Grand Tour - Tour De France | Cycling Art Print

Grand Tour - Tour De France | Cycling Art PrintThe Tour, the greatest race of them all. For years the Tour was a closed book to the rest of the world, old Europe jealously guarding its treasures. But then a blond haired, blue eyed boy from Colorado arrived, full of talent, ambition and fresh ideas. Little did Greg Lemond know that the toughest guardian of all rode for his own team. Bernard Hinault, the Badger was not prepared to let his teammate into the Tours inner sanctum without a fight.

nicknames show the bond between the riders and their fans

King Alfred's Way might be one of the UK's newest trails

Their jersey remains a classic

landmarks and legends

The time trial requires the ultimate in focus and effort

‘old Europe’ jealously guarding its treasures

Stand out from the peloton with our organic t-shirts

Beryl Burton has a claim to be not just the finest female cyclist of all time

Climbers are cycling’s dreamers

The real star of Milan - Sanremo every year is the climactic warp-speed ascent and descent of the Poggio

the Madonna is the end of many a cyclist's pilgrimage

Perhaps her finest achievement was setting a new women's record for the 12-hour time trial with a mark that beat the men's record - one of the very few times this has ever happened any any sport