How to follow the Tour de France 2014 from your mobile
The hundredth edition of this popular cycling competition has already started rolling. A sport that the most fans like to follow through the television, although they cannot always do so due to schedule or to go against the siesta. That is why they have other ways of being informed about everything that happens at any time and place thanks to the official application of El Tour de France, which this year receives the name Tour de France 2014 By Skoda, its main sponsor.
It is a very complete information tool. And it is that it has data updated in real time during each stage, to follow in detail everything that happens in the races, but also with other sections that collectnews and data about this competition All seasoned with some extra points such as videos of the day, photographs, and even exclusive content behind the scenes to see how an event like this is put together this.
As soon as the application starts, the user is asked if they want to receive notifications at the beginning of each stage, thus being able to follow thiswithout concern Tour Once inside, the tool shows its different sections in a summary screen that focuses on the stage of the dayThus, the user can see with a single glance data such as the number and place of the stage that he touches or the current classification In addition, from this screen you can quickly jump to other data such as the complete course of this competition, the teams participating or accessing the section of photos and videos
Deepening into its different sections, the user can learn in detail each stage of the route simply by clicking on the menu Ho's stagey. Here is a detailed profile of the stage, its presentation, the scheduled time of completion or even the map drawn on a Google Maps All this to know what the runners will have to face. Something more general is the information in the menu Recorrido Here it is possible to know all the layout of the stages on the map, as well as see one by one all your informationA point in favor to review the classification and results achieved in past stages
In Classifications, on the other hand, all the runners are listed, being able to also know how the championship is progressing according to the points, the mountain stages, the classification youth or by teams All this simply by using the arrows. In addition, the withdrawals tab allows you to see which runners have been left behind in the competition, specifying their bib number and stage in which they left the Tour de France Apart from this section there is the possibility to meet all the teams and riders registered in theTour, offering basic information about his biography.
In addition to this information about the races, the official application of the Tour has the possibility of see videos and photos of interviews and other moments of the competition.It also has a section that collects articles about the Tour and raffles such as helicopter tours of some of the stages. Of course, they are contents that have not been translated into Spanish like the rest of the application.
In short, a complete application for cycling fans, although it is missing the introduction of relevant data from social networks, to which access is only given from the application, not including tweets or publications of runners, teams and other participants. The good thing is that Tour de France 2014 By Skoda is completely free, although only for the Android platform. Can be downloaded from Google Play and App Store
