The Tour de France and cycling history.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
What does Radio Tour chiefly relay during a Tour de France stage?
The race can stretch for kilometers, so team managers use Radio Tour to track incidents outside their view.
Why did Henri Desgrange's newspaper L'Auto launch the Tour de France in 1903?
L'Auto created the race during a circulation battle with rival sports paper Le Vélo.
Where does the Tour de France award points toward the polka-dot jersey?
The mountains competition scores riders at hill and mountain summits, not by their total climbing time.
How does the Tour de France rank riders eligible for the white jersey?
The white jersey reuses the yellow jersey's overall ranking, then filters to age-eligible young riders.
Where can a Tour de France rider earn green-jersey points before a stage finish?
The green classification adds points from finishes and intermediate sprints, often favoring consistent sprinters.
Which rider won the Tour's first summit finish, at Alpe d'Huez in 1952?
Coppi won the stage, took the yellow jersey that day, and kept it through his overall Tour victory.
Which cyclist won five consecutive Tours de France from 1991 through 1995?
Across that five-win run, Indurain won at least one individual time trial in every edition.
Which Tour de France climb carries the nickname "Giant of Provence"?
Mont Ventoux's exposed, rock-strewn upper slopes create its famous lunar landscape.
Which formation lets Tour riders share shelter when a crosswind hits from the side?
An echelon angles diagonally across the road as riders rotate through the exposed windward position.
Which Tour de France tradition sends decorated sponsor vehicles ahead of the riders?
The Tour created the publicity caravan in 1930 to fund its switch from trade teams to national teams.