Tour De France is such a fascinating competition to me, can you imagine being that high level to compete even?!
It would take a lot of work and dedication, for sure. I would love to go, just to bike through France and other countries.
Tour de France
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
- 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