Grand Tour
Let an agent identify the three Grand Tours and their format, relay editions, winners and rules from official sources, distinguish them from other stage races, and separate the cycling sense from the historical travel sense.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent identify the three Grand Tours and their format, relay editions, winners and rules from official sources, distinguish