Tour de France

cycling · france · sports · endurance

Grueling three-week race. The Tour de France lasts about three weeks every summer, and riders cycle over 2,000 miles through France while racing against each other.

Oldest Grand Tour. It's the oldest and most prestigious of cycling's three Grand Tours, meaning it's the most important and respected multi-week race in the sport.

Around the whole country. The race doesn't just stay in one place, it travels all around France, going through mountains, valleys, and cities so spectators everywhere can cheer on the cyclists.

Different colored jerseys. Riders wear different colored jerseys to show their ranking, like yellow for whoever is winning overall and green for the fastest sprinter.

Super tough mountain stages. Some of the hardest days involve cycling up steep mountains in the Alps or Pyrenees, where the air is thin and legs are exhausted.