A Mobile App That Changes the Way Fans Watch Pro CyclingTour Tracker app provides fan with real-time tracking of racers.
ByMatt Villano•
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With courses often exceeding 100 miles, professional bike racing isn't exactly a spectator sport. Along the route, a fan is lucky to catch a mere five seconds of frenzied excitement as the riders zoom past. This is why gearheads are geeking out overTour Tracker, a mobile app for iOS and Android smartphones.
The app provides fans with real-time tracking of the racers on course maps and elevation profiles, live streaming video, live text commentary, chat rooms, race results, stage overviews and more. "We try to replicate as much about the race experience as we possibly can so a fan knows everything that's going on," says Allan Padgett, the app's creator.
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