You cannot enter the Tour de France; the UCI and ASO invite ProTour/UCI sanctioned teams to compete.

The second place in the general classification wins €200,000. (First place is €450,000 ; third place is €100,000).

Simply because a group of riders can do better than riders competing on their own, which turns most longer races into team events. If you want bicycle races that are run individually, look for time trial events.

Lance Armstrong (has 7 total victories).

Mary Pierce claimed France as her home when she won the ladies singles title in 2000 although she was born in Canada. Francois Durr also played for France when she won the ladies singles title in 1967 although she was born in Algeria. Nelly Adamson-Landry was a French citizen when she won the ladies title in 1948 although she was born in Belgium. Frenchman Yannick Noah won the 1983 men's singles title. He was born in Sedan, Ardennes, France. Henri Cochet won the 1936 men's singles title. He was born in Villeurbanne, France.

Armstrong won the TdF 7 times in a row.

It's a drop bar road bike for most of the race, and a time-trial road bike for the individual pursuit stage.

Idon't know, i wish I did because I'm doing an assignment on the tour DE France and I don't know the answer to this question because google is unreliable and wikianswers doesn't have the answer, so sorry, you'll have to figure it out yourselves but ill tell you when i find out

The first stage of the Tour de France every year begins in different places, even different countries bordering france, the route is changed every year.

The only thing that stays the same is the finish in Paris on the champs elysee on the final day.

The cycling race Tour de France takes place every year over three weeks in July, traveling through France and sometimes its neighboring countries. Although the route changes every year, it always ends on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

The Tour distance varies from year to year. In 2007, the Tour was 3570km (2218 miles), while in 2008, it is 3554km (2208). Of course, this is done over multiple "stages", which are really daily races within the three week race.

American cancer survivor Lance Armstrong set a record when he won 7 Tours de France, from 1999-2005.

He has now been stripped of his titles and the record, due to the compelling evidence and his eventual confession to the systematic use of illegal performance enhancing drugs.

I think its a variation on Frere Jacques, I read somewhere it was done by Dave Stewart formerly of the eurythmics

The Tour De France always finishes in Paris and has mountain sections and time trials but the route changes each year even crossing into bordering countries on occasion. As far as I know it went into the Italian Alpes ad Spanish Pyranees in recent years and has also had a stage in the UK.

Overall leader on time wears the Yellow jersey - the "Maillot Jaune".

Green Jersey is for the leader in points.

Red polka dots indicate the "King of the Mountains" Climbs are rated in points according to difficulty and finishing place.

White jersey indicates the best rider under 25 (as of January 1st of that year)

There are random drug tests for riders. Those that finish "on the podium" in a given stage are drug tested.

Lance Armstrong from USA

It is generally in France with occasional stages in neighbouring countries. It is traditional for the tour to start in another country, this year's start was in Monaco. This years tour for example has two stages based in Spain/Andorra.

The Tour de France starts in different places each year. This year it starts in Leeds in the U.K. on 5th July 2014 and doesn't arrive in France until the fourth stage. The fourth stage begins in Le Touquet on 8th July 2014.