Bryn Lennon, Getty Images Sports Photographer

PARIS - JULY 23: Floyd Landis of the USA and Phonak (C), Oscar Pereiro of Spain and Caisse d’Epargne (L) and Andreas Kloden of Germany and T-Mobile (R) stand on the podium after the final stage of the 93rd Tour de France, on July 23 2006 in Paris, France

It’s been one of the most interesting Tour de France races for over 40 years and now it’s finally over with the best man – Floyd Landis – taking to the winner’s podium in Paris. I even managed to stay in the next hotel room to Landis (talk about a small world!). He has to be one of the most humble guys I’ve ever met, let alone photographed, so truly deserves to take the 2006 title away with him.

Next year’s Tour proves to be a really exciting one with the event starting on home turf (in London). We’re not sure how the cyclists are going to make it over the English Channel yet – maybe they’ll build a bridge in the mean time!

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