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Banned for life and stripped of all Tour de France titles in 2012. [42] Admitted to doping at the Tour de France in an interview with Oprah Winfrey held on 17 January 2013. 2 Alex Zülle (SUI) Banesto +7' 37" Admitted to taking EPO during the Festina trial. 3 Fernando Escartín (ESP) Kelme +10' 26" Named as a client of Francesco Conconi. [108]
The Tour de France (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]) is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France. [1] It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.
The lanterne rouge (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɛʁn ʁuʒ]) is the competitor in last place in the Tour de France.The phrase comes from the French for "Red Lantern" and refers to the red lantern hung on the rear vehicle of a passenger railway train or the brake van of a freight train, which signalmen would look for in order to make sure none of the couplings had become disconnected.
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 best-known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours"; the others are the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. [1]
Former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal broke his collarbone in a crash during a race in Spain, his team said Monday. The 28-year-old Colombian cyclist was hospitalized after the incident at the ...
The Tour de France is an annual men's multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, generally considered the most famous bicycle race in the world. [1] It was founded by the French sports journalist and former professional road racing cyclist Henri Desgrange , who became the first director of the race. [ 2 ]
Overall Speed of the Tour de France. The 2022 edition was the fastest Tour de France in history. Jonas Vingegaard rode 3,349,8 km in 79h 33' 20", thus realising an overall speed of 42.102 km/h (26.161 mph). [17] The slowest Tour de France was the edition of 1919, when Firmin Lambot's average speed was 24.1 km/h. [18]
Voigt (front) at the 2005 Tour de France; he held the overall lead of the race for one day, after the ninth stage. After a strong placing in the stage 1 time trial of the 2005 Tour de France, Voigt was only trailing race leader Armstrong by 1 minute and he tried hard to take the overall lead. He took part in many attacks, before the first rest ...