Categories: Tour de France | 1979 in sports The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... 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 1910 Tour de France was the 8th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 31, 1910. ... The 1914 Tour de France was the 12th Tour de France, taking place June 28 to July 26, 1914. ... The 1923 Tour de France was the 17th Tour de France, taking place June 24 to July 22, 1923. ... The 1926 Tour de France was the 20th Tour de France, taking place June 20 to July 18, 1926. ... The 1929 Tour de France was the 23rd Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 28, 1929. ... The 1934 Tour de France was the 28th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 29, 1934. ... The 1939 Tour de France was the 33rd Tour de France, taking Place July 10 to July 30, 1939. ... The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th Tour de France, taking place June 30 to July 21, 1949. ... The 1952 Tour de France was the 39th Tour de France, taking place June 25 to July 19, 1952. ... The 1957 Tour de France was the 44th Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 20, 1957. ... The 1962 Tour de France was the 49th Tour de France, taking place June 24 to July 15, 1962. ... The 1966 Tour de France was the 53rd Tour de France, taking place June 21 to July 14, 1966. ... The 1971 Tour de France was the 49th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 18, 1971. ... 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 1980 Tour de France was the 67th Tour de France. ... 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 is one of the most memorable to American fans, due to Greg LeMond becoming the first American to win Tour de France. ... 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. ... The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France. ... 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 will be the 93rd Tour de France. ... Maillot jaune (French for yellow jersey) is the t-shirt worn by the current overall leader of many bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the jersey or t-shirt worn by the leader of the Tour de Frances points classification. ... 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. ... The Maillot blanc, or white jersey The Maillot blanc (French for white jersey) is given to the best young rider in the Tour de France. ...