Procycling has got the race director’s car for a week. There are many willing volunteers for driving the thing back to Paris after the show…
PIX:
Top: Jean-Marie Leblanc starting the first stage at Montgeron. The cafe where the Tour de France started in 2003 is in the background.
Below1: The first stage was kicked off with ticker-tape cannons.
Below2: Leblanc’s pride and joy…