The Official History of the Tour de France

Essentially French, the Tour has been won by riders from around the world including the USA, Australia and many European nations.The Tour de France is broadcast in 186 countries around the world, and claims the largest worldwide audience for any sporting event.The world's most famous cycle race, Le Tour takes three weeks to complete and the cyclists race for around 3,500km (2,200 miles).This new edition, in a brand new format, is fully updated to include the drama from Tours right up to 2019, featuring the legendary achievements of four-time winner, Chris Froome, one of the most prolific Tour stage winners ever, Mark Cavendish, and 2018 Tourwinner, the Welsh legend Geraint Thomas.An official publication of ASO, organisers of the Tour de France and publishers of L'Équipe, the famous French sports daily newspaper.