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Reproduction by any means without permission is prohibited 4 FREE MAGAZINE DOWNLOAD [www.sportsguide.co.za] Spanish rider to lay claim to more Champs and took six others with than one Tour de France title. He him. The escape was: Veikkanen finished the 21st and final stage in (FDJ), Coyot (GCE), Dumoulin 97th place. (COF), Pichot (BBO), Barredo (QST), After the flag fell to signal the Wegmann (MRM) and Beppu start of racing on the final day, (SKS). By the third of the eight laps there was a brief mock attack they were ahead by 35”. Ignatiev show that he is indeed the fastest from Contador, but from the (KAT) made a bid to try and join man in the world when it comes to This year’s Tour de France riders first kilometre until the 111th, the the leaders but failed. Columbia sprints, his nearest rival was Mark have completed their 21 stages, peloton rode at a tranquil pace. took control of the peloton and all Renshaw. and covered the 3500kms that Once on the streets of Paris, nine riders from Cavendish’s team The victory was so comprehensive make up the Tour. however, the attacking began. stayed on the front of the bunch that there was daylight between By the time that the peloton The first to surge ahead was Calzati from the moment it arrived on the the two Columbia riders and the reached Paris, the yellow jersey (AGR) but he was quickly chased Champs-Elysées. rider in third, Garmin’s sprinter Tyler already had an owner - Alberto down. Then Beppu (SKS) launched The final stage gave Mark Farrar. Contador is now the second an attack before the Haut des Cavendish another chance to WWW.LETOUR.FR SMS TEXT DIARY On the ground reporting from ... Greg Albert (Cyclesphere, Durban)the Tour attended this year’s event... TUES 21 JULY Greg: Saw Voight crash! Shame, Wow spectacular! Mirelle: Kewl…hope he’s ok though… did u have to ride up a mountain today ? (He did… rode last bit of St Bernard… said he Mirelle: 12:57 Where u now? Lance and Contador from the VIP box. The talk was exhausted.) Greg: Working with the mechanics in the team at breakfast this morning is about Lance’s new Mirelle: Will you be in the car tomorrow? area. Next to Lance. The security is crazy. Got a team and the jobs that will be available. Greg: Yip from tomorrow. I’m broken right now. cap from the Astana camp. The mechanics job is tough, as some haven’t We on way back to clean bikes and fit tubes. Mirelle: Cool have you spoken to Lance seen their families for months. I’m in car three Then to dinner with the teams. Greg: Impossible! So much security. today, so not too close to action... WWW.CYCLESPHERE.CO.ZA Wed 22 JULY • 15:10 Watch the start line now... in the silver Mirelle: Looks like magic day there. Will be VW MPV car with white ball on roof. In the car looking out for you on TV… enjoy! with owner of Mavic and Scott, and the Director More than 30 riders were geared up in Greg: Sitting in start village having coffee. of the Tour... with rider 172. Rudy Project sunglasses and helmets at • Raining! • Battery dying. On the 50m to go VIP stand. the 2009 Tour de France! The brand new • In car behind George Hincapie UPdaTE OF 23 JULY TIme TRIAL day Noyz fluo sunglasses, in the vivid winning shades • Behind Menchov Greg: Mind blowing day! Rode the time trial of green, pink and yellow, certainly did not pass by • (16:08) Just passing Horshovd route in the morning. The steepness of the hill unnoticed. • (16:08) With the leader (Quickstep) for time trial was insane. We then went to the • (17:15) Behind Contador race village at 9.30am. With it being a time trial Among the Rudy Project athletes of international THURSday 23 JULY 07H47 there was not too much pressure on vehichles. fame are the likes of top champions, such as Ivan Greg: We just rode the time trial road. Wow, We only had to follow some riders where they Basso and important teams, such as Milram what a climb in it. The Col de Bluffy! So steep! It were short of teams cars. At 12pm I went for a (who were also wearing Rudy Project helmets), Fuji is around a lake, so beautiful. I will be in the car tour with the tour director. We then boarded Servetto and Vacansoleil. the helicopter and followed the riders from the today and in TV helicopter from 2.20pm. What a Tour de France editorial brought to you by Rudy Project tough day in the office. air. Then we moved on to watch the finish of FREE MAGAZINE DOWNLOAD [www.sportsguide.co.za] 5 UNCOVERED THE MCCAIN ADVENI TURE ADDICTS BIMBACHEExtrEMEARSPAIN BY MARK COLLINS THE MCCAIN ADVENTURE ADDICTS TEAM: Graham “Tweet” Bird, Tatum “Hobbit” Prins, Andre “el G-spot” Gie, Mark “McCormack” Collins “Each adventure race is a spiritual journey for each person that competes... You learn and discover new things about yourself, You adjust your outlook on all things, from life in general to small issues, You come out of each race with a new philosophy on how to tackle things.