On July 1, 1903, at precisely 3: 16 p.m., 60 professional and amateur cyclists set off from Paris on a three - week, 1,509 - mile [2,428 - km] trip down the roads of the first Tour de France.
بدت هذه الفكرة غير واقعية في البداية ،‏ لكن سرعان ما أُدركت فعّاليتها .‏