Serge Laget has followed the Tour since 1954 when, aged seven, he watched the peloton ride through his native Cevennes region of southern France. As a journalist he has covered the race for L'Equipe - France's leading sports newspaper - for more than 30 years and also written numerous Tour-related books. Luke Edwardes-Evans, a cycling journalist for more than 20 years - with Cycling Weekly, Winning Bicycle Racing Illustrated and Cycle Sport - has also edited dozens of Tour race guides. As a fan, he has cycled up many of the Tour's legendary mountain passes in the Alps and Pyrenees. Andy McGrath is a staff writer for Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport magazines. He has covered the Tour de France, Tour of Italy and the sport's big one-day Classics. Brand ASO