There are many, but the best known is a cycle race - the Tour de France.
Usually by team buses. Longer transfers, they fly.
From Wikipedia: Hors catégorie is a French term used in cycle races (most notably, the Tour de France) to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization", an incredibly tough climb.
from the tour de France website: "Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,642 kilometres."
You need a drop bar road racing bicycle
There are many, but the best known is a cycle race - the Tour de France.
Le tour de France
La Tour de France
A Little Tour in France has 255 pages.
La tour de France
The Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France along with the Spanish Vuelta make uo what is known as the three grand Tours of cycle racing. But in order of popularity it would be the Tour De France followed by th Giro followed by the Vuelta. The Tour De France and Giro d'Italia do not directly compete.
There are eight summit finishes in the Tour de France.
Usually by team buses. Longer transfers, they fly.
Cipollini won 12 stage of the Tour de France.
Bob Roll has competed in three Tour De France competitions.
From Wikipedia: Hors catégorie is a French term used in cycle races (most notably, the Tour de France) to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization", an incredibly tough climb.
The Tour de France. Lance Armstrong won it 7 times, the most ever.