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Edinburgh forgoes Tour de France prologue in order to increase strength of overall British bids for 2014 and 2015

Source: The Telegraph, Nov 17 2012, 3:15pm CST

Event Scotland and Edinburgh had hoped, and planned, to stage the ‘grand départ’ and a prologue in Edinburgh, followed by a Scottish stage, but they confirmed on Saturday that they would settle for the départ and a stage that starts i ...

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Le Tour de France: The Official Treasures

Source: The Independent  |   May 25 2013, 6:22pm CDT

"Minors must provide written authorisation from their parents or guardian in order to take part," reads Article Three of the 1910 Tour regulations; there must have been some tough kids around in those days. Th ...

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Bradley Wiggins must 'back off' and support Chris Froome - Shane Sutton

Source: Daily Mail - UK  |   May 25 2013, 5:47pm CDT

Britain's top cycling coach Shane Sutton has told his ‘surrogate son’ Sir Bradley Wiggins to ‘back off’ and support Team Sky colleague Chris Froome’s bid to win the Tour de France. Sutton, a no-nonsense Australian, is the head coach of British Cycling an ...

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"ASO asked us to bring our bid forward and if they ask us to stage the départ and four days’ in 2014, we’re good to go"


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