Tour de France – This infographic is compromised of the average recorded speeds at the Tour de France over the last 62 years. Controversy aside, the overall speed of the stages and the race as a whole have increased dramatically over time. Throughout the history of the Tour, technology, training, the ever changing courses and of course performance enhancing substances have played a part in the increase in average speeds. At the end of theday there are still human beings enduring the equivalent of a 5-7 hour Super Bowl everyday consecutively for three weeks.
Alpe d’Huez – This poster was created to show the fastest recorded times up the fabled climb called Alpe d’Huez. The climb is not the steepest accent that the riders normally face but the 15.5 km long course contains 21 switchbacks that make it infamous. I have depicted each turn with a nail tracing the shape of the climb from overhead. Each corner is labelled with the corner number, corresponding town name and ride time of each record holder along the slopes.
Paris-Roubaix – I created a poster that depicts the countries that have won this prestigious raced over cobbled roads that were created by Napoleon in the North of France. Belgium has a commanding lead on the number of overall wins. In contrast to the high number of wins by Belgium, I combined those countries that have won single and double victories to help simplify the graphic. The race is primarily over country roads but finished on the Roubaix velodrome. The solid line attached to the Belgium wins not only signifies their clear lead in the number of victories but also denoted the coveted “sprinters lane” used during traditional track events.
