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	BBC SPORT \| TOUR DE FRANCE \| 1903-1914: Pioneers and 'assasins'
		The idea of the Tour was to sell copies of L'Auto newspaper, a publicity stunt that was such a success it destroyed the paper's rival Le Velo in the process.
		But the Tour's next big change was in 1910, and the introduction of the real high mountains of the Pyrenees and then the Alps a year later.
		The Tour's founder Henri Desgrange was a hard man, yet even he was sceptical when the idea of crossing these giant lumps of rock was suggested.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/tour_de_france/1364736.stm (652 words)

	1903 Tour de France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1903 Tour de France was the first Tour de France, set up and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto.
		The 1903 Tour began with the stage Montgeron-Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, route de Corbeil on the 1 July, and ended with the Vile-d'Avray, restaurant du PÃ¨re stage on 19 July.
		The stages themselves were surprisingly long--with the longest being run between Paris and Lyon at 467 kilometres, and shortest between Toulouse and Bordeaux at 268 kilometres (compare this to the 171 km average stage length of the 2004 Tour de France).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1903_Tour_de_France (555 words)

	Tour de France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tour de France, in contrast, has long been a household name around the globe, even amongst people who are not generally interested in pro cycling, and is for cycling what the FIFA World Cup is to football in terms of global popularity.
		The Tour was founded as a publicity event for the newspaper L'Auto (ancestor of the present l'Ãquipe) by its editor and co-founder, Henri Desgrange, to rival the Paris-Brest et retour ride (sponsored by Le Petit Journal), and Bordeaux-Paris.
		Promotion of the Tour de France certainly proved a great success for the newspaper; circulation leapt from 25,000 before the 1903 Tour to 65,000 after it; in 1908 the race boosted circulation past a quarter of a million, and during the 1923 Tour it was selling 500,000 copies a day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tour_de_France (5602 words)

	Tour de France Odds Lance Armstrong Odds - Odds to win Tour de France 2006 Odds
		Jacques Anquetil (France) in 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964;
		Promotion of the Tour de France certainly proved a great success for the newspaper; circulation leapt from 25,000 before the 1903 Tour to 65,000 after it; in 1908 the race boosted circulation past a quarter of a million, and during the 1923 Tour it was selling 500,000 copies a day.
		Although the tour is often won in the mountain stages, the length and variety of terrain ensures that only an all-round rider could possibly win the race.
	thebettorscorner.com /sportsbettingcorner/sports/bicycling/tour-de-france/tour-de-france.php (1313 words)

	Tour de France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Ax-3 Domaines, France (Sports Network) - Georg Totschnig of Austria captured Saturday's 14th stage of the 2005 Tour de France, while American Lance Armstrong retained the yellow jersey and increased his overall lead on the first day in the Pyrenees.
		AX-3 DOMAINES, France - Lance Armstrong, his arms glistening with sweat, extended his overall lead as the Tour de France scaled the Pyrenees on Saturday in the 14th stage.
		The fireworks in the Tour de France came just a day later than Bastille Day, as the T-Mobile team made its strongest display of strength in years, taking the fight to race leader Lance Armstrong and, briefly at least, putting him on the defensive.
	www.infoslurp.com /information/Tour_de_France (5156 words)

	Professional Cycling Palmarès Site \| Tour de France: History
		The story of the origins of the Tour de France : an epic tale of a intrigue amongst rival newspapers against a backdrop of deep political division in France.
		Lucky Lambot becomes the Tour's oldest winner : Lucky, perhaps, to be consistent where others were alternately brilliant and dreadful, but no winner of the Tour could truthfully be called lucky, least of all when the route contained the mighty Col d'Izoard, climbed for the first time in 1922.
		Le Tour de Souffrance : "The ideal Tour would be a Tour in which only one rider survived the ordeal", wrote Henri Desgrange, and never was this axiom more closely adhered to than in 1924, the infamous Tour de Souffrance of Albert Londres, where the original Forçats de la Route were forged.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /veloarchive/races/tour (1654 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1903 Tour de France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Maurice Garin (March 3, 1871-February 19, 1957) was the first winner of the Tour de France.
		The (Le) Tour de France (French for Tour of France), also simply known as Le Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France.
		Henri Desgrange (1865 in Paris, France - 1940 in Beauvallon, France) was a competitive bicycle racer and French sports journalist.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1903-Tour-de-France (1024 words)

	Tour de France 2004: welcome on the official website
		The legend of the Tour has been recorded since 1903.
		Via this research module, you can find a rider's list of prize wins, the different distinctions by country and by year or the complete summary of a particular edition.
		• The Tour de France in the Walloon region
	www.letour.com /2004/presentationus/retro.html (115 words)

