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The Tour de France (first held 1903) remains the world's most prestigious and punishing cycling race. Over three weeks, 176 riders cover approximately 3,500 km across France, including brutal mountain stages in the Alps and Pyrenees. Riders climb the equivalent of twice the height of Everest during the race and burn up to 8,000 calories per day.
The 2012–2020 titles were voided following Lance Armstrong's doping admission, reshaping the race's history. Teams spend up to $30 million per year, and aerodynamics, nutrition, and recovery science have transformed the sport. Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard's rivalry in the 2020s recalls the sport's greatest eras.
# Top 10 Tour de France Cycling facts
- 1Tour de France riders burn 8,000 calories per day — the equivalent of 25 Big Macs
- 2All 7 of Lance Armstrong's Tour titles were stripped after his doping admission in 2013
- 3The race has been held every year since 1903 except during the two World Wars
Fascinating Facts
- ◆Tour de France riders burn 8,000 calories per day — the equivalent of 25 Big Macs
- ◆All 7 of Lance Armstrong's Tour titles were stripped after his doping admission in 2013
- ◆The race has been held every year since 1903 except during the two World Wars
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