HISTORY: A country with a strong cycling culture, Switzerland hosts two major bike races, the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de Romandie. For beer lovers, the light and clear gold lager from the Felsenau brewery has a fine bitterness. Chris Froome held on to the yellow jersey entering the second and final rest day. BAGUETTE AND BUTTER: Peter Sagan showed off his world champion qualities, timing his sprint perfectly to win the stage in a photo finish as the race crossed into Switzerland. DESSERT: Enjoyed by Bern locals at Christmas, the Leckerli are nutty biscuits flavored with spices and candied citrus peel.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 18, 2016 18:11 UTC