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    The Tour De France Explained In 5 Levels Of Difficulty



    The Tour de France is the world’s most celebrated bike race and one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Whether you’re cycling-mad or you don’t know anything about the sport, you will have heard of it. If you’re wondering what all the fuss is about or want to know even more about this iconic race, this is the video for you!

    00:00 Intro
    00:41 Level 1 – Beginner
    01:33 Level 2 – Amateur
    03:10 Level 3 – Advanced
    05:48 Level 4 – Expert
    09:38 Level 5 – Pro
    13:03 Outro

    Correction:
    10:41 Col du Tourmalet is the most featured climb in Tour history

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    34 Comments

    2. W Shray on

      Would like to know more about the restrictions on riders who crash and then get behind a team car and are allowed to draft a bit until they gain a little time back. What are the nuances in rules and etiquette in the peloton with regard to these mishaps?

    14. Javier Escude on

      The White jersey should only go to one rider, one time only, keep it under 25 or 23 whatever but give a new rider a chance, it's a major jersey afterall .

    20. Big Island Ventures on

      The start of this video quicky explains exactly why women's "professional" road cycling is so lame and gets no real respect: the men race for 21 days and 3500 km and the women for only 8 days and 1000 km. Is there a "men's marathon" and a "women's marathon"–and is the women's shorter and easier? No. Is there a "men's ironman triathlon" and a "women's ironman triathlon"–and is the women's shorter and easier? No. Sure, women in general–at the elite level–or typically not as strong as men. (The women's world record time Ironman is about 45 minutes slower than the men's–over about 8 hrs of intense competition.)

      So… if the women want PARITY with the men… in terms of money and endorsements and RESPECT… the women need to actually COMPETE (i.e SUFFER) ON THE SAME LEVEL as the men. The distances cannot be SHORTER… the climbs cannot be LOWER… the stages cannot be FEWER–and still be considered PRO cycling–or still be called THE TOUR de FRANCE. It just doesn't work like that. You want the respect, you gotta do the work.

    23. tannerslomko on

      This is awesome. I just got into watching cycling like 2 months ago and videos like this help out alot understanding it. Someone else said doing a video on breakaways would be great. I agree.

    25. Max Levin on

      If there are 198 cyclists between 22 teams, isn't that 9 cyclists per team (rather than 8)? Or is it another number which is wrong? Or is there 1 reserve cyclist per team?

    30. Josh Klein on

      Awesome breakdown. As a newbie following the tour for the first time, I would love a video giving some context on each competitive team, their leaders, and key themes! Thanks again.

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