Tour de France: Media
cycling
Videos
Trace the history of bicycles, the designs, the boom in the cycling industry, and how racing became an integral part
A discussion of the bicycle's history.
Video: © Open University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Images
Miguel Indurain
Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurain riding in the penultimate stage of the 1993 Tour...
AP
Tour de France
Cyclists competing in the Poitiers-to-Bordeaux stage of the Tour de France..
Daniel Nouvel/Gamma Liaison
2022 Tour de France
A tight pack of cyclists competing in the 19th stage of the Tour de France, between...
© Thomas Samson—AFP/Getty Images
Tour de France, 2015
Riders competing in stage 18 of the Tour de France, 2015.
© Radu Razvan Gheorghe/Dreamstime.com
Greg LeMond
American cyclist Greg LeMond during the 1989 Tour de France, which he won.
© Jean-Yves Ruszniewski/TempSport—Corbis Historical/Getty Images
Interactives
How fast is the Tour de France?
How fast is the Tour de France? Find out in this line chart showing the winners'...
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