5 Surprising Things I Learned at the Tour de France

It was an amazing experience and privilege to visit the Tour de France as a guest of Visma Lease a Bike and Ketone IQ—an experience I'll never forget. Here are a few things that surprised me the most when visiting the tour in person.

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[TaylorGonz]

I think we need to acknowledge Mitch is out here making some of the best cycling content around right now.

[martinwood]

Tadej dropping his shoulder @11:07 just to bump that guy and tell him off is perfect 😂

[daveygee]

I was at the finish line of Stage 5. Got to see Cav break the record. Best day ever ❤️👍

[werd]

I bet the mattresses are clutch af. Sleeping in a new, often shitty hotel bed every day would kill recovery for me.

[Bluecat]

I'd say you held the wheel pretty damn well for going 30mph uphill! That was really cool, definitely gives a better sense of the speed that these guys can go when he's just blowing past some regular joes vs racing their peers. Very entertaining video, I thought it was... Nice.

[gamecat]

That bottle handoff was smooth, it's harder than it looks!

[dawnc]

Nathan van Hooydonck is freaking awesome. I loved watching him do his thing in the peloton and was sad when he had to medically retire last year. I knew he was still working with Visma and I'm so glad he can be such an asset for the team. I know he misses racing but still working with his teammates has to be really cool.

[suew]

Thanx for this! Great to see Nathan is still part of the VLAB team, as the guys really like him and his wisdom. 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[fb]

French here. I ve seen 35 tour de france on tv at least, ( since i was 5) and around 10 times in real life ( Tour de France is always in the corner you know, specialy when you live in Auvergne Rhone Alpes ). And your vlog is so accurate 😮❤.
When the Tour come in your town, YOU KNOW IT 😂. The city puts some deco like flags or false bigs. Some streets are closed from 10 am to 18 pm but even if the Tour just pass it s always a great day, specialy for kids. Some cities organise little animations, then come the Caravane (best moment ever 😅) and after 2 hours and many many véhicules you barely see the riders.
So That's was great to give us access on the inside . Thanks 🎉

[gc]

Hope it never change, it’s the only sport where athletes are so accessible.

[pihi]

The climb leadout scene was fantastic!

[sidiastor]

I envy you for the chance of visiting the tour so inimitely. however, you shared your impressions and did so very entertaining(ly?) ^^ Thx

[Dana-gjhr]

Great Video. So glad to see Van Hooydonck able to participate with a great knowledge base to help the team.

[scottperine]

The attention to details is highly underrated and is vital to the success of the team.

[RoadBikeCC]

Mitch Man You Have Come So Far 🖖🇬🇧
We Now Need a Mitch Boyer WaterBoy Film When TDF 2024 Finishes.

[mike]

Just joined the midlife crisis cycling wagon and your videos are so inspiring and high quality. Bravo Mitch.

[southjerseymountain]

Your video was supper cool. We learned a lot about the tour from this. We love Wout but we are fans of Tadej. Thank you so much for your commentary. 68 year old from NJ USA.

[TheEvidenceBoard]

LOVE THIS My Brotha in law is da bomb! love the voice over. my fave!

[quiet]

So cool that Van Hooydonck was your driver. Would not have expected that.

[HasanIbrahim]

Absolutely amazing video Mitch! Found out so much about the Tour! By far the best cycling content on YouTube...