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The Tour de France (French for "Tour of France"), is often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour. Whatever you call it, the Tour de France is the world's most high profile bicycle race. It is a very demanding event, held for three weeks every July and is comprised of approximately 20 professional teams of nine riders per team. The competitors race a total distance of approximately 3,600 km (2,235 miles) traveling through France and surrounding countries.
2009 Event
The 2009 staging of this major cycling event is the 96th held. It will take place from July 4 2009. See more about the 2009 event.
About the Tour
- See the List of Previous Winners and information about each Tour.
- Read about the history of the Tour, and some Tour Trivia.
- Read about the colored jersey's, teams, courses and mountains.
- Buy books about the Tour, and a read a glossary of Cycling Tour terms.
- Read profiles of some Tour champions.
- There has also been a Tour for Women.
Related Pages
- information about the sport of cycling.
- read the Tour de France entries on the sporting blog.
- as a diversion, try these pages of cycling humor.
