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The Tour de France is arguably the most physically demanding of all athletic sports. The distance and time the rider’s endure is the equivalent to running a marathon almost every day of the week for almost three weeks and the vertical distance covered over the Alps and Pyrenees is the same as climbing three Mount Everests!

In betting on the race, you are not restricted to just picking out the overall winner of the event, you can also bet on who will win each stage of the race, green jersey winner, polka-dot jersey winner, prologue winner and whether a rider will achieve a top three or top six finish.

Examples of Tour de France jerseys include: The Yellow Jersey (overall time leader), Green Jersey (points leader), Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains) and the White Jersey (best performing rider under 25).

The first competitors would not recognise the race today. No longer are competitors expected to ride through the night but the route is much longer in distance and much tougher in terrain. The 2008 Tour de France will comprise 21 stages, including three time-trial stages that are crucial in determining the eventual wearer of the Maillot Jaune.

Tour de France - General Outlines

The Tour de France 2009 edition is around the corner. Running from Saturday July 4th to Sunday July 26th 2009, the 96th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometers.Running from Saturday July 5th to Sunday July 27th 2008, the 95th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres. read more...

These 21 stages have the following profiles:

* 10 flat stages,
* 5 mountain stages,
* 4 medium mountain stages,
* 2 individual time-trial stages.

The world's best road cyclists compete in 27 UCI Pro Tour events from March to October, with all of the tough sport's most prestigious races included in the schedule. New to the 2007 tour is the Tour de Normandie, which tracks through picturesque Swiss scenery that will guarantee epic viewing.

The Tour de France tops the UCI ProTour list, but for sports bettors new to cycling betting online, the Giro d'Italia is worth taking a look at.

There are also links to Tour de France betting promotions, the latest Tour de France odds, and some analysis of the number of tips made for each team.

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