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The Tour de France (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]) is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France. [1] It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.
He first spoke on-record against doping in cycling after winning the 1989 Tour de France. [168] LeMond has consistently questioned the relationship between riders and unethical sports doctors [ 169 ] and has pointed out that doping products ultimately victimize the professional cyclists who make use of them. [ 170 ]
This is a list of mountain passes and hills in the Tour de France.Among the passes most often crossed, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque, Col d'Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and Col du Galibier predominate, while the highest peak ever reached is Cime de la Bonette-Restefond (2,802 m (9,193 ft)), used in the 1962, 1964, 1993 and 2008 Tour de France.
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The course was also used for the first three editions of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's one-day race held between 2014 and 2021. In these years the race was held in a kermesse-style circuit racing format. [11] The first edition of Tour de France Femmes in 2022 used the course as the first stage of an 8-day race. [4]
Michael Rasmussen (born 1 June 1974) is a retired Danish professional cyclist who competed in road racing and mountain biking. His most notable victories include four stages of the Tour de France (shared Danish record), and one stage of the Vuelta a España.
At the Tour de France, Vingegaard started strong, attacking on stage 5, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the summit of the Marie-Blanque, and gaining over a minute on Pogačar. This moved Vingegaard into second overall behind stage winner Jai Hindley , while Pogačar dropped to 6th. [ 61 ]
Lance Edward Armstrong (né Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) [4] is an American former professional road racing cyclist.He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles in 2012 after an investigation into doping allegations, called the Lance Armstrong doping case, found that Armstrong used ...