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Definition of Tour de france
1. Noun. A French bicycle race for professional cyclists that lasts three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles.
Definition of Tour de france
1. Proper noun. A long cycle race through France and other European countries. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Tour de france
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Automobile: A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Modern Motor by Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1903)
"... and 1903; Tour de France, 1899 ; Versailles Heavy Vehicle trials, 1897 and
1898: alcohol consumption trials, 1901 and 1902; a number of Circuits, 1902; ..."
2. Paris & Ile de France by Heather Stimmler-Hall (2004)
"tour de france Racing fever in Paris is at an all-time high after Lance Armstrong (one
of France's favorite American heroes) won his fifth straight victory ..."
3. Five Thousand French Idioms, Gallicisms, Proverbs, Idiomatic Adverbs by Charles Marchand (1905)
"II est sur son tour de France. Who is next? Let us take a little walk. Buy a fur
tippet for her. It was the work of a moment. ..."
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