Some snappy highlights from todays Tour:

15 H 39 - Armstrong Having A Good Laugh About The Disruption...The defending Tour champion, Lance Armstrong, is in the middle of the peloton and having a good laugh about the attempt of the protest to stop the Tour de France.


15 H 38 - Protest Distrupts The RaceThe peloton is now working its way through the crowd of about 50 protesting actors.


15 H 37 - Peloton Arriving At Site of ProtestThe peloton is now riding towards the second of the route which is being blocked by the actors who are using the Tour to voice their concerns about poor support from the French government...


15 H 35 - Actors Cause The Disruption
The were threats of a blockade of the Tour de France before the start of the race. The actors' union are responsible for the protest which slowed down Anthony Gelsin's escape.


15 H 34 - Strike Blockes The Road!
There is a protest on the road! Geslin has been able to ride his way through a crowd, but the peloton is yet to arrive at this point of the course...

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15 H 12 - Odd Time For A Pedicure...
After his pedicure-on-the-bike, Beloki is riding back to the peloton with the help of three of his ONCE team-mates.


15 H 11 - Beloki Has His Toenails Clipped
The rider who finished 2nd in last year's Tour, Joseba Beloki, has dropped back to his team car. He has removed his shoe and the mechanic is now clipped the toenails of his right foot...