| The Tour De France started on July 3rd and finished | | | | that the other cyclists are going to be completing. |
| on the 25th July as the riders completed the 97th tour | | | | However, Rod Gilmour has had little training, with only a |
| of the 184 kilometre stint from Rotterdam to the | | | | few long distance rides under his belt, nothing |
| Champs- Elysees in Paris. The individual winner - | | | | compared to the huge task he has tried to accomplish. |
| Alberto Contador from Madrid completed the race in | | | | Why? You may be wondering. Gilmour is completing |
| the most astonishing time of 91 hours 58 minutes and | | | | this purely for the William Wates Memorial Trust, an |
| 48 seconds. He was very closely followed by Andy | | | | organisation raising money for charity. Five stages. |
| Schleck of Luxembourg a mere 39 seconds later. | | | | 1000km. In Five days. Was he mad? He may have |
| Now complete, looking back there has been no | | | | been, but Rod Gilmour along with a few other cyclists |
| shortages of injuries and crashes in this year's Tour de | | | | completed the ride, amazingly and raised in excess of |
| France. These crashes have throw off many | | | | £275,000 for their charity. This was an amazingly |
| predictions, and left many pre-race favourites out of | | | | achievement for them, and their cause. |
| the running. Just half way through at the 10th stage | | | | If you feel that you do achieve something similar to |
| there had already been 14 riders forced to withdraw | | | | Rod Gilbert through cycling then making sure you're |
| due to injury. | | | | properly kitted out is of top priority. Bike rides for |
| The 10th stage had its fair share of crashes as well. | | | | charity are held regularly in most places, so get |
| The medium mountain stage and the last stage in the | | | | yourself signed up! There are many Specialized bikes |
| Alps, seen an additional 3 crashes. Robbie hunter had | | | | that would be suitable for you to make sure that you |
| a bad crash at the very beginning of the stage but | | | | have the best bike available to you. Cannondale bikes |
| was able to finish the race on a replacement bike. | | | | are also a popular choice among cyclists. Once you |
| Brent Bookwalter and Yaroslav Popvych were also | | | | have sorted out the best bike for you, the next thing to |
| involved in a crash, but finished 66th place despite the | | | | sort out will be your clothing. Assos have a huge range |
| pain they were in. | | | | of cycling gear and accessories that would be perfect |
| Amateur cyclist Rod Gilmour has attempted to | | | | for you. So get yourself kitted out and signed up and |
| complete 5 stages of the Tour de France this year. | | | | see how much you can raise for charity! |
| This seems like nothing compared to the 20 stages | | | | |