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2005 Tour de France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This stage crossed from the mainland of France to the Île de Noirmoutier. The Tour commemorated the death of Fabio Casartelli. Of the competitors in the 2005 Tour, the tallest rider was Johan Van Summeren at 1.98 metres and the shortest was Samuel Dumoulin at 1.58 metres. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_Tour_de_France   (907 words)

Tour de France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Tour de France, Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) and Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) are the three major stage races and the longest of the UCI Calendar at three weeks each. The Tour de France, in contrast, has long been a household name around the globe, even among those not generally interested in professional cycling; it is for cycling what the FIFA World Cup is to football (soccer) in global popularity. Arrival of the 2005 Tour de France in Mulhouse. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tour_de_France   (6269 words)

TV5 - Tour de France 2005 - Troyes - Nancy Images and sounds of the Tour's greatest moments with the achievements of the best racers that have left their marks on the event. The sixth stage’s starting point of the 2005 Tour de France, Troyes has the largest and most beautiful ensemble of 16th century wooden side houses in France. “Nancy 2005, the time of Enlightenment” is a great cultural and popular event that celebrates the 18th century heritage in Lorraine as well as the ideas inherited from this era: tolerance, ethics, secularism, human rights, right to happiness... www.tv5.fr /TV5Site/tour2005/etape_en.php?id=8   (681 words)

Tour de France 2005 Le tour de France or simply ‘Le tour' was first run in 1903 and was won by Frenchman Maurice Garin; since then it's been run every year apart from the years 1915 to 1918 and 1940 to 1946, the years of the two world wars. In 1997, the Tour de France revisited this climb and all the riders stopped for a brief moment to honor Fabio's memory. During the 1967 Tour de France, English rider Tom Simpson collapsed with heat exhaustion and died on the ascent of Mount Ventoux while challenging for the yellow jersey. www.enjoyfrance.com /content/view/23/36   (513 words)

Tour de France, Tour de France 2005, Tour de France bets, cycling, Lance Armstrong Over the last six years, Lance Armstrong winning the Tour de France has been the surest bet in sports. The 2005 Tour de France begins Saturday, July 2 and runs until Sunday, July 24, and Armstrong has already announced that this will be his farewell to the event. He had a sub-par showing at the Paris-Nice race in March, and was fifth in the Tour de Georgia in April. www.bullz-eye.com /wagering/betting_tips/2005/tour_de_france.htm   (1209 words)

Tour of Texas TourWatch 2005 - Tour de France Viewing Party Austin, Texas - sign big card for Lance Armstrong Tour of Texas TourWatch 2005 Monster Podcast of Stage 15 at the Tour de France on July 17, 2005 TourWatch 2005, a television viewing and podcasting party for the Tour de France, is now being held in Austin, Texas at Central Market from July 2 though July 24. The Tour takes place every July, but for those not planning on competing with a hundred speed-demon professional racers, a better bet might be a ride in September when the roads are clear, the weather is fair and the harvest is in. www.touroftexas.com   (3982 words)

Lance in France 2005 Italian Giuseppe Guerini clinched a surprise victory in the 19th stage of the Tour de France. Tour De France 2005 : Rivals resigned to defeat as Armstrong marches on PAU, France (AP) -- Lance Armstrong completed the last of three days in the Pyrenees with a comfortable overall lead in the Tour de France, finishing Tuesday's 16th stage in a group behind stage winner Oscar Pereiro. tdf2005.blogspot.com   (2749 words)

Tour de France 2006 The route for the 2007 Amgen Tour of California was unveiled Wednesday. I've got a rundown over at the Tour de Georgia blog of the host cities for 2007. The Chatenay-Malabry lab that initiated doping findings against 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis admitted today (in Le Monde, in French) that its report on Landis's B-sample includes the wrong number for the sample tested. www.tdfblog.com   (2036 words)

www.cyclingnews.com presents the 92nd Tour de France, 2005. The final stage of the 92nd Tour de France is also the final stage of the career of Lance Armstrong, who will hear the Star Spangled Banner for the seventh year in the row atop the Tour de France podium. France’s summer heat will bake the tired Tour peloton as they head north into to soft underbelly of the Massif Centrale from the red-brick city of Albi to Mende on a hilly, unforgiving parcours to Mende, where local lad Laurent Jalabert won a decade ago. Sunday’s Stage 15 is the Queen Stage of the 2005 Tour de France. www.cyclingnews.com /road/2005/tour05/05index.php   (4213 words)

Tour de France 2006: Television Archives The 2005 Tour, Lance Armstrong's last, averaged 1.6 million combined viewers per day, with an OLN-record 1.7 million tuning in for live coverage of the race's final stage. France in particular has had an outstanding Tour, with 3 stage winners, 2 riders in the top 10, and a remarkable race by French team AG2R. You won't be tuning in to OLN in 2007 for your live Tour de France coverage. www.tdfblog.com /television/index.html   (5309 words)

