The first week has been a great one. If you missed out, you can catch the highlights here on our blog.
There was plenty of Tour de France news in the weeks leading up to the race this year. 2012 has been marked by a number of unexpected factors including some injuries, team changes, and the news of doping charges that have stripped retired Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of his titles.
The beginning of the race was also full of drama, with a few crashes, including one multi-bike pile-up that included the legendary Mike Cavendish, in the last stretch of Stage 4. Cavendish emerged from the crash uninjured, but unhappy, according to his manager.
Emotions ran high with the crash, and Germany's Andre Greipel's Stage 4 victory. Greipel came through the finish with roaring elation at his first-ever Tour de France win.
He was yet again victorious in Stage 5, coming to the front in the final hundred meters in what he described as "the hardest sprint of my life."
Check back with our blog in the coming weeks for more updates on the Tour de France, and video of the highlights.
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