How many cyclists have died in the tour de France?

Answer 1

More than 200 cyclists will compete this year. Here is the full list:

AG2R-La Mondiale (France): John Gadret (Fra), Christophe Riblon (Fra), Nicolas Roche (Irl).
And six riders from: José Luis Arrieta (Spa), Maxime Bouet (Fra), Dimitri Champion (Fra), Cyril Dessel (Fra), Hubert Dupont (Fra), Vladimir Efimkin (Rus), Martin Elmiger (Swi), David Le Lay (Fra), Julien Loubet (Fra), Lloyd Mondory (Fra), Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita), Ludovic Turpin (Fra).
Astana (Kazakhstan): Alberto Contador (Spa), Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz), David De la Fuente (Spa), Andriy Grivko (Ukr), Jesus Hernandez (Spa), Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz), Daniel Navarro (Spa), Benjamin Noval (Spa), Paolo Tiranlongo (Ita).
BBox-Bouygues Telecom (France): Thomas Voeckler (Fra), Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra), Pierre Rolland (Fra), Cyril Gautier (Fra), Yukiya Arashiro (Jap), Nicolas Vogondy (Fra), Matthieu Sprick (Fra), Anthony Charteau (Fra), Sébastien Turgot (Fra).
BMC Racing (US): Alessandro Ballan (Ita), Brent Bookwalter (US), Marcus Burghardt (Ger), Cadel Evans (Aus), Mathias Frank (Swi), George Hincapie (US), Karsten Kroon (Hol), Steve Morabito (Swi), and Mauro Santambrogio (Ita).
Caisse d'Epargne (Spain): Imanol Erviti (Spa), José Iván Gutiérrez (Spa), Vasil Kiryienka (Blr), Christophe Moreau (Fra), Mathieu Perget (Fra), Rubén Plaza (Spa), José Joaquín Rojas (Spa), Luis León Sánchez (Spa), Rui Costa (Por).
Cervelo (Switzerland): Xavier Florencio (Spa), Volodimir Gustov (Ukr), Jeremy Hunt (GB), Thor Hushovd (Nor), Andreas Klier (Ger), Ignatas Konovalovas (Lit), Brett Lancaster (Aus), Dan Lloyd (GB), Carlos Sastre (Spa).
Cofidis, le Crédit en ligne (France): TBC
Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain): Iñaki Isasi (Spa), Juan José Oroz (Spa), Alan Pérez (Spa), Rubén Pérez (Spa), Samuel Sánchez (Spa), Egoi Martinez (Spa), Amets Txurruka (Spa), Iván Velasco (Spa), Gorka Verdugo (Spa).
Footon-Servetto (Spain): TBC
Française des Jeux (France): TBC
Garmin-Transitions (US): Julian Dean (NZ), Tyler Farrar (US), Ryder Hesjedal (Can), Robbie Hunter (SA), Martijn Maaskant (Hol), David Millar (GB), Johan Van Summeren (Bel), Christian Vande Velde (US), David Zabriskie (US).
HTC-Columbia (US): Mark Cavendish(GB), Bernhard Eisel (Aut), Bert Grabsch (Ger), Adam Hansen (Aus), Tony Martin (Ger), Maxime Monfort (Bel), Mark Renshaw (Aus), Michael Rogers (Aus), Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr).
Katusha (Russia): Pavel Brutt (Rus), Sergei Ivanov (Rus), Joaquim Rodríguez (Spa), Vladimir Karpets (Rus), Robbie McEwen (Aus), Alexander Kolobnev (Rus), Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel), Eduard Vorganov (Rus), Alexandr Pliuschin (Rus).
Lampre-Farnese (Italy): Grega Bole (Slo), Damiano Cunego (Ita), Mauro Da Dalto (Ita), Francesco Gavazzi (Ita), Danilo Hondo (Ger), Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita), Adriano Malori (Ita), Alessandro Petacchi (Ita), Simon Spilak (Slo).
Liquigas-Doimo (Italy): Ivan Basso (Ita), Francesco Bellotti (Ita), Kristjan Koren (Slo), Roman Kreuziger (Cze), Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr), Daniel Oss (Ita), Manuel Quinziato (Ita), Sylwester Szmyd (Pol), Brian Bach Vandborg (Den).
Milram (Germany): Gerald Ciolek (Ger), Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger), Linus Gerdemann (Ger), Roger Kluge (Ger), Christian Knees (Ger), Luke Roberts (Aus), Thomas Rohregger (Aut), Niki Terpstra (Hol), Fabian Wegmann (Ger).
Omega Pharma-Lotto (Belgium): Mario Aerts (Bel), Francis de Greef (Bel), Mickaël Delage (Fra), Sebastian Lang (Ger), Matthew Lloyd (Aus), Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa), Jürgen Roelandts (Bel), Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel), Charly Wegelius (GB).
Quick Step (Belgium): Carlos Barredo (Spa), Tom Boonen (Bel), Sylvain Chavanel (Fra), Dries Devenyns (Bel), Kevin De Weert (Bel), Jérôme Pineau (Fra), Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel), Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel), Maarten Wynants (Bel).
Rabobank (Holland): Denis Menchov (Rus), Robert Gesink (Hol), Óscar Freire (Spa), Lars Boom (Hol), Grischa Niermann (Ger), Koos Moerenhout (Hol), Maarten Tjallingii (Hol), Bram Tankink (Hol), Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa).
RadioShack (US): Lance Armstrong(US), Levi Leipheimer (US), Andreas Klöden (Ger), Chris Horner (US), Janez Brajkovic (Slo), Sergio Paulinho (Por), Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr), Grégory Rast (Swi), Dmitry Muravyev (Kaz).
Saxo Bank (Denmark): Fabian Cancellara (Swi), Andy Schleck (Lux), Fränk Schleck (Lux), Jens Voigt (Ger), Stuart O'Grady (Aus), Matti Breschel (Den), Chris Anker Sorensen (Den), Jakob Fuglsang (Den), Nicki Sorensen (Den).
Team Sky (GB): Michael Barry (Can), Steve Cummings (GB), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Swe), Simon Gerrans (Aus), Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa), Thomas Lofkvist (Swe), Serge Pauwels (Bel), Geraint Thomas (GB), Bradley Wiggins(GB).

Answer 2

Four (4) cyclists have died during the Tour de France:

(as of June 2010)

• 1910: French racer Adolphe Heliere drowned at the French Riviera during a rest day.
• 1935: Spanish racer Francisco Cepeda plunged down a ravine.
• 1967: Tom Simpson died of heart failure during the ascent of Mont Ventoux. Amphetamine were found in Simpson's jersey and blood.
• 1995: Fabio Casartelli crashed at 88 km/h (55 mph) while descending the Col de Portet d'Aspet.

Answer 3

i reckon there are 1 million or so cyclists in France

Answer 4

170 cyclists finished it.