GETTING THERE: Air France and United fly from Dulles to Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport nonstop, a benefit when bringing a bicycle, since changing planes could increase the chance of lost luggage.

Here's a real shocker:<BR><BR>LA MONGIE, France -- The opening mountain stage in the Tour France went as expected, and now Lance Armstrong is where he expected to be.<BR><BR><BR>In first ...

The very first mountain-top finish in the Tour has never failed to live up to its status as the most iconic in the race's ...