Tour de France Check-in: Crashes, Bike-Cams and Shaved Legs

Bunch of dudes on bikes. Big mountains. Beautiful scenery. The Tour de France is one of the most epic, grueling events in professional athletics, yet many American sports fans would probably be hard-pressed to tell you much more about this year's race than those three hazy facts

We're already 10 days into the 2014 Tour de France, and with Tuesday a tournament rest day, what better time for fans to get up to speed? The World Cup is over, after all, and we'll need something to spin our wheels before autumn brings on football season and the MLB World Series

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