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› Polar setting the pace in the Tour de France
Friday, July 18, 2008 The most recognized cycle race, Tour de France started on the 5th July 2008. Polar is strongly involved in this grueling 21-stage and 3,500 kilometer long competition in which the best cyclists in the world are racing already for the 95th time.Polar is sponsoring 11 top pro cycling teams during the race. Using Polar training computers, these teams have the tools and technology to continually improve their performance and achieve success and glory in the Tour de France. Riders rely on proven Polar CS600, CS400 and S725X training computers when preparing for the punishing stages and competing fiercely for the coveted yellow jersey.
Polar products with their cutting-edge features have been vital in improving the riders' cycling economy and technique to succeed in the long and exhausting Tour de France. As a proof, after 10 stages all the stage winners have been from teams sponsored by Polar. Also the Mountain, Points and Youth classification leaders are drivers racing in Polar sponsored teams.
Polar is feeding live race data of some top riders at www.polarcycling.com and through the official Tour de France website, www.letour.fr, giving the audience more detailed information about the progress of the race. Polar has also received great visibility in cooperation with German ZDF and American Versus television channels.
If you can predict on which stages the jersey and team classification victories will be settled during the Tour de France, you could win a Time Pro-Bike or Polar cycling gear.
To find out more and enter the competition, go to www.polarcycling.com