The ASO decides not to give No. 1 to any one this year, continuing the strong view on doping.
Oscar Pareiro to get NO. 11.
get the complete list of cyclists with their jersey no.
here
In a significant announcement, it is revealed that all the 189 riders starting today have tested negetive for drugs.
This is unseen in another sports even in olympics that all the competitiors are tested prior to a major event and still doping haunts everywhere.
Enrico Degano - an Italian on the Barloworld wild-card team - will be the first rider out of the gate in Saturday's prologue start to the 94th Tour de France.
last year's runner-up, Oscar Pereiro, starting last at 6:08 p.m.
Chris Horner (Predictor-Lotto) is the first American out of the gate at 3:38 p.m. in 39th position.
Other Americans include:
61. Dave Zabriskie (CSC), 4 p.m.
102. Fred Rodriguez (Predictor-Lotto), 4:41 p.m.
103. Christian Vande Velde (CSC), 4:42 p.m.
158. George Hincapie (Discovery Channel), 5:37 p.m.
179. Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel), 5:58 p.m.
the times are london times add +5.30 hours to get IST. so at 8.30 pm the prologue will start and last about 3.15 hours.
catch the live coverage on web here :
Tour de France 2007 YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
other clippings and highlights can be viewed here