Tour de France Map

Description : Tour de France Map shows the bicycle race route, stage, race start and finish town.



The Tour de France or the Le Tour de France is a multi-stage bicycle race held annually in France and other neighboring countries. Since the first time in 1903, this renowned sports event is organized every year by the Amaury Sports Organization. Primarily a French sports event, it has gained prominence through the years and has gained participants across the world.

History

The Tour de France was held in 1903 for the first time ever in an attempt to increase the sales of the magazine L’Auto, now owned by the Amaury Sports Organization. The race takes place every year without fail, except that it was canceled during the two world wars. The event is mainly held in the month of July.

Stages of the Race

The format of the race has stayed the same for more than 100 years of its inception, though the route of the race has changed over the years. Traditionally, the race went through the Pyrenees and the Alps mountains and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. Today, the Tour de France is a 23-day long event, which has 21 stages, covering a distance of around 3,500 km. The race is known to take place alternately on clockwise and anti-clockwise circuits of France.

With nine riders on each team, the number of teams is usually from 20 to 22.

The race is timed from the starting line up to the finishing line, where a rider’s time is calculated on the basis of the time taken in all the stages. The winning yellow jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest average time.

Alongside the main event, other contests also take place in the Tour, such as the mountains classification for climbers, the young rider classification for riders under 26 years, or the team classification for the best teams.

Tour de France 2022

The 2022 Tour de France was the 109th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Copenhagen, Denmark on 1 July 2022 and ended with the final stage on the Champs-Élysées, Paris on 24 July 2022. Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard won the general classification for the first time.

Tour de France 2014

The 101th Tour de France which began on 5 July 2014 will continue till 27 July 2014. It consists of 21 stages and shall cover a total distance of 3,664 kilometers. The race consists of nine flat stages, five hill stages, six mountain stages with five altitude finishes, one individual time trial stage, and two rest days.

Major Cities

Leeds, West Yorkshire in the UK is the city, which marks the starting point of the race, while Champs-Élysées in Paris is the finishing point. The initial three stages of the race took place in the United Kingdom. The third stage of the race was from Cambridge to London in the UK, after which the contest returned to France at Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, after taking a flight.

Though most of the race takes place in mainland France, this year the race will also go through Belgium and Spain. The fifth stage of the race took place from Ypres in Belgium to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, Northern France.

In the 20th stage of the Individual time trial (ITT), where the individual races lone ‘against the clock’ on a rolling or flat terrain, the race will take place from Bergerac to Périgueux. The 21st and the final stage of the contest will be from Évry to Champs-Élysées in Paris.

