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	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.
		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.
		Arrival of the 2005 Tour de France in Mulhouse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tour_de_France (6237 words)

	Compagnons du Tour de France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Compagnons du Tour de France are a French organization of craftsmen and artisans dating from the Middle Ages, but still active today.
		Tour de France refers to the fact that they are taking a tour around France.
		It is unrelated to the Tour de France cycliste, a cycling competition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compagnons_du_Tour_de_France (108 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tour de France (cycling competition) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		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 the Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
		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.
		The first stage of the tour is often a time trial, known as a prologue which determines who will wear the yellow jersey for the first stage and serves to avoid all the riders being bunched together in the overall classification.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tour-de-France-(cycling-competition) (4889 words)

	MSN Encarta - Tour de France
		Tour de France, most popular bicycle race in the world, among the most challenging in professional cycling competition.
		The Tour de France, often called the Tour, is held each July.
		The Tour de France is a stage race—that is, it follows a course that is divided into sections, or stages.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579397/Tour_de_France.html (623 words)

	Tour de France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The (Le) Tour de France (French for Tour of France), also simply known as Le Tour, is an epic long distance cycling competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France.
		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, England and the Netherlands.
		Tour de France is also the title of a Kraftwerk song about the race itself.
	www.portaljuice.com /tour_de_france.html (1242 words)

	SI.com - Cycling - Armstrong claims record-tying fifth Tour win - Sunday July 27, 2003 12:55 PM
		The intense rivalry between Armstrong and Ullrich, the 1997 winner, turned 'Le Tour' into a gripping festival of cycling after four years when Armstrong was so strong that he all but assured his victories days before the finish.
		But this year, the Texan only sewed up the Tour in a rain-soaked time trial Saturday, the penultimate day, when he managed to stay upright on the slippery road while Ullrich skidded and crashed, ending his battle to erase Armstrong's slim lead.
		France's Jean-Patrick Nazon wept after winning the prestigious stage in a fierce final sprint on the Champs-Elysees' cobblestones.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/news/2003/07/27/tour_sunday_ap (1226 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| French passion for cycling
		Cycling in France is a sport of the people.
		The Tour sweeps through 3350 kilometres (2094 miles) of wheat fields and vineyards, forest and pasture and up and over the heart-busting slopes of the Alps and the Pyrenees.
		"The Tour de France was, at the outset, about national regeneration and getting the French ready to take their revenge against Germany," explained Yves Leonard, history professor and co-author of The Tour de France Republic.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3047316.stm (398 words)

	WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
		Konami of Europe is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the legendary Le Tour de France cycling competition with an all-new simulation of the racing tournament for PlayStation 2.
		Le Tour de France: Centenary Edition is the most true and complete simulation of the tournament possible.
		Le Tour de France: Centenary Edition is abound with gameplay-enhancing touches, and is the definitive simulation of the event - and its enhanced visuals, utter realism and exhilarating gameplay make it the ideal way to celebrate the landmark anniversary of one of the most respected sporting tournaments in the world.
	www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=9779&mode=thread&order=0 (376 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Tour de force: Armstrong finishes drive for five
		TOUR VICTORIES: Five straight from 1999-03, tying the record for consecutive wins set by Miguel Indurain of Spain (1991-95).
		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)

	(GCG9XN) Le Tour de France by bykenut
		A quiz cache to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France.
		The year 2003 marked the 100th anniversary of the greatest cycling competition in the world - the Tour de France.
		This cache is to commemorate this anniversary of the Tour, which started on July 5, 2003 and ran almost throughout the entire month of July.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=013ffc1d-a6a3-4a80-9f08-c156352a942e (880 words)

	AEG :: Tour of California Cycling Race to Debut in 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		LOS ANGELES, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The inaugural Tour of California cycling road race will be held throughout the state of California in early 2006 it was announced by Timothy J. Leiweke, President and CEO of AEG, presenters and promoters of the eight-stage, more than 700-mile 'Tour de France-style' cycling competition.
		Along the way, it is estimated that over one million spectators will line the course throughout the Tour of California's debut with millions more tuning in daily to the national and international broadcast of the event, which has recently petitioned the Union Cycliste International (UCI) and USA Cycling to be an officially sanctioned race.
		"Cycling, which has consistently been ranked one the country's top three participation sports, is currently experiencing a period of unprecedented growth and popularity," said Leiweke.
	sev.prnewswire.com /sports/20050326/LAF02325032005-1.html (482 words)

