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The Tour de France is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France , while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries . The race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper " L ' Auto "; which is currently run by the Amaury ___MASK46___ Organisation . The race has been held annually since its first edition in 1903 except when it was stopped for the two World Wars . As the Tour gained prominence and popularity the race was lengthened and its reach began to extend around the globe . Participation expanded from a primarily French field , as riders from all over the world began to participate in the race each year . The Tour is a UCI World Tour event , which means that the teams that compete in the race are mostly UCI WorldTeams , with the exception of the teams that the organizers invite . Roberto Conti ( born 16 December 1964 ) is a former Italian cyclist , whose biggest win came in the 1994 Tour de France as he won the Alpe D ' Huez stage after an impressive break - away . His professional career ended in 2003 . The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st edition of the Tour de France , one of ___MASK1___ ' s Grand Tours . The Tour began on July 2 with a prologue around the French city Lille . After 21 more days of racing , the Tour came to a close on the street of the Champs - Élysées . Twenty - one teams entered the race that was won by Miguel Indurain of the team . Second and third respectively were the Latvian Piotr Ugrumov and the Italian rider , Marco Pantani . The Avenue des Champs - Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris , long and wide , ___MASK8___ between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle , where the Arc de Triomphe is located . It is known for its theatres , cafés and luxury shops , for the annual Bastille Day military parade , and as the finish of the Tour de France cycle race . The name is French for the Elysian Fields , the paradise for dead heroes in Greek mythology . The French proudly call their world - famous boulevard "" la plus belle avenue du monde "" (" the world ' s most beautiful avenue "). LAlpe d ' Huez is a ski resort at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Alps , in the commune of Huez , which is part of the department of Isère in the region of Rhône - Alpes . It is part of the massif , over the Oisans , and is from Grenoble . The Alpe d ' Huez resort is accessible from Grenoble by the , which runs along the Romanche Valley passing through the communes of Livet - et - Gavet and Le Bourg - d ' Oisans as well as Haut - Oisans via the Col de Sarenne . Alpe d ' Huez is used regularly in the Tour de France cycle race , including twice on the same day in 2013 . Miguel Induráin Larraya ( born 16 July 1964 ) is a retired ___MASK75___ road racing cyclist . A ski resort is a resort developed for ___MASK11___ , ___MASK52___ , and other winter sports . In Europe , most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area  a mountainous area with pistes , ski trails and a ski lift system . In North America , it is more common for ski areas to exist well away from towns , so ski resorts usually are destination resorts , often purpose - built and self - contained , where ___MASK11___ is the main activity . Marco Pantani ( 13 January 1970  14 February 2004 ) was an Italian road racing cyclist , widely considered one of the best climbers of his era in professional ___MASK2___ . He won both the Tour de France and the Giro d ' Italia in 1998 , being the sixth Italian after Ottavio Bottecchia , Gino Bartali , Fausto Coppi , Felice Gimondi and Gastone Nencini to win the Tour de France . He is the last cyclist , and one of only seven , to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year . Pantani ' s attacking style and aggressive riding turned him into a fan favorite in the late 1990s . He was known as " Il Pirata " ( English : " The pirate ") because of his shaved head and the bandana and earrings he always wore . At 1 . 72 m and 57 kg , he had the classic build for a mountain climber . His style contrasted with that of time - trialling experts such as the five - times Tour winner Miguel Indurain . Although Pantani never tested positive during his career , his career was beset by doping allegations . In the 1999 Giro d ' Italia , he was expelled due to his irregular blood values . Although he was disqualified for " health reasons ," it was implied that Pantani ' s high haematocrit was the product of EPO use . Following later accusations , Pantani went into a depression from which he never fully recovered . He died of acute cocaine poisoning in 2004 .