Taste of the Tour: Festival and Cuvee Caritoux in Provence (The Associated Press)

Region: The 178-kilometer (111-mile) leg began in Montpellier near the Mediterranean coast and took the peloton across the Rhone valley before concluding with the legendary climb to Mont Ventoux in the Vaucluse region. Baguette and butter: Chris Froome was allowed to keep the yellow jersey after the Tour de France race jury ruled he lost his bike in unfair circumstances during a bizarre finale. In a complete embarrassment for race organizers on Bastille Day, Richie Porte crashed into a motorbike carrying a TV camera and Froome, who was right behind his former teammate, also crashed in the final kilometer on the wind-shortened climb to Mont Ventoux.