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With the 2008 edition of the Tour de France starting on July 5th Suite101 takes a look at the various classifications, the Jerseys up for grabs and how they are won.

Each year, riders from around the world compete over a 3500 km course around France, in just 3 weeks. They get only 2 rest days in the entire period.

Suite 101 looks at Team Quick Step's roster and their possible targets for the 2009 cycling season.

Professional cycling said good bye to a number of high-profile riders at the end of the 2008 season.

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is humorist Bill Bryson's side-splitting memoir about his sheltered but happy childhood in Des Moines, Iowa during the 1950s.

Spain hopes for a home grown champion ahead of the start of the 2008 edition of its home tour.

Suite 101 looks at Team Columbia High Road's roster and their possible targets for the 2009 cycling season