What does three-times Tour de France winner, an animation agency and a medical device all have in common? Five awards and screening at the ‘17th Annual Bicycle Film Festival’ in New York, it seems. Having recently emerged from receiving the Honouree Award at The Webby Awards – dubbed by New York Times as ‘the highest … Read more
Q: Why do you use Turbine?Chris Froome: Where I’ve found the Turbine to be really useful is, especially for my warm ups and cool downs, after a hard stage. Just for me to really focus on my breathing, get the maximum amount of airflow possible, and really just to calm my nerves. Q: How does … Read more
“When you’re up around threshold, or really, sort of, intense effort. You want the maximum amount of air you can basically get. And if that’s through your mouth and your nose, that’s going to be the absolute best. If you’ve ever ridden with a cold, you’ll know what it’s like to try and do an … Read more
The route for the 103rd edition of the Tour de France has been announced and Turbine athlete, and defending champion, Chris Froome is confident, saying “It suits me better than this year’s tour”. The forthcoming Tour will start up north in the Manche region of France and will eventually visit Spain, Andorra and Switzerland. The 21 stages … Read more
2015, 2013 Tour de France winner, Chris Froome, explains his ‘nose ring’ to Robbie McEwen. “If it’s good enough for a Tour de France winner, it’s good enough for you.”
Chris Froome explains how breathing helps his performance on and off the bike.
Team Turbine caught up with the man of the month, Chris Froome to chat about secret miles in Tasmania, his popular cat and how he pushes through. Turbine: Understand you are a busy man, appreciate you taking the time to catch up with us out of your no doubt manic pre- tour media and … Read more
A cyclist’s partner is the unsung hero of the peloton. A jack of all trades. From personal chef to providing support on those bad days, to bike storage engineer. Team Turbine catches up with Michelle Froome (wife of Tour De France winner and all round great guy Chris Froome), on life as a pro cyclist’s wife. Turbine: Firstly, … Read more
