Tour de France

THE 97th Tour de France finishes on Sunday July 25th in Paris after 3, 642km (2, 263 miles) of cycling over 21 gruelling days.(第97届环法自行车赛在全程3642千米（2263英里）的21天残酷比赛后，于7月25日巴黎落下帷幕。)

You won’t see a “clean” Tour de France winner any sooner than you’ll see a fat world cup climber.(比起看到一个“干净”的环法自行车赛冠军，或许你更容易看到一个肥胖的攀岩世界杯冠军。)

Jeff: the biggest shock must be the 1998 Tour DE France Cycle Race.(杰夫：震动最大的一次可能要算1998年的环法自行车大赛了。)

That annual bicycle race, the Tour de France, much loved by the French is a good case in point.(深受法国人喜爱的一年一度的环法自行车赛就是一个很好的例子。)

African Mans Wins Tour DE France.(非洲人将问鼎环法自行车赛。)

In 1967 a British cyclist, Tommy Smith, died during a televised Tour DE France race.(1967年英国自行车选手汤米·史密斯在进行电视直播的环法大赛中丧生。)

Road cycling has been associated with drugs for years, dragging down the reputation of its most famous race, the Tour DE France.(多年来，公路自行车赛最高级别环法自行车赛就因服药丑闻而名气大跌。)

Lance Armstrong won the Tour DE France each year from 1999 to 2005, yet he won only a few of the daily stages.(虽然LanceArmstrong赢得1999到2005的环法自行车赛的冠军，但他只赢得几次每日登台领奖的机会。)

For someone who is riding in his last Tour DE France, Armstrong is not receiving many parting gifts.(对于那些最后一次参赛的自行车手，阿姆斯特朗并没有收到许多离别礼物。)

Spains Alberto Contador, who won the Tour de France this year for a third time, has failed the test for a banned substance.(三届环法自行车赛冠军得主、西班牙车手阿尔贝托康塔德在今年环法期间的药检结果成阳性。)