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TOUR DE FRANCE: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE RACE

The Tour de France, which will celebrate its 100th race this year, is governed by a particular set of rules. These comprehensive and complex rules comply with the UCI’s (Union Cycliste Internationale) regulations, but also include rules that are unique to the Tour. These rules were drawn up for the first time in 1903 when the race was founded by Henri Desgrange, and have been constantly evolving since. Until 1929, these rules did not allow for teamwork. The Tour de France was therefore not a team event at all, but well and truly an individual sport. But as the years went by and the company developed, the Tour de France was adapted to give the spectators more of a show and create...