It’s Tour De France time again!
Tour de France, the annual bicycle event is primarily held in France but also touches the neighbouring countries briefly. We had enjoyed traveling across France and neighborhood.
TdF
“Cavendish fires as usual on Champs-Élysées,Wiggins becomes the first Brit to win TdF 2012”
Mark Cavendish of Team Sky won the last stage of 2012 tour on the Paris Champs-Élysées in his inevitable style.
“Wiggins seals his crown with TT win@TdF 2012”
Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky sealed his efforts to be the first ever British winner of the Tour de France!!
“Cavendish makes it for the 22nd time on the Tour @TdF 2012”
Mark Cavendish rode a blistering sprint in the final 600m and won the second stage in this year’s tour, his 22nd win in his career.
“Valverde scores on the last Pyrenees stage @TdF 2012”
Movistar rider Alejandro Valverde, rode a professional race, judging his opponents to a nicety, and winning atop the final climb to Peyragudes on Stage 17 of the 2012 tour.
“Now Voeckler repeats Bagneres de Luchon win @TdF 2012”
At the age of 37, and perhaps riding his last professional tour, he rode like a champion that he is, and repeated a victory at the same place where he won two years back!!
“Fédrigo repeats Pau win on Stage 15 – TdF 2012”
Pierrick Fédrigo of FDJ-BigMat rode a race, which he had planned for the whole of two years!!
“Luis Leon Sanchez wins Stage 14 – TdF 2012 from Limoux to Foix”
Luis Leon Sanchez rode a very planned race and played his cards to perfection thus outwitting the breakaway and riding in to Foix, to claim his fourth stage win in the Tour.
“Le Cap d’Agdehears the Gorilla roar – Stage 13 – TdF 2012”
A resurgent Andre Greipel of Lotto-Belisol team, fought through the final climb of Mont Saint-Clair, to win his fourth stage in the Tour.
Its “Millar time” at Annonay Davézieuxon Stage 12 – TdF 2012”
For a team which has been at the receiving end right from the day the tour began, Garmin Sharp’s David Millar put in a stellar performance to win the long stage 12
“Rolland rolls on to give Europcar another stage win at TdF 2012”
Pierre Rolland of Europcar was the rider, who chose to escape from the peleton today and steal a stage win, the second in this year’s TdF for the team.
“Voeckler gives Europcar their 1st stage win at TdF 2012”
Thomas Voeckler, the spirited Frenchman on the Europcar team, having won stages and also worn the Yellow Jersey, showed today that on form, he is a class act.