Tour de France (cycling competition)
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| Date | July |
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| Region | France and nearby countries |
| Local name(s) | Le Tour de France (in French) |
| Nickname(s) | La Grande Boucle |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI World Tour |
| Type | Stage race (Grand Tour) |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Race director | Christian Prudhomme |
| First edition | 1 July 1903 |
| Editions | 104 (as of 2017) |
| First winner |
 Maurice Garin (FRA)
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| Most wins |
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| Most recent |
 Chris Froome (GBR)
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Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
Eddy Merckx (BEL) Bernard Hinault (FRA)
Miguel Indurain (ESP)
The Tour de France (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]) is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists of 21 stages over a little more than 3 weeks.
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