TOUR DE FRANCE: PRESENTATION

ullrich tour presentation

THE rumble of thunder heard early yesterday evening could not have been more prescient.

After a roasting hot day in Strasbourg the riders were thankful for a brief cooling of temperatures as the clouds rolled in and the rain threatened to fall heavily.

All the clichés sprang to mind as the portents of scandal loomed large on the banks of the river in Strasbourg?s pretty little old quarter. Rats deserting the sinking ship, up the creek without a paddle. This was far from a pleasant little boat ride on calm waters.

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