In our competition in partnership with Bretagne-Schuller’s Geoffroy Lequatre’s G4 clothing line, we asked:
What is the name of G4’s winter cycling kit?
The answer was: Black Pearl.
Our randomly-selected winner was Thom Falter. He wins a windvest worth €149. Congratulations, Thom!
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Mont Faron (image courtesy of Wikipedia)
Mont Faron, a limestone peak 584 metres high, overlooks the city of Toulon (the 15th largest city in France, situated between Marseille and Nice) and its major naval port from the north. From the city, a cable car provides access to the flattish Faron summit which houses a memorial to the 1944 Allied landings in Provence (Operation Dragoon Anvil) and a zoo specialising in breeding big cats.
Following swiftly on from the Tour of Qatar, the Tour of Oman further expands cycling’s geographical and commercial boundaries in the Middle East, provides the peloton with more racing in a temperate climate and furnishes a parcours – and geography – in stark contrast to sandy Qatar. In only its third edition, the Tour of Qatar will again play host to some of the cycling world’s biggest stars such as former winner Fabian Cancellara, and former stage winners Matt Goss and Mark Cavendish.
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