Le Tour de France

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Channel: leonardmlee · 2017 · Sports

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So its Sportive/ Gran Fondo season again and while us recreational riders are off cycling around  our chosen events, the pros are riding a little event of their own over in France.

I love Le Tour de France. It has been one of the highlight of my summers for many years ever since I was at school. Some of my happiest memories of the late 1970s and early 1980s are being round at my best chum Karl's house watching the Tour de France on TV.

In 1994 Le Tour visited my home town and I was there watching the riders leave Portsmouth on their 200+km ride around the beautiful Hampshire countryside. 

My last visit to The Tour was in 2005 during the Lance Armstrong era. I had an amazing view on Le Rue de Rivoli and watched the riders pass me about eight times.

Watching Le Tour in Paris is a pretty special experience. If you ever get the chance to do it yourself I can thoroughly recommend it.

If you would like to follow my efforts on the bike you can follow me on Strava. My profile is here: http://www.strava.com/athletes/515946

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