View from the lab - Ric Stern's Tour de France sports science

British ABCC coach Ric Stern (www.cyclecoach.com) is a regular contributor to Cyclingnews' Form & Fitness section along with being a full time coach. Still an active rider when time allows, Ric will be providing a physiological insight into the challenges that face the riders in the Tour.

2006 Tour de France

• July 20 - Why data is useful
• July 15 - Into the mountains
• July 9 - The race of truth
• July 7 - The art of sprinting
• July 5 - Kessler does it!
• July 4 - Nearly
• July 3 - The break vs. the peloton
• July 1 - Prologue power

2005 entries - the Tour de France

• July 28 - Stage 21 - What it takes
• July 23 - Stage 20 - Getting the TT right - and wrong
• July 22 - Stage 19 - The perfect break
• July 21 - Stage 18 - High intensity and fatigue
• July 19 - Stage 16 - Maintaining an attack
• July 17 - Stage 15 - Tour's biggest day
• July 16 - Stage 14 - Attacks keep coming
• July 15 - Stage 13 - Positive thoughts
• July 14 - Stage 12 - Hot, hot, hot!
• July 13 - Stage 11 - Big efforts uphill
• July 12 - Stage 10 - Number crunching
• July 7 - Stage 6: The dynamics of a breakaway
• July 6 - Stage 5: Coming back after a TT
• July 5 - The TTT - Man, machine and team

Previous Cyclingnews features by Ric Stern

• Winter Training
• Weight training and cycling - The Great Debate
• Power zone training - How to set training levels with a power meter
• Ric Stern also answers Cyclingnews readers' questions in our Form & Fitness Q&A section