Tour-de-France

Just like the Tour de France, optimizing every task is often a very bad strategy.

By early Saturday, he was still awake -- and still did not know who had won the latest stage of the Tour de France.

French police areinvestigating an incident where two cyclists in the Tour de France were shot at and slightly injured with an air rifle.

No change in the general classification now, But from Thursday the stages of the Tour De France cycling will increase in difficulty.

Downhill. Uphill. Scary descent. Hard climb up the other side. The market is like a mountain stage of the Tour de France.

Personally, I think the final legs have the potential to be as exciting as the closing minutes of a Tour de France stage.

Looking toward the year 2000, organisers said the Tour de France could possibly start on the island of Guadelope.

Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen was removed from the Tour de France by his Rabobank team late Wednesday.

Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times, more than any other cyclist.

Hinault is the only rider ever to have finished either first or second in each Tour de France he finished.

The Tour de France is the most splendid view of every summer in the host country, France.

Last week Sarkozy visited the hardest stage of the Tour de France, talking of his love of cycling.

Road cycling has been associated with drugs for years, dragging down the reputation of its most famous race, the Tour de France.

The Guinness world record for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France was set in 1999 by the American cyclist Lance Armstrong.

American cyclist Lance Armstrong, once a cancer sufferer, won the title of the Tour de France six times in a row.

Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France each year from 1999 to 2005, yet he won only a few of the daily stages.

Tricky cyclists in the Tour de France sometimes cheat by upping their red blood cell count for those tough stretches through the Alps.

Cyclist Lance Armstrong looks back as he rides in the last stage of the 2010 Tour de France on July 25, 2010.

Cyclists speed down Noyer pass during the 10th stage of the Tour de France race that started in Chambery, France and will finish in Gap.

In cycling, American Lance Armstrong announced he will return to the Tour de France next year with a new American-based team.

Lance Armstrong receives a massage from a physical therapist before a training session for the Tour de France.

Alberto Contador of Spain won the Tour de France for a second time.

Spains Alberto Contador, who won the Tour de France this year for a third time, has failed the test for a banned substance.

Tuesday's 16th stage of Tour De France cycling race was a 199 kilometer test that ended with a steep 10km climb in the Pyrenees Mountains.

4 as the Tour de France, it was a long wait, fate pass, when the time is up, do not hesitate to.

Misbehaving soccer players are shown yellow as a warning, and Tour de France racers know the man in yellow is the rider to beat.

Cycling's Tour de France, three weeks of athletic agony, begins, confusingly, in the Netherlands.

It follows allegations made by Landis, who was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title following a positive drugs test.

This Saturday, the 97th edition of the Tour de France starts in Rotterdam, kicking off three weeks of bicycle racing.

You won't see a "clean" Tour de France winner any sooner than you'll see a fat world cup climber.

But Paris could just be the first stop on your personal Tour de France.

Andy Schleck of Luxembourg (left) leads the pack as they ride during the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, July 18, 2010.

French rider Jacky won the 100 kilometer eighth stage of the Tour de France from . . . to . . . on Sunday.

He added the seven-time Tour de France champion should make a fast recovery.

In 2006 cycling fans worldwide were shocked when the winner of the annual cycling race, the Tour de France, was caught doping.

The peloton travels through a rural French landscape along stage 12 of the Tour de France on July 16, 2010 in Mende, France.

Everyone's on bikes, from the pelotons of the Tour de France to the bicycle transporters of Burundi.

The pack climbs towards the finish outside Mende, background, during the 12th stage of the Tour de France on France, Friday, July 16, 2010.

On Sunday evening in Paris, Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the illustrious Tour de France cycling race.

The pack of riders is briefly joined by several sheep during the 17th stage of the Tour de France from Pau to Tourmalet Pass, July 22, 2010.

A fan attends the third stage of the Tour de France between Wanze, Belgium and Arenberg, Germany.

Not all bamboo bikes are expensive or aimed at riding the Tour de France.

In a race where every second matters, it was a devastating blow to Armstrong's hopes of winning a record eighth Tour de France.

If you practice that much, you can join the Tour de France! Timmy: What's that?

The peloton sprint towards the finish line on stage four of the 2010 Tour de France from Cambrai to Reims on July 7, 2010 in Reims, France.

Armstrong has also lost his Tour de France titles.

Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France.

A rider recovers at the finish line following stage 17 of the Tour de France on July 22, 2010 in Col du Tourmalet, France.

If you have watched the Tour de France 98 years Epic mountain in the race, you might notice by the players suffer from wet conditions.

The Australian cyclist Cadel Evans has won this year's Tour de France.

When will the first Chinese win the Tour de France?

The Tour de France is the most famous bicycle race in the world.

Cyclists pass a stack of timber during stage 18 of the Tour de France on July 23, 2010 in Bordeaux, France.

How do Race Organisers Time Cyclists in the Tour de France?

The Tour de France bicycle race is about 2500 miles long.

Tour de France is the world's most influential and largest, the highest level of bicycle race game.

He also admitted, police say, to authoring the failed bombing last year of a site the Tour de France was set to pass the following day.

And Floyd Landis has lost his final chance to retain his 2006 Tour de France title.

For someone who is riding in his last Tour de France, Armstrong is not receiving many parting gifts.

How long is the Tour de France bicycle race?

THE 97th Tour de France finishes on Sunday July 25th in Paris after 3, 642km (2, 263 miles) of cycling over 21 gruelling days.

He won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005.

The Tour de France in London

The Discover Channel team was sponsored by it, This team had seven consecutive winning the tour de France. USA

You're like Lance on a mountain in the Tour de France

Tour de France cyclists have big hearts

African Mans Wins Tour de France

The Perilous Tour de France