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• The race was first organized in 1903 to increase paper sales for the magazine L'Auto. 
• The race alternates between clockwise and anticlockwise circuits of France 
• 250 different cyclists have worn the Yellow Jersey 
• Raymond Poulidor has claimed the podium more times than anyone else (finished 8 times in the top 3), despite never having worn the Yellow Jersey 
• The average cyclist will burn around 4,000 and 5,000 calories during each stage of the Tour. That’s 123,900 calories for the entire race, the equivalent of eating 252 McDonald’s double cheeseburgers. 
• Over the course of a Tour de France route, cyclists will sweat enough to flush a toilet 39 times. 
• Over 12 million spectators line the route each year, making it the largest sporting event in the world. 
• In 1919, there were only 10 finishers, the least of all time. 
• The winner of the 1947 Tour de France Jean Robic was known for taking water bottles filled with lead at the top of climbs to descend faster. 
• The fastest average speed of a Tour de France was 25.7 miles per hour (mph), set in 2005. In 1919, the average speed was just 14.9 mph.

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Les Gets

Skicolour, 31 January 2015
In a world first, this season Les Gets will host SkiColor, a unique, colourful concept that combines skiing & having fun. Based on the popular event The Colour Run, for the first time ever, participants will ski down a specially prepared run on the Mont-Chéry side of the resort.  In a unique setting facing Mont Blanc, skiers will be literally immersed in explosions of colour for an unforgettable experience!

Verbier

Freeride World Tour, 28 March 2015
The Freeride World Tour visits Chamonix, Austria, Andorra, and Alaska this season before arriving in Verbier for the grand finale and the 20th anniversary of the Xtreme Verbier. With the likes of local Verbier legend Xavier de le Rue and Chamonix's Aurelien Ducroz hopefully taking part, the Xtreme Verbier is truly a one to watch event if you are thinking of skiing in Verbier at the end of March

Avoriaz

Rock the Pistes, Portes du Soleil, 15-21 March 2015
The fifth edition of this major music festival will take place again in Avoriaz in March. For the duration of the festival (which is unique in Europe) a ski pass is all you need to see unique concerts on the slopes in the Portes du Soleil. There are 5 big-name acts to see, performing every afternoon on one-off snow stages. There’s also a Second Stage with concerts at the end of the day and a festival too.

Want to know what is happening in your favourite resort? Click here to see our list of this winters mountain proceedings.