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CYCLE SPORT: JULY 2000
TOUR DE FRANCE 2000
It's the toughest, most ostentatious sporting event that exists; it destroys souls and forges legends. Your guide to the most glorious race on earth starts here
LIVING IN THE LIMELIGHT
How will defending champion Lance Armstrong handle the Tour? He may be favorite, but that means more pressure for the American star
HIGH FIVE FOR ZABEL?
Telekom have collected four consecutive green jerseys courtesy of Erik Zabel. He admits that five would be nice, but what he really wants is a stage win
FREEDOM FIGHTER
Two years on and Richard Virenque's involvement in the Festina affair is still unresolved. But whatever is hanging over the Frenchman, he remains the favorite for the KoM prize
KING RENE
René Vietto, first King of the Mountains and first-class Tour hero who never wore the yellow jersey to Paris; Svend Novrup tells a tale of the Tour
A CLOSE-RUN THING
Weighty issues: with an early-season programme that seems at best haphazard, Jan Ullrich can make no excuses come July 1
SOMETHING TO PROVE
Having left the 'heir to Indurain' tag behind, Abraham Olano returns to the race to try to redress the balance of his disappointing Tour record
RUNNING DOWN A DREAM
Finishing second at the Tour twice is more than enough; Alex Zülle must go one better if he is to avoid becoming the new Poulidor
LONE WARRIOR
Can Laurent Jalabert finally fulfill his potential in his home Tour and gain the recognition he deserves from the French fans?
FRANKIE GOES TO FUTUROSCOPE
Famously stroppy and precociously talented, Frank Vandenbroucke must now prove himself in the Tour
ON THE ROAD WITH THE TOUR
Mark Lewis' illustrated guide to the Grande Boucle
SPEAKING OF VICTORY
Armstrong aside, a look at the best anglophones in the 2000 peloton
RADIO TOUR
The Tour de France has gone radio ga-ga -- but have intercoms taken the surprise element of racing away forever?
THE FAST MEN
When the racing starts in earnest, these are the faces you'll see at the front in the last kilometre; it's elbows out for the world's fastest finishers
THE CLIMBERS
The potential Kings of the Mountains line up for what promises to be the most gruelling of battles to the top
HAPPY SNAPPERS
The infamous Watson and O'Connor double act offers tips to ensure your Tour snaps are picture perfect
TOUR TEAMS 2000
With the final selection yet to be made, these are the teams likely to feature on the start list, but will they make the Champs-Elysées?
RACE MANUAL
All the essential stage-by-stage information starts here: routes, profiles, ETAs, star ratings, television details, expert comment from Eros Poll, plus Svend Novrup's Tour stories
RED DEVIL
This year playboy and sprint king Mario Cipollini aims to become the most successful Italian Tour rider in history
GLORY HUNTER
Although he wore yellow in '99, Jaan Kirsipuu received no hero's welcome at home in Estonia. He's back to make them eat their words
ULLRICH'S LITTLE HELPER
Giuseppe Guerini talks about life at Telekom, the differences between football stars and cyclists and that moment at Alpe d'Huez last July
THE LONE RANGER
Britain's first ever Tour riders, Charlie Holland and Bill Burl, crossed the Channel for an experience unlike anything they had dreamed of
NEWS
EPO test revealed; Pantani to ride the Tour; Italian legend dies
AUSTIN MAESTROS
Part four of our Race Apart series: a floodlit crit followed by a leisurely 100-mile ride around Austin, Texas with Lance Armstrong
LETTERS
Equal but not fair; International relations; popular misconceptions; sporting dynasties; moving on to the future
DISPATCHES
Looking for French heroes at the Tour; Belgians hoping for a big July; new hope for Irish cycling
RESULTS
Pre-Tour round up
BROOMWAGON
What do the pros really mutter when some egomaniac sprinter cuts them up in the final 200 meters?
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