Prince Albert at the Tour de France 2008

July 12, 2008   •   Celebrity, Merry Royals, TomKatCrazy

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Monaco’s Prince Albert, Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme and Team CSC cyclist Frank Schleck

Prince Albert, a regular visitor to the Tour de France, is preparing to host the start of next year’s race in Monaco. During the sixth stage of the race on Thursday, he closely followed the event while riding in the car of race director Christian Prudhomme.

“I think it will be a very beautiful event. The Tour hasn’t been Monaco in 44 years. It’s about time,” Albert said, adding that he still does some sport to keep in shape - but only when he has time.

“It is a little bit difficult, given my agenda,” he said.

After the stage, Prince Albert met with some of the riders, including Frank Schleck of Team CSC (photo above). The royal, a former Olympian and a current member of the International Olympic Committee, will also be at the Beijing Games next month.

via Canadian Press; image used with permission from Newscom

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