Tour de France
It all begins today
and promises many view of the French countryside
along with exciting competition.
Check it out here.
(Have a great July 4th Celebration)
Tour de France
Grand Start: Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Saturday, July 4, 2015
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Le Tour de France 100
100 Years
Le Tour
Le Tour de France begins today and looks back to the first Tour in 1903. Three grueling weeks of mountains and time trials, 2,000 miles, 23 stages, all culminating with a finish on the Champs-Elysées.
The Tour de France has visited every region of Metropolitan France except Corsica, but the opening stages this year begin on Corsica as part of the celebrations for the 100th edition of the race.
If you have no interest in the sport, you would surely love the countryside, the little villages, the chateaus, the mountain ridges, the coastlines. Take a look at the towns and villages of the 2013 Tour. There is much to be seen... and, it lasts for three weeks!
Le Tour de France
2013, June 29 - July 21
Corsica and France
Monday, July 26, 2010
À bientôt, Le Tour!
To any/all of those reading this who are either French or feel a connection to France, I absolutely love les trois premières semaines du mois de juillet: Le Tour de France! What a stroke of genius over 100 years ago for a sporting event that captures the heart of the world and displays the amazing cities and countryside of France. How could you not want to visit every ville along the route? I will be a bit sad tomorrow knowing that the broadcasts from France are over until next year.
All there is left to say is: "Merci, le Tour!" "Merci, Henri Desgrange!"
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