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What is the name of the cycling event held every year in France?
There are many cycling events in France every year. However, the principal event is 'Le Tour de France'. This is the principal road-cycling race event world-wide. It it is held in the first three weeks of July every year, and lasts three weeks, is divided into 21 stages, has a total distance of about 2500 - 3000 kilometres. It includes, flat plains, hills, Mountains(Alps and Pyranees) , and at least one Time Trail , possibly a Team Time Trial). There are nine riders(cyclists) to a team, and there are about 20 trade teams (not national teams). The leading rider ( by shortest time), wears a 'Yellow Jersey', during the race, and the overall winner (shortest time) is finally awarded the 'Yellow Jersey'. Other jersey's awarded are ;- Polka Dot (King of the Mountains/ best/fastest climber in the mountains). Green ( Best Sprinter at the end of each stage/ White ( Best yound/most aggressive rider). Othe cycling events are ;- Paris - Nice Paris - Bordeaux, Paris - Roubaix Le Tour du Dauphin. Le Tour de l'Avenir. To name but a few. There is a women's corresponding event, run at slightly different dates. (Le Tour Femmes). It is usually televised world wide!!!!
What is the most popular sport in France?
Soccer is the most popular sport in France with 2,320,625 registered players last year (2008). Tennis is the number 2 sport with 1,094,593 registered players. Cycling, is also a hugely popular sport; one of the most popular events is the Tour de France drawing over 5,000,000 viewers a year.
How many times has tour de France visited great Britain?
No, it is entirely held within France. Many of the team may visit and train in Great Britain prior to the race. *That is completely untrue! The Tour de France is NOT entirely held within France, and any true race fan would know that! In fact, this year they started out in the principality of Monaco (which is NOT in France). While it's MOSTLY in France, the race has also been in Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Luxembourg, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Great Britain. So to answer the question, YES the tour has visited Great Britain.
How many tour de france cadel evans win?
His victory this year was his first. So, so far he has one victory.
Did slade smiley train for the tour de France?
No. In order to compete in the Tour de France, one has to be a member of a professional cycling team, and there is no record of a "Slade Smiley". Moreover, the only American-based team in the 1993 Tour de France was Motorola. As you can see, Mr. Smiley was not on the team's official roster: It would thus appear that he not only did not actually ride the Tour de France but was in fact not even a member of a UCI professional cycling team at any point in time.