	ESPN.com - OLY/TDF2005 - Armstrong wins Tour de France
		I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live.
		On Monday, he'll be on a beach in the south of France, "with a beer, having a blast," he said.
		Before that, though, he couldn't resist a parting shot at "the people who don't believe in cycling, the cynics and the skeptics" who suspect that doping is rife and fueled his dominance of the past seven years.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/tdf2005/news/story?id=2115344 (641 words)

	VeloNews: 2002 Tour de France Special Coverage
		The Texan confirmed that he’s cycling’s most dominant force in a generation after winning four stages en route to his fourth consecutive Tour de France victory.
		July 28 -- The 2002 Tour de France drew to a close with a great sprint on the most famous boulevard in cycling.
		That should be the story of the final stage of the 2002 Tour de France.
	www.velonews.com /tour2002 (659 words)

	A digest on the Tour de France cycling race in Paris by Paris Digest, the Paris Internet city guide and portal
		The Tour de France is a major international cycling competition.
		The young rider Jan Ulrich from Germany won the competition.
		After 3 877 km through Ireland and France and the spectacular Pyrenées and Alps stages, it ended on the Champs-Elysées on August 2nd with the victory of Pantani from Italy.
	www.parisdigest.com /sports/tourdefrance.htm (214 words)

	Tour de France, Bicycle, Road Biking, Mountain Bike, and Cycling Magazine - Bicycling Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Capture the spirit and beauty of cycling with this classic shot from the Tour de France.
		In a drama-filled three weeks Lance was able to shock both his fellow riders and the fans with his supreme athleticism.
		With competition strong, this year's race kept spectators and commentators on the edge of their seat.
	www.bicycling.com (323 words)

	Professional Cycling Palmarès Site \| Races: Tour de France
		English-speaking tour riders and a year-by-year history with details of stage winners and Yellow Jersey holders.
		Luis Herrera and Federico Bahamontès are the only riders to have been King of the Mountains in all three major Tours; in Baha's case, his Giro victory was shared with Charly Gaul (see the Giro page for details).
		Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault are the only riders to have won at some point all three of the Tour's major competitions; Merckx, uniquely, achieved the feat in a single year (1969).
	homepage.ntlworld.com /veloarchive/races/tour.htm (270 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Tour de France
		The search seeks the exact word or phrase that you type, so if you don’t find your choice, try searching for a key word in your topic or recheck the spelling of a word or name.
		More than 150 competitors race along a course that covers about 3,200 km (about 2,000 mi) of European roads.
		Most winners of the Tour have been European.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761579397__1/Tour_de_France.html (683 words)

	The 2000 Tour de France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Tour de France draws millions of spectators every summer to line the country roads and mountain passes of France.
		The major difficulties of the 2000 Tour course are found on stages 10, 12, 14, 15 and 16, beginning on July 10.
		The final stage of the 2000 Tour will take place entirely within the city of Paris, following a 27-kilometer course that begins at the Eiffel Tower and finishes, in the grand tradition of the Tour de France with multiple circuits on the Champs Elysées.
	www.uspsprocycling.com /features/tour/history.htm (492 words)

	Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France for seventh time - Wikinews
		United States sportsman Lance Armstrong today won the international cycling competition Tour de France.
		It is also his last, as Armstrong announced prior to the race that he will be retiring from professional cycling after the competition.
		"Highlights from the 21st stage of the Tour de France".
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Lance_Armstrong_wins_Tour_de_France_for_seventh_time (553 words)

