tour de france

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Definition of tour de france in English English dictionary

A long cycle race through France and other European countries

a famous bicycle race that takes place in France each year. The race goes all over France and continues for about three weeks. On each day the rider who is leading the race wears a special yellow shirt. World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July usually in some 20 daylong stages the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and mountainous country, mainly in France, with occasional and brief visits to Belgium, Italy, Germany, and Spain. Each stage of the race is timed, and the rider with the lowest aggregate time for all stages is the winner. Established in 1903 by Henri Desgrange (b. 1865 d. 1940), a French cyclist and journalist, the race has been run every year except during the world wars

{i} annual bicycle race that is held in France

a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that last three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles

Hyphenation

tour de France

Turkish pronunciation

tûr dı fräns

Pronunciation

/ˈto͝or də ˈfrans/ /ˈtʊr də ˈfræns/

Etymology

() French