Question about Pedals

[MightyMitre]

goddess1222 - thank you for your message re; the death of some of our soldiers. This is a subject most people have very strong opinions on so I think i'll steer clear for now, but thank you for your thougths.

Back to bikes...!


Hill Nelly - the Womens TdF is called La Grand Boucle Feminine which roughly translates as the big loop. It usually starts about a week after the mens one and lasts about 2 weeks. The stages aren't quite so long - usually about 4 or 5 hours rather than the 6 or 7 the men do . They have good coverage on French TV but I can't get it in England . Having never been to see it for myself i don't know if it's as high profile as the mens race but it's certainly ridden in the same spirit.

Try this website - it's the official Womens Tour de france website but unfortunatly it's in French www.velo-feminin.com or for some good pictures try this one - it's a bit strange . www.geocities.com/jeanpba . You need to scroll down to nearly the bottom of the first page and look for La Grand Boucle Feminine a Grenoble. It's got a "New" logo flashing next to it.

I'd also like to find out more myself as I'll be in France at some point this summer and would like to catch it. If I find out any more - or anything that's not in French I'll post it here.