The Tour De France has officially started today, and for the first time, it has visited London. It was a great experience to see the Tour, the side shows, the festivities, and the riders in real life. I've previously watched the race on the box at home, but to be here in peron was quite a nice experience, and luck have it the start of the tour began in London.
It was amazing to see all the custom built racers, worth tens of thousands of dollars wizz past you. All the riders were in their colourful team Jersey's with the team car hot in persuit behind them.
Thousands of spectators all lined the streets of London to watch the event. The event today was the individual time trial where it's a race against the clock for the riders, as they race around the 9 mile circuit through the city of London. The atmosphere was like the Sydney Olympics all over again. With what has been going on the past weeks in London with terrorism, thankfully, nothing happened, thanks to the heavy police presence.
Tomorrow, the first Leg of the race departs from London and heads for Canterbury, while taking in some of London's most famous landmarks.
I am beginning to enjoy London, because if the special city it is and for all the events that is organised, which you can only dream of if living in Australia.... although... I am missing the good food terribly.
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