This year, riders will climb the 6,939-foot Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees. Time trial (1 stage): Individual riders race against the clock. The 2023 time trial is 13.7 miles. The other stages Below are some fun facts and figures about the Tour. In addition to so many alternative venues, in addition to multiple streaming services, this year’s race will be televised on NBC’s USA and CNBC channels. Best of all is that both Phil Liggett and Bob Roll will once again be sharing their cramped commentary quarters along the race route The European Parliament in Strasbourg (near the border with Germany). France is a founding member of all EU institutions. As a significant hub for international relations, France has the third-largest assembly of diplomatic missions, second only to China and the United States, which are far more populous. 20. A mayor rode down the Eiffel Tower stairs. Here’s another fun fact about the Eiffel Tower. In 1923, the future Mayor of Montmartre, journalist Pierre Labric, cycled nearly 350 stairs from the first to the ground floor of the Eiffel Tower. The reason it became an issue was that he did so without permission. Tour de France gallery: 40 years of time trial technology. Mark Cavendish's Tour de France stage-winning S-Works Tarmac SL7. 10-hour journey delivers sponsor-incorrect wheels for Van der Poel's How we test gear. The Tour de France is cycling’s most well-known stage race, taking place over the course of three weeks. This year’s race starts on Saturday, July 1, 2023 through Sunday, Jul First called the 300-meter Tower, it soon took the name of the man who built it, Gustave Eiffel. The Tower opened to the public the same day as the World's Fair, on May 15, 1889. Controversy over the Tower raged in the art world before and during its construction, but thanks to the audacity of its architecture and design, visitors and Parisians The Tour de France will cover 3,414.4 kilometers, or 2,121.6 miles during the 21 days of bicycling. Last year's race came in at 3,482.2 kilometers, or 2,163.7 miles. The Slovenian national champ and two-time Tour winner is racing the road stages on Continental’s time trial-specific Grand Prix 5000 TT TR 28 mm tyres. However, these tyres blow up to a measured 31 mm wide on the Enve 4.5 SES with their 25 mm internal rim width. 31 mm wide tyres for road stages at the Tour de France? Tour de France bikes history – Part Two. In part one, we looked at the bikes that initially participated in the Tour and how brakes, freewheel and gear shifting gradually appeared in their design. In our second article, we are going to take a leap in time right to the 1990s and the early 2000s, when the greatest changes in materials and bike Gro3.