No.
the "big" event is male-only, by rule and definition.
There is a Tour de France only for women, and most big cycling races, like Giro d'Italia, Paris-Roubaix etc. has womens versions aswell.
Yes there is it is called La Tour de France Féminin and colloquially known as le Grande Boucle. It has shrunk in stature since its birth in 1984, and has been reduced from 15 stages in the 1990s stages to 4 in 2009. Despite this, British riders have been very successful, Nicole Cooke recording wins in 2006 and 2007 and Emma Pooley winning in 2009.
Yes, it is the "Grande Boucle" (one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races).
Until 1997, it was called the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin.
not in the men's tour. There is a women's Tour de France, called the Grande Boucle F�minine Internationale.
B/c at that level of extended effort, men simply has too much of an advantage for a mixed race to make any sense. There's a shorter female version of the race instead.
For a woman to win the Tour, they would have to race the Tour. Currently, men ride the Tour de France and women ride the Tour de France Feminin, which is a cycling grand tour for women.
No.
The "big" TdF is a men-only event, but there is a woman's version too. It's nowhere near as popular. I've never seen it televised and I'm not even sure they do it every year.
Well, they could, but at that level of extended effort, men simply has too much of an advantage for a mixed race to make any sense. There's a shorter, all female version of the race instead.
As of July 2013, women are not allowed to ride in the Tour De France. It is not yet known if this is something that may be implemented in the near future.
No, but there is a women's version.
No. You have to be a part of a team to be allowed to race in the Tour de France
There are no special food groups for TdF riders, they'll eat the same stuff as any other endurance athletes. Plenty of carbs, a bit of protein, some fat etc.
Yellow, green, polka dot..?
France, Britian, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and ItalyDepends on what you mean. There really aren't any countries competing, that's all done by professional teams that only represent themselves and are composed of people from all over the place. The countries that the Tour goes through can be different from year to year, but there can be occasional stages in pretty much any neighboring country, Italy, Spain, Belgium etc.
No, not any more. Racing got weird when performing very poorly became attractive.
No. You have to be a part of a team to be allowed to race in the Tour de France
Any old how. Some will ride the Team Bus. Many will fly. No one will go by bicycle.
yes.
There are no special food groups for TdF riders, they'll eat the same stuff as any other endurance athletes. Plenty of carbs, a bit of protein, some fat etc.
Yes.
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Yellow, green, polka dot..?
France, Britian, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and ItalyDepends on what you mean. There really aren't any countries competing, that's all done by professional teams that only represent themselves and are composed of people from all over the place. The countries that the Tour goes through can be different from year to year, but there can be occasional stages in pretty much any neighboring country, Italy, Spain, Belgium etc.
Back before the days of instant radio/tv/web coverage, the coloured jerseys made it easy for spectators to keep track of what was happening among the top riders - and yellow is as good a colour as any other.
There are hundreds of thousands of French horse riders.
Yes, there are many gay BMX bike riders
Yes. In the Tour de France he's won about 22-25 stages over the years.