http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606?src=rss Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:26:45 -0800 http://www.brightcove.com/?v=1.0 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1026280283?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1040066120_e54fd60401fb54b6b14692b0d3ed5cf070fa2e11.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>The history of the Tour and its greatest riders is intertwined with its most famous climbs. Without the Alpe d'Huez, the Ventoux, and the Galibier, there is no Merckx, or Hinault, or Pantani or Armstrong. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1026280283?src=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:49:07 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1037590296?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1032986683_7b5161f1b624c32d1f47d6c8ea22670059f1aa35.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>The peloton rolls along smooth as bell most days. But sometimes things go wrong. And when they do, it's never pretty. Here are the worst crashes caught on film in Tour history. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1037590296?src=rss Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:18:08 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1023793827?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1040244939_a1bcc8d1e198ab5e0994fa5dcea91ba649c3a85d.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>After winning the fight against cancer, American Lance Armstrong returned to the Tour de France to win the world's greatest race seven times. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1023793827?src=rss Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:17:07 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1039847777?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1041430254_13aafbd3e44898bec5ea0e98bcfcc240d6631265.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>A chronicle of the five year dominance of the Tour de France by the Spanish giant Miguel Indurain. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1039847777?src=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:48:53 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1044920767?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1032986687_520c39080cdbbe26525946079426b86ad074b28b.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>Laughter, joy, exhileration, pain, agony and tears. These are just a few of the feelings that the riders who've suited up for the Tour since it began have dealt with every day of every stage. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1044920767?src=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:48:27 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1025282769?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1042001978_099946cc17f94e56e2ef01781e2cd70ebd615590.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>Every day, before the riders come through, a magnificent parade of vehicles - the Tour Caravan - entertains spectators and showers them with goodies to help them cheer their way through the day. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1025282769?src=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:55:06 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1044920817?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1042001992_db5400f5079ad61cf97c85e5a4fa5ea95c2ad919.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>A colorful patchwork of clips showing the people, the sights, the sounds, the country and the riders that make the Tour de France the world's greatest bike race. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1044920817?src=rss Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:40:56 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1046970824?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1041538982_f64cbc1cd46344974906eff64d4c7e90b78edb1d.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>The turns 100 and Lance wins his fifth title despite a huge challenge from Jan Ullrich and Joseba Beloki http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1046970824?src=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:48:02 -0700 http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1028788744?src=rss <img src="http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d3/unsecured/media/526148719/526148719_1031321929_2f7268a9f9fa1b2be004e6046469ba30d9e1bd2d.jpg?pubId=526148719"/>L'Etape du Tour gives everyday riders like you the chance to ride a complete stage of the Tour de France. The tradition began in 1993 and its popularity has exploded over the years. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1610704606/bclid1023793781/bctid1028788744?src=rss Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:48:14 -0700