6 Australians will compete this year.
There are many, but the best known is a cycle race - the Tour de France.
Le tour de France
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no, it takes part in different countries, but the majority of the tour is in France
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Mark Cavendish
A Little Tour in France has 255 pages.
The next race is in 2011 (this year)
it started on the 2nd of july.
Cadel Evans was one of the first Australians to win the Tour de France in July of 2011. He started that day behind and was able to gain a one minute and 37 second lead over second place. He gave all the praise to his coach stating he was his inspiration for his victory.
Mark Cavendish
Cadel Evans of Austrailia.
There are eight summit finishes in the Tour de France.
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.
Cadel Evans from Australia
Bob Roll has competed in three Tour De France competitions.