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Video: A celebration of the 2009 Tour de France
sun-flower_fabio_visentinOct 16th. 09. A fantastic non-verbal video celebrating the beauty of the 2009 Tour de France; the amazing scenery, the crowd atmosphere and the peloton drama.

 

 
Reactions to the 2010 Tour de France course

contador_alberto_5_thumbOct 16th, 09. The top three riders from the 2009 Tour de France give their personal views on the 2010 course and what it means for their own ambitions.

 
2010 Tour de France route
tourdefrancelogoOct 16th, 09. From July 3rd in Rotterdam to July 25th in Paris, the 97th Tour de France is made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages covering a total distance of 3,600kms.
 
The attitude of a champion: Roulston
roulstonaction_2Jul 30th, 09. Many of us think just getting to the Tour de France is amazing and to finish the 21 stage race is an incredible achievement. To Hayden Roulston that's the wrong attitude.
 
Dean looks to his 6th Tour de France

deanrestdayheadJul 29th, 09.  Julian Dean has just finished his 5th Tour de France and he's already making plans.  Plans on how to beat the Columbia HTC train, and personal plans for his 6th Tour.

 
Hincapie confirms broken collarbone

tdwtf14hincapieclosethumbJul 29th, 09.  George Hincapie's self assessed "up and down" Tour hit another down note today when the Columbia HTC rider confirmed he has a broken collar bone.

 
BMC Grand Prize winner
thumb_bmclogosmallJul 28th, 09. One lucky RoadCycling.co.nz reader received the call many of you had been hoping for - he has won the Tour de France Grand Prize, the BMC Racemaster SLX01.
 
Tour battles: Hushovd vs Cavendish

tf13hushovdgreenthumbJul 27th, 09. The 2009 Tour de France battle for the green jersey reminded us why it's called the "points" jersey and not the "sprint" jersey.

 
Contador wins 4th Grand Tour title
contador_alberto_5_thumbJul 27th, 09. Alberto Contador was today crowned the 2009 Tour de France champion.  Not only is this the fourth Grand Tour win for Contador, it is the fourth in a row.
 
Cavendish lives the sprinter's dream
tdw_tf21cavprizethumbJul 27th, 09. Continuing his total dominance of the sprints in the 2009 Tour de France, Columbia HTC's Mark Cavendish took the top prize by winning on the Champs Elysées today.
 
Video highlights from Stage 21
tourdefrancelogoJul 27th, 09. Video overview of Stage 21, Paris, with an overview of the whole 2009 Tour de France.
 
Contador and Armstrong part ways

tf15contadoryellowthumbJul 26th, 09. As Alberto Contador prepares to share his Paris podium with Lance Armstrong, the Spaniard confirmed he and his current Astana teammate are parting ways.

 
Roulston conquers Mt Ventoux
dl05signJul 26th, 09. Kiwi Hayden Roulston had an amazing time on Mt Ventoux today. He proved he can climb with the best of them and he enjoyed a special moment with Lance Armstrong.
 
Video highlights from Stage 20
tourdefrancelogoJul 26th, 09. Video overview of Stage 20, Mt Ventoux, interview with winner Juan Garate and a preview of stage 22 in Paris - English.
 
Garate victorious at Mt Ventoux
garatethumbJul 26th, 09. Rabobank's Juan Garate was the victor in the battle for Mt Ventoux today whilst the war for the Paris podium happened behind him.
 
Battle calls for Mt Ventoux

mtventoux1ktthumbJul 25th, 09. On the eve of the penultimate day of the 2009 Tour de France, hear what the top riders said about their Mt Ventoux challenge.

 
And so to Mt Ventoux

dl05signJul 25th, 09. Whatever criticism has been thrown at the organisers over a few lack lustre stages, no one can deny their course has kept this Tour alive until the very end. 

 
Dean has Paris in his sights

deanrestdayheadJul 25th, 09. Julian Dean says today's surprise push to catch the break made it the fastest stage so far of this three week Tour de France.  

 
Cavendish surprises with a win
thumb_tdw_tf19_cav_closeJul 25th, 09. On a day when the break was expected to stay free, but didn't,  Mark Cavendish earned top honours, winning his fifth stage of this Tour de France.
 
