Ned Boulting has been covering the Tour de France for ITV since 2003. For a month every summer, Ned is immersed in the most famous cycling race of them all: not just interviewing the riders and finding news stories, but experiencing everything the Tour has to offer.
So what's the best thing about covering the Tour de France? What's the worst thing? Why did he fall in love with cycling through covering the race? Ned explains all to ITV.com.
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