This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan who is reporting his 2nd full tour.
Sandy Casar after winning
Sandy Casar is the Zsar of Col du la Madeleine!!
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life Around Tour de France – Stage 15
This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France follower
The air pistol salute seen once again!!
With the race set to move into the Alps, the frenzy of the tour moves from France to Switzerland. The fans traveling across to the high mountains in campers is a sight to thrill any sport lover. The energy of the mass gathered on the sides of the road waiting for over 5-6 hours just to cheer on their favourite riders shows the popularity of this sport.
Life around Tour de France – Stage 13
This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent follower of Tour de France
The city where Francois Bartholdi was born does indeed have a special place for him. For not only is a square named after him along with a statue but also the pride of place in the town’s main square main is a huge work by him of General Rapp, an Officer in Napolean’s army.
Life around Tour de France – Stage 12
This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France follower
Vittel – the city which is a brand!!
The 12th Stage of the Tour de France started off in Tonnere & ended at Vittel a distance of 211 kms, with the course running through the towns of Rugny, Channes, Juzennecourt, Chaumont & Malaincourt.
Life around Tour de France – Stage 11
This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and a passionate traveler
Cycling Schumacher in the making !!
The Tour de France has always been about the race for the Yellow Jersey & the titanic struggle which the leader of the race has to put up with. For most professional cyclists even wearing the jersey once would be a life time achievement. But guess what, this Tour is becoming a race for the Green Jersey!!
life Around Tour de France – Stage 10
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Petanque – a French pastime !!
As we made our way from Monaco to Issoudun, we saw what is a familiar sight to us now, a group of people standing around a small patch of hard soil, each of them with small steel balls, throwing them around from a stationary spot – all just like how we played marbles when we were young. The difference here was that there were very few young people playing this game and most of the players are often in the 50’s & 60’s!!
Life around Tour de France – Stage 9
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A route through Lourde !!
The 9th Stage in this years Tour de France started off in St.Gaudens & ended in the town of Tarbes. This is a very untypical stage in Pyrenees as with stage the visit to Pyrenees & south France ends and though there are two mountain stages in the infamous Col d’Aspin & the Col du Tourmalet, there is over 70 kms of straight downhill stretch after the climb where the peleton can catch up with any breakaway.
Life around Tour de France – Stage 8
This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a quizmaster by profession and a passionate traveller
Andorra – Jewel in Pyrenees!!
According to legend, Charlemagne founded Andorra in the year 805, but the first documented proof of its existence is from the Act of consecration of the Cathedral of Santa Maria d’ Urgell in 839. Then in 1278 on the basis of sovereignty the Principality of Andorra was born and after many a changes in 1993 the Principality turned into an independent, democratic & social state with an established constitution. Today Andorra is divided into 7 parishes & has the highest life expectancy in the world!!
Life Around Tour de France – Stage 7
beautiful andorra
This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a quizmaster by profession and a foodie
Pyrenees here come the riders!!
As we head from Barcelona to Andorra, where the Stage 7 ends, the bus crosses into Andorra almost 2 hours into the journey & the Pyrenees in its glory is there all around for everyone to see. There are no trains & flights to Andorra, just the road that too just the 2 lanes!!
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