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THE OFFICIAL TOUR DE FRANCE GUIDE 2008

The VeloNews 2008 Official Tour de France Guide is many things. It’s the best way to follow the race, with comprehensive maps, complete stage information, and detailed team information. It’s the first place to turn to for rider profiles and predictions. It’s the richest source of Tour history, with stories and statistics on past winners.

At 228 pages, the 2008 Tour Guide is nothing less than massive, with more photos, more maps, more team news, more features, and more in-depth coverage of the world's greatest sports event.

The 2008 Tour starts on July 5 in Brest, with a 197.5 km stage through the hills of Brittany. Encompassing 3,560 kilometers, the 2008 Tour is unique in that there is no Prologue (for the first time since 1966) and no time bonuses. The race will feature 5 mountain stages, 4 mountain finishes, and 2 individual time trials on its counterclockwise route through the Pyrenees and Alps before its finish in Paris on July 27.

OFFICIAL TOUR GUIDE CONTENTS

• Race Overview
• Course Map
• Tour 101
• Conspicuous Absences
• TV and Web schedules
• Q&A with the Race Director
• The Favorites' Grid
• What They Win

Details for each stage of the Tour de France including course description, route map, course profile, history and favorites.

RIDER PROFILES

• Cadel Evans
• Slipstream-Chiotle
• High Road
• Carlos Sastre
• Andy Schleck
• Four Epic Climbs
• Basque Riders

• AG2R-La Mondiale
• Agritubel
• Barloworld
• Bouygues Télécom
• Caisse D’Épargne
• Cofidis
• Crédit Agricole
• CSC
• Euskaltel-Euskadi
• Française des Jeux
• Gerolsteiner
• High Road
• Lampre
• Liquigas
• Milram
• Quick Step-Innergetic
• Rabobank
• Saunier Duval-Scott
• Silence-Lotto
• Slipstream-Chipotle

• Charley Gaul: A look back
• The 10 Best Spots to See the Tour
• Britons
• Brittany Highlights
• Therapeutic Products
• Caught on Camera

• Bikes for the Pros - And You
• Past Winners
• Tour Stats

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