Tour De France Fun Facts

Here are 20 Tour De France Facts for all you Tour fans.

1. This is the 105th edition of the Tour de France
2. It start Saturday, July 7
3. It ends on Sunday, July 29 
4. There are 22 teams
5. Each team has 8 riders (down from 9 in the previous years)
6. There are, will 21-stages
7. 12 stages are in the mountains of the Alps
8. 4 stages are in the Massif central region
9. 10 stages are in the mountains of the Pyrenees
10. The race is  a total of 2,082 miles 
11. It includes 2 countries (France and Spain)
12. Fans in 190 countries will watch
13. Estimates are over 3 billion people will watch.
14. 1 individual time trial, 1 team time trial and 3 mountain finishes.
15. 22 miles long for the  shortest stage
16. 144 miles long for the longest stage
17. The Yellow Jersey wins a 500,000 euro prize
18. The Green Jersey wins a 25,000 euro prize
19. The Polka Dot Jersey wins a 25,000 euro prize
20. The White Jersey wins 20,000 euro prize