This weekend sees the start of Le Tour de France 2008. This is one of the greatest sporting events on the planet. I will be recording and watching all the highlights shown on itv4 at 7.00pm to 8.00pm each day.
Last years race was really controversial with many riders and some teams being expelled for taking drugs & missing drug tests. Let's hope this years race free from such incidents so we can concentrate on the cycling.
If you've never watched le Tour before then tune into the highlights show on ITV, particularly when the race is in the Alps or Pyrenees.
The fitness of these guys is unbelieveable. They cycle around 150-180 kilometres a day, everyday for 3 weeks. By the end of the tour they actually begin to loose weight, all the fat is burned up and the muscles begin to reduce.
Last year Le Tour was won by Alberto Contrador, my prediction for this year is Cadel Evans from the Silence-Lotto team. One thing is for sure - Le Tour will be won or lost in the mountain stages.
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