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The Tour de France is an international team bicycle race that lasts for three weeks and covers approximately 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) of French countryside, mountains and urban landscape. Twenty teams with nine riders each will ride 21 timed daily stages on terrain ranging from flat to mountainous to high mountain to high altitude. The overall race leader wears a yellow jersey and the first place team wears yellow hats. The winner is the rider with the lowest aggregate time for each stage.
Lance Armstrong led the United States Postal Service team to victory in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. In 2005, Lance and the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team cycled to victory, making Lance the only rider in history to win seven consecutive Tours.
 Learn about the Tour de France route and all the teams that competed in the race at www.letour.com.
For the latest on Lance and his training and activities, visit ThePaceline.com.
Find more competitive cycling news at www.velonews.com.
Other sites to check out and follow the Tour:
Team.Discovery.com
Cyclingnews.com
DailyPeloton.com
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