87th Tour de France - Grand Tour

France, July 1 - 23, 2000

Photography

Prelude - The lead up
Stage 1 - July 1: Futuroscope Individual Time Trial, 16.5 km
Stage 2 - July 2: Futuroscope Loudun , 194 km
Stage 3 - July 3: Loudun - Nantes, 161.5 km
Stage 4 - July 4: Team Time Trial Nantes - Saint-Nazaire, 70 km
Stage 5 - July 5: Vannes - Vitre, 202 km
Stages 6-11 - July 6 - July 11
Stages 12-17- July 12 - July 19
Stages 18-21 - July 20 - July 23

The leadup to the July 1 start

The official cyclingnews.com Fiat - Futuroscope press centre
Lance Armstrong - Interview before testing his new wheels
Lance Armstrong - All set
Lance Armstrong smiles - Talking to the press
The US Postal team - Press conference. Note: snazzy bike
Michael Boogerd smiles - Pre-race medical checkup
Fernando Escartin - Pre-race medical checkup
Bo Hamburger - Looks doubtful at the pre-race medical checkup
Bobby Julich and Roger Legeay - Pre-race medical checkup
Stuart O'Grady - Trying to calm the nerves...
Jan Ullrich - Looking like death warmed up
Frank Vandenbroucke - Being prodded
Richard Virenque - Gets some last minute training in
Alex Zulle - In the peak of condition
Richard Virenque - Meets a fan
Laurent and Nicolas Jalabert (ONCE) - Training
Abraham Olano (ONCE) - Training
Assembled media - Press centre

Stage 1 - July 1: Futuroscope Individual Time Trial, 16.5 km

1999 overall winner Lance Armstrong - On his way to take second place
David Millar (Cofidis) - Adjusts his helmet before the first stage
Jan Ullrich (Telekom) - Towards taking 4th place
Spaniard David Cañada (ONCE) - Eventually finishing fifth
Briton David Millar - On his way to winning the first stage.
David Millar (Cofidis) - Raises his arms in victory on the podium

Stage 2 - July 2: Futuroscope Loudun , 194 km

Marcel Wüst - Looking very happy with his polka dot jersey
Marcel Wüst - Can't stop celebrating!
Marcel Wüst - Mobbed by a bevy of journalists
Benoit Salmon - Feeding 5 month old Lisa
Laurie Aus - Traded with Jaan Kirsipuu for 2000
Chris Peers - Proves nice guys don't finish last!
The new DMT shoe - worn by Jalabert & Peña
Captain America - Fred Rodriguez poses in front of the Mapei bus
Fred Rodriguez - Meets international cycling journalist Sam Abt
Danish Champ Bo Hamburger - Gets goofy for cyclingnews.com
Frankie Andreu - Having a laugh before stage 2
Tyler Hamilton - Tended by the Tour de France's doctor
Lance Armstrong - A smile whilst wearing the green points jersey
David Millar - Follows the wheel of teammate Frank Vandenbroucke
The three leaders of the Tour de France - Millar, Armstrong and Jalabert

Stage 3 - July 3: Loudun - Nantes, 161.5 km

Marcel Wüst - Wondering where on earth stage 3 goes to
Tom Steels, Dave Millar and Frank Vandenbroucke - Riding together
David Millar - Retaining his composure during the stage
Markus Zberg (Rabobank) - Lies on the ground after falling in the last kilometre
Tom Steels - Middle, just prior to his sprint win
Tom Steels - Raises his arms in victory as he wins the stage

Stage 4 - July 4: Team Time Trial Nantes - Saint-Nazaire, 70 km

Marcel Wüst - Talking to Ronan Pensec of France TV
Marcel Wüst - Trying to break into the cyclingnews.com team Fiat
Marcel "mountain man" Wüst - Poses in his jester's hat
Specialized time trial bike - owned by Angel Casero
Lance - Talking to La Gazzetta's Pier Bergonzi & Claudio Gregorio
The Festina team - In full formation
The riders of the ONCE team - During their winning ride
The Telekom team - During their ride
The US Postal team - Led by Lance Armstrong
The new yellow jersey - Laurent Jalabert answers questions

Stage 5 - July 5: Vannes - Vitre, 202 km

Laurent Jalabert - Rides with teammate David Cañada
Laurent Jalabert - Rides ahead of the pack during the first few kilometers
The breakaway riders - Led by Belgian Sebastien Demarbaix
Marcel Wüst - Wins the sprint for the 5th stage with delight
Marcel Wüst (Festina) - No longer the best climber, but looking very happy
Marcel Wüst's winning machine - A prototype Specialized M4

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