Category: 2005 Tour de France

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMillau Viaduct: To be part of the 2006 Tour de France. [ Photo: Stuart Isett, The New York Times ] The New York Times reports that the Millau Viaduct opened in southern France on Thursday. Billed as the highest road bridge in the world, it’s 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long and…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA report that Lance Armstrong intends to decide in May whether to participate in the 2005 Tour de France appeared in today’s First Edition Cycling News on CyclingNews.com. The report is drawn from an article that appeared in the Austin American-Statesman newspaper. Armstrong and Discovery Channel Cycling Team management intend to…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCyclingNews.com reported that Tyler Hamilton’s contract has been terminated by the Phonak Cycling Team under pressure from the International Cycling Union (UCI). The firing actually took place on November 25, but was not made public until today. Team Phonak had hoped that taking this action would result in the UCI favorably…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteScott Aiello pointed out that mainstream media outlets in the United States have picked up on the interview that Lance Armstrong gave the French newspaper L’Equipe where he said that he was uncertain whether he would be riding in the 2005 Tour de France because he wants to participate in other…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 13th annual L’Etape du Tour was announced in Paris on Thursday at the same ceremony as the 2005 Tour de France Route Announcement. L’Etape du Tour is a pro-am cycling event that takes place each year and gives recreational riders an opportunity to ride one of the stages of that year’s…

Reading Time: 2 minutes2005 Tour de France Route: FromFromentine to the Champs-Elyseesin 23 days.[ Image: Societe du Tour de France ] The Amaury Sports Organization announced the route of the 2005 Tour de France on Thursday in Paris. In 2005, the Tour will proceed clockwise around France, beginning with a 19-kilometer individual time trial on…