Ifan Roberts

Ifan Roberts

Enthusiastic sport scientist, crazy about all things endurance.

Train smart(er)

Train smart(er)

Train like a pro at the Tour of Britain, with the click of a button. With Pillar: the smart training app. With the Tour of Britain over for another year, it's always intriguing to understand how the pros train to reach this pinnacle of cycling performance. To attain

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 8

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 8

12th Sep 2021 Stonehaven → Aberdeen Yesterdays's Stage: Deceuninck - Quick-Step's Yves Lampaert rides to victory after a day in the breakaway. The Belgium rider outsprinted Matteo Jorgenson of Movistar and Mathew Gibson of home team Ribble-Weldtite to take stage seven honours. After a punchy day of

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 7

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 7

11th Sep 2021 Hawick → Edinburgh Yesterday's Stage: Wout van Aert makes it a hat-trick of wins as he takes the stage honours on stage six. The Belgian champion outsprinted the race leader Ethan Hayter, closing the overall lead in the GC battle to just four seconds. Ethan Hayter

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 6

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 6

10th Sep 2021 Carlisle → Gateshead Yesterday's Stage The young Brit Ethan Hayter out-sprinted Mark Cavendish and Giacomo Nizzolo to take the victory on stage five. By taking the win and the bonus seconds, Hayter retakes the overall race lead from Wout van Aert. Nizzolo of Team Qhubeka-NextHash finished

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 5

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 5

09 Sep 2021 Alderley Park → Warrington Yesterday's Stage: Wout van Aert reclaims the race lead after edging Julian Alaphilippe to stage four win on the Great Orme climb. Both riders dropped to the ground in exhaustion after dismounting at the finishing line of the gruelling 210 kilometre route

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 4

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 4

08 Sep 2021 Aberaeron → Great Orme, Llandudno Yesterday's Stage: The INEOS Grenadiers claimed victory in the team time trial on stage three, moving British rider Ethan Hayter into the overall lead. The INEOS team completed the technical 18.2 kilometre course in a time of 20:22 min,

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 3

Pillar's ToB Daily Updates - Stage 3

07 Sep 2021 Llandeilo → National Botanic Garden of Wales Yesterday's Stage: American Robin Carpenter held off the peloton to win stage two of the 2021 Tour of Britain. He finished 33 seconds ahead of the peloton which means he now claims the leader's jersey from Wout