Original manuscripts on the Consulate and Empire that belonged to Jean-Etienne-Marie Portalis (1746-1807), one of the architects of the Napoleonic Code at an auction in 2012. (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE ...
Stage 19 throws up one more battle between the peloton and the breakaway that will inevitably form on this 173km route. The day begins in Moirans-en-Montagne, just outside Geneva, and they will ride ...