Stage 1: Monaco Time Trial (15.5 km) Time for the Tour de France again. As I have said before, I watch for the scenery rather than the men in shorts. This year I will be spending less time recording the minutiae of the race and trying to find just one or possibly two pictures each day of places I have found pretty, interesting or would like to add to my ‘must visit’ list. Mind you, this year will be very interesting with the return of seven times winner Lance Armstrong , who has come out of retirement. We will, of course, particularly be following the fortunes of our British riders: Mark Cavendish , winner of four stages last year, Bradley Wiggins , five times Olympic gold medalist (2004 & 2008) and David Millar from Scotland, British national road champion and time trial champion in 2007 and the only British rider to have... [read full story]
