Tour de France

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Noun1.Tour de France - a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that lasts three weeks and covers about 3,000 milesTour de France - a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that lasts three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles
bicycle race - a race between people riding bicycles
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Peter Sagan wins his seventh green jersey at Tour de France
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Wheel deal proves addictive
Team Ineos take on Sky's Tour de France legacy as Geraint Thomas begins Yellow Jersey defence
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Geraint Thomas crashes during stage one of the 2019 Tour de France
Geraint Thomas' Tour de France starts with a dramatic crash; The reigning champion was brought down during a high-speed pile-up near the end of the opening stage
It didn't feel s like the Tour de France - it felt like the Eisteddfod!
CYCLING GERAINT THOMAS is the [...]; CYCLING COMMENTATOR TIPS WELSH ACE TO RETAIN HIS TITLE
"It's clear he'll take no part in the Tour," Brailsford told French television while four time Tour de France winner Froome was being treated at the scene in a parked ambulance.
Seriously Injured Froome to miss Tour de France
The Kenyan born Froome, who combines top level time-trialing skills with a fearsome prowess for climbing, first won the Tour in 2013 with Team Sky.He went on to further Tour de France wins in 2015, 2016 and 2017, he also won the 2017 Vuelta a Espana and the 2018 Giro d'Italia, making him the greatest Grand Tour rider of his generation.
Seriously injured Chris Froome out of Tour de France
Team manager Dave Brailsford had earlier confirmed that Froome would miss the Tour de France following the crash.
Badly-injured Froome out of Tour de France
Verity's exit came less than six weeks before the fifth edition of the Tour de Yorkshire, a legacy event of the Tour de France, and six months before the region will host the UCI Road Cycling World Championships.
Vuelta bid on, despite departure of Verity
On his first Tour de France, as a 21-year-old in 2007, he trailed into Paris last but one.
HEAD OVER WHEELS; SPOTY 2018; Voting public love the top cyclists and Thomas believes it's because they've bought into success story
In addition to this year's Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, a rider for Sky also claimed the 2017 Spanish Vuelta title.
Tour de France trophy stolen
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