A college professor once told me "Son, words matter...and sometimes they're spoken in pictures." Not sure how that correlates to the adage "A picture is worth a 1000 words", but when it comes to The Tour, words AND pictures matter...here's a few to share---enjoy!
"You dream of the Tour. You dream of the Tour De France when you sleep and when you hurt on the a ride. You dream of the Tour sometimes when you see a bike, a racing bike streaking its silhouette down a darkening street or sometimes just when you see a clunky city bike leaning against a brick wall. You do not know why this reminds you of the Tour, but then again all things bicycle do..."
-- Bill Strickland, Bicycle Magazine editor
"There is no room in the Tour for the sick or the weak." -- Laurent Jalabert, legendary French cyclist
"Right now, I would sign an agreement to win the Tour and spend the rest of the season coming in second--it's the greatest race in the world." -- Miguel Indurain, 5-time Tour de France Champion
"In every Tour, we see the winners of future Tours." -- Pierre Chany, legendary French cycling journalist
(Note: the white jersey at the Tour is awarded to the winner of the Best Young Rider category for the best rider competing the event under the age of 23)
"Great riders don't make the Tour--the Tour makes great riders."
-- Ralph Hurne, writer/author, The Yellow Jersey
17 days & a wake-up---the countdown continues :-)
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