In less than a week, 198 cyclists from 22 teams will converge on Utrecht in the Netherlands for the July 4 Grand Depart of the 2015 Tour de France. The race commences with a 14-kilometer time trial -- the only individual time trial of this year's race. The dynamics of the 2015 route will play a major role in the way the race plays...
As the Tour de France gets set to begin its run through the Alps on Friday, several memorable story lines have begun to emerge. Sadly, it is largely due to the interesting twists that have led the two pre-race favorites for the maillot jaune were forced to withdraw from the race after crashes.
First it was defending champion...
