Clipped In AZ’s Regina Jefferies went behind the scenes with an official press pass at Stage 3 of the Tour de France in Cambridge, meeting Peter Sagan and Ted King (Cannondale) and spotting Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), the current race leader in the yellow jersey.
Jefferies also snapped photos of Alberto Contador (Tinkoff/Saxo Bank), Marcel Kittel (Giant/Shimano), Andre Greipel (Lotto/Belisol) and Jens Voigt (Trek Factory Racing).
“It was crazy to be so close,” Jefferies said. “I was inside the barricades, but people were pretty respectful about the fact that they were focused on the race.”
Jefferies said Voigt rolled up to the start eating a pastry.
“Jens Voigt is the most awesome person, ever,” Jefferies said. “He was so great to the crowds.”
Check out behind-the-scenes video as riders prepared to race:
Clipped In is the biggest online resource for cycling events, races and news in the United States. We are putting all cycling events, group rides and other helpful resources like news and local training routes all in one place. Find your favorite cycling events and bike races on clippedin.bike so you can stay up to date with your cycling community, get better at what you love and enjoy the best sport in the world.
We provide a one-stop shop with cycling news, events, discounts, store, a comprehensive cycling event calendar, races, rides, bike shops, teams in road cycling, mountain biking, cross-country mountain biking, downhill mountain biking, cyclocross, track cycling, BMX and triathlon. You can create your own bike race calendar with our My List feature. You can also post bike races, cycling events, group rides, cycling team information, bike shop and coach bios.
Finally there’s one place where you can find both sanctioned events and fun rides, gran fondos and gravel races, crits, road races, cross races, mountain bike races, fat bike races, donut rides and more. We live for cycling and so do you, so why not have a place for all of our favorite events to live?
Cycling event promoters, race directors and cycling sponsors are also welcome - we can’t think of a better way to get the word out about your events and products to an audience who craves them.
Whether you are a competitive cyclist or you want to go out on a fun group cycling ride, you’re in the right place.
