Started by a small group of riders, the club has grown in size over the last few years.
Armstrong had made it through before the fall, among a group of about 70 riders.
Memories went back to 1990, when in the first stage a group of four riders won 15 minutes.
The distance between the two groups of riders began to narrow.
A support vehicle is allowed to follow each group of riders.
It was only after 31 kilometers that a group of 34 riders got away.
When the dust let up for a moment he looked over and saw the Captain talking to a small group of riders.
To finish off a group of riders who are about to crack.
As the race reached its conclusion, he was in a select group of riders at the front.
A group of 45 riders came in at 4 minutes behind Virenque.