France, Britian, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Italy
Depends on what you mean. There really aren't any countries competing, that's all done by professional teams that only represent themselves and are composed of people from all over the place. The countries that the Tour goes through can be different from year to year, but there can be occasional stages in pretty much any neighboring country, Italy, Spain, Belgium etc.
No. You have to be a part of a team to be allowed to race in the Tour de France
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
no, it takes part in different countries, but the majority of the tour is in France
Between 18-22 teams with 9 riders in each.
Le Tour de France isn't raced by athletes representing countries, it's raced by professional teams, usually assembled with riders from several different nations. The yellow jersey is worn by the rider with the overall shortest time.
Tour de France isn't raced by countries, it's raced by teams consisting of professional riders, usually from several different countries.
Tour de France isn't raced by countries, it's raced by teams consisting of professional riders, usually from several different countries
There were 199 riders starting the 2009 tour.
Professional riders
No. You have to be a part of a team to be allowed to race in the Tour de France
all types
There are 29 Australian riders
the most interesting fact about the tour de France is that all the riders except Australia are gay
The riders ages range from 21 to 38 years old.
Professional riders arranged in teams.
50-55 MPH
The TdF isn't raced by countries, it's raced by professional teams, usually consisting of riders from several different countries.