The Tour de France (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]) is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France,[1]  while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. The race was first organized in 1903 to increase paper sales for the magazine L'Auto;[2]  it is currently run by the Amaury Sport Organization.[3]  The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1903 except for when it was stopped for the two World Wars.[4]  As the Tour gained prominence and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend around the globe. Participation expanded from a primarily French field, as riders from all over the world began to participate in the race each year. The Tour is a UCI World Tour event, which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI ProTeams, with the exception of the teams that the organizers invite.[5][6]

Along with the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, the Tour makes up cycling's prestigious, three-week-long Grand Tours.[7] Traditionally, the race is usually held primarily in the month of July. While the route changes each year, the format of the race stays the same with the appearance of at least two time trials,[1] the passage through the mountain chains of the Pyrenees and the Alps, (although the 1992 Tour de France did not feature the Pyrenees as it visited seven different countries that year) and the finish on the Champs-Élysées.[8][9] The modern editions of the Tour de France consist of 21 day-long segments (stages) over a 23-day period.[1]

All of the stages are timed to the finish; after finishing the riders' times are compounded with their previous stage times.[1] The rider with the lowest aggregate time is the leader of the race and gets to don the coveted yellow jersey.[1][10] While the general classification garners the most attention there are other contests held within the Tour: the points classification for the sprinters, the mountains classification for the climbers with general classification hopes, young rider classification for the riders under the age of 26, and the team classification for the fastest teams.[1] The 2012 edition of the race was won by Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins, the first British winner in the history of the Tour de France.[11]


Svidja mi se sto se posle 2009 opet vozi mont ventoux.Malo su zapostavili pirineje.

'Teo da otvorim temu, al vidim da ima ova, pa nek se piše ovde onda.

Daklem, sutra počinje 100. jubilarni Tur de Frans. Bredli Vigins neće braniti titulu zbog povreda koje je doživeo na Điru. Prvi vozač Skaja u njegovom odsustvu će biti Kris Frum, prošlogodišnji vicešampion i glavni favorit za titulu ove godine, uz Kontadora.

Lista timova i vozača:

http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/teams.html

Nema prologa zato što se vozi po prvi put na Korzici i prva etapa je naravno ravničarska, dugačka je 213 kilometara i cilj je u Bastiji.

Pitaj Boga koliko ih je dopingovano.

kontador uzima ovo 

krenulo je 

Kris Frum !

Pratio sam ovo nekoliko godina unazad, i prosle godine kada se obistinilo da je Armstrong bio dopingovan pre 10 godina bas sam se smorio. Sta je trip, za 10 godina ce se obistiniti da su i Vigins, Evans ili Kevendis bili dopingovani i sta onda, cemu draz gledanja...

Frum je jaci na duze staze, Kontador moze da zasija na jednoj stazi i da napravi razliku. Nikako se ne sme zaboraviti ni Slek, koji, ako je u formi, lagano moze da im parira. Imam osecaj da 2x Alpe d Huez resava ovo, kao u slucaju Sastre 

Šlek je trenutno rekreativac otprilike, ne verujem da on može bilo šta ozbiljno da uradi. Vokler će opet da se bori za tačkastu majicu, a mene zanima dal Rolan i Pino mogu nešto više od plasmana u top 10. Van Den Bruka sam uvek gotivio i njemu je uvek malo falilo da napravi rezultat, ali sad je u najlošijoj formi u poslednjih nekoliko godina pa ne treba ni od njega očekivati ništa specijalno.

Frum bi i prošle godine osvojio da nije morao da bude Viginsov pomoćnik, al jebiga, potpis'o si takav ugovor, ćutiš i voziš za drugog. Sad je dobio priliku da bude vođa tima i da se bori za žutu majicu, staza mu odgovara, dva hronometra ima plus jedan timski, pa ćemo da vidimo kako će da se nosi sa pritiskom favorita. Skaj ima najjaču ekipu svakako, tu je Riči Port, tu je Boson Hagen, Kirienka, Tomas.. Oni će i na timskom hronometru da naprave pristojnu razliku.


Svi su oni dopingovani, to je jasno kao dan. Ne može niko da vozi 3500 kilometara za tri nedelje sa 2 dana odmora bez dopinga, to je prosto nemoguće. Tako da su uslovi isti za sve i to oduzimanje titula Armstrongu je mnogo smešno kad se zna da su svi bili u istom loncu, on je jednostavno u tim uslovima bio najbolji.

Koji se najvise dopingovao taj ce i da pobjedi.