BMC Teammachine SLR02: ‘A racing bike with a sense of Tour de France magic’ | Martin Love
22 July 2018 04:59
Riding from Lourdes doesn’t take a miracle – just a great bikeBMC Teammachine SLR02 Disc Two 18Price £3,300, evanscycles.com Frame ACE carbonGears and brakes Shimano UltegraTyres Vittoria Rubino ProThere are no miracles in sport, but the cyclists competing in this Friday’s stage of the Tour de France will be praying for one. Stage 19 is a 200km monster which runs from Lourdes to Laruns, taking in almost 5,000m of climbing up some of the most challenging peaks in the Pyrenees. The hardest day in a long race is called the Queen Stage and its combination of distance and dizzying verticality will push the riders battling for the yellow jersey to the limit. So what exactly do I think I am doing grinding my way up one of its endless climbs in the lung-scorching 35C heat? Continue readingread full article
