New gadgets, but legs and sweat still key to Tour (Reuters)

By Julien Pretot UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) – The 102nd Tour de France has some new high-tech toys this year as the famous old race reaches out to younger fans but those old staples, legs and courage, remain the recipe for victory. Tour organizers Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), GoPro and the teams struck a deal to have on-bike camera footage during the Tour and the Vuelta. It’s a real plus,” ASO director general Yann Le Moenner told Reuters on Friday.