I love riding my bike.
Do you ever watch the tour de France, the bike race held in France every year?
No I have not. Is that an annual thing?
Yes. riders have to complete 21 stages in a little over 3 weeks.
Oh wow! It lasts 3 weeks?
Yep. It started in 1903 and its been going strong ever since. It was only stopped for WWI and WWII.
that is so cool! I will have to watch it next time.
exception of the teams that the organizers invite. It has become "the world's biggest annual sporting event."
Traditionally, the race is held primarily in the month of July. While the route changes each year, the format of the race stays the same with the appearance of time trials, the passage through the mountain chains of the Pyrenees and the Alps, and the finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The modern editions of the Tour de France consist of 21 day-long segments (stages)
- The Pollentier incident"
- Gilbert Glaus of Switzerland, the World Amateur Champion, tested positive for steroids.
- Jean-Luc van den Broucke of Belgium confessed that "In the Tour de France, I took steroids. That is not a stimulant, just a strengthener. If I hadn't, I would have had to give up. What do you think? I'm on the bike all year from February onwards, I have to do well in the classics in all the little races, and also