2010 Tour de France
Jul 27 around 8 pm mountain time
The lanterne rouge, or red lantern, is given to the rider who finishes last in the Tour de France.
Congratulations to Adriano Malori, Italian rider on Lampre, for finishing the 2010 Tour de France – an accomplishment that 27 of the starters this year failed to achieve. He rode a total of 2,263 miles in 3 weeks at an average speed of 23.4 mph – and half the time he was riding faster than that! His pace over the course, finishing as Lanterne Rouge, was a mere 1.1 mph slower than the Tour winner. (tdflr)
The Big Picture has some great photographs from this year’s tour in two parts.
