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Some fun facts about the tour:
If you wanted to find a way to burn some calories this event works: the estimated calories burned is 123 thousand!
race distance, 2,241 miles
oldest winners age 36
youngest age to win 20
price money at stake $3.5 million
at each stage 4 riders are tested for illegal substances, the leader overall, the stage winner and two random riders
Lance Armstrong publishes his drug test results on his blog
there are 198 riders who start the race
Armstrong is racing for team Astana team this year. Some have speculated that teammate Alberto Contador could actually finish ahead of Lance
during world war II the Germans organized a tour that was a bit of a disaster
you can follow all the action using a website
check out the course here
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