Three weeks of the toughest sporting event in the world is about to kick off tomorrow, and I'm really looking forward to this year's tour as the General Classification (aka le maillot jeune) is very open and has the added interest of the returning Lance Armstrong. The question is whether he'll be the main focus for Astana, his team, or whether they ( Read more... )

It's that time of year again. Oh yes.

Le Tour de France.

Three weeks of  the hardest, most gruelling sporting event in the world. On Saturday the twenty stage affair kicks off in central London with the Prologue, and then on Sunday is Le Grand Depart, a 203km stage from London to Canterbury. Then on Monday it lands back on the Continent, a 168km ( Read more... )