le Tour de France

This year's Tour de France starts this Saturday, 3 July, and ends on Sunday 21 July.  Although I will be in France for much of the Tour, fate does not bring the tour close enough to see.  Which is disappointing, because I really want to see the Caravan, the circus of sponsor vans, etc., that sets up and runs before the riders arrive at the finish.  I hear that there is all sorts of free stuff to be had; but I'll miss it in person.  However, I'll follow in the French newspapers and on television.  You can do the same; there is a website that has all the information that you will ever want to know about the Tour - history, jerseys (there's more than just the yellow jersey, there is a white jersey with red polka dots, a green jersey, and a lantern for the rider who is last).  Take a look, and then remember to watch the Tour!
Tour de France 2010 website