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Tour de France

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The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race typically covers around 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world.

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22 July 2012: Bradley Wiggins becomes first British cyclist to win Tour de France! He secured his win with a dominating performance in Saturday's final time trial to extend his already commanding lead. Fellow Briton and Sky teammate Christopher Froome finished second, 3 minutes 21 seconds behind overall.

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30 June 2012: Fabian Cancellara wins the prologue of the 2012 Tour de France. He is a Swiss pro-road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Leopard-Trek. Bradley Wiggins of the UK came in 2nd.

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L'Auto was the first sponsor of the Tour de France, in 1903. Later known as L'Equipe.

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Tour de France (2011).. whoa.. how did this racer's front wheel sink into the road?

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2011 Tour de France poster. Crazy for the race!

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the Manneken Pis statue in Brussels was dressed in yellow especially for the Tour

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LANCE ARMSTRONG looking high tech in 2009 Tour de France in Monaco.

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2004 Tour de France poster. Love the shirts on a road idea!

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2006 Tour de France poster.

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This one through Paris (1975)

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2008 Tour de France poster.

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Fabian Cancellara's Specialized team bike 2009

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2010 - Bradley Wiggins, the Team Sky leader, had a special pair of cycling shoes made for him

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The official beer break. (Vintage Tour de France Swiss racers: circa 1920s)

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The USADA sent a 15-page charging letter to Armstrong stating that collected blood samples in 2009 and 2010 show signs of doping.

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1925 poster

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Michele Ferrari, an Italian doctor notorious in the biking world for promoting doping. Closely associated with Lance Armstrong.

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Contestants in the 1948 Tour de France parade up the Champs-Élysées, Paris, en route to Porte de St.

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You can get really busted up out there...

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Dig the part AND the mustache.

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Lance Armstrong, the second and as of now only other American to have won the Tour de France, enjoying a cocktail. He holds a 7 year winning streak from 1999 to 2005. What a way to celebrate the millennium!

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"Beer Break is quickly followed by pee break.."

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Tour de France on Main street, Carrick-on-suir.

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Greg Lemond, pictured center, was the first American to win the Tour de France in 1989. yeeeeaaaah baby

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2012 !

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Stephen Roche scored one for Ireland in the 1987 Tour de France.

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1968 saw Netherlands shine when Jan Janssen win the Tour de France.

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In 1959, Spain won its first Tour de France with Federico Bahamontes.

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The nutters you may see..

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1950 saw the first Swiss win in the Tour the France by Ferdi Kubler.

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Columbian racer.

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Nicolas Frantz was the first participant from Luxembourg to win the Tour de France, both in 1927 and 1928.

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Ottavio Bottecchia, first Italian to win the Tour de France (1924)

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How do they get through bits of the race like this?..

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Odile Defraye, from Belgium, was the first Tour de France champion not from france.

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Cool picture of Ed Hood and Joopo Zoetemelk in the 70s.

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Tour de France Kraftwerk poster.

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Maurice Garin, winner of the first Tour De France (1903).

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2012 Tour de France - Saturday, June 30th - Sunday, July 22th. A total of 3,497 km.

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Josephine Baker with Tour de France champion Romain Maes, 1936

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Bike racer: Alberto Contador,Tour de France

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Sweet old map from the 1957 Tour de France.

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