tell me if you really know.
2006-09-22 00:26:01 · 10 answers · asked by ronin d 1 in Sports ➔ Cycling
You probably should have started racing at a very young age. Then you have to be good enough to get a roster spot on a pro team that qualifies for the Tour (the top 20 ranked pro teams get invited, the others are at-large bids.) Then you have to be good enough within that team to make the 9-man squad, even if all you will be doing is domestique work.
2006-09-22 05:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by kalaka 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- You must first be on a pro team. That's the easiest part.
- Your pro team must be chosen to participate in the Protour, which has a limited number of teams.
- Tour team must be invited to participate in the Tour de France.
- Your team must be able to financially afford to be in the Tour.
And then there's getting the three weeks off work...Yada, Yada.
2006-09-22 06:05:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After you achieve local, national and even international road racing cycling recognition you might be approached by a Pro team that will race in the Tour. Is that what you're after? Good luck!
2006-09-25 17:52:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not qualify to actually race there are tour packages that you can purchase to be a "fill in rider" and ride part of the race with the actual participants. My sister-in-law purchased this for my brother and he rode for a few days with Lance in his last race. Lance actually signed my brothers jersey. FYI my brother is heavily involved with racing in the north east...Sorry I can't give you more information. You should contact racing groups. Good luck and have fun.
2006-09-22 00:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by Barbiq 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France
I would take a moment to read this article. Just any joe cannot up and say, "I think I'll compete in the Tour de France this year!"....You must be part of a cycling team.
2006-09-22 00:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by rrrevils 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you have to go to france.
2006-09-22 16:31:04 · answer #6 · answered by jp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kalaka got it right.
jeff got it mostly right.
basically, if you have to ask...
2006-09-22 17:15:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat some birdseed
2006-09-22 00:27:42 · answer #8 · answered by fishtwat 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
buy a bike
2006-09-22 00:33:54 · answer #9 · answered by Edward B 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
work real hard!
2006-09-22 00:52:10 · answer #10 · answered by johnnyonthespot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