Yes.
There are nine riders to a team, and between 20-22 teams that are allowed into the race.
The rules for the Tour de France are simple. But if you are a racer you have to follow every rule. The rules are there for the safety and the protection of the racers. I suggest for an answer better than mine go to http://www.google.com/ and type in..................... Rules for the Tour de France.
Tour de France. a big, anual bike race. all it is, is professional bike racers that ride around France every year.
In each Tour de France there are number of participants who are unable to finish whether it be due to a illness or crashes or finishing outside the time limit on a particular stage.
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Yes, during the Tour de France, there is a limit on the number of bikes a rider can use. Each team is allowed to have a certain number of bikes available for their riders, typically around seven, which can be used throughout the race. However, riders are usually only permitted to use one bike during any given stage, unless there are mechanical issues or crashes that require a bike change.
dude the Tour de France 2009 hasn't started yet... lol it starts in July
In the 1919 Tour de France, just 11 Riders out of 69 entrants finished. This was also the slowest ever tour. http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdfstats.html
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"Tour de" basically means "tour of". So tour de France = tour of France.
The Tour de France, the cycling race, just means tour of France, tour meaning race in this instance. So called because it goes around France.