Started by a small group of riders, the club has grown in size over the last few years.

Armstrong had made it through before the fall, among a group of about 70 riders.

Memories went back to 1990, when in the first stage a group of four riders won 15 minutes.

The distance between the two groups of riders began to narrow.

A support vehicle is allowed to follow each group of riders.

It was only after 31 kilometers that a group of 34 riders got away.

When the dust let up for a moment he looked over and saw the Captain talking to a small group of riders.

To finish off a group of riders who are about to crack.

As the race reached its conclusion, he was in a select group of riders at the front.

A group of 45 riders came in at 4 minutes behind Virenque.