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Tour de France 2009
In 2009, the
96th Tour de France begins on Saturday July 4 and continues on
in 21 stages to the Champs-Elysees Paris finish on Sunday July
26, 2009.
Among other
firsts this year including a Stage 1 start in Monaco, and
the first ever mountain finish (via Mont Ventoux just before the
big climax at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris)
the biggest news this year has to be the return of Tour
de France champion Lance
Armstrong since
retiring as a seven time champion in 2005.
Tour
de France on TV
In the U.S.,
cable channel Versus provides live coverage, while Canadians can
tune into TSN. Eurosport UK covers the race across the pond, while
in Australia live coverage and next-day highlights will be featured
on SBS.
Tour
de France 2008 Recap
Apparently,
the chance that a rider might face worldwide disgrace for doping
did not deter last year's group of riders, with the most visible
scandal taking place on July 17, 2008. That's when Italian rider
Riccardo Ricco - who had won two stages of this years race
- was kicked out of the competition for failing a drug test midway
through the race at Stage 11 - a shocker.
The winner?
Spanish cycler on Team CSC Carlos
Sastre, one of the Tour de France favorites who has since
joined the Cervélo TestTeam who will be defending his title
for the 2009 tour.
Tour
de France On the Web
Elsewhere on
the Web, get the complete picture of the 96th annual Tour de France
in 2009 with video clips, photos, up-to-minute blog reports and
more on Tour de France history ...
Tour
de France 2009
- The complete route, news flashes in real time, plus updated
classifications, positions, gaps between the riders, video and
photos of the competition. In English and French.
2009
Tour de France Live Dashboard - A treasure trove of online
information on the route, stages, teams, photos and worldwide
TV schedules.
BBC
Sport | Cycling - Complete news coverage including feature
articles, video clips, photos, a complete rider list, rider and
team profiles, and a Tour de France Guide
to Bikes.
Yahoo!
Sports - Cycling - The lastest Tour de France news off
the wires of AP, Reuters, and more plus feature stories, photo
gallery.
Bicycling.com
- The cyber version of the print publication with feature articles,
special Tour de France coverage along with the latest updates,
standings & photos, plus more on general cycling tips, online
forum, related links.
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