List of Tour de France winners

Tour Year Winner Country Sponsor/Team Distance Time/Points Stage wins
101 2014
100 2013 Chris Froome United Kingdom Team Sky 2,115 mi) 83h 56′ 20″ 3
99 2012 Bradley Wiggins United Kingdom Team Sky 2,172 mi) 87h 34′ 47″ 2
98 2011 Cadel Evans Australia BMC Racing Team 2,130 mi) 86h 12′ 22″ 1
97 2010 Andy Schleck Luxembourg Team Saxo Bank 2,263 mi) 91h 59′ 27″ 2
96 2009 Alberto Contador Spain Astana 2,149 mi) 85h 48′ 35″ 2
95 2008 Carlos Sastre Spain Team CSC 2,211 mi) 87h 52′ 52″ 1
94 2007 Alberto Contador Spain Discovery Channel 2,220 mi) 91h 00′ 26″ 1
93 2006 Óscar Pereiro Spain Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 2,272 mi) 89h 40′ 27″ 0
92 2005 Lance Armstrong United States Discovery Channel 2,233 mi) 86h 15′ 02″ 1
91 2004 Lance Armstrong United States US Postal 2,107 mi) 83h 36′ 02″ 5
90 2003 Lance Armstrong United States US Postal 2,129 mi) 83h 41′ 12″ 1
89 2002 Lance Armstrong United States US Postal 2,033 mi) 82h 05′ 12″ 4
88 2001 Lance Armstrong United States US Postal 2,149 mi) 86h 17′ 28″ 4
87 2000 Lance Armstrong United States US Postal 2,275 mi) 92h 33′ 08″ 1
86 1999 Lance Armstrong United States US Postal 2,291 mi) 91h 32′ 16″ 4
85 1998 Marco Pantani Italy Mercatone Uno-Bianchi 2,408 mi) 92h 49′ 46″ 2
84 1997 Jan Ullrich Germany Team Telekom 2,450 mi) 100h 30′ 35″ 2
83 1996 Bjarne Riis Denmark Team Telekom 2,339 mi) 95h 57′ 16″ 2
82 1995 Miguel Indurain Spain Banesto 2,259 mi) 92h 44′ 59″ 2
81 1994 Miguel Indurain Spain Banesto 2,472 mi) 103h 38′ 38″ 1
80 1993 Miguel Indurain Spain Banesto 2,308 mi) 95h 57′ 09″ 2
79 1992 Miguel Indurain Spain Banesto 2,475 mi) 100h 49′ 30″ 3
78 1991 Miguel Indurain Spain Banesto 2,432 mi) 101h 01′ 20″ 2
77 1990 Greg LeMond United States Z Vêtements 2,177 mi) 90h 43′ 20″ 0
76 1989 Greg LeMond United States ADR Agrigel 2,041 mi) 87h 38′ 35″ 3
75 1988 Pedro Delgado Spain Reynolds 2,042 mi) 84h 27′ 53″ 1
74 1987 Stephen Roche Ireland Carrera Jeans-Vagabond 2,629 mi) 115h 27′ 42″ 1
73 1986 Greg LeMond United States La Vie Claire 2,544 mi) 110h 35′ 19″ 1
72 1985 Bernard Hinault France La Vie Claire 2,553 mi) 113h 24′ 23″ 2
71 1984 Laurent Fignon France Renault–Elf–Gitane 2,499 mi) 112h 03′ 40″ 5
70 1983 Laurent Fignon France Renault–Elf–Gitane 2,367 mi) 105h 07′ 52″ 1
69 1982 Bernard Hinault France Renault–Elf–Gitane 2,179 mi) 92h 08′ 46″ 4
68 1981 Bernard Hinault France Renault–Elf–Gitane 2,332 mi) 96h 19′ 38″ 5
67 1980 Joop Zoetemelk Netherlands TI–Raleigh 2,387 mi) 109h 19′ 14″ 2
66 1979 Bernard Hinaultdagger France Renault–Elf–Gitane 2,339 mi) 103h 06′ 50″ 7
65 1978 Bernard Hinault France Renault–Elf–Gitane 2,428 mi) 108h 18′ 00″ 3
64 1977 Bernard Thévenet France Peugeot 2,545 mi) 115h 38′ 30″ 1
63 1976 Lucien Van Impe Belgium Gitane–Campagnolo 2,496 mi) 116h 22′ 23″ 1
62 1975 Bernard Thévenet France Peugeot 2,500 mi) 114h 35′ 31″ 2
61 1974 Eddy Merckx Belgium Molteni 2,546 mi) 116h 16′ 58″ 8
60 1973 Luis Ocaña Spain Bic 2,540 mi) 122h 25′ 34″ 6
59 1972 Eddy Merckxdagger Belgium Molteni 2,390 mi) 108h 17′ 18″ 6
58 1971 Eddy Merckxdagger Belgium Molteni 2,242 mi) 96h 45′ 14″ 4
57 1970 Eddy Merckx* Belgium Faema 2,643 mi) 119h 31′ 49″ 8
56 1969 Eddy Merckxdouble-dagger Belgium Faema 2,558 mi) 116h 16′ 02″ 6
55 1968 Jan Janssen Netherlands Sauvage–Lejeune 2,791 mi) 133h 49′ 42″ 2
54 1967 Roger Pingeon France Peugeot–BP–Michelin 2,970 mi) 136h 53′ 50″ 1