	Trek 2004 Tour De France : About The Tour de France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The inaugural "Tour de France Cycliste" was held in 1903.
		The oldest winner of the Tour was Firmin Lambot (BEL), who won in 1922 at the age of 36.
		He is a German fan who came to the Tour in the late 1980's to cheer on Claudio Chiapucci, known as "Il Diavolo." Since then he has become an institution and usually positions himself on tough climbs or 20km from the finish of each stage.
	www.trekbikes.com /tour_de_france/about_tdf/faqs.jsp (1124 words)

	Tour de France - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The race was founded as a publicity event for the newspaper L'Auto (ancestor of the present l'Ãquipe) by its editor, Henri Desgrange, to rival the Paris-Brest et retour (PBP) ride sponsored by Le Petit Journal and Bordeaux-Paris sponsored by Le VÃ©lo.
		Most stages take place in France though it is very common to have a few stages in nearby countries, such as Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, but also non-neighbouring countries such as Ireland, United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
		The 2004 Tour featured a time trial on the epic Alpe d'Huez climb; in that stage, the riders started at one-minute intervals, with the highest-placed riders starting at two-minute intervals.
	www.free-definition.com /Tour-de-France.html (4008 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Official Tour De France: Centennial 1903-2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This official book, endorsed by the race organizers and produced with L'Equipe, France's daily sports magazine, is one of several titles published for the Tour de France's 100th anniversary.
		On 4 July, he brought the same skills to the 1992 Tour de France and won the Prologue at San Sebastian, in front of massive and adoring Basque crowds." About Lance Armstrong in 1993: "Lance Armstrong is going to be a force to be reckoned with.
		Le Tour: A Century of the Tour de France by Greg Lemond
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0297843583?v=glance (1619 words)

	Making the grandest tour by Robert Messenger
		The Tour was also settling down as to the skills required of a racer: sprinting, climbing, and time-trialing.
		It is a less useful skill in the Tour’s standings as the time gaps in a mass sprint are not recorded.
		Luck also seemed to have returned to the Tour: Armstrong narrowly avoided serious injury after a fall took one of his chief rivals from the Tour, and later survived two odd crashes to win the key stage on Luz-Ardiden.
	www.newcriterion.com /archive/22/june04/tour.htm (1729 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Tour de force: Armstrong finishes drive for five
		The largest gap between the winner and runner-up in race history is nearly 3 hours -- 2:59:21 to be exact -- set by Maurice Garin of France in the first Tour in 1903.
		So action-packed was this Tour that Armstrong was prepared for the unexpected -- even Sunday, on the largely processional final stage.
		Armstrong's fierce duel with Ullrich made this centennial Tour the most gripping in years, drawing millions of fans who thronged winding mountain climbs and adorned villages along the route with banners for the riders.
	espn.go.com /oly/tdf2003/s/2003/0727/1586103.html (1495 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - 2003 Tour de France Coverage
		France eagerly awaits the showdown between Lance Armstron and Jan Ullrich.
		The Tour de France is moving into the Alps, where Lance Armstrong is expected to ascend to the top.
		Four-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has described his former teammate Tyler Hamilton as a "tough dude" for riding with a broken collarbone.
	espn.go.com /oly/tdf2003 (348 words)

	Tour Xtra: Index
		The Tour de France is the biggest annual sport event in the world.
		It is organised every year since 1903, with some exceptions during the two World Wars.
		France has a couple of things to be proud of: the Eiffel Tower, the TGV, the Notre Dame, Napoleon, the Venus of Milo, the Arc de Triomphe, the Bastille, the Mont St. Michel, the Eurotunnel to Great Britain and: the Tour de France.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/cvccbikers/tour/eddy/xtra.htm (422 words)

	Le Tour de France 1903-2003 Centenary Edition
		I have to be absolutely honest though and admit that I didn't know it was the Centenary year of the Tour de France.
		There is an arcade mode, a practice mode, a 2 player mode and a time trial mode but the heart of the game is the Tour de France mode, or TDF as it's labeled on the games wonderful radial menus.
		It's fair to say that Le Tour de France could have been much more that it actually is. It's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination but it leaves you feeling that more could have been done.
	www.deafgamers.com /tdf.htm (984 words)

	www.cyclingnews.com presents the 90th Tour de France, 2003.
		Photo: © CN The complete route of the 2003 Centenary Tour de France was announced on October 24 in Paris at the Palais des Congres.
		The 2003 Tour starts on Saturday, July 5 at the Eiffel Tower in Paris with a prologue running along the banks of the Seine River, finishing at La Maison de la Radio.
		That's where the 1903 Tour started at 3:16pm precisely, and the same start time will be used for Stage 1 of next year's race.
	www.cyclingnews.com /road/2003/tour03/?id=features/intervie (889 words)

	The Official Tour De France : Centennial 1903-2003 (Official Tour de France) by - GymShop.US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Tour de France is an event unrivalled in sports; for more than a century, it has offered a spectacle filled with unparalleled passion, adventure, and sheer physical difficulty.
		Here is the definitive, official record of that thrilling sporting phenomenon, produced in collaboration with L’Equipe, France’s premier sports daily, and including a foreword by the five-time Tour de France winner and international sports celebrity, Lance Armstrong.
		With access to the Tour de France’s own archives, this huge, lushly photographed volume chronicles the race from its raw origins more than 100 years ago to its current position as the world’s greatest sporting challenge.
	www.gymshop.us /r-26/m-Books/b-16596/a-1841882399/Default.aspx (807 words)

