The Tour De France Inwards 3D
Recently the Wall Street Journal created a WebGL 3D interactive visualization of the Col d'Allos mount phase inward the Tour de France. The Guardian has at in i trial followed adapt amongst a WebGL visualization of the Alpe d'Huez phase of this year's race.
Stage 17 of this year's Tour de French Republic included the pop Col d'Allos mount stage. The Col'Allos is i of the close pop mount passes inward the Tour de French Republic in addition to this twelvemonth was the 34th fourth dimension the road was included inward the race.
The Wall Street Journal created a detailed map of the stage's big descents. The Madness of the Descent looks inward especial at the Col d'Allos. During Stage 17, afterward a steep climb, with an average slope of 5.5%, the riders faced a ten mile descent, where they lost 3,400 feet inward vertical elevation.
The Wall Street Journal's article includes an impressive 3d map of the Cal d'Allos pass. The 3d Col D’Allos visualization was created amongst WebGL in addition to three.js. If you lot conduct i of the 3 yellowish map markers the graphic pans in addition to rotates to highlight dissimilar views of the Col D'Allos descent.
Stage 17 was won yesteryear the German linguistic communication Giant-Alpecin rider, Simon Geschke.
Stage xx of this year's Tour de French Republic volition for the 29th fourth dimension characteristic the famous Alpe d'Huez ascent. Stage xx volition cause got house this Saturday.
The Guardian's The Climb of Alpe d'Huez is a 3d tour of the 14km ascent. The visualization includes forrad in addition to dorsum buttons which let you lot to progress through the road of this mount stage. As you lot progress through the road the 3d map of the Alpe d'Hues rotates in addition to zooms to highlight only about of the close of import points inward the climb.
