This year - 2010 - is the 97th Tour, though the event began in 1903 (it wasn't held during the two World Wars).
in 2012 the Tour de France was cycled for the 99th time.
They have one every year, with it lasting 23 days. The first event was in 1903, but there have been 10 cancellations due to the 2 world wars, so there have only been 98 editions in 108 years.
I think there are 108
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There have been 99 additions of the the Tour de France, starting in 1903. The 2013 Tour will be the 100th.
The shortest Tour was in 1904 at 2,420 kilometres (1,500 miles).
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.
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Le tour de France
It's in July, for about three weeks