The Tour de France, the most fantastic race on earth. For the month of July, cycling fans are glued to the action. In this video, we will list a few of the weirder facts you may not know about The Tour de France. We’ve also enlisted the help of GCN+βs own Cillian Kelly to dive into some of the lesser-known historical facts of this crazy race.
0:00 – Intro
1:12 – Podium dress code
1:36 – Keeping cool
2:11 – Unwritten rules
3:19 – Historical facts
7:23 – Team cars
8:18 – The party stage
9:07 – Time cut
10:07 – Time gaps
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31 Comments
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What was the year they started mandating the bike helmets in this race? I can't seem to find anything on that. I know it was somewhere in the area of twenty years ago, plus or minus. I'm sure there was a lot of objection to it, especially as it would of been 100 years without any such rule, and with all the hot summer temps going on. Whenever I see Greg Lemond in pictures, that's when I really get reminded of the subject. It's always stuck me as a blow against manly individuality.
One fact that is indeed a fact. Lance won 7. You can't pretend Lance never happened. And while not a proven 'fact' it's my opinion every top contender for the Yellow Jersey in the Lance years was also on some kind of 'program' and undoubtedly, many still are. Lance never tested positive in any race. No matter what, he pedaled every inch of all those tours, survived incredible adversity…and won. Cycling needs to pull it's head from it's butt. Lance was the greatest Tour Champion ever.
Is it true that 69.69% of pro cyclists are homosexual??
Time cuts… I've always wondered about the guys who dragged Cav over the mountains so that Cav could be Cav. Unsung heroes.
Rule 9: all competitors must throw food wrappers and drink containers onto the road and verge to set a bad example to wannabes everywhere.
He may have a fear of flying, but there are some places you have to fly to make it on time.
Why am I not surprised that women violate long standing unwritten rules.
Annemiek van Flauten the unwritten rules π
more unwritten & unofficial rules, at best taken directly from peleton riders – please!
Is there any circumstance under which Pog could wear his Giro pink jersey during the Tour ?
The TDF is a professional event. There is no such thing as an unwritten rule in a professional event. If you fail to exploit an unwritten "rule" you are not doing your job.
Stop moving your hands about so much
Being scared of flying then flying, someone needed time for doping! π
have you guys on gcn actually won any races or awards?
You aren't supposed to pass when the leader is taking a piss? A big part of ultra running is how much time you spend in recovery at an aid station. Be pretty sweet if the leader could just force everybody to wait while they lap.
Host has a "Cute" British accent … which is absolutely annoying to listen to for much more than say 60 seconds. Maybe find someone who has lips and can use them in pronunciation…. Like everything British is supposedly cool. Well IT'S NOT!
Fascinating stuff, thanks
Idc what unwritten rule is. If you're in yellow and you crash, I'm taking off. Catch me if you can. Does it suck you got caught in an incident, sure, but that doesnt mean i dont wanna win any less.
You omitted omerta. Because you are observing omerta.
The time gap one is mental!
Dude's so big I bet he could dunk a basketball while sitting on a bike. What a legend
The final stage in the Tour is crap. You can tune in a few hours late, or just watch a replay of the finish sprint.
Not here to see your mug mateβ¦through some action while you talk
How in god's name is the pear of Pollentier is not mentioned? This is a legendary story in Belgium
You never explained "the bus" to avoid the time cut. Basically riders who are not good in the mountains group together in "the bus" (the group) and "a busdriver" is appointed . The busdriver is the rider who calculates what time they have to be at the finish so as to avoid finishing out of the time. He then caculates at what tempo and speed they need to climb to get in just in time and he sets that pace. The others in the bus all follow the pace of the "busdriver"
Why do the winners sign so many jerseys at the end of each stage?
As someone who is new to this world, what is the yellow jersey?
Tour de France femme?!? No one is watching this and they have 8 stages only this year. I bet they want "equal pay"…π
Another unwritten rule is that you don't attack when the leader is getting a blood transfusion from the team car.
Give em the Hopoati Maneuver , thatβll make em ride faster.