The 2012 Tour de France enters the final
week with some tough climbs in the Pyrenees and a decisive individual
time-trial remaining before the peloton races laps on the Champs-Elysees
in Paris on Sunday. Barring surprises, leader Bradley Wiggins looks
set to become the first British winner of the Tour in the 99 editions of
the race to date. His main rival, Christopher Froome, isn't even
trying to beat him, as they're on the same team. Defending champion
Cadel Evans of Australia has aggressively tried to hold his title, but
Wiggins' mastery in the time trial and team strength in the mountains
has left him minutes behind. An appalling and dangerous act of sabotage
struck the peloton atop the Mur de Peguere as unknown assailants
scattered upholstery tacks on the tarmac, causing Evans and around 30
other riders to flat there or on the steep descent. The Tour de France
finishes in Paris after 2,173 miles on July 22.
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