Video highlights from Stage 19
tourdefrancelogoJul 25th, 09. Video overview of Stage 19, interview with winner Mark Cavendish and a preview of stage 20, Mt Ventoux- English.
 
Dean and Roulston talk Tour TT

juliandeanglassesthumbJul 24th, 09. The two kiwis in the Tour de France were happy with their time trial results in a day that didn't require too much of them.

 
Contador confirms his dominance
tf18contadorcarthumbJul 24th, 09. Astana's Alberto Contador proved once again that he deserves to be wearing the yellow jersey when he won today's 40km time trial.
 
Why did Contador attack?
contador_alberto_5_thumbJul 23rd, 09.  One of the more puzzling moves in today's stage came when Astana's leader Alberto Contador attacked leaving the Schleck brothers, and his own teammate, behind.
 
Brotherly bond beats Astana boys

schleck_frankthumbJul 23rd, 09. The top rivals fought it out over the many mountain passes in the Queen stage of the Tour, but it was Saxobank's Schleck brothers who proved the strongest today.

 
Hushovd wins most combative
tf17hushovdthumbJul 23rd, 09. Hushovd was the surprise rider today, winning the Most Combative award on the Queen stage of this year's Tour de France.
 
Video highlights from Stage 17
tourdefrancelogoJul 23rd, 09. Video overview of Stage 17, interview with winner Frank Schleck and a preview of stage 18's ITT - English.
 
Vannisselroy shares his Tour de France

Jul 23rd, 09. Kiwi reporter Brenton Vannisselroy shares his tales as he follows the huge media entourage around France. Week 3 - from sleeping in his car to the luxury of one of the world's top ski resorts.

 
Roulston continues to do as he's told

roulstonaction_2Jul 22nd, 09. Hayden Roulston has been very visible in this Tour de France and today was no exception.  His first attack came just 200m after race start!

 
Evans' podium hopes left behind

evans_cadelthumbJul 22nd, 09. Cadel Evans followed up the previous stage's self proclaimed, "1st bad day in five Tour de France's" with a second bad day today.

 
Voigt ok after crash
jensvoigtheadthumbJul 22nd, 09. SaxoBank's Jens Voigt is "OK under the circumstances" said a team spokesperson after initial examinations on the German who crashed heavily today.
 
Astarloza wins his first Tour stage

tf16astarlozaJul 22nd, 09.  Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi) won top honours in today's stage 16 battle that saw the peloton attack two mountain passes and travel through three countries.

 
Video highlights from Stage 16
tourdefrancelogoJul 22nd, 09. Video overview of Stage 16, interview with winner Mikel Astarloza and a preview of stage 17 - English.
 
Inside a Tour de France team car
teamsaxobank_logoJul 21st, 09. VIDEO Up close and personal with Saxo Bank's team car, GPS, satelite TV, radio, spare bike parts and lots of extra wheels, food and more.
 
Contador sleeps better in yellow
tf15contadoryellowthumbJul 21st, 09. At the 2nd rest day press conference, Astana's Alberto Contador shared that after his Verbier win, "I have more advantage than I expected"
 
Communications behind the Tour de France
tourdefrancelogoJul 20th, 09. VIDEO.  Behind the scenes in the Tour de France. (1) Up in the helicopter, (2) Behind race radio.
 
Roulston and Sastre happy with performance
roulstonaction_2Jul 20th, 09. Hayden Roulston could have been forgiven for having tired legs after his great ride for 3rd place yesterday, but he didn't need to be forgiven, he was just fine.
 
Armstrong concedes as Contador takes control

tf15contadoryellowthumbJul 20th, 09. Alberto Contador took control of team Astana and the Tour de France today when he pulled away from the field to win the 1st day in the Swiss Alps.

 
Boonen backs out of Tour
thumb_tf10boonenJul 20th, 09. After battling for permission to be included in this year's Tour de France, Tom Boonen withdrew before the start of today's stage.
 
Video highlights from Stage 15
tourdefrancelogoJul 20th, 09. Video overview of Stage 15, interview with winner Alberto Contador, Week 2 and 3 summary and a preview of stage 16 - English.
 
Cavendish disqualified after sprint move
tf09cavlinethumbJul 19th, 09. Mark Cavendish was relegated to last position after the Tour de France organisers determined he broke sprint rules in the final meters of today's stage.
 
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