Interested in reading about the rules of the TDF?
Glance over the quick and easy page on the official Tour de France website:
Tour de France Rules (available in English, German, Spanish, and French)
Tour de France Rules (available in English, German, Spanish, and French)
Or read this 40 page pdf manual on all the fine details of the rules:
Download the rules (pdf, 40 pages, 904 ko)
Download the rules (pdf, 40 pages, 904 ko)