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What is the Tour De France? When is it held? Where does it go? Name two people in it

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Answer 1

The Tour de France is a multi-stage endurance cycling race. Usually it contains 21 stages, which is ridden over 23 days. The race course varies each year but the total distance covered is usually between 3500-4500, this equates to an average of about 190 km of cycling per day. The Tour ends each year on the Champs-Élysées, Paris.



There are three main different types of stages: Flat, Mountain, Time Trial.

Flat stages are long, up to 250km. This type of stage is usually won by the sprinters, the bigger, stronger riders who produce more watts (power) than the smaller riders. This power output can only last for about 30 seconds before the rider tires.



Mountain Stages are the domain of the the lighter riders. Sprinters and bigger riders struggle to haul their bodies over these mountains, while the smaller riders will fly up the mountains. Big chunks of time can be gained on mountain stages. This is where you have to shine if you want to win the tour.



Time Trials are usually between 15-50km long. Riders start individually and race against the clock. Good time trialers ride with a high average heartrate (usually between 75-88% of their max.) Riders who win the time trials have a very high tolerance for pain. The Tour can be decided on these stages.



To win the Tour you need to be good overall. Your team plays an important part in your tour, as they protect their leader by blocking wind (riding at 35km/h the rider in front has to ride 30% harder). Possibly the best way to win the Tour is to just be stronger, tougher, lighter, braver and more aggrasive than the other riders, case and point:Lance Armstrong.



The Tour de France is the world's biggest spectator event with crowds of up to 3 and a half million fans pers stage(day) lining the road. Cycling is also Europe's biggest sport, with a huge fanbase in countries such as Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Austria and Russia.



A summary of current riders:

Climbers: Bhernard Kohl, Alberto Contador(no doping accusasions)

Time Trialers:Fabian Cancellara, Stefan Schumacher

Sprinters: Tom Boonen, Mark Cavendish.

Answer 2

The Tour de France is cycling's marquee event. It's held every year for 3 weeks in July. Usually it's about 3500 kilometers or 2200 miles. They change the route every year, but they ride all around France and usually venture into a couple other countries, like Belgium, Spain, and others. They have started the race in England on occasion. Riders in it this year were Carlos Sastre from Spain, Thor Hushovd from Norway and Cadel Evans from Australia. There are also races within the race. The sprinters have a competition for most sprint points and the climbers have a King of the Mountain contest for who gets up the mountains quickest.



The race has been plagued recently by doping and cost American Floyd Landis his title when he finished first in 2006. He was disqualified and stripped of his title.



American Lance Armstrong won the race a record 7 times from 1999-2005.



http://www.letour.com/2008/TDF/LIVE/us/2100/index.html



(edit to davo-- Contador was not dq'd for doping. The 2007 winner was a member of the Astana team who were not invited to participate. Former Astana team members were caught doping and as a punishment, this year's Astana team was not invited dispite the new management's stance on racing clean.)

Answer 3

davo, contador was not banned for doping. he won last years tour with team discovery. disco (and armstrong) dropped sponsorship, and the team disbanded. many went to astana, contador included. astana was booted from last years tour, for multiple doping offenses, most notably vinokourov. due to the storied past of astana, astana was not invited to this years tour. many good honest riders, contador and leipheimer amongst them, missed out on the tour as a result.



as to the question, the TdF is a multi-stage race, covering about 3000km, during the month of july. it alternates taking a (roughly) clockwise or counter-clockwise route around france. the start points vary, but the finish is always in paris. 21 teams of 9 riders are invited each year.

Answer 4

Davo "Alberto Contador (disqualified for doping)"



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