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What with Formula 1, Wimbledon, the Ashes and Tour de France, sports-crazy people in the southern hemisphere are currently suffering badly from sleep deprivation.

Being a follower of the TDF, I’m one of the zombies. But, it’s totally …

All eyes on Monaco with the Countdown to the start of the Tour de France time-trial this afternoon.

Today’s strenuous route is apparently unusual for a time-trial on the first day so it’s all excitement from Day 1.

I hope …

Wow, what a weekend June 21st was – the Summer Solstice, Father’s day, the British F1 races and lots of summer festivals all over Europe. Thank goodness that weekend is over.

And now to get ready for the next …

If you’re looking for reasons to travel to Paris for a short city break, here are three fantastic reasons to travel to Paris in July.

Summer Sales

The great summer sale in Paris starts on June 24th and runs till …

Mon Dieu! All those late nights watching the finish of each stage of the Tour de France and we’re suffering from sleep deprivation and exhaustion from watching those huge mountain climbs.

Stage 13 of the Tour de France is still in the Languedoc-Roussillon region which stretches from the foothills of the Pyrenees on the Spanish border to the mouth of the Rhône. This stage starts from Narbonne and ends …

Well, we’re at the half way stage and all fans of Cadel Evans, especially his mum, sighed a huge sigh of relief when he survived that horrendous crash. His cracked helmet explains how huge the impact was and …

The world’s most gruelling bicycle race is just around the bend.  The 2008 Tour de France marks the 95th anniversary of this high profile professional cycling event.  Competitors in this 23 day annual event will hit …