Etape du Tour 2014 (Stage 18) – The Route and Climbs

Montée du HautacamEvery year thousands of cyclists get to tackle a full stage of le Tour on closed roads as part of l’Etape du Tour. This year’s route takes in two of the most famous climbs of the Pyrenees: Col du Tourmalet and Hautacam.  There are even a couple of category 3 climbs thrown into the run-in to help loosen the legs but the route’s full 3D profile shown below puts these into perspective of the two Hors Category ascents still to come. Best of luck to all those riding this year’s Etape, hopefully these graphics will help build the excitement for what’s in store!

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Introducing Velo Flow – animating Strava rides!

UPDATE – Due to changes in the Strava API increasing user’s data privacy VeloFlow is no longer able to run.

After coming across a great visualisation last week that animated GPS traces of staff commuting to Loughborough University I was inspired to try something similar with Strava rides and I’m very pleased with the result.

How-To videos now available.

Find out how to use Velo Flow here.

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