Tour de France in France, Epic race bike trips in France, biking trips le tour, bike tours, Ireland biking, bicycle ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) DuVine Adventures is a bicycle tour travel operator providing cycling tours in France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Chile, Argentina, California. France biking tour options include Provence, Burgundy, Bordeaux,Loire, and the French Alps biking tours. We also offer deluxe private and incentive travel bicycle tours in Europe: Tuscany, Ireland's Connemara and cycling in Spain's Rioja wine region and in the Swiss alps. www.duvine.com /tourdefrance.html   (325 words)

Custom Getaways - Tour de France packages As official Tour Operator for the Tour de France, we are in a position to offer behind the scenes access you never thought possible. We are partnering with the Tour organizers to offer you a trip which includes excellent accommodations and features not available to the general public. The Etape du Tour is a stage of the Tour de France "open" to the general public. www.customgetaways.com /tourdefrance.htm   (1043 words)

Amazon.com: The 2005 Tour de France: Books: John Wilcockson,Andrew Hood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) The Tour de France’s mix of superstars like Lance Armstrong, and white-knuckle cycling through some of Europe’s most beautiful — and extreme — terrain has made the race for the yellow jersey a seminal event in world sports. First tag: 2005 tour de france love the tour and la... The goal of the book is to give a reader an understanding and an appreciation for the difficult task of not only finishing the Tour de France, a three week, twenty-one stage epic trip of 2,233 miles, but also of finishing first -- seven times in a row. www.amazon.com /2005-Tour-France-John-Wilcockson/dp/1931382689   (1585 words)

France Grand Tour - race for the yellow jersey; tours during the 2007 Tour include challenging bicycle tours on the ... France Grand Tour - race for the yellow jersey; tours during the 2007 Tour include challenging bicycle tours on the routes of the race. This is the first time I travel with a tour package and I must say I was 100% happy and impressed with it, definitely the idea of travelling in a tour with a company has changed to a positive way. No Spectator tours are planned; we can arrange for hotels in Paris at the finish, and we can, with much advance notice, organize self-drive tours for people who want to see the Tour. www.discoverfrance.com /TDF.html   (756 words)

Tour de France 2005: welcome on the official website Secondly, along with the mythical and superb forays into the Alps and the Pyrénées (reappearance of the Cormet de Roselend and the Galibier in the Alps, and of the Marie-Blanque and the Aubisque in the Pyrénées) there will be a very convincing and pretty stage in the Vosges after only one week into the race. On the subject of anniversaries, the 2005 Tour de France cannot forget the tragic and magnificent events that took place ten years ago. It is with this commitment and in this context that, from the Vendée to the Champs Elysées, the course of the Tour de France is open to all ambitions, to genuine ambitions… www.letour.fr /2005/presentationus/index.html   (476 words)

Pro Cycling :: 2005 Tour de France Roster Tour of Italy champion Savoldelli and Popovych, third at the 2003 Giro, are first year team members. The group that rode at the Dauphine Libere (Azevedo, Beltran, Hincapie, Noval, Popovych and Rubiera) showed me they are at a good level while Paolo and Pavel did a great job in the Giro. Paolo was never in doubt [to ride the Tour], especially when he won the Giro, and [he] is such a great rider. team.discovery.com /news/062205tourteam/062205tourteam.html   (318 words)

SBS Tour De France 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has met with T-Mobile management, the team that sacked him last week, with both parties agreeing to keep details of the meeting's discussions private. He was 69th in the stage but has won the Tour de France with a time of 89 hours, 39 minutes, 30 seconds (40.784km/h). The top five in the final stage of the 2006 Tour de France is: 1. www.sbs.com.au /tdf   (241 words)

TV5 - Tour de France 2005 - Issoire - Le Puy-en-Velay Issoire, the nineteenth stage’s departure town of the 2005 Tour de France, proves to be an essential stop when staying in the Puy-de-Dome region (Auvergne). On the “Place de la République”, water, it again, demonizes by its reflections the city’s most beautiful fountain’s richly carved heads. The city of Saint-Austremoine is one of "France’s most beautiful detours", and gathers more than sixty small cities proud of their character and heritage. www.tv5.org /TV5Site/tour2005/etape_en.php?id=21   (606 words)

www.cyclingnews.com presents the 92nd Tour de France But he hit last year's Tour on rising form as riders who had previously been strong fell away, and by the time the 2004 Tour hit the mountains there was no doubt who was in charge. However his form appears in the run up to a Tour, and even with the decline that comes to all riders as they get into their 30s, it would be very foolish to discount Armstrong as the favourite once again this year, especially when you consider the sheer firepower of his Discovery Channel team. His lackluster ride in the mountains of the Tour of Switzerland may indicate that he isn't quite ready, or it may be that he has learned from Armstrong's 2004 tactic and is aiming to hit his best form in the mountains of the 2005 Tour. www.cyclingnews.com /road/2005/tour05   (1650 words)

