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Tour de France Format
The Tour de France is the premier cycling race in the world. First held in 1903 the race takes place annually in July and lasts around 3 weeks.
The race crisscrosses France predominately, with the cyclists competing over an eye-watering distance of around 3500 km (2200 miles).
The format of the race sees the rider’s times compounded at each of the 21 stages, with the race leader wearing a yellow jersey.
There are mini competitions within the race, called classifications and a different coloured jersey is worn by the leaders of these different classifications.
A green jersey is worn by the leader of the points classification, a polka dot jersey is worn by the leader of the mountains classification, and a white jersey is worn by the rider in 1st place in the young rider classification.
The race finishes at the Champs Elysees in Paris normally on the last Sunday, in most cases, the winner has built up such a lead that he is uncatchable during the final stage, the stage becomes a victory ride for the yellow jersey wearer.
The TdF2024 Route
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29-Jun | Florence to Rimini (Italy) | 206 km (128 mi) |
| 2 | 30-Jun | Cesenatico to Bologna (Italy) | 200 km (120 mi) |
| 3 | 01-Jul | Piacenza to Turin (Italy) | 229 km (142 mi) |
| 4 | 02-Jul | Pinerolo (Italy) to Valloire | 138 km (86 mi) |
| 5 | 03-Jul | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas | 177 km (110 mi) |
| 6 | 04-Jul | Mâcon to Dijon | 163 km (101 mi) |
| 7 | 05-Jul | Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin | 25 km (16 mi) |
| 8 | 06-Jul | Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Églises | 176 km (109 mi) |
| 9 | 07-Jul | Troyes to Troyes | 199 km (124 mi) |
| 08-Jul | Orléans | Rest day | |
| 10 | 09-Jul | Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond | 187 km (116 mi) |
| 11 | 10-Jul | Évaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran | 211 km (131 mi) |
| 12 | 11-Jul | Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 204 km (127 mi) |
| 13 | 12-Jul | Agen to Pau | 171 km (106 mi) |
| 14 | 13-Jul | Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan (Pla d'Adet) | 152 km (94 mi) |
| 15 | 14-Jul | Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille | 198 km (123 mi) |
| 15-Jul | Gruissan | Rest day | |
| 16 | 16-Jul | Gruissan to Nîmes | 187 km (116 mi) |
| 17 | 17-Jul | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to SuperDévoluy | 178 km (111 mi) |
| 18 | 18-Jul | Gap to Barcelonnette | 179 km (111 mi) |
| 19 | 19-Jul | Embrun to Isola 2000 | 145 km (90 mi) |
| 20 | 20-Jul | Nice to Col de la Couillole | 133 km (83 mi) |
| 21 | 21-Jul | Monaco to Nice | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Total: | 3,492 km (2,170 mi) | ||
Tour de France Winners
The race has been mired in controversy with doping a constant issue. In 2010 Albert Contador won the overall classification but his victory was later overturned after failing a later doping test, Contador was stripped of his title and the new winner was Andy Schleck.
Chris Froome the winning most riders in recent years endured negative headlines about an asthma drug he took, although he and his team defended themselves vigorously, and all investigations were closed.
British riders have done incredibly well in the Tour de France in recent years, due in part to the professionalism and organisation of Team Sky. They have raised the bar (handlebar) at the Tour de France, with other teams playing catch up.
Four riders have the most Tour De France wins (5) a testament to their brilliance on a bike.
Last Ten Tour de France Winners
| Tour Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jonas Vingegaard | Denmark |
| 2022 | Jonas Vingegaard | Denmark |
| 2021 | Tadej Pogačar | Slovenian |
| 2020 | Tadej Pogačar | Slovenian |
| 2019 | Egan Bernal | Colombian |
| 2018 | Geraint Thomas | Great Britain |
| 2017 | Chris Froome | Great Britain |
| 2016 | Chris Froome | Great Britain |
| 2015 | Chris Froome | Great Britain |
| 2014 | Vincenzo Nibali | Italy |
Most Wins in the Tour de France
| Tour Years | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1978,1979,1981,1982,1985 | Bernard Hinault | France |
| 1969,1970,1971,1972,1974 | Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
| 1957,1961,1962,1963,1964 | Jacques Anquetil | France |
| 1991,1992,1993,1994,1995 | Miguel Indurain | Spain |
The Tour de France content on OLBG has been created and maintained by Andy Powell who through the creation of the content and developed a understanding of the sport.
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