- What other sports existed for 100 years?
- What year was the most popular one in the history of the Tour de France (TDF)?
- How many people have died while competing in the TDF?
- How many cyclists in total have competed since the beginning of the TDF until today?
- Who founded the TDF?
- Why did he start the TDF/ how did it develop?
- Why are women not allowed to compete?
- When did cyclists start using doping in the TDF?
- What was the trigger/reason for competing cyclists to start using drugs?
- Which year was the hardest TDF event?
- Which year had the most climbs/highest elevation?
- How many people watched the TDF on TV in 2013?
- How many spectators came to see the cyclists along the TDF course in 2013?
- Who are the "stars" of the TDF (beyond Lance Armstrong & Jan Ulrich). E.g. who holds the record for certain climbs, etc.
- How is doping viewed in other countries?
- Has the image of the TDF changed since scandals about doping were made public?
- How much did the hardware and gear of the cyclists change since the beginning of the TDF until now?
- What's the average age of a TDF fan/spectator?
- How is the gender of people watching the TDF distributed?
- In which countries is the sport of the TDF most popular?
- How can a cyclist qualify to compete in the TDF?
- What's the average age of cyclists racing in the TDF?
- In what other sports is it known that athletes used drugs to enhance their performance?
- What kind of drugs and methods are being used in cycling?
- How many counties follow the TDF?
- What is the average speed of the TDF riders?
- Why does the Tour start outside of France?
- How much money does the winner of the TDF get?
- What do the different jersey colors mean?
- Why are there so many people coming to see the cyclists along the road?
- How is the Tour different from other sporting events?
- Does the Tour always finish on the Champs-Elysees, Paris?
- Who has did in the Tour?
- Why did they discontinue the Female TDF?
- How do the organizers chooses the regions?
- What does it do to that region?
- How did the rules change since the first TDF?
- Who is the director of the TDF?
- How do people from the US compared to other counties view Lance Armstrong?
- What do the time trials mean?
- What's the difference between a stage winner vs a winning team?
- How does an individual win?
- How does a team win?
- Is there an age limit of how young or old one can be?
- What was the oldest cyclist in the Tour?
- What was the youngest cyclist?
- Where there ever any terrorist attacks attempted on the tour?
- Where there any protests associated with the Tour?
- Was the Tour held during WWI & II?
- What are the most dangerous passages/stages of the Tour?
Monday, January 20, 2014
50 Research Questions about the Tour de France
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