Riders head back into France on stage 4
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The Tour de France set off from Belgium on Wednesday with world champion Tom Boonen wearing the yellow jersey on his home turf.
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Britons David Millar and Bradley Wiggins will be the riders to watch when the Tour de France starts with a 7.9-km prologue in London on Saturday.
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Thor Hushovd of Norway wins the fourth stage of the Tour de France, while Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara maintains the overall lead.
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Stage 11: Marseille to Montpellier, 113.4 miles. Stage winner: Robert Hunter (South Africa), Barloworld , in 3 hours 47 minutes 50 seconds.
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Changes are likely when the Tour de France route for 2005 is announced on Thursday.
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Slow through the flats and fast in the mountains -- that's just what some riders are predicting as the Tour de France enters the Alps.
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Stage 12: Montpellier to Castres, 110.9 miles. Stage winner: Tom Boonen (Belgium), Quick Step Innergetic , in 4 hours 25 minutes 32 seconds.
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Alexandre Vinokourov turned in a gutsy ride to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France Monday, and Michael Rasmussen held off several challenges to defend his overall lead.
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Riding the grueling Tour de France bike race takes strength, stamina &#151; and perhaps a heart nearly 40 percent bigger than normal.
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American Floyd Landis took the race leader&#039;s yellow jersey on Thursday on the Tour de France&#039;s hardest stage in the Pyrenees, which was won by Russian Denis Menchov.
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Stage 8: Le Grand Bornand to Tignes, 102 1/2 miles. Stage winner: Michael Rasmussen, Rabobank, in 4 hours 49 minutes 40 seconds.
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Lance Armstrong will ride in this year's Tour de France and seek a seventh straight win.
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The sprinters will have a last chance to shine on Friday's 199.5-km sixth stage from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse before the Tour de France enters the Alps.
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Michael Rasmussen and Alberto Contador attacked and counterattacked each other in the Pyrenees on Sunday, possibly turning the Tour de France into a two-man race.
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Fabian Cancellara storms to victory in the Tour de France prologue in London, with Bradley Wiggins in fourth.
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COMPIEGNE, France  - There will be much to lose and little to gain in Wednesday's fourth stage of the Tour de France.
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Robbie McEwen bounces back from a crash to win the first stage of the Tour de France in Canterbury.