The French don't call it Bastille Day, officially it celebrates 14 July 1790 (not storming the Bastille in 1789) and many celebrations are on the evening of the 13th, with the holiday of the 14th used to recover. Not that any of that affects le Tour!
+ Why breakaways fail, something many non cyclists cannot get their head around is why riders way ahead get caught and typically dropped. Have no concept of the effect of the wind.Something about British riders? Or why some riders are good in the mountains and others in the sprints? Why the overall winner needs a team around him?
The French don't call it Bastille Day, officially it celebrates 14 July 1790 (not storming the Bastille in 1789) and many celebrations are on the evening of the 13th, with the holiday of the 14th used to recover. Not that any of that affects le Tour!
many celebrations are on the evening of the 13th, with the holiday of the 14th used to recover.