Jan Ullrich was one of the great riders and personalities of the Tour de France. A German cyclist born in 1973, he would go on to become the first German rider to ever win the Tour de France. (…)

Jacques Anquetil is famous for being the first cyclist to ever win the Tour de France five times. (…)

Gustave Garrigou was one of the first great riders in the Tour de France. (…)

Greg LeMond was the first American to ever win the Tour de France, and went on to win it a total of three times. (…)

Eddy Merckx is regarded by many to be the best cyclist of all time. His tenacity and refusal to relinquish his own chance to win earned him the nickname, “The Cannibal”. (…)

One of the legendary personalities and riders in the history of the Tour de France is unquestionably Bernard Hinault. (…)

The 2006 Tour de France was set to be another of a long line of great races. (…)

One of the things that makes the Tour de France a great spectacle is the wide variety of stages that riders must endure to win the yellow jersey for once and for all. (…)