	Active.com \| Tour de France 1903 - 2003: Le Centenaire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		One of the most exciting and dramatic Tours in recent memory ends with Jean Patrick Nazon taking the final stage and Lance cruising in for a record-tying 5th straight Tour de France win.
		Correspondent James Raia is reporting on the Tour from France, sending daily dispatches via his "Tour de France Times." Here's a glimpse into the goings-on in the world's biggest bike race.
		CBS will also cover the Tour on the last three Sundays of the race.
	www.active.com /tdf2003 (303 words)

	Tour de France History - Cycling
		In the early part of its history Tour riders were responsible for carrying everything they needed to fix their bikes should they breakdown.
		The Tour de France was again paused for WW2, and has continued strong ever since, with its routes and difficulties changing over the years.
		As of 2004, there were 91 Tour de France held, with 54 different winners, all men.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art11240.asp (536 words)

	Tour De France History, Winners & Cartoon Fun by Brownielocks. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Then there are some team members who are the logistics support (along the same lines as a race driver has a pit crew to help him?) in which their sole purpose is to clear a path for the team's leader, even if it means giving him your bike or say tire if need be.
		And since it covers the entire country of France, it is estimated that 14.6 million live viewers stand along the roads to catch a glimpse of the racers as they go by.
		The Arc de Triomphe was originally commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 and is the monumental tomb site for their Unknown Soldier (who is buried in the center).
	www.brownielocks.com /tourdefrance.html (1110 words)

	Professional Cycling Palmarès Site \| Tour de France: 1903
		The sixty riders in the first ever Tour de France gather at the Café au Reveil Matin in Paris prior to the start of the event.
		Garin's main opposition was considered to come from Hippolyte Aucouturier, but illness forced his withdrawl on the first stage.
		For that inaugaral Tour, however, the rules allowed a rider to enter stages individually.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /veloarchive/races/tour/1903.htm (363 words)

	French Links: CENTENARY OF TOUR DE FRANCE
		Written by academic specialists from France, USA and Britain, the work analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition.
		The Tour de France: a pre-modern contest in a post-modern context, Hugh Dauncey and Geoff Hare
		Archive of Phil Liggett's daily reports for the 2003 Tour are available by clicking this photo and then his name under "Daily Reports" on the official Tour website.
	www.frenchlinks.org.uk /tour/TDF.html (549 words)

	Tom's 2003 Tour de France Page: Welcome! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Enter the Erik's 2003 Tour de France contest, The Daily Peloton's Fantasy Game, (using IE only, per their instructions) or George Chapman's Fantasy Tour de France.
		Team CSC is reassessing their goals for the Tour, but at least Hamilton is still riding, after training specifically for the Tour this year.
		I think on a less monumental Tour moment, Lance might have ridden with him to the finish, but time is important in this Tour, so Armstrong continues past Chavanel and is now first in the race and on this stage as well.
	home.earthlink.net /~kjtar/2003tdf.html (9013 words)

	Search for Tour de France Entertainment for Your 2008 Tour de France Party
		With all eyes on France for week after week, you've got plenty of time to celebrate the 2008 Tour de France.
		Hold a junior version of the 2008 Tour de France in your area complete with a bike race and dancing in the streets.
		Just because the 2008 Tour de France will be held in France doesn't mean the rest of the world should be forgotten.
	www.gigmasters.com /Events/TourdeFrance.asp (670 words)

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		Le Tour de France 2008 s'annonce dès à présent comme un tour pas comme les autres.
		Le Tour de France est une compétition cycliste par étapes créée en 1903 se déroulant au mois de juillet.
		Soutenez nous cliquer sur ces liens PSG et Paroles de chansons
	www.tour-de-france-online.com (738 words)

	Tour de France - notizie
		Un gruppo di ciclisti al Tour de France...
		Benvenuti sul sito dedicato dedicato al Tour de France
		Infatti, in Francia dalle gare in linea, si sta mettendo in cantiere una grande corsa a tappe: Il TOUR de FRANCE.
	www.tourdefrance.it (835 words)

	Powell's Books - The Tour De France, 1903-2003 by Hugh (edt) Dauncey
		One of the most famous races in the world, the Tour de France was born in 1903 of competition between two sporting magazines situated on politically opposite sides of the Dreyfus Affair and, nearly 100 years later, controversies over "doping" show that it remains as much part of the social and political times as ever.
		The first essays deal with the organization of the Tour, historical considerations, the race's economics, and its relationship with the media.
		This book analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition.
	www.powells.com /biblio?isbn=0714653624 (232 words)

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