Categories: Tour de France | 1931 in sports Le Tour de France (Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ... The 1903 Tour de France was the first Tour de France, set up and sponsored by the newspaper LAuto. ... The Tour de France 1904 was the second edition of the Tour de France, held from July 2 to July 24, 1904. ... The 1905 Tour de France was the third Tour de France, held from July 9th to July 30th, 1905. ... The 1906 Tour de France was the 4th Tour de France, and second to use the point system. ... The 1907 Tour de France was the 5th Tour de France and first to have a Luxembourg representative place in the top 10. ... The 1908 Tour de France was the 6th Tour de France. ... The 1909 Tour de France was the 7th Tour de France, taking place from July 5 to August 1, 1909. ... The 1910 Tour de France was the 8th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 31, 1910. ... The 1911 Tour de France was the 9th Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 30, 1911. ... The 1912 Tour de France was the 10th anniversary of the Tour de France. ... The 1913 Tour de France was the 11th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 27, 1913. ... The 1914 Tour de France was the 12th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 26, 1914. ... The 1919 Tour de France was the 13th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 27, 1919. ... The 1920 Tour de France was the 14th Tour de France, taking place from June 27 to July 27, 1920. ... The 1921 Tour de France was the 15th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 24, 1921. ... The 1922 Tour de France was the 16th Tour de France, taking place June 25 to July 23, 1922. ... The 1923 Tour de France was the 17th Tour de France, taking place June 24 to July 22, 1923. ... The 1924 Tour de France was the 18th editon of the Tour de France and was won by Ottavio Bottecchia (Automoto). ... The 1925 Tour de France was the 19th editon and was held from 21 June to 19 July 1925 over 5430 kilometers and 18 stages. ... The 1926 Tour de France was the 20th Tour de France, taking place June 20 to July 18, 1926. ... The 1927 Tour de France was the 21st Tour de France, taking place June 19 to July 17, 1927. ... The 1928 Tour de France was the 22nd Tour de France, taking place June 17 to July 15, 1928. ... The 1929 Tour de France was the 23rd Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 28, 1929. ... The 1930 Tour de France was the 24th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 27, 1930. ... The 1934 Tour de France was the 28th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 29, 1934. ... The 1938 Tour de France was the 32nd Tour de France, taking place July 5 to July 31, 1938. ... The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd Tour de France, taking Place July 10 to July 30, 1939. ... The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th Tour de France, taking place June 25 to July 20, 1947. ... The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 25, 1948. ... The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 21, 1949. ... The 1950 Tour de France was the 37th Tour de France, taking place July 13 to August 7, 1950. ... The 1951 Tour de France was the 38th Tour de France, taking place July 4 to July 29, 1951. ... The 1952 Tour de France was the 39th Tour de France, taking place June 25 to July 19, 1952. ... The 1953 Tour de France was the 40th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 27, 1953. ... The 1954 Tour de France was the 41st Tour de France, taking place July 8 to August 1, 1954. ... The 1955 Tour de France was the 42nd Tour de France, taking place July 7 to July 30, 1955. ... The 1956 Tour de France was the 43rd Tour de France, taking place July 5 to July 28, 1956. ... The 1957 Tour de France was the 44th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 20, 1957. ... The 1958 Tour de France was the 45th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 19, 1958. ... The 1959 Tour de France, occuring between June 25th and July 18th of the year, featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. ... The 1960 Tour de France was the 47th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 17, 1960. ... The 1961 Tour de France was the 48th running of the Tour de France, from June 25 to July 16. ... The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th Tour de France, taking place June 24 to July 15, 1962. ... The 1963 Tour de France was the 50th Tour de France, taking place June 23 to July 14, 1963. ... The 1964 Tour de France was the 51st Tour de France, taking place June 22 to July 14, 1964. ... The 1965 Tour de France was memorable for a number of reasons. ... The 1966 Tour de France was the 53rd Tour de France, taking place June 21 to July 14, 1966. ... The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1967. ... The 1968 Tour de France was the 55th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1968. ... The 1969 Tour de France was the 56th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 20, 1969. ... The 1970 Tour de France was the 57th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 19, 1970. ... The 1971 Tour de France was the 49th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 18, 1971. ... The 1972 Tour de France was the 59th Tour de France, taking place July 1 to July 22, 1974. ... The 1973 Tour de France was the 60th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 22, 1974. ... The 1974 Tour de France was the 61st Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1974. ... The 1975 Tour de France was the 62nd Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 20, 1975. ... The 1976 Tour de France was the 63rd Tour de France, taking place June 24 to July 18, 1976. ... The 1977 Tour de France was the 64th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 24, 1977. ... The 1978 Tour de France was the 65th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1978. ... The 1979 Tour de France was the 66th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 22, 1979. ... The 1980 Tour de France was the 67th Tour de France. ... The 1981 Tour de France was the 68th Tour de France, taking place June 25 to July 19, 1981. ... The 1982 Tour de France was the 69th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 25, 1982. ... The 1983 Tour de France was the 70th Tour de France, and was won by French rider Laurent Fignon. ... At the 1984 Tour de France, the 71st Tour de France, French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. ... The 1985 Tour de France saw Bernard Hinault attempt to equal the records of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx of winning the Tour de France for the fifth time. ... The 1986 Tour de France was the first Tour de France won by an American cyclist, Greg LeMond. ... The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, it took place July 1–26, 1987. ... The 1988 Tour de France was the 75th Tour de France. ... The 1989 Tour de France was the 76th Tour de France. ... The 1990 Tour de France was the 77th Tour de France. ... The 1991 Tour de France was the 78th Tour de France. ... The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th Tour de France. ... The 1993 Tour de France was the 80th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 27, 1993. ... The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England (twenty years after the tour first visited), Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth. ... The 1995 Tour de France was the 82nd Tour de France. ... The 1996 Tour de France was the 83rd Tour de France, it took place June 29 - July 21, 1996. ... The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France, it took place July 5–27, 1997. ... The 1998 Tour de France was marred by doping scandals throughout, starting with the arrest of Willy Voet a soigneur in the French Festina team. ... The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2005. ... The 2000 Tour de France was won by Lance Armstrong. ... The Tour de France of 2001 was relatively short, but also difficult, with a number of heavy mountain stages, a team time trial and a climbing time trial. ... The Tour de France of 2002 started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. ... The Tour de France of 2003 started and ended in Paris. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... The 2006 Tour de France is the 93rd Tour de France. ... The 2007 Tour de France will be the 94th Tour de France, taking place from July 7 to July 22, 2007. ... Image File history File links Jersey_yellow. ... Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 Maillot jaune (French for yellow jersey, pronounced my-oh zhohn) is the jersey worn by the current overall leader of many bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... Image File history File links Jersey_green. ... The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the jersey worn by the leader of the Tour de Frances points classification. ... Image File history File links Jersey_polkadot. ... The polka dot jersey (French: maillot à pois rouge) is awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race. ... Image File history File links Jersey_white. ... The Maillot blanc (French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France. ...