Well, I haven't been on a bicycle since falling off one years ago and breaking my wrist. But I have heard of the Tour de France; just don't know a lot about it.
It is one of the most famous bicycle races in the world that takes place every year mostly in France but it also crosses into neighboring countries.
Hmm, I thought it was only in France. When did the race first take place?
The first race was organized in 1903 to increase newspaper sales of all things.  But it has grown quite a bit since then.
That's quite funny actually! It's certainly extremely popular nowadays. Which is the most successful country to compete?
It is extremely popular.  I am actually not sure which country historically has done best in it, but in recent years the US has done pretty well, although they have been found to have cheated.  It is a tough race though so to do well over the whole 3 week time frame it requires a ton of endurance.
It must be very tough to sustain such a level of competitiveness for three weeks. Didn't Lance Armstrong get convicted of cheating - drugs I think?
Lance Armstrong doping case
The Lance Armstrong doping case was a doping investigation that led to American former professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and his eventual admission to using performance-enhancing drugs.
History of Lance Armstrong doping allegations.
For much of his career, Lance Armstrong faced persistent allegations of doping, but until 2006 no official investigation was undertaken. The first break in the case came in 2004, when SCA Promotions, a Dallas-based insurer, balked at paying
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