	Tour de France, CYCLING - CBS SportsLine.com
		Even after three victories by fellow American Greg Lemond in 1986, 1989 and 1990, the Tour was still largely a parochial, while celebrated, European affair until Armstrong came along.
		"There was a big difference between the discreet jockeying of European cycling, and the swaggering, trash-talking American idea of competition I was reared with," he wrote.
		Germany's Andreas Kloden, the Tour runner-up, got a dose of the mind game in the hardest Alpine stage, when an unbending Armstrong sped past him to win a sprint finish in the last few meters.
	images.sportsline.com /cycling/story/7528241 (904 words)

	Drenched in drugs
		One year after a doping scandal struck the Tour de France bike race like a mass crash on a mountain descent, it's déjà vu all over again.
		The Tour is cycling's toughest -- and most prestigious -- race, a grueling 21-day marathon across more than 2,200 miles of French countryside and Alpine peaks that would make the average cyclist puke -- or hitchhike.
		In late May, the French Cycling Federation said half of the 134 pro riders active in France showed in their urine signs of one kind of doping or another.
	whyfiles.org /090doping_sport (681 words)

	VeloNews: 2003 Tour de France Special Coverage
		JULY 27 - The 2003 Tour de France returned to where it started three weeks ago and finished with the same winner as the past four years.
		JULY 27 - French cycling legend Bernard Hinault, one of five riders to have won the Tour de France five times, has hailed this year's eventful centenary edition as exceptional.
		JULY 27 - With the Tour safely arriving in Paris today, the barriers packed and the press room door shut for another year, I think it's only fitting for a bit of the recap of the race.
	www.velonews.com /tour2003 (891 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Music: Tour De France Soundtracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Continuing to explore the theme of movement, men and machines that spawned the marvellous Autobahn, Trans-Europe Express and 1983's landmark single "Tour De France", Soundtracks is basically an expanded version of the latter, right down to the cover art.
		The Tour De France is as much about the blurring of the boundaries between mankind and its machines as it is about endurance or sporting achievement.
		First off is their 1983 "Tour de France (CD Single)" featuring three excellent interpretations of their ridiculously catchy original tune, including some quite wonderfully integrated sound bytes of heavy breathing a buzzing derailleur gears.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000A4G4N (1797 words)

	Tour de France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Heras was terrible in the mountains and abandoned the Tour.
		Winning the Tour not only requires talent, but preparation, strategy, mental toughness, teammates, and there are many things outside of a rider's control, like crashes and illness.
		That image of him pumping his fist as he approached the finish of stage 13 at Plateau de Beille, knowing he had dug deep enough to retain the yellow jersey another day is my favorite moment of this Tour.
	bartcopsports.blogspot.com /tdf (9361 words)

	Event Coverage: 1995 Tour de France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Throughout 1987, Stephen Roche was the undisputed sovereign of cycling.
		At the '95 Tour, Roche is serving as a commentator for the Eurosport TV network.
		Since 1991, the 39-year-old Australian has been the Motorola cycling team's publicity director and a Tour de France analyst for the ESPN television network.
	www.activetraveldirectory.com /events/tdf95/bio.html (544 words)

	CBS News \| Armstrong Coasts To Victory \| July 27, 2003 13:57:02
		Armstrong, who had never before won by less than six minutes, said his fifth title was “definitely the hardest” but “feels better” than the previous four, when he demoralized rivals by dominating in lung-burning mountain ascents and super-speedy time trials.
		The intense rivalry between Armstrong and Ullrich, the 1997 Tour winner, turned 'Le Tour' into a gripping festival of cycling after four years when Armstrong was so strong that he was all but assured of victory days before the finish on the Champs-Elysees.
		So action-packed was this Tour that Armstrong was prepared even Sunday, on the largely processional final stage, for the unexpected.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/07/22/entertainment/main564393.shtml (1084 words)

	Tour de France
		Understanding the Tour de France requires understanding bicycle racing in every aspect.
		Then you have to understand fitness characteristics relative to race formatting, team structuring, offensive and defensive strategies, the implications of competition for the sub titles, racing traditions and customs, and some basic rules about the time game of stage racing.
		Analyzing the Tour de France is a great learning opportunity but I also want it to be fun.
	www.coachcarl.com /tour_de_france.htm (104 words)

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