No one tells this story better than the riders themselves.
We show all the riders’ blogs and vlogs (that’s a video blog, to anyone over the age of 40!) from the most recent year (or at least, the ones they tell us about!), and the best blogs from earlier years. So if you haven’t already done so, settle down with a cup of tea and a biscuit and catch up on a few.
2017 Blogs
Chris Stephens: https://www.instagram.com/chrisandthetour/
Barry O’Sullivan: https://www.instagram.com/barryos/
Roly Kitson: rolykitsontourdeforce.wordpress.com
Ian Coop and Chris Lewis: https://crankman26.wordpress.com
Neil Nash Williams: https://www.saddlesorestylist.wordpress.com
John Griffiths: http://johnstourdeforce.wordpress.com
Michael Dean, ‘Deano’: https://www.facebook.com/DeanoTDF/
Ben and Robyn Reeve: www.ratherberidingmybike.com
Michael Leather: http://www.leatherstourdeforce.co.uk/rider-blogs/michael-leather/
Some of the best from previous tours
Jennifer Brittain (Lifer 2016): http://www.mytourdeforce.org/
Andrew Steel (Pyrenees 2016): https://andrewsteel24hours.wordpress.com/
Team Leathers (2015) – a great corporate team blog: http://howdoyoucelebrate25yearsinbusiness.com/
John Griffiths (Big Foot Half Lifer 2016 – and check out his Lifer blog above from 2017): http://johnstourdeforce.wordpress.com
Mandy Hibberd (Lifer 2015): https://mandyhibtdf2015.wordpress.com
Lifer Ian Greasby (2014) – who did most of his training on a static bike in Siberia … honestly! We particularly recommend his final blog post: http://www.iangreasby.co.uk/blog.aspx
Neill Kemp (Lifer 2013) – got to be honest, this is a fav. Highlights are Stage 15 ‘Flying Solo’ and Stage 5 ‘Hobbits have 2 breakfasts’ : http://neillkemp.blogspot.co.uk/
Simon Adams (Lifer 2013: https://www.facebook.com/SimonsTourDeFrance2013?bookmark_t=page Probably the best example of a facebook page for the Tour
Peter Addison Child (Lifer 2013): http://www.willbradleycatchme.com/
