No other annual sporting event on the planet matches the Tour de France for global audience. Its quite simply the biggest annual sporting event in the world.

This year's Tour promises to be the most intriguing yet. It will pitch the Schleck brothers, Andy and Frank, riding for their all-new Trek-Leopard team, against one of the most successful Grand Tour rider of the last 30 years, Alberto Contador. The Spaniard has now won six in seven starts, including three Tours de France, at the tender age of 28! Now that his 2010 TdF doping hearing has been postponed to August, we are in for a roller coaster of note: his performance at May’s Giro d’Italia was stellar.

The South African edition of the Official Tour Guide was a rip-roaring success in 2010, and is back with even more for 2011. Not only will it offer exclusive route, team and rider information direct from Tour HQ in Paris, but it has been edited to reflect the interest of South African followers. In short, it is the ideal guide for any South African fan wanting to know the ins and outs of this unique event.

This 216-page, large format, glossy coffee table publication is designed as an event souvenir and keepsake. Edited by the internationally renowned cycling journalist Peter Cossins with former editor of Bicycling South Africa, Tim Brink to ensure that the most relevant content is delivered here in SA.

It will make a great gift to a friend or family member - it's double the thickness and a larger format than other cycling magazines - with content on the Tour you simply cannot get anywhere else.