1 % Better - Hidden Stories in Sport
Everything you need to know about the women's Tour de France
10 Aug 2024
Show Notes: In this bonus episode, we talk to Hannah Walker. Hannah is a sports broadcaster and commentator who specializes in cycling. She has covered all of the major tours, including being one of the inaugural commentators for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. In addition to this she has commentated on the World Championships and was the lead commentator and podium announcer for the commonwealth games. Hannah formerly worked as communications, PR and Social media manager for the CERATIZIT - WNT Pro Cycling and was a professional cyclist for team WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling. Follow Hannah here: https://www.instagram.com/spannawalker/ (00:00) Introduction (01:35) The history of the women’s Tour de France (03:15) Hannah Walker joins us (04:30) How do the men’s and women’s TDF differ? (06:32) How are they doing 8 stages over 7 days (15:26) Split stage of day 2 (17:40) Why is Grace Brown retiring? (22:15) There are big name transfers coming (28:14) Stage 4 moves into Belgium and hills (37:25) Who are the GC leaders (48:25) Teams who won’t target GC (54:30) Why will Alpe d’Huez be special? Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast: https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too): https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner
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