On the Island of Corsica.
The Tour de France was not organised during WWI (ther was no race from 1915 to 1918) and between WWII (no tour from 1940 to 1946). Otherwise it has never been cancelled or interrupted.
As of the 2008 Tour de France, no British cyclist has ever won the Tour. One British cyclist, Robert Millar, was King of the Mountains in 1984.
Yes, from 1939 to 1946 it was not held, due to the Second World War.
Andy Schleck was 2nd and Frank Schleck was 3rd. This is the first time ever that siblings have been on the Tour de France podium at the same time.
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The Tour de France has been won 36 times by cyclist from France.
Yes, Armstrong and Contador will race in the 2010 Tour de France. Their rivaly will be bigger than ever.
Yes, but all seven of his Tour de France titles have been vacated.
An Australian has never been the overall winner of the Tour de France. However, Australians have won the Points classification, awarded for sprinting. Robbie McEwen won three times and Baden Cooke won once.
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