Whooooo hooooo! It's started ....

[Lady Willow]

... Le Tour de France that is.

Anybody else going to be watching it? We'll be glued to the evening catchup of the days events and will go and see the time trials at least.

I really how drugs don't put a cloud over proceedings like last year.

I think this could be Cadel Evans' year. The mans got thighs like slabs of well oiled metal.

[theabsinthefairy]

The Tour de France is the last event of our scholastic calendar, as it will be passing through Giat, local to us. All the kids will be decked out with flags and banners along the route.

But apart from seeing it in person going by - I have no intention of watching it I'm afraid. Like most sports I feel it looses something in translation to the little screen.

[Lady Willow]

I wish I lived in your house then! No football, no Olymics, no tennis ... bliss!