Known as the Tour de France devil, German Didi Senft was born in 1952. Since 1993, he has been seen in the Tour's many stages wearing his red devil costume. The inspiration for the costume is attributed to the final kilometre of each Tour stage, called the Red Devil's Lap.
He is also an inventor who has created over a 100 bicycles, including the largest in the world. He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
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Tour de France The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as 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 bicycle is not only rideable, but is also one of the largest bicycles in the world, and the owner is DidiSenft - a cycle racing fan from Germany, and builder of oversize cycles.
Since 1993, Didi has dressed in a red devil costume and followed the Tour de France around its entire course, hauling his huge bike around on a trailer.
Didi finances his travels by means of a small number of corporate sponsors, and with money from his wife's job and donations from other Tour de France fans.
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