71.   He then limped back to the pits and the race started without him, only for four cars to end up sprawled across the Ascari minutes later.

72.   But the race started without a hitch later after the fleet gathered east of Hong Kong.

73.   Course markers paced out the events, while Dutch rail authorities laid on three times as many trains to Leeuwarden, where the race has traditionally started.

74.   The race will start at the Olympic Stadium, which is now being built, wind north and then double back to finish at the stadium.

75.   The race starts on Friday and finishes on Sunday.

76.   The cyling race started near a tank guarding Kabul airport and continued down to Ariana Square near the Presidential Palace.

77.   The race starts Saturday.