53 1966 Lucien Aimar France Ford–Gitane 2,690 mi) 117h 34′ 21″ 0
52 1965 Felice Gimondi Italy Salvarani 2,602 mi) 116h 42′ 06″ 3
51 1964 Jacques Anquetil France Saint–Raphaël 2,799 mi) 127h 09′ 44″ 4
50 1963 Jacques Anquetil France Saint–Raphaël 2,571 mi) 113h 30′ 05″ 4
49 1962 Jacques Anquetil France Saint–Raphaël 2,656 mi) 114h 31′ 54″ 2
48 1961 Jacques Anquetil France France 2,732 mi) 122h 01′ 33″ 2
47 1960 Gastone Nencini Italy Italy 2,593 mi) 112h 08′ 42″ 0
46 1959 Federico Bahamontes* Spain Spain 2,708 mi) 123h 46′ 45″ 1
45 1958 Charly Gaul Luxembourg Luxembourg 2,684 mi) 116h 59′ 05″ 4
44 1957 Jacques Anquetil France France 2,901 mi) 135h 44′ 42″ 4
43 1956 Roger Walkowiak France France 2,795 mi) 124h 01′ 16″ 0
42 1955 Louison Bobet France France 2,793 mi) 130h 29′ 26″ 2
41 1954 Louison Bobet France France 2,893 mi) 140h 06′ 05″ 3
40 1953 Louison Bobet France France 2,781 mi) 129h 23′ 25″ 2
39 1952 Fausto Coppi* Italy Italy 3,043 mi) 151h 57′ 20″ 5
38 1951 Hugo Koblet Switzerland Switzerland 2,910 mi) 142h 20′ 14″ 5
37 1950 Ferdinand Kübler Switzerland Switzerland 2,966 mi) 145h 36′ 56″ 3
36 1949 Fausto Coppi* Italy Italy 2,988 mi) 149h 40′ 49″ 3
35 1948 Gino Bartali* Italy Italy 3,058 mi) 147h 10′ 36″ 7
34 1947 Jean Robic France France 2,884 mi) 148h 11′ 25″ 3
# 1946 – 140 not held due to World War II
33 1939 Sylvère Maes* Belgium Belgium 2,625 mi) 132h 03′ 17″ 2
32 1938 Gino Bartali* Italy Italy 2,917 mi) 148h 29′ 12″ 2
31 1937 Roger Lapébie France France 2,743 mi) 138h 58′ 31″ 3
30 1936 Sylvère Maes Belgium Belgium 2,760 mi) 142h 47′ 32″ 4
29 1935 Romain Maes Belgium Belgium 2,696 mi) 141h 23′ 00″ 3
28 1934 Antonin Magne France France 2,780 mi) 147h 13′ 58″ 3
27 1933 Georges Speicher France France 2,731 mi) 147h 51′ 37″ 3
26 1932 André Leducq France France 2,783 mi) 154h 11′ 49″ 6
25 1931 Antonin Magne France France 3,163 mi) 177h 10′ 03″ 1
24 1930 André Leducq France Alcyon 2,996 mi) 172h 12′ 16″ 2
23 1929 Maurice De Waele Belgium Alcyon 3,285 mi) 186h 39′ 15″ 1
22 1928 Nicolas Frantz Luxembourg Alcyon 3,403 mi) 192h 48′ 58″ 5
21 1927 Nicolas Frantz Luxembourg Alcyon 3,354 mi) 198h 16′ 42″ 3
20 1926 Lucien Buysse Belgium Automoto 3,570 mi) 238h 44′ 25″ 2
19 1925 Ottavio Bottecchia Italy Automoto 3,380 mi) 219h 10′ 18″ 4
18 1924 Ottavio Bottecchia Italy Automoto 3,371 mi) 226h 18′ 21″ 4
17 1923 Henri Pélissier France Automoto 3,347 mi) 222h 15′ 30″ 3
16 1922 Firmin Lambot Belgium Peugeot 3,340 mi) 222h 08′ 06″ 0
15 1921 Léon Scieur Belgium La Sportive 3,408 mi) 221h 50′ 26″ 2
14 1920 Philippe Thys Belgium La Sportive 3,419 mi) 228h 36′ 13″ 4
13 1919 Firmin Lambot Belgium La Sportive 3,450 mi) 231h 07′ 15″ 1
# 1918 – 1915 not held due to World War I
12 1914 Philippe Thys Belgium Peugeot 3,340 mi) 200h 28′ 48″ 1
11 1913 Philippe Thys Belgium Peugeot 3,285 mi) 197h 54′ 00″ 1
10 1912 Odile Defraye Belgium Alcyon 3,286 mi) 49 3
9 1911 Gustave Garrigou France Alcyon 3,320 mi) 43 2
8 1910 Octave Lapize France Alcyon 2,942 mi) 63 4
7 1909 François Faber Luxembourg Alcyon 2,795 mi) 37 6
6 1908 Lucien Petit-Breton France Peugeot 2,794 mi) 36 5
5 1907 Lucien Petit-Breton France Peugeot 2,789 mi) 47 2
4 1906 René Pottier France Peugeot 2,881 mi) 31 5
3 1905 Louis Trousselier France Peugeot–Wolber 1,860 mi) 35 5
2 1904 Henri Cornet France Conte 1,509 mi) 96h 05′ 55″ 1
1 1903 Maurice Garin France La Française 1,509 mi) 94h 33′ 14″ 3

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