July 23, 2012 "Tour de France" is undoubtedly the most prestigeuos race of the many bike races across the World. Some interesting facts about Tour de France:Its one of the few races that are more than 100 years old.The average speed of the winners have gone up from 21 Km/hr to more than 42 km/hr since the beginning of the race.The numner of participants have increased from 84 in 1912 to 198 in 2011.Almost 20% of the entrants dont make it to the finish.The longest race which was 5745 kms, was held in 1926.Last 10 years the race distance has been 3200-3600 kms. To get access to more detailed data, Click here...