The tour de france looks so physically taxing
The The Tour de France race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper "L'Auto"; which is currently run by the Amaury Sport Organisation.
Haha it became so huge off of a simple promotional stunt.
Yes, indeed! And, were you aware that it has been held annually since its first edition in 1903 except when it was stopped for the two World Wars? 
Dang i guess thats a good reason to stop it.
Yeah! And it is a tradition that the race is held primarily in the month of July. Although, I am not sure why or what started that. 
Wow and its been around for over a hundred years at this point too.
Yes it has! The Tour  de Franc started from a primarily Grench field and then expanded from there.
Oh yea and now its a huge torunament
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists of 21 day-long stages over the course of 23 days. It "is the world’s most prestigious and most difficult bicycle race".
The race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper "L'Auto" and is currently run by
Amaury Sport Organisation
The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is part of the French media group, EPA (Éditions Philippe Amaury). It organises sporting events including the Tour de France, Vuelta a España and Paris–Nice professional cycle road races, and the Dakar Rally. In 2008 it organised the Central Europe Rally, a rally raid endurance race in Romania and Hungary.
The Tour de France was instituted by the newspaper "L'Auto" in 1903. The paper was closed after the 1939-45 War because of