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CYCLE SPORT: SEPTEMBER 2005
TOUR 2005
How was it for you? From the drama (or not) of Lance’s final fling, via yet another French flop, a salute to the Aussies and a gallery of breathtaking images, this month’s CS is the very last word on all things Tour ’05
OUT OF THE SADDLE, NOT OUT OF THE PICTURE
After taking his seventh consecutive win at this year’s Tour, Armstrong will now be relaxing with his family and planning a life after cycling. But that certainly won’t be the last we see of him, as the legendary Texan embarks on a new life away from the peloton
LIFE AFTER LANCE
We look at how Lance Armstrong’s team evolved during his reign, and how his ex-team-mates coped after going their own ways
TOUR ’05 GALLERY
Hundreds of photographers with hundreds of cameras tracked every movement of the pro peloton through France this July. We’ve trawled through the myriad images from this year’s Tour to bring you a definitive pictorial review of what was a truly fabulous spectacle
TIME TRIAL TECH
Manufacturers use the Tour de France to air their technical innovations. Richard Hallett visited the pits at the team time trial to view the pro teams’ latest aero weaponry
LEIPHEIMER’S TOUR SPECIALIZED
Gerolsteiner’s top men, Levi Leipheimer and Georg Totschnig, took the new Specialized Tarmac SL to the Tour with them. We look at the new bike’s special features
AUSSIE ARMY
What is it about Oz that produces such fine road riders? CS tracks down the 10 Aussies who tackled the 2005 Tour — and examines the history of the sport Down Under
STILL LOVING IT, BUT STILL NOT WINNING IT
It has been 20 years since a Frenchman won the Tour. And with only 30 French riders starting this year — the lowest number in its 102-year history — and just one stage win, we ask: what went wrong?
FOCUS
Pictures behind the news
REVIEW
Analysis of all the top stories from the Tour, plus riders of the month
LETTERS
Your views in print
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