Tour de France

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By Erick Greer - Nathaniel Heisler
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Tour de France
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Introduction

• The Tour de France is the world's most
  prestigious cycling race.
• Broken into 20 stages over a 22 day span, with
  two days for rest, the race covers more than
  3,000 kiliometers.
• Each stage is held in a different town/area, and
  each are considered separate races.
• The time it takes to complete each stage is then
  added to a cumulative score to determine the
  winner of the entire race.

Anglais!
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Classifications

• Maillot Jaune
• worn by the overall leader of the Tour de France
• Maillot Vert
• worn by the leader of the Tour de France points
  classification
• Maillot à Pois Rouges
• Worn by the best climber in the mountain stages
  of the Tour de France
• Prize money has always been awarded, but with the
  emergence of sponsors over the years the prize
  money is not as much a motivator as bragging
  rights.

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Légendes

• Lance Armstrong (USA)
• Sept Titres Consécutifs dans le Tour de France
• 1999-2005
• Jacques Anquetil (France)
• Cinq Titres dans le Tour de France
• 1957, 1961-1964
• Bernard Hinault (France)
• Cinq Titres dans le Tour de France
• 1978-1979, 1981-1982 et 1985

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Légendes

• Eddy Merckx (Belgium)
• Most stage victories in Tour de France 34
• Most stage victories in one Tour de France 8
  (70-74)
• Most days with Maillot Jaune 96
• The only cyclist to have won the Maillot Jaune,
  Maillot Vert, and the Maillot à Pois Rouges
  in the same Tour de France (1969).
• Won tour from 69-72 and again in 74 (5 overall)

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Champs-Élysées

• Traditionally, the final stage kicks off with
  champagne served by the overall raced leaders
  team, and while on the road to Paris
  photo-opportunities and joking around. As the
  riders approach Paris, the racing heats up as the
  sprinters begin to focus on the challenge that
  lie ahead at the Champs-Élysées.

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Champs-Élysées

• The Champs Élysées has been the final stage of
  the Tour de France since 1975?
• It is one of only 4 stages to mark the ending
  since the race began in 1903In the first edition
  of 1903, the finish was at Ville dAvray, from
  1904 to 1967 in Parc des Princes track and from
  1968 to 1974 at the Vélodrome de Vincennes?

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References

• http//www.letour.fr/
• http//fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_france
• http//www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf/present
  ation_tdf.php
• http//www.tour-de-france-online.com/historique-to
  ur-france.html