PedalDancer.com is a bike blog for travelers and cyclists. Intended as a free educational source for the public, with stories from Colordo, California and France, with bike event calendar lists, bike race dates, bicycle and travel stories, cycling and bike race photography, bike routes, recommended bike climbs, cycling travel tips and maps. With France road sign and tollway travel tips.
PEDAL DANCER GUIDE PAGES
▼
11 June 2010
Tour de France - Five Fact Friday
Tour de France Trivia
Greg Lemond won the Tour de France in 1990 without winning one stage of the Tour.
In Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, UK, and Italy 96% of citizens know of the Tour de France. In the USA 56% know of the race.
Jules Banino of France at the age of 51 was the oldest man to compete in the Tour de France (1924).
In 1930 the Publicity Caravan was started as advertisement. It followed behind the riders. Now it is an event in itself preceding the riders by 2 hours.
In 1935 Julien Moineau won a stage of the Tour after a group of his friends had arranged roadside tables with cold beer enroute to Bordeaux. When most of the Peloton stopped to have a drink, he sped away for the victory.
