GRAND FINALE
B back in the old days, the Tour de France used to build to its crucial stages, either in the Alps or the Pyrenees. Once the battles had been fought, the peloton would wend its way back to Paris over the course of a few days - a couple of long flattish stages, maybe a time trial, then Paris.
As recently as 2005, the final summit finish came on stage 15, with a
