Saturday is the big day, the 2015 Tour de France launches its self down the start ramp in Utrecht for the stage 1 individual time trial and the first yellow jersey. Our most experienced Tour follower, Ed Hood, has run his eye over the past Tour stats, the parcours and the main contenders. Here comes the biggest race of the year… Vive le Tour! Its that time again; no other bike race on the planet matters; therell be pain, disappointment, joy; heroes, villains, victims; the guys in the office may actually talk to you about cycling and therell be an ocean of words most of which will be way off the mark.Heres my two dollars worth to add to the water level.STATS:You need them, we got em but not too many . . .This will be the 102nd Tour de France; statistically its best to be French Les Bleus have won 36 times albeit the last home boy to win was Bernard Hinault in 1985. Belgium comes second on 18 wins but next year itll be 40 years since Lucien van Impe last had the folks in the Flatlands actually pay attention to Le Tour.The last Belgian to win the Tour, Lucien Van Impe in 1976The next Frenchman to win The Grande Boucle can write his own contract.Recordmen on five wins are Jacques Anquetil (France), Eddy Merckx (Belgium), Bernard Hinault (France) and Miguel Indurain (Spain) there was some guy on seven wins but . . . .The last French Tour...
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