Product: 2005 Tour de France - 4 hour DVD In a drama-filled three weeks Lance was able to shock both his fellow riders and the fans with his supreme athleticism. Be captivated as the race comes to an end and watch Lance thrill the viewers as he wins his final Tour de France. Complete your Tour de France collection with this DVD that is sure to be filled with strength of mind, body and spirit as well as anticipation, drama and excitement! shop.bicycling.com /webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10007&storeId=10056&productId=28248&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10830&keycode=010414   (223 words)

Tour de France, 2005 tour de france, france bike tour, bike tour france,tour de france bike tour,tour de france ... Tour de France, 2005 tour de france, france bike tour, bike tour france,tour de france bike tour,tour de france 2005,france tour, cycling tour (col is French for mountain pass) such as the Port de Pailheres and the finish at Ax 3 Domaines. But first we’ll catch the departure of stage 13 of the Tour in Miramas. www.beauxvoyages.com /TdFTour1.html   (661 words)

Active.com | 2005 le Tour de France Livingston will be in France for the final two weeks of the Tour as a cycling-tour guest rider, so he'll be able to give a front-row perspective and unique personal insight into the Tour as it unfolds. A self-proclaimed Tour junkie, he's followed every Tour for the past 25 years and, as is the case again this year, planned trips to France to witness key mountain stages first-hand. Sign up for our FREE The Daily Tour Update e-newsletter and you'll be eligible to play in our Daily Tour Trivia Test and get a chance to win great prizes like a trip to the 2006 Tour de France from Velo Echappé Sports International, Cervélo Soloist framesets and MORE. www.active.com /tdf2005/?category=tdf2005_blogs   (587 words)

2005 Tour de France Trip My valuable experience from last year’s Tour is to avoid lodging on the course itself; but rather approach the course by bike to avoid getting caught in road closures and traffic jams, while at the same time, experience the thrill of riding part of the course. We approach the Tour from the back-side by Angeles-Gazost to the top of the Col de Soulor (2 km climb at 6%), return the same way (total 50 mi). Des Peres Travel is not responsible for plane delays or cancellations or misconnections due to plane delays or cancellations or any unforeseen events. www.desperestravel.com /tdf2005.htm   (1638 words)

RTÉ.ie Sport - 2005 Tour de France route unveiled tomorrow The 2005 Tour de France route will be unveiled tomorrow with organisers expected to limit the number of time trials and mountain finishes in a move which will boost Lance Armstrong's rivals. The Tour will start from the island of Noirmoutier just south of Brittany and end on July 24 in Paris. Another mountain stage in the Vosges mountains is also expected shortly after the Tour makes a short incursion in Germany. www.rte.ie /sport/2004/1027/tourdefrance.html   (221 words)

2005 Tour de France bike tours . 2005 Tour de France. Cycling tours You will discover (or see again) how the South of France is varied and lovely but we will also benefit from numerous epic moments viewing the second half of the Tour de France... The racers of the Tour de France are arriving in the Pyrenees at the end of the day. Today is the last time trial of the 2005 Tour. www.cyclande.com /TDF2005Pyren10.htm   (922 words)

2005 Tour de France - 12-hr - Last Remaining Stock! That force of nature called Lance Armstrong concluded his unique reign as the King of the Tour de France in a manner that in hindsight seems inevitable, though there were moments when the ending of this tale of fortitude and determination could not be foretold with certainty. Featuring extended coverage of the critical mountain stages, giving you 12 hours of le Tour — this pack is a true artifact of history, to be watched intently many times, shared with friends, and treasured for all time. It was a feat that left the race commentators totally depleted of superlatives and thrilled viewers throughout the world. shop.cyclingnews.com.au /Cyclingnews/catalogue/category7/c15/c18/p228   (413 words)

BiciRace.com :: 2005 Tour de France Loved by locals, a staggering 76% percent of the French population has attended the Tour at least one time during their life. There is not a pro bike rider on the planet who would not like to have a Tour title under his belt. The 92nd Tour de France takes a departure from the typical Tour format in that the opening stage is not a short prologue, but rather a 19km time trial. www.bicirace.com /race/2005/TourPreview.html   (520 words)

VeloNews: 2005 Tour de France Special Coverage And he did it with trademark panache, something that some journalists suggested he was lacking this year as he methodically picked apart the competition en route to an unprecedented seventh Tour crown. Eight laps of the 6.5km circuit complete the 2005 Tour just 400 meters after the final turn from the Place de la Concorde. History: This is the 30th anniversary of the Tour first finishing on the Champs-Élysées. www.velonews.com /tour2005   (898 words)

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