the overall distance in 2010 was 2263.0 miles(3641.9km) there are 21 days and 2 rest days (usually) 2263/19 is an average of 119.11 Miles a day, but some days are much shorter for example the time trial and the prologue which can be less than 40 miles a day. :)
The winning cyclist in the 2009 Tour de France, Alberto Contador, rode 3459.5km in 85 hours, 48 minutes and 35 seconds. His average speed was 40.32 km/h. The last place finisher (called the 'Lanterne Rouge'), Yauheni Hutarovich, rode the 3459.5 km in 90 hours, 05 minutes and 2 seconds, which is an average speed of 38.40 km/h
42- 44km an hour for the whole race. mountain stages 36-38km/hr. Time Trials 47-53km/hr. and long 'flat' stages 47km/hr.
35 to 40 k
they just had the tour of Italy and averaged over 40k over 3000k
Around 15000 to 20000;0
one inch >:(
As of the 2008 Tour de France, no British cyclist has ever won the Tour. One British cyclist, Robert Millar, was King of the Mountains in 1984.
Olympic Gold Medal winner Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France 2012.
Eddie Merckx
Because it's just such a traditional and really really tough race. For a cyclist, winning the Tour de France is bigger than winning a world championship or even the olympics.
from the tour de France website: "Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,642 kilometres."
As of the 2008 Tour de France, no British cyclist has ever won the Tour. One British cyclist, Robert Millar, was King of the Mountains in 1984.
One cyclist wins the Tour de France every year.
The Tour de France has been won 36 times by cyclist from France.
Floyd landis
Lots.
Chris Boardman
The race was won by Italian cyclist Gino Bartali.
He is a retired American cyclist. He was also the first American to win the Tour De France.
Julian dean i think
It indicates that you not only have excellent stamina, but are basically, the greatest cyclist in the world.
No, Tornado Tom is prohibited from riding in the TdF by ASO.
Jens Voigt of Team Radioshack Nissan Trek was the oldest cyclist in the 2012 Tour at age 40.