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TenLinks Bike Across America 

Bike Across America vs. the Tour de France

 

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image courtesy of Le Tour/ASO

How does the TenLinks Bike Across America compare to the Tour de France, the most famous bike race in the world? Well, Bike Across America covers more miles and last more days than the Tour de France. However, the pace undertaken for the Bike Across America pace will be slow and steady compared to the fast and furious racing pace of the Tour de France. 

The TenLinks rider, Roopinder Tara, is a recreational rider who only dreams of being like the world-class athletes who race in the Tour de France. He will happy to just finish the ride safely and overjoyed to have raised money for a good cause.

 

  Bike Across America Tour de France
total miles 3445 miles 2125
days riding 31 20
average per day 110 miles 106
rest days 1 2
average speed 15 mph 25 mph
total climbing 98,500 ft ?

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Tour de France numbers are based on Lance Armstrong's 2003 Tour de France victory. The Bike Across America numbers are, of course, estimates.

"Total climbing" refers to the uphill vertical distance covered.

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For more information, please contact:

Roopinder Tara
CEO/President TenLinks, Inc.
Novato, California

(415) 897-8800 x 221 or rtara@tenlinks.com