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All about Cycling basics: In the peloton riders save a lot of energy in the slipstream: that's why almost everyone rides close together. The group that gets away is the breakaway. A grand tour has around 21 stages over three weeks: flat, mountain and time-trial stages. The overall leader wears the yellow jersey. Saving energy behind another rider is drafting. In a time trial each rider starts alone; only the time counts: the 'race of truth'. The fast finish is the sprint. The team's helper is the domestique. Good to know: In the peloton's slipstream you save up to 40% of your effort: which is why breakaways often don't last. Breakaways are often caught again only just before the finish. Grand tours like the Tour de France are made up of around 21 stages over three weeks. It's yellow because the founding newspaper was printed on yellow paper. In the slipstream you save up to 30 percent of your energy. Sprinters reach over 70 km/h in the finishing dash. Domestiques fetch food and shield the leader from the wind.
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Peloton
In the peloton riders save a lot of energy in the slipstream: that's why almost everyone rides close together.
💡 Did you know? Deep in the peloton, wind-tunnel studies show air resistance falling by up to 90 percent: which is why breakaways often don't last.
Breakaway
A breakaway gambles early; only rarely does the lead survive to the finish against the chasing pack.
💡 Did you know? Breakaways are often caught again only just before the finish.
Stage
A grand tour has around 21 stages over three weeks: flat, mountain and time-trial stages.
💡 Did you know? Grand tours like the Tour de France are made up of around 21 stages over three weeks.
Yellow jersey
The yellow jersey marks the Tour leader; its colour comes from the yellow paper of the organising newspaper.
💡 Did you know? It's yellow because the founding newspaper was printed on yellow paper.
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