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Tour de France
The Tour de France is a bicycle race held in France. Bicyclists from all over the world come to compete. Ask questions about the Tour de France path, rules, and records here.
443 Questions
How long is the tour de france 2009?
3,500 kilometers (about 2175 miles) 10 flat stages, 7 mountain stages, 1 medium mountain stage, 2 individual time-trial stages, 1 team time-trial stage
When did a Frenchman last win the Tour de France?
France was the host for the 1998 F.I.F.A world cup. And France also won the final match, in which they defeated Brazil 3-0. With two goals from Zinedine Zidane and one goal from Emanuel Petit.
Why was the tour de france invented?
It was organised by L'Equipe to sell more of their newspapers.
from two news papers having a feud
In 1903 "L'Auto", the French sports newspaper now called "L'Equipe", staged the race to help promote their newspaper which was struggling to compete with France's first, and by far strongest, sports paper "Le Velo". Needless to say, the Tour was a success and Le Velo was out of circulation one year later.
Who won the Tour De France in 1985?
Angelo Fausto Coppi (September 15, 1919 - January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing cyclist. Nicknamed Il Campionissimo ("the greatest champion") or "The Champion of the Champions", he was one of the most successful and most popular cyclists of all time. He twice won the Tour de France (1949 and 1952), and five times the Giro d'Italia (1940, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953).
Who was the first American to ride the Tour de France?
It was actually Jonathan (Jacques) Boyer who was the first American to ride in the TdF in 1981.
Jonathan Boyer, 1981
How many rest days in the tour de France?
They ride seven days straight, then they have onerest day, then they race another seven days, have another rest day, then race to the finish.
What is the highest elevation in the Tour de France?
Cime de la Bonette 2802 metres. Most recently used in 2008 when John Lee Augustyn was first over the summit... then proceded to crash about 1km into the descent.
Highest stage finish ever was the Col du Granon near Briancon. 2404m. Only appeared once, in 1986.
Who won le tour de France 5 times?
Nobody, unless you count Lance Armstrong who has won it seven times 1999 to 2005.
Four people have won it five times,
Jacques Anquetil.....1957, 61, 62, 63, and 1964.
Eddy Merckx..... 1969, 70, 71, 72 and 1974.
Bernard Hinault.....1978, 79, 81,82 and 1985.
Miguel Indurain..... 1991,92 93, 94 and 1995 the first one to win five consecutive titles, beaten only by Lance Armstrong who won seven consecutive titles.
Who won the tour de France in 2009-2010?
Alberto Contador Velasco of Spain(born 6 December 1982, the professional road racing cyclist
How much does a tour de France bike weigh?
A top-of-the-line racing bicycle as used by the TdF riders is quite expensive.
If you want one, expect to pay at least 10 000 USD or 6 000 EUR or about the same in GBP for one. Probablyquite a bit more.
Which Country has won the tour de France most often?
TdF isn't raced on a national basis.
All the competitors are professional riders that race for a team, and it's the team - not a country - that claims the glory of a win.
What countries are the riders from in the tour de France?
France, Britian, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Italy
Depends 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.
How does the tour de France compare to other international cycling races?
They're both long, multi-stage road bicycle races
What French cyclist has won the Tour de France?
TdF isn't a race between nations, it's a race between teams of professional riders. These teams will usually have members of several different nationalities.
While a team may be based in France, and even have majority of French riders, it's still not a team officially representing France.
How do Tour de france riders pee?
At speed, if they have to. They'll move to the outside of the pack, use the stretchiness of their riding gear to get their parts out, get out of the saddle, turn sideways and let it flow.
Then they'll hope that their relief will enable them to catch up with the pack again.
on the side of the road.
Why was the tour de France not held during the world wars?
B/c the fighting would have interfered with it.
What is the world record of the Tour de France?
Their cannot be a world record for the tour de france because the course changes every year. If you are asking what is the record for winning Le Tour de France the most it is held by Lance Armstrong who won it 7 times consecutivly from 1999-2005.
And before anyone says Lance didn't win them he was on drugs all tours before him were won by drugs cheats, all the rider like Indurain, Pantani, Merckx were all on drugs, and yes it was illegal back then.
So the Answer Is Lance Armstrong winning it 7 times.
How many gears on a tour de France bicycle?
Riders participating in the Tour de France use bicycles. They also wear helmets, cycling shoes, and clothing in their team colors.
