Tour de France in Paris: Sunday, July 26

July 22, 2009  by Sarah Raymond

The cyclists riding through Paris along the rue de Rivoli.

Maps courtesy of www.letour.fr.

The French are not known for their patience. They have a casual, challenging attitude towards lines, they push onto the Métro while passengers are struggling to exit, they squeeze into impossibly small spaces at the market to place their orders first. So, each year on a Sunday in late July, it is surprising to see the crowds of people collected along the streets of central Paris, prepared to wait hours for the arrival & finish of the Tour de France.

Fourteen years ago this coming weekend, my family made up a small part of that waiting mob. Continue Reading »

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