Tour Prep: A Girona ride with Ryder
Canada's Ryder Hesjedal takes on a famous Spanish record and then gets tested by the team doctors
In the days leading up to the Tour de France, ProTour racers did a variety of things to prepare themselves. For Ryder Hesjedal, it was a shot at the famed Rocacorba climb outside Girona Spain. In this video, posted on the Garmin-Transitions team website, Hesjedal rips up the climb as a couple of team physiotherapists follow in a team car. It’s all part of key training for the squad as the physios perform lactate testing as soon as the ride is over.