All ingredients in place for mouthwatering Tour de France (The Associated Press)
The Tour de France is like a good bouillabaisse, the traditional Mediterranean seafood stew. ”The way the Tour is structured this year, it is really going to be an epic battle between the big rivals,” 2013 champion Chris Froome said. The race between Froome, defending champ Vincenzo Nibali, two-time winner Alberto Contador, and 2014 Giro d’Italia champ Nairo Quintana promises to draw eyeballs from the very first stage, a 14-kilometer (8 1/2-mile) individual time trial in the Dutch city of Utrecht, the only solo stage against the clock.