Our guide to the Tour de France continues with a run-down of the main contenders in this year’s race… The reigning champion is the Spaniard, Alberto Contador, who has won three out the last five Tours, including the last two.  His participation in this year’s event had been in doubt until recently, as he is…

To mark the start of the Tour de France this weekend, we thought it might be fun to provide a beginners’ guide to the race, as we are often asked about it by guests at the chalet – particularly as we are surrounded by fabulous cycling terrain! We’ve split the guide into two parts: Part…