5 apps for the cycling enthusiast
The Tour de France is in full swing and cyclists around the world are watching the man in the yellow jersey, who at the writing of the post is Frenchman Thomas Voeckler, of Europcar. Here are five apps to help you keep up with the cycling action or even make your own:
Fantasy Cycling Tour ($1.99)
Fantasy Cycling Tour is a fantasy sports app for the cycling crowd. You can build a fantasy cycling team and race them in circuits around the world. You can hire new riders or trade talent to build the best team. You start off with a 50 million Euro budget and can supplement that cash reserve with winnings.
iMapMyRide+ ($1.99)
iMapMyRIDE+ is a ride tracking application that lets you hop on your bike and keep track of the distance traveled, calorie burned, speed and more. The app uses the iPhones built-in GPS and saves the information to your handset. The app can also pull down information from ANT+ devices that measures your heart rate, as well as other bicycle sensors from CyclOps. When you are done with your bike ride, you can upload your route to MapMyRide.com and look back at earlier rides.
Tour de France All access (Free)
Created by NBC Universal, Tour de France All Access lets you watch every stage of the Tour de France live on your iOS device ($4.99 in-app purchase required). All the news you need from the Tour de France can be found in this app. There are stage results, biker profiles, video clips, interviews, twitter stream and more. The app also hooks into Aquaphor Le Tour Challenge. This Challenge uses Versus and MapMyRide to track your own bike ride and compare it to the pros.
Atomic Softwares Bike Repair ($2.99)
Bike repair is a repair manual that you can store on your phone, not your tool bag. With over 220 photo, 50 detailed repair guides and explanations for 69 common problems, this app will lighten your load the next you start pedaling.
Tour de France 2011 : The Official Game ($2.99 for iPhone, $3.99 for iPad)
Tour de France 2011 : The Official Game lets you ride bicycling's top stage race from the comfort of your armchair. The app lets you choose a team of riders, develop a riding strategy and race on all 21 stages of the Tour de France circuit. You can even wear the prestigious yellow jersey, green or polka dot jersey, if you are good enough.
