They are called "stages" in English, "étapes" in French.
They're both long, multi-stage road bicycle races
Tour de France Tour de France
No! It's a one day race, totally different to the Tour de France. its one of the 5 one day monuments of cycling (the others being Milan - San Remo, Tour of Flanders, lLege - Bastogne - Liege and the tour of Lombardy). Its also one of the spring classics. These races favour totally different cyclists to the grand tours, to the extent that grand tour contenders may not race in the classics.
Lance Armstrong competed in numerous professional cycling races throughout his career, including the Tour de France, where he participated seven times and won each edition from 1999 to 2005. In total, he raced in hundreds of events, including one-day races, stage races, and world championships. His career spanned from the early 1990s until his retirement in 2011, during which he was a prominent figure in the sport. However, his legacy was marred by doping allegations, leading to the stripping of his Tour de France titles.
The TdF is a multi-day event, and the race distance for each day is called a stage.
Lance Armstrong competed in numerous races throughout his cycling career, most notably the Tour de France, which he won seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005. In total, he participated in a variety of professional cycling events, including one-day races, stage races, and time trials, but the exact number of races is difficult to pinpoint. His career spanned over two decades, during which he raced in hundreds of events globally. Armstrong's legacy is now overshadowed by his doping scandal, which led to the stripping of his Tour de France titles.
Sean Kelly won the prestigious Tour de France in 1983, becoming the first Irish cyclist to achieve this feat. In addition to the Tour de France, he also secured multiple victories in other major tours, including the Vuelta a España, which he won in 1988. Kelly is renowned for his versatility and strength in both stage races and one-day classics.
Tour de France
The Tour de France, a 23-day-long bicycling race.
Podium
By being fastest, every day.
its called poo