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Cycling on NBC is the de facto name for broadcasts of multiple-stage bicycle races produced by NBC Sports, [4] the sports division of the NBC [5] television network. This includes broadcasts of the Tour de France, [6] Vuelta a España, UCI World Tour Championships, Tour of California, USA Pro Cycling Challenge, [7] and Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
The first season featured 8 of the Tour's 22 teams, in 8 episodes lasting around 40 minutes each. One of the biggest stars of the 2022 Tour de France, defending champion Tadej Pogačar , did not feature in this series after his team, UAE Team Emirates , opted out of any involvement.
Between 1920 and 1985, Jules Deloffre (1885 – 1963) [3] was the record holder for the highest number of Tour de France participations, with 14, and was sole holder of this record until 1966 [4] with the fourteenth and last participation of André Darrigade. [5] The record for most appearances is now held by Sylvain Chavanel, with 18.
The youngest Tour de France stage winner is Fabio Battesini, who was 19 when he won one stage in the 1931 Tour de France. [ 227 ] The fastest massed-start stage was in 1999 from Laval to Blois (194.5 kilometres (120.9 mi)), won by Mario Cipollini at 50.4 kilometres per hour (31.3 mph). [ 228 ]
The Tour de France is an annual road bicycle race held over 23 days in July. Established in 1903 by newspaper L'Auto, the Tour is the most well-known and prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours"; the others are the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. [1]
Los Angeles’ Olympics era started on a high note as the 2024 games wrapped in Paris on Sunday. Tom Cruise brought some serious Hollywood magic to the closing ceremony, where he jumped from the ...
Dieter "Didi" Senft (born 7 February 1952) is a German cycling fan who is known as Didi the Devil or El Diablo at the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. Since 1993, he has been seen in the Tour and Giro's many stages wearing his red devil costume and painting trident symbols on the road some miles before he appears. Senft said the inspiration ...
Coming on Sunday, Feb. 16: "SNL50: The Anniversary Special," a three-hour live celebratory production starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. There's even a live one-hour red carpet event ahead of the ...