The 2009 Tour de France begins Saturday, July 4th in Monaco with an 15K individual time trial. The three week epic cycling stage race ends on the Champs-Elysées in Paris on Saturday, July 25th. You can keep up with all the action at www.bicycling.com/tourdefrance.

After whipping himself into great form in the Giro in May, Lance Armstrong could very well be a dominate force in this year's race; although at 37, it would take a minor miracle to put him on top of the podium in Paris. I definitely believe he's got a good shot at a top 10 -- perhaps even top 5 -- finish.

For Tour podcasts, videos, analysis, stage route rundown, photo galleries and much more, keep the link below handy. It promises to be a very exciting race.