Cool facts about the Tour De France
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T e l o n g e s t s o l o b r e a k a w a y w a s b y A l b e r t B o u r l o n i n 1 94 7 f o r a n a m a z i n g 2 5 3 k m Erik Zabel is credited with the most green jersey titles 1 2 4 riders have won the tour 5 times 3 4 Closest ever finish was in 1989 between Lemond and Fignon - Lemond winning by 8secs overcoming a 50sec deficit coming in the final time trail (due to Lemond using aero bars, this is a first in tour history) George Hincapie 1996-2012 17 MOST STAGE WINS IN A SINGLE TOUR Charles Pélissier 1930 Freddy Maertens 1976 Eddy Merckx 1970 + 1974 MOST CAREER STAGE WINS - EDDY MERCKX MOST PARTICIPATIONS Te oldest overall winner was Firmin Lambot - aged 36 years, 4 months and 9 days in 1922 Te youngest overall winner was Henri Cornet - aged 19 years, 11 months and 20 days in 1904 Most days in yellow 96 Eddy Merckx – 7 Tours E D D Y M E R C K X J A C Q U E S A N Q U E T I L M I G U E L I N D U R A I N B E R N A R D H I N A U L T 6 7 Te rider with the most polka dot jerseys and the ultimate king of the mountains is Richard Virenque! Sadly 3 riders have died in racing the tour in its 100 year history. Te most famous being Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux Te greatest rider in the tour history... the one and only Eddy Merckx The longest tour was in 1926 which covered 3569 miles. Most amount of stages was in 1987 with 25 stages. The average speed in 1903 was 15.2mph - the fastest race in history was recorded at 25.88mph in 2005. amazing The largest margin of victory was 28:17 mins by Fausto Coppi over Stan Ockers in 1952 The only English winner Sir Bradley Wiggins Tere are 4 jerseys up for grabs - white (young rider), green (points jersey), polkadot jersey (mountain climber), yellow jersey (overall) the big 4 facts The lowest number of finishers was in 1919 and was 10, it was also the slowest tour in history at 14.2mph. The 1st tour was in 1903 and the winner was Morris Garin The original distance was 1500.00 miles in 1903, the 2012 was 2,173miles. The most amount of entrants was 210 in 1986. IN 2012 MARK CAVENDISH BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO WIN THE FINAL CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES STAGE IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE IN FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS Here’s how we celebrate 100 years of le Tour de France www.primera-sports.com oldest 1 4 2 5 3 6
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Transcript of Cool facts about the Tour De France
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Erik Zabel is credited with the most green
jersey titles
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MOST ST
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Charles Pélissier 1930
Freddy Maertens 1976
Eddy Merc
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MOST CAREER STAGE WINS - EDDY MERCKX
MOST PARTICIPATIONS
Te oldest overall winner was Firmin Lambot - aged 36 years, 4 months and 9 days in 1922
Te youngest overall winner was Henri Cornet - aged 19 years, 11 months and 20 days in 1904
Most days in
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Te rider with the most polka dot jerseys and the ultimate king of the mountains is
Richard Virenque!
Sadly 3 riders have died in racing the tour in its 100 year history.Te most famous being Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux
Te greatest rider in the tour history... the one and only Eddy Merckx
The longest tour was in 1926 which covered
3569 miles.
Most amountof stages was in
1987 with 25 stages.
The average speed in 1903 was 15.2mph -
the fastest race in history
was recorded at 25.88mph in 2005.
amazingThe largest margin of victory was 28:17 mins by Fausto Coppi over Stan Ockers in 1952
The only English winnerSir Bradley Wiggins
Tere are 4 jerseys up for grabs - white (young rider), green (points jersey), polkadot jersey (mountain climber), yellow jersey (overall)
the big 4
fact
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The lowest number of finishers was in 1919 and was 10, it was also the slowest tour in history at 14.2mph.
The 1st tour was in
1903and the winner
was Morris Garin
The original distance was 1500.00 miles in 1903, the
2012 was 2,173miles.
The m
ost a
mou
nt
of en
trant
s was
210
in 19
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IN 2012 MARK CAVENDISH BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO WIN THE FINAL CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES
STAGE IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE IN FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS
Here’s how we celebrate100 years of
le Tour de France
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