The race

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Sports Tournaments Tour de France

Objectives

Geography

  • Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.

Design and Technology

  • Understand and apply the principles of nutrition and learn how to cook.

Lesson Planning

Find out what it is like to compete in the modern Tour by getting to know the riders of Team Sky. Take a look behind the scenes at the support teams involved, and consider the importance of teamwork to enable success. Make cycling energy bars with instructions by Simon Richardson, British professional cyclist.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate what it is like to compete in the modern Tour and take a look behind at the scenes at the support teams involved.
  • To reflect on their own personal goals.
  • To make nutritional cycling energy using a recipe by Simon Richardson, British National Mountain Bike Champion.

Children will:

  • Understand more fully what it is like to compete in the modern Tour and take a look behind the scenes at the support teams involved, considering the importance of teamwork to enable success.
  • Reflect on their own personal goals, how they plan on achieving them and who will support them.
  • Make a nutritional cycling energy bar.

Provided Resources

  • How to make Simon Richardson’s cycling energy bars

You Will Need

  • Ingredients for energy bars.