Today, the Savoie and Haute Savoie will see the Tour de France. The most difficult stage of the Tour de France starts in Bourg St. Maurice and goes through the Saisies, Praz sur Arly, Megeve, Sallanches, Cluses, Col de la Colombiere and finishes at the Grand Bornand. This stage is one of the more important of the Tour de France with 4 big cols and there are people camping in the summit of the Col de la Colombiere for the last 4 days. The finishing village, the Grand Bornand, has prepared itself for this big event. More than 150 voluntiers have been working hardlt to prepare the arrival of the Tour. The mayor, Gérard Perrissin-Fabert, says that 'we must show that we are a village connected to the mountains. The Tour is a popular party and the Grand Bornand will participate on it'. Don't miss it today... Nicolas Sarkozy will be with the Tour today The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, will watch the today's stage from the car of the director of the Tour. Nicolas Sarkozy is a lover of the road bike and the Tour de France is one of his pasions. Tommorrow, in Annecy, it's the Prime, Minister François Fillon, that will watch the stage.
