Kenyan - born sprinter Chris Froome favorite for 2013 Tour de France . 100th edition of the famous race won by Henri Desgrange . It reveals that the Tour has visited every region of France apart from Corsica -- so fittingly , and to mark the special anniversary , this year 's race will start Saturday with three road stages on the hilly Mediterranean island . History littered with cheating and betting scandal . First Tour since Lance Armstrong confessed to cheating .
Kenyan - born sprinter Chris Froome favorite for 2013 Tour de France . 100th edition of the famous race won by Henri Desgrange . History littered with cheating and betting scandal . First Tour since Lance Armstrong confessed to cheating .