1. TOUR DE
FRANCE
By Saravanan.R

2. INTRODUCTION
• The race was first
organized in 1903 to
increase paper sales
for the magazine
L'Auto it is currently
run by the Amaury
Sport O anisation.
• The race has been
held annually since its
first edition in 1903
except for when it was
stopped for the two
World wars

3. First tour de
france(1903)
. Maurice Garin, winner of the
first Tour de France
. only 15 competitors had
entered into race on first tour de
race
. first prize at 12,000 francs and
the prize for each day's winner at
3,000 francs. The winner would
thereby win six times
The first Tour de France was
staged in 1903. The plan was a
five-stage race from 31 May to 5
July, starting in Paris and
stopping in Lyon, Marseille,
Bordeaux and Nantes before
returning to Paris

4. Le tour route:
• Tour de France was made up of 21 stages
and covered a total distance of 3,500
kilometers.
• These 21 stages had the following
profiles:
– 10 flat stages,
– 5 mountain stages,
– 4 medium mountain stages,
– 2 individual time-trial stages.

5. STAGES
•Mass-start
stages
• Individual time
trials
• Team time trial
•Notable stages

6. The Yellow Jersey
• It is worn by the leader of the general individual
time classification.
•The Yellow Jersey has been sponsored by LCL
since 1987.
The Green Jersey
• It is worn by the leader of the points classification.
•The points are won on the intermediate sprints and at the
stage.
•The Green Jersey has been sponsored by PMU since 1992.

7. The White Jersey
It is worn by the best young rider aged 25 years old
or less in
general individual time classification.
The White Jersey has been sponsored by Škoda
sinc
The Red Polka Dot Jersey
it is worn by the best climber.
Points for the best climber classification are awarded at
the top
of any classified slope.
The prize money is doubled on the four stage finishes that
will take place at the summit of climbs.
The Polka Dot Jersey has been sponsored by Carrefour.

8. ABOUT LANCE ARMSTRONG
• Full name:Lance Edward
Armstrong
• Born:September 18, 1971
(age 42)
Plano, Texas, U.S.
• Lance Armstrong has won the
tour de France seven times.
• On October 10, 2012, the U.S.
Anti-Doping Agency said
Armstrong was part of the
most sophisticated,
professionalized and
successful doping program
that sport has ever seen

9. MOST WINNERS OF TOUR DE
NAME
TOTAL
YEARS
Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
5
1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Eddy Merckx (BEL)
5
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974
Bernard Hinault (FRA)
5
1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985
Miguel Indurain (ESP)
5
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

10. 100th TOUR DE RACE
• The 2013 Tour de
France was the 100th
edition of the Tour de
France, one of
cycling's Grand Tours.
• The winner of the 100th
edition was Chris
Froome

12. THANK YOU