Racing along country roads and ( 1 ) the cities of

Racing along country roads and ( 1 ) the cities of France each year, the best bicyclists in the world take part in the Tour de France. In 1903, the race was held for the first ( 2 ) as a publicity event for the newspaper, L Auto. It was an instant success. Every July since then, the race has taken place. The Tour de France is divided into different races for each day, called stages. Each stage is also a different style of bicycle racing. Sometimes the terrain is flat, so the race is a sprint. At other times, the race goes through the mountains, so the (3) ............ needs to have better endurance. ( 4 ) give points to the winner of each stage. The racer who is winning the most sprints gets to wear a green jersey. The winner of the most mountain races wears a white jersey with red polka dots. Until a few years ago, all of the winners were from Europe. Most were from France. In 1986, American Greg LeMond became the first bicyclist who was not European to win the Tour de France. ( 5 ) American holds the record for the most Tour de France wins. Lance Armstrong has won the race seven times!