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SBS 11 DVD TDF Box Set
This special Collectors edition 11 DVD boxed set features 25 hours of race highlights and the most memorable tour moments from 2003 through to 2007 - plus 80 mins of bonus footage which includes "Aussie Onslught" and "Cadel Evans on Tour". Commentary by Mike Tomalaris, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen. 

The Tour de France - the world's most prestigious and most difficult bicycle race. Of the three foremost races (the others being the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), the Tour de France attracts the world's best riders.

Staged for three weeks each July the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of 9 riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles), mainly in France, with occasional and brief visits to such countries as Belgium, Italy, Germany, and Spain. In 2007 England hosted the opening stage for the first time.

The Tour is France's premier annual sporting event and has deep cultural roots. It is watched by huge crowds from the roadside and is televised around the world as one of the supreme tests of athletic endurance. Divided among time-trial racing and racing stages covering both flat land and great stretches of mountainous inclines, it is a rare cyclist who can perform well at both time trials and climbing, and those who can usually wear the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) of victory at the end of the race in Paris.

Established in 1903 by Henri Desgrange (1865–1940), a French cyclist and journalist, the race has been run every year except during the World Wars.

In 2005 Lance Armstrong of the United States became the first rider to win the Tour seven times (1999–2005). Four riders have won five times each: Jacques Anquetil of France (1957 and 1961–64), Eddy Merckx of Belgium (1969–72 and 1974), Bernard Hinault of France (1978–79, 1981–82, and 1985), and Miguel Indurain of Spain (1991–95).


2002 TDF book
In 2002 Tour de France: The Official Guide sixty full- colour photos bring immediacy to the renowned cycling odyssey that crosses through some of France's most beautiful - and most harrowing - terrain. Augendre encapsulates each stage of the three-week tour with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, statistical information, and graphic representations in this definitive guide accessible to all sports enthusiasts. This riveting chronicle of the world's most famous bicycle race also features an official full-page map.


2006 TDF book
The retirement of Tour legend Lance Armstrong has found every pro team vying for cycling's most prestigious victory and consequently, 2006 was one of the most hotly contested Tours in recent history. Each stage of France's grueling three-week race is recapped with maps, stage profiles, and an insider's perspective of the top riders in the peloton. More than just an annual race recap, the editors of VeloNews deliver the spirit of the Tour through engaging stories of ambition and courage that pave the road to the Tour and the collision of dedication and fate that await 21 teams and 189 of the sport's most capable athletes.


2007 TDF book
With the cycling world tangled in drug scandals at the close of the last Tour, even established, successful teams underwent dramatic changes that set the stage for an exciting and unpredictable 2007 Tour de France. John Wilcockson and the editors of VeloNews capture the heroics of cycling's most famous race as they follow the jersey winners from the start of the Pro Tour season all the way to the Champs-Elys?es. Each stage of France's grueling three-week race comes to life with maps, stage profiles, and photographs of the pivotal moments. The 2007 Tour de France delivers much more than an annual race recap with intimate coverage of each jersey pursuit. The peloton's most promising riders-climbers, sprinters, newcomers, and top contenders- will stop at nothing to get the maillot jaune as millions eagerly await the next great Tour champion. The book includes daily rider diaries from professional cyclists in the Tour, giving exclusive insight into this grueling race.

TDF Pin set
Tour de France 2006 Official Jersey Pin Set. Lapel pins showcasing all 4 of the Tour's Jerseys; Yellow, Green, Polka Dot and White.