeli. Abahambi abayi kufikelela kuphela ukubona uhlanga olunzima, kodwa baya kuba nethuba lokukhwela emva kwe-peloton kwezinye zeendlela ezifanayo.
Ukungahambi, ukuhamba ngeTrk - ephethe kunye nokuqhutyelwa ngeeBhayisikili zeTrk - inika iiphakheji ezininzi zeTur de France.
Iminikelo yabo ngokubanzi ihamba ngokubanzi ekuncediseni ababukeli ukuba bathathele emncintiswaneni kwiinqanaba ezahlukeneyo, kuquka eParis ukuya kwisigaba sokugqibela kwi-Champs Elysees. Kodwa ukuba ungathanda ukukhwela kwinqanaba, uhambo lweTrk lunokunceda ngokunjalo, ukunika i-cyclist ithuba lokufumana amacandelo eendlela ezisemthethweni zeTdF ngelixa ufumana inkxaso ngokupheleleyo endleleni, kuquka ukuyeka ukuphumla, ukuphuka kokutya kunye namanzi uhlaziyo. Ukuze ufumane okungakumbi malunga neTrk's Tour de France Tours, nqakraza apha.
I-BikeStyle Tours inikezela ngokukhethekileyo ukukhwela kweTdF. Izinketho zabo ziquka iindlela zokuhamba ezide ukusuka kwiintsuku eziyi-8 ukuya kwezi-16, kunye nokuxuba okulungileyo kokuthatha umncintiswano, ngelixa zikhwele ezinye iindidi ezifanayo njengenzuzo. Ukukhwela kwe-BikeStyle kuxhaswa ngokugcwele kunye neenqwelo ezisezantsi ezibanceda abahamba ngeebhayisikili njengoko behamba ngeenxa zonke kwilizwe laseFransi. Iikhokelo zabo zoqeqesho ziya kubanceda abahambi ukuba bafumane uninzi lwabo kwi-Tour yabo namaxesha abanike ithuba lokuhlala kwihotele ezintle ezikufutshane neendlela zoTyelelo. Ukufumana ithuba lokugqibela leTour de France, khangela i-GC Classic ye-16 yemihla eyi-16, ejongene nohlanga oluvela ePyrenees ukuya eAlps, kwaye yonke indlela eya eParis ngokwayo.
Iibrits zenze kakuhle kwiLe Tour kwiminyaka yamuva, ngoko ayikumangalisi ukuba bafuna ukungena kwi-cycling action.
Inkampani ebizwa ngokuba yiMidlalo yeTyelelo ikhetheke ngokucwangcisa iiholide ezigxile kwimisebenzi yakho yezemidlalo oyintandokazi, kwaye i-Tour de France ayikho. Abahambayo abafanelekileyo kunye abakhutheleyo bajonga ukukhwela amanqanaba athile baya kuba nethuba lokwenza njalo, kwaye banokuma kwi-podium ngaphambi kokuba abagibeli bafike kwindawo. Emva koko, unako ukudibanisa kumgca wokugqibela ukuze ubambe isiphelo esinomdla kwiinqanaba zansuku zonke, ubukele i-peloton buzz ngokukhawuleza.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, kuphelile ukuba ungayibhalisela enye yale tyelelo kulo nyaka, njengoko i-TdF ka-2015 iyaqhubeka ngoku. Kodwa zonke iinkampani ezilapha ngasentla zikhangele phambili ukuya kunyaka ozayo, kwaye sele ziqalise ukuthabatha uhlaselo lwe-2016. Oko akukona nje kukunika ixesha elide lokubhala nokulungiselela, kodwa ukukhulisa ishedyuli yakho yoqeqesho. Emva koko, ukuba uceba ukukhwela kwilizwe laseFransi, ufuna ukukwazi ukuba ubuncinane ubonakale ungowakho.
Ungeke ube ngokukhawuleza njengeGraipel okanye i-Cavendish, kwaye awukwazi ukunyuka njengeFroome okanye i-Quintana, kodwa ubuncinci uza kujonga kakuhle kwi-saddle.