Tour de France
Shown at the organisation’s headquarters. It was mentioned on the show, but not as a specific place, so the pin marks its home base.
About Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual men's multiple-stage road cycling race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.
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In the early days of the Tour de France, two brothers boasted to a journalist: we've got cocaine to go in our eyes, chloroform for our gums.
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More facts about Tour de France
In one early Tour de France, 29 people were disqualified largely for illegal use of cars and trains, and even the riders who came 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th were disqualified.
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In the 1920s, hotels complained that Tour de France cyclists used the curtains in their rooms to wipe Vaseline off after massages.
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A team called the Eraser Men go along the Tour de France route turning the penises people graffiti on the road into butterflies.
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Bernard Hinault won a Tour de France stage in the 80s after having a champagne before cycling up the last hill, and winners still sip champagne in Paris.
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One rider credited his success in a 24-hour race to eating and drinking along the way, getting through red wine, eight cooked eggs, 45 chicken cutlets and 19 litres of hot chocolate.
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Coordinates: 48.8169, 2.3014