The race route changes every year, in 2008 the first stage of the race began in Brest, in 2009 the race will begin in Monte Carlo.
The 2010 Tour will be launched from the south side of Rotterdam, for a prologue time-trial. The launching pad will actually be set up in Zuidplein, from where the riders will move north
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The tour de France will usually start at the end of the first week of July, and ending in the last week of July, approximately 3 weeks later.
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4PM local time on the 4th July
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Running from Saturday June 30th to Sunday July 22th 2012, the 99th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres.
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This year it starts on the 4th of July and runs until the 26th.
The course changes every year, and it may even start in a neigboring country. But it always ends in Paris, France.
The Tour de France's route always changes every year, but it always finishes in Paris.
It always finishes in Paris. but may start almost anywhere. The first stage is often held in a neighboring country to spread the attention and commercial exposure.
The first Tour de France cycling race took place from the 1-19 July 1903. It took a circular clockwise route beginning at Montgeron and ended in Paris. It had six stages and the winner was Maurice Garin of France.
The race was initiated and sponsored by the newspaper L'Auto to attract readers to its dwindling circulation.
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1903, July the 1st
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Albert Contador won the last Tour De France in 2009.
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rookie winners of the tour de France
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Bob Roll has competed in three Tour De France competitions.
On the Island of Corsica.
"Tour de" basically means "tour of". So tour de France = tour of France.
1903, July the 1st
it started on the 2nd of july.
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"Tour de France on TV" is "(le) Tour de France à la télévision" in French.
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29th June 2013
July 5, 2008
He already is.