11.   Riders complained that hard helmets are heavy and make them sweat, and are uncomfortable on hot mountain climbs.

12.   Riis won the shortened ninth leg and went into the overall lead of the Tour de France Monday after summer snow forced race organizers to eliminate two mountain climbs.

13.   Teams were required to bushwalk, mountain climb, whitewater raft, canoe and kayak between the tiny township of Undara and Cairns.

14.   The counterclockwise tour around France -- with five high mountain climbs -- starts at Futuroscope in the west with the traditional time trial.

15.   The cyclists will be flown from Chamrousse to Perpignan before starting the mountain climbs in the Pyrenees.

16.   The leg was decided in the last of several Pyrenees mountain climbs, although there were breakaway attempts throughout the race.

17.   The same storm forced Tour de France organizers on Monday to eliminate two mountain climbs on a leg through the Alps.

18.   The same storm forced Tour de France organizers Monday to eliminate two mountain climbs on a leg through the Alps.