🌧 The disaster-movie conditions made for an unbelievable stage on the cobbles. With Chris Froome abandoning and Alberto Contador losing lots of time, it made for the perfect storm as Vicenzo Nibali proved particularly at ease in the conditions.
In This Story: France
France is a republic and the largest Western European nation. Through expansion and colonisation in the 17th and 18th centuries France became a great power and still retains territories around the world. It has a seat on the UN security council and is the world’s fourth most wealthy country with a high standard of living and strong cultural identity.