July 14, 2016
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Today is stage 12 of the Tour de France and it marks a special day for the French – Bastille Day, a national holiday and the hopes of a French winner on the famous mountain in a week where their footballers failed to deliver.
But it’s a special day for me too – it’s the first time the Tour has visited the Giant of Provence since my efforts in September 2013. Whilst it’s not a national holiday where I live, I can assure you that I’ll be watching the stage somehow. More