Thus, 1, 1 July 903,1Tour de France was born. A total of 60 cyclists participated in the race, with a total distance of 2428 kilometers. Gary became the first Tour de France champion in the world.
Then, the Tour de France became a traditional race, held every July. More than 65,438+050 riders participated in the race of about 4,000 kilometers. Usually, the game takes 25 minutes? 30 days, the distance is different from previous years, of which 1926 is the longest, reaching 5754 kilometers, and now it is generally around 4000 kilometers.
The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. Drivers must join a team.
In the western sports world, there is a very popular saying that the Tour de France can compete with hundreds of millions of people's emotional world sports events-the Olympic Games and the World Cup, and it is called the three major sports events in the world.
Perhaps this statement is incomprehensible to most people in China, but if you have the opportunity to take part in the Tour de France, you will know that this statement is no exaggeration. 1995, a total of 32 million viewers watched the live broadcast of the Tour de France. Finally, in Paris,150,000 citizens from all over Paris came out, and the scene was spectacular.
At present, there are 100 countries broadcasting live worldwide.
Or broadcast the Tour de France. The number of people watching the Tour de France on TV accounts for more than half of the world's population, making the Tour de France a grand festival in France. Since 1990s, the annual net profit of Tour de France has exceeded 654.38 billion francs. ? So there is a saying that the Tour de France, the Olympic Games and the World Cup are called the three major sports undertakings in the world.