When is the tour de france?

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. read more

Tour de France 2018 - Official site of the famed race from the Tour de France. Includes route, riders, teams, and coverage of past Tours read more

The Tour de France (French pronunciation: ​) is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists of 21 stages over a little more than 3 weeks. read more

The Tour de France 2018 route takes place almost entirely in France, with a very brief dip into Spain on stage sixteen. The route will include an ascent of the Alpe d’Huez plus sections on the Paris-Roubaix cobbles which have not been visited since 2015 – and there will also be a short and sharp 65km stage in the Pyrénées. read more