Cyclist riders (from L) Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, Carlos Sastre, Alberto Contador, Oscar Pereiro, Luis Perez of Spain and Samuel Dumoulin of France attend the presentation of the 2009 Tour de France in Paris on October 22, 2008. The 2009 Tour de France, starting July 4 from Monaco and finishing on the Champs Elysees in Paris on July 26 , will run over 3,445km from the glamorous principality to Paris and will feature a team time trial for the first time since 2005. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 43 months ago

Cyclist riders (from L) Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, Carlos Sastre, Alberto Contador, Oscar Pereiro, Luis Perez of Spain and Samuel Dumoulin of France attend the presentation of the 2009 Tour de France in Paris on October 22, 2008. The 2009 Tour de France, starting July 4 from Monaco and finishing on the Champs Elysees in Paris on July 26 , will run over 3,445km from the glamorous principality to Paris and will feature a team time trial for the first time since 2005.

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