Tour de France 2017: 5 Best Cycling Apps for Android!
With the Tour de France starting on the 1st of July, we thought it would only be right to find some of the best cycling apps on the market.
These apps vary from tools to help track your rides to social networks that will help you connect with other riders and discover their routes. For anyone who enjoys cycling, either as a hobby or as a regular way of keeping fit, these apps are for you.
MapMyRide GPS Cycling Riding
First up is MapMyRide. This app uses your GPS within your Android to monitor your route, how far you travel, your speed and much more. It’s also very informative too, so you can get cool information such as the elevation of the land.
Tour de France Tour Tracker
Next up is the Tour de France Tour Tracker. This is a great app for anybody who follows this hugely impressive tour and let’s you find out a wealth of information regarding the contestants, progress etc. It’s intuitive, simple and an all round great app.
AllTrails – Hiking & Biking
AllTrails is an app for cyclists and hikers alike. It makes it really easy to find routes nearby (or far away) and you can track your progress in real-time along the way. It’s easy to filter through different maps and you can find one perfect for your ability.
Runtastic Road Bike Tracker
Runtastic is excellent for using cycling as part of a workout regime. It’ll track your distance and tell you exactly how far you’ve travelled. It’ll also let you know how intense it is overall from a workout point of view too.
Relive Running & Cycling
Lastly we have a social app which focuses on cycling as the focal point. It’s a great way to meet and chat with other cyclists and you can discover other peoples routes. If you like the route you can do it yourself too. As far as socially-orientated apps that revolve around cycling go, this one’s a must.