The 96th Tour de France commences July 4th amongst the glitz and glamour of Monaco, before moving into Spain and then the massive climbs of the Pyrenees. Then, moving clockwise around France, the race makes its way into the Italian Alps before returning to the penultimate stage, a gruelling race up Mont Ventoux.

As always, the big question is, “Who will win the Yellow Jersey?”. Will Lance Armstrong take control? And what about the Aussies? Can Cadel Evan sneak under the radar and snatch that elusive win, or will it be Canberra boy Michael Rogers?

The Tour de France is the World’s largest annual sporting event covering 3,500km over 21 days of racing and you can see all the action live every night on SBS. Renault Australia is proud to support the broadcaster so join us as we cheer our riders through some fantastic scenery. After all, what could be more French than Renault? Chapeaux!

> Find out more on SBS website www.sbs.com.au/tdf during the month of July.

With 7 of the 17 races now complete, the F1 Grand Prix season is approaching the halfway stage and the British Grand Prix on 21st June. In what has become one of the most exciting starts to a season in many years the battle for the championship is now taking shape.

Can Mark Webber or Sebastian Vettel in their Renault-powered Red Bull cars improve on their fantastic 2nd and 3rd place podium finishes in Turkey or will we see Fernando Alonso punch through and claim his first win of the season. Will the winning team manage to maintain momentum through to the German Grand Prix on 12th July?

> Click here to discover more about the ING Renault F1 Team

Since the first Tour de France race in 1903…

• Over 350,000km have been raced - a similar distance as the Earth to the Moon!
• More than 10,000 riders have taken their chance and over 6,000 have completed the race.
• Over 500 towns and villages have hosted the Tour.
• 250 different riders have worn the Yellow Jersey.

Autumn Fruit Salad by Gabriel Gate

1. In a small food processor blend half the blackberries with the orange juice, lemon juice and honey. Strain this into an attractive salad bowl.
2. Add the washed grapes, the spooned-out flesh of the figs and the blood plums, each cut into eight pieces. Add the remaining blackberries.
3. Stir gently and serve, or refrigerate until required.

Find Renault and Gabriel Gate on SBS website during the 2009 Tour de France.