Road Bicycle Racing – Tour de France
Bicycle racing is one of the most popular and celebrated sports across the globe. When racers indulge in racing on their cycles on roads, it is termed as road bicycle racing. Road bicycle racing, also known as road racing is the most popular sport in Europe. Some of the countries that are known to be enthusiasts in this sport are France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.
Some of the biggest events of this sport are actually some of the earliest road bicycle races of Europe. One of the most famous amongst these races that attracts road bicycle racers from across the globe is Tour de France.
Tour de France, as the same suggests is a race that covers all France and a bleeds into bordering countries. It is an annual road bicycle race that covers almost 3,500 km. to cover all of France. Tour de France continues for 3 weeks and is divided into day-long segments that are called stages. The course of the race changes every year but the culmination point is always Paris. The winner of the race is decided according to the cumulative performance of each racer over the period of the entire 3 weeks.
There are three such “Grand Tours” in road bicycle racing that are held every year. Out of all these, Tour de France is considered to be the most popular and prestigious one. All racers and enthusiasts of this sport look forward to the commencement of this event.
Giro d’Italia 2009
The second stage of the Giro d'Italia (from Jesolo to Trieste, 156 km, 10 May 2009). The Giro d'Italia (the Tour of Italy), also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists. 2009 marks the centenary edition of the Giro d'Italia; it's the edition of the return of Lance Armstrong. The stage winner is Alessandro Petacchi. Mark Cavendish is the pink jersey. In this video, Mark Cavendish passes very close to my videocam. La seconda tappa ...
Sportsbook