Cycling Revealed

By Graham Jones
and Barry Boyce
CyclingRevealed Historians

CyclingRevealed's First Impressions '09

Here at CyclingRevealed we will report on Le Tour in a manner that would appeal to those great cycling historians.

Tour de France 09 Stage Profiles xxx 2009 Picture Recap

Stage 1 x Sons of Brittany	Stage 11 x Raison d'être
Stage 2 x My First Hero	Stage 12 x Traitors' Gate
Stage 3 x Journey to the Center of the Earth!	Stage 13 x A Straightforward Affair
Stage 4 x Battle of Cholet	Stage 14 x Sweet Smell of Success
Stage 5 x The Longest Day	Stage 15 x A Seven Mile Race
Stage 6 x Bring Out the Climbing Legs	Rest Day 2 x A Great Tour
Stage 7 x Nerves of Steel	Stage 16 x Eagles and Angels
Stage 8 x Transition	Stage 17 x Triumph of Mortal Intelligencel
Stage 9 x Let the Racing Begin!	Stage 18 x A Head-Banger Special!
Stage 10x CSC's Bloodletting in the Circle of Death	Stage 19 x Lull Before the Storm
Stage 10 Supplement Entry into the Circle of Death	Stage 20 x The Hautacam Spell
Rest Day 1 x Low Expectations, Awesome Racing	Stage 21 Final Impressions Accolade of a Great Tour

Bastille Day is a National holiday in France. History lessons tell us that Kings and Queens often used the Bastille (a prison in Paris) to lock up the dissidents. To the people of France the Bastille was a symbol of all the bad things done by their Kings and Queens. On July 14, 1789, a large force of French citizens stormed the Bastille and claimed independence for the people. Today, July 14th symbolizes the end of Monarchial rule in France. It is an Independence Day and the beginning of a new form of government.

Almost every year the Tour de France organizers schedule a stage on Bastille Day. For a Frenchman to win that stage is very prestigious. The following is a list of Bastille Day stage winners.

Laurent Jalabert a Bastille Day winner in 1995 and 2001

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