I-Tour de France ibhekwa kabanzi njengomjaho omkhulu webhayisikili emhlabeni. Kwaphela amasonto amathathu ngenyanga kaJulayi, abagibeli abahamba kahle emhlabeni wonke bahlangana emigwaqweni yaseFrance ukuthola ukuthi ubani onguhamba kahle kakhulu webhayisikili emhlabeni. Ukuwina umcimbi odabukisayo kudinga amandla, ukuzimisela, ukuqina, nokukwazi okungavamile ukuvimba ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka.
Uma ubuke ubuke iLe Tour kumabonakude, mhlawumbe uqaphele izwe elimangalisayo laseFrance lapho i-peloton idlula khona.
Egxile emsebenzini owenzayo, abagibeli abavamile ukuqaphela amagquma agqamile, amasimu ama-sunflowers, noma ama-chateaus ahle kakhulu anamabala. Kodwa njengombukeli, kunzima ukungathandwa yizo zindawo, futhi ufuna ukuzibona zisuka esihlalweni sebhayisikili futhi. Ngenhlanhla ngathi, kukhona izinkampani zokuhamba ngebhayisikili ezinganikeza lolo phiko, zisinika lonke ithuba lokugibela njenge-Pro pro.
Enye yezinkampani ezinikezela ngamaphakheji amaningana e-TdF yi-Thompson Bike Tours, enika abagibeli be-amateur ithuba lokungagibeli kuphela indlela efanayo nezinzuzo kodwa bavivinya imilenze yabo eminye imigwaqo yezithombe zemifanekiso. I-King of the Mountains Cycling Challenge inika abalandeli ithuba lokuzitholela i-Polka Dot Jersey yabo ngokugibela ePyrenees, e-Alps naseParis. Leli hambo akuyona inhliziyo ephoqelekile, kodwa-ke, njengoba kuzokuthatha phezulu kwezinye zezintaba ezihamba phambili emlandweni we-Tour, kuhlanganise no-Tourmalet owaziwayo no-Alp d'Huez, isiteji esidume kakhulu esentabeni ngebhayisikili umlando.
U-Thompson uphinde unikeze isipiliyoni seVIP Tour de France esivumelana ukugibela ngasemva kwemboni yombukeli wesikhangiso. Abagibeli ngeke bafike nje ukubona umjaho onzima, kodwa futhi bazoba nethuba lokugibela ngemuva kwe-peloton kwezinye zezindlela ezifanayo ezifanayo.
Ukungahambi kahle, iTrk Travel - okuyinto ephethwe futhi iqhutshwa yi-Trek Bicycle - inikeza amaphakheji amaningana e-Tour de France.
Iminikelo yabo ikakhulukazi iqala ukusiza ababukeli ukuba bahambe emncintiswaneni ngezigaba ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise naseParis ngesigaba sokugcina eMaspers Elysees. Kodwa uma ungathanda ukugibela isiteji, i-Trek Travel ingasiza kulokho futhi, unikeze umgibeli wamathuba ithuba lokubhekana nezigaba zomgwaqo osemthethweni we-TdF ngenkathi esithola ukwesekwa okugcwele emgwaqweni, kuhlanganise nokuyeka ukuphumula, ukuphumula kokudla, namanzi kabusha. Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe mayelana neTurk's Tour de France Tours, chofoza lapha.
I-BikeStyle Tours inikeza nokukhethwa kwe-TdF ukugibela. Izinketho zabo zibandakanya uhambo olulingana nobude kusukela ezinsukwini ezingu-8 ukuya kwezingu-16, ngokuxuba okuhle kokungena emncintiswaneni, kanti futhi kugibele ezinye izigaba ezifanayo njengezinzuzo. Ukugibela kwe-BikeStyle kusekelwa ngokugcwele ngezimoto ezisekelayo ezisiza abashayeli bamabhayisikili njengoba zihamba ezungeze izwe laseFrance. Iziqondiso zabo zomsebenzi zizosiza abashayeli ukuba bazuze kakhulu ulwazi lwabo lwe-Tour ngenkathi bezinika ithuba lokuhlala emahhotela amahle aseduzane nemizila yezokuvakasha. Ukuze uthole okuhlangenwe nakho okuvelele kwe-Tour de France, hlola usuku lwe-GC Classic lwezinsuku ezingu-16, oluhlanganisa umjaho ovela ePyrenees kuya e-Alps, futhi yonke indlela eya eParis ngokwayo.
I-Brits yenze kahle kuLe Tour eminyakeni yamuva, ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi bangathanda ukungena ngesenzo sokuhamba ngebhayisikili.
Inkampani ebizwa ngokuthi i-Sports Tours igxile ekuhleleni amaholidi okugxile emisebenzini yemidlalo oyikhonzile, futhi i-Tour de France ayikho into ehlukile. Abahambi abafanelekayo nabasebenzayo abafuna ukugibela izinyathelo ezithile bazoba nethuba lokwenza kanjalo, futhi bangakwazi ngisho nokuma esibukweni ngaphambi kokuba abagibeli bafike endaweni yesehlakalo. Khona-ke, ungahle ufike emgqeni wokugcina ukuze ubambe ukuphela okuthakazelisayo izigaba zansuku zonke, ubukele i-peloton buzz ngesivinini esiphezulu.
Yiqiniso, sekuphuze kakhulu ukubhalisela enye yalezi zivakashi kulo nyaka, njengoba i-2015 TdF isebenza kahle okwamanje. Kodwa zonke izinkampani ezingenhla sezivele zibheke phambili ngonyaka ozayo, futhi seziqale ukuthatha ukubhuka kohlanga luka-2016. Lokhu akugcini nje kuphela kukunika isikhathi esiningi sokubhukuda nokulungiselela, kepha ukukhulisa isimiso sakho sokuqeqesha futhi. Ngemuva kwalokho, uma uhlela ukugibela ngaphesheya kwezwe laseFrance, ufuna ukwazi okungenani kubukeka sengathi ungowakho.
Ungase ungasheshi njengama-Greipel noma i-Cavendish, futhi awukwazi ukukhuphuka njengoFroome noma i-Quintana, kodwa okungenani uzobukeka kahle kulesi sikhwama.