You may have noticed that the Tour de France has been on for the last 3 weeks. I love this sporting event. Many people can't see the appeal of a bunch of blokes riding around France on their bikes and if that's the case then I'm not going to ry and explain the appeal!!
Anyway, this year has been great for British riders. Mark Cavendish, the Manx Missle, was always on for a few sprint stage wins but finishing with 6, including the final Paris stage, was amazing! And would have won the Green Jersey had it not been for a disqualification in a stage that he shouldn't have been done for.
And Bradley Wiggins, finishing 4th overal. 4th!!! Amazing. And had it not been for a bit of an error early in the race when he got caught in a small split in the peleton he may have had 3rd. The guy has tansformed himself froma track star to a mountain climber and looks good for next year.
David Millar, as always, rode like a trooper, helping Bradley out as a team mate and also with a valiant break away that failed with 1km to go in Barcelona.
Can't wait for next year with Team Sky (the new GB team) and Lance Armstrongs Team Radioshack as well.
At least the French have got one thing right ;-)
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