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The excitement preceding the centenary edition of the Tour de France notched up a level this week as the teams selected to ride in this historic event were announced. Twenty-two professional cycling teams have been chosen to compete, including five from France, three from the Netherlands and two each from Italy, Spain, Belgium, Spain and [...]

To celebrate the 100th edition of the Tour de France, which will get underway in Corsica on June 29th, the Monnaie de Paris (the official coin manufacturer) and French bank LCL have created an exclusive and limited edition of gold and silver coins. To mark the occasion for this very special edition of the Grande [...]

Just one week after winning the Tour de France, Great Britain’s Bradley Wiggins confirmed his status as a cycling legend by winning the time-trial at the London Olympics. The charismatic Londoner rocketed around the roads of Surrey, a seemingly effortless style belying his terrific speed: Wiggins averaged 52kph over the 44km course. As the event [...]

Article written by Alex Kay, guest blogger for the live Orange blog. Each summer for the past nineteen years I have been glued to my television watching the Tour de France. I saw the likes of LeMond, Indurain and Armstrong come and go. I learned about the different competitions within the Tour, the etiquette among [...]

Charly Mottet, a legend of French cycling, has been working for Orange France’s sponsoring team for the past three years as a driver of one of the cars following the Tour de France. Each year during the race, he drives Orange’s guests along the route of the Tour, sharing with them his expertise and knowledge with [...]

Once again this year, I was able to enter the technical area to meet up with Henri Terreaux, national project leader in charge of the Tour de France, as the 99th Tour comes to an end and we celebrate Bradley Wiggins’ victory. Looking back, how does he think this year’s race went? What technical difficulties [...]

Written by Alex Kay, guest blogger for the live Orange blog During a typical Tour de France, a team car will cover around 10,000km, driving to and from the stages and then pursuing the peleton as it races across Europe. For the 18th stage of the Tour, and 222km of their journey, I joined directeur [...]

The 2012 Tour de France ended on Sunday with Mark Cavendish’s record stage win and the overall triumph of Great Britain’s Bradley Wiggins. For this second year on the Grande Boucle, the live Orange blog was able to get a feel of the competition from within, thanks to Orange France’s sponsoring team, masterfully led by [...]

Article written by Salama Marine, a blogger from Pleaz.fr, and a guest of the live Orange blog on the Tour de France Hugely popular on television and also on the side of the roads, I’ve been able to see for myself how much enthusiasm people have for this competition. After covering two stages of the [...]

Martine Cazillac’s day-to-day role is based at the UPR (Unité Pilotage Réseau – Network Control Unit) in South West France, where she is in charge of training. For the past 5 years, she has also been the project leader for the Tour de France within the Orange Events team, for the Languedoc Roussillon region. Find [...]

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