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Category: Tour de France 2011
29
Jul
at the heart of the Tour, part 3 : interview with Thomas Vergouwen
The last interview is dedicated to Thomas Vergouwen, owner of the site velowire.com and contributor to the live Orange blog on the 2011 Tour de France. This year once again, he was at the heart of the Tour de France as a guide for an American Tour operator. He tells us about his experience…exclusive interview [...]
29
Jul
at the heart of the Tour, Part 2 : interview with Henri Terreaux
We continue the trilogy of interviews at the heart of the Tour with Henri Terreaux Henri Terreaux is the national project manager in charge of the Tour de France. He is the big boss, the one who makes up the team and leads the Orange technical area. More than a team leader, he is a [...]
29
Jul
in the heart of the Tour, Part 1 : interview with Gilles Lechat
Today we have made way for three figures who were at the heart of the Tour de France for 4 weeks : Gilles Lechat, leader of a team of 20 Orange technicians, Henri Terreaux, head of the Orange technical team, and Thomas Vergouwen, blogger, cycling devotee and contributor to the live Orange blog Gilles Lechat [...]
28
Jul
a little tour round the big “Tour” with Kat…and Charly Mottet !
post by guest Kat from blog un dessin par jour Up till July 20, 2011, the “Tour de France” for me was just a slightly alcohol picnic a couple a steps from my office the year Christophe Mengin nearly won the stage that finished just in front of his house in Nancy, a time when [...]
28
Jul
within the heart of the Tour de France at the Orange technical area, part one!
My turn to make my live report on the 2011 Tour de France. Having followed the event from Paris with you on this blog, I finally had the chance to attend a stage arrival, and what a stage ! The arrival on the Champs Elysées For this last day, I would like to take you [...]
27
Jul
a geek’s view of the Tour de France
Today it’s Damien Douani – ‘Dam’ of the ‘Stan et Dam‘ blog – who gives us the geek’s version of the Tour de France! The final stage of the mythical Tour de France took place on Sunday: a devilish loop which has been spinning the heads of the French nation since 1903, and the culmination [...]
26
Jul
the Grenoble time trial seen from inside
Olivier, a guest of Orange on the Tour de France 2011, tells us about his insane trip in a following car accompanying Eric Caritoux, a former pro rider. Fasten your seatbelts ! I had several sporting dreams in my life and was delighted to experience one of these on Saturday July 23, thanks to Orange. [...]
25
Jul
Cadel Evans wins Tour de France…at last !
The 2011 Tour de France drew to a close yesterday afternoon under sunny skies in Paris. Mark Cavendish took the final stage on the Champs Elysées while Cadel Evans finally won his Tour de France. A look back at his victory with an article by Martin Régent for Le Portail du Vélo The “loser” finally [...]
22
Jul
my amazing day on Tour de France
Thanks to the Orange organizing team on the Tour de France, I was able to accompany a person who I had invited, Marie Laure Vie. So I went to the Tour de France for the Pinerolo-Galibier Serre Chevalier stage : an exceptional stage stretching 200.5 km including 3 passes, the highest finish line the Tour [...]
22
Jul
memories of the Tour de France: 1986, the intensity of l’Alpe-d’Huez
Fabien Vie, a chef on the Tour de France 2011 and passionate about this competition, recounts his memories of the Tour on his blog saveurs du tour. A look back at l’Alpe d’Huez in 1986 during the Alpine stages…here are the highlights ! The finish line at l’Alpe-d’Huez was one of the first finish lines [...]
