Truth in advertising

This blog is called The Grand Tours, but we haven't posted on it since last July, which means we totally neglected two of the three Grand Tours. To maintain our blogging credentials, I'll say this...

Bert Contador won the Vuelta last September, putting him in elite company as a winner of each Grand Tour. He's the first to win all 3 since Bernard Hinault and only the 5th all time.

Denis Menchov won the Giro in May. He's won two of the three Grand Tours, and needs the Tour to complete the Triple Crown.

Both will be on the starting line Saturday.

There, we covered the Vuelta and Giro. Our Tour coverage will be more extensive.