

Alberto Contador will need to practice riding on those Belgian pavé ahead of the 2010 Tour de France

It's a long old trek. We've just started a 700km drive to Paris for the final stage with an ETA of 2am tomorrow morning

Mark Cavendish couldn't resist prolonging his spat with Thor Hushovd, but he can make a point more forcefully in Paris on Sunday

Garmin-Slipstream's Bradley Wiggins is becoming an ever bigger player this year. Even the French are having to take him seriously ...

Saint-Fargeau is one of those places deep in the middle of France in which you're never quite sure where you are ...

Ned Boulting is busy driving to Limoges: so Matt Rendell has bravely stepped in to write Sunday's blog after a thrilling first week of the Tour

The story for British cycling fans on Stage 7 was Bradley Wiggins of Garmin-Slipstream and his brilliant climb in Andorra

I ran the last 5km of the climb to Andorra-Arcalis this morning, where the riders will arrive this afternoon. A mere 2,240m above sea level

Lance Armstrong said last night that he feels "an obligation to tell a good story at the Tour", and he's fulfilled that obligation so far

Should the 2009 Tour continue like this, it could be of the greatest sporting dramas of all time