2010
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2011
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Web pages where I saw the original graph:
http://jeromedaksiewicz.com/images/stories/downloads/TdF/TdF_Standings-001a.jpg

Web pages that led me to the data:
http://technology.amis.nl/blog/12786/building-java-object-graph-with-tour-de-france-results-using-screen-scraping-java-util-parser-and-assorted-facilities
http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDF/LIVE/us/700/classement/ITG.html overall
http://www.letour.fr/2010/TDF/LIVE/us/700/classement/ITE.html stage


The biggest design change from the original - I got rid of the 
groupings by team along the left axis (this seemed to be irrelevant, 
and would guarantee a lot of cris-crossing lines, which make the graph 
harder to read).

The biggest functionality change . I added mouse-over text, and drilldowns.  
Click the names to drill down to their page.  Hover your mouse over the 
vertex points (where a line changes direction) in the lines to see the 
name of that person . it.s a little hard to mouse over the exact right 
spot, but you.ll get used to it after a few tries .

I also added an .x. to denote when someone dropped out of the race 
(hover your mouse over it to see the person.s name).

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Note that I've included links to the svg version (above) also.
SVG will let you resize (larger & smaller) without losing image quality.
You can also use Ctrl+f to "find" the name of individual cyclists.

SVG support is typically already in browsers like Google Chrome.
In Google Chrome, use Ctrl+ to zoom in, and Ctrl- to zoom out.

SVG support should be included in IE9 by default, and with previous versions
you will need to install the Adobe svg plugin.
In pre-IE9, I think you use Shift+"rubberband area" to zoom in.
(zoom varies from implementation to implementation)

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