The mount for the telemetry sensor hidden underneath each of the 198 riders in the peloton at the 2016 Tour de France. Photo courtesy of Dimension Data.
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What’s New from Dimension Data at the 2016 Tour de France

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If you’ve been vigilantly watching the Tour de France you may have noticed a new piece of technology poking out from underneath each rider’s seat.

Dimension Data, the timing sponsor of the Tour de France are responsible for these telementry sensors that feed real-time data to their brand new data truck. This influx of information can be shared by Dimension Data across their updated website, through more graphics on television and on social media.

The new telemetry sensor on all the riders bikes, feeding real-time data of speed, power and weather conditions from within the peloton back to the new Dimension Data truck. Photo courtesy of Dimension Data.
The new telemetry sensor on all the riders bikes, feeding real-time data of speed, power and weather conditions from within the peloton back to the new Dimension Data truck. Photo courtesy of Dimension Data.
The mount for the telemetry sensor hidden underneath each of the 198 riders in the peloton at the 2016 Tour de France. Photo courtesy of Dimension Data.
The mount for the telemetry sensor hidden underneath each of the 198 riders in the peloton at the 2016 Tour de France. Photo courtesy of Dimension Data.

The new capabilities include the A.S.O. Race Centre, a web-based application hosted on Dimension Data’s cloud platform with live race data, video, photographs, social media feeds and race commentary, which combines with a new live tracking website to give viewers an immersive digital experience.

Check out the video by Dimension Data below and let them explain everything else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBz_qlazho

 

 

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