What is Tour de France?
[[File:Tour de France logo.svg|thumb|The official logo of the Tour de France.]] The '''Tour de France''' ({{lang-en|[[Tour]] of [[France]]}}) is a well known [[bicycle]] race. It began in 1903. It is held in France, every [[summer]]. In recent years it has ended with a race through the centre of [[Paris]], past the [[Eiffel Tower]]. It is among the most [[wikt:famous|famous]], and has some of the highest prizes, of bike races in [[Europe]]. Recently, it was in the [[News media|media]], because some [[Sportsperson|athletes]] were [[Doping in sport|doping]]. The race goes around France, but can have some parts in other countries, including [[England]], [[Belgium]], or [[Spain]] as they race in the [[Pyrenees]] mountains. The tour lasts about three weeks. At the end of each day's race the leader is given a yellow shirt, the best sprinter is given a green shirt, and the best rider in the mountain races is given a [[polka dot jersey]]. He is sometimes called the King of the Mountains. The best young rider, who must be under 26, gets a white jersey. The winner is the one who finishes the race to Paris in the fastest time. There is a lot of [[prize]] money for the teams of the winners of the Tour, but the winner of each day's race also gets prize money. ==Related pages== * [[List of Tour de France winners]] {{Tour de France Yellow Jersey}} {{sport-stub}} [[Category:1903 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:1900s establishments in France]] [[Category:Tour de France| ]]