Change is good says Tour de France chief
AFP, July, 2007
PARIS (AFP) — Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme says that this year's race will not suffer from a dearth of big names and that new heroes will emerge.
The tour starts in London on Saturday and with no clear favourite, it is shaping up to be one of the most open races in years.
Lance Armstrong who won seven straight from 1999 has retired and last year's winner Floyd Landis is still under the cloud of doping accusations. ...