The Tour De France: 8 Unwritten Rules, Obscure Regulations & Weird Facts!

The Tour de France, the most fantastic race on earth. For the month of July, cycling fans are glued to the action. In this video, we will list a few of the weirder facts you may not know about The Tour de France. We've also enlisted the help of GCN+’s own Cillian Kelly to dive into some of the lesser-known historical facts of this crazy race.

0:00 - Intro
1:12 - Podium dress code
1:36 - Keeping cool
2:11 - Unwritten rules
3:19 - Historical facts
7:23 - Team cars
8:18 - The party stage
9:07 - Time cut
10:07 - Time gaps

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