CyclingRevealed's First Impressions '10
Stage 10 - (Weds) July 14th,
Chambéry to Gap, 179 km Medium Mountain Stage
The winning breakaway, Vasili Kiryienka (Caisse d'Epargne) and Sergio Paulinho (RadioShack) (Image © Reuters)
Dries Devenyns (Quick Step), Mario Aerts (Omega Pharma - Lotto) and Pierre Rolland (Bbox) try to catch the breakaway (Image © Reuters)
The peloton on cruise control (Image © Reuters)
The sprint!!! (Image © Reuters)
Bastille Day Stage Winner Sergio Paulinho (Image © Reuters)
Bastille Day is a National holiday in
France
. History lessons tell us that Kings and Queens often used the Bastille (a prison in
Paris) to lock up the dissidents. To the people of
France
the Bastille was a symbol of all the bad things done by their Kings and
Queens. On July 14, 1789, a large force of French citizens stormed the Bastille and claimed independence for the people. Today, July 14th symbolizes the end of Monarchial rule in
France
. It is an Independence Day and the beginning of a new form of government.
Almost every year the Tour de France organizers schedule a stage on Bastille Day. For a Frenchman to win that stage is very prestigious. The following is a list of Bastille Day stage winners.
Laurent Jalabert a Bastille Day winner in 1995 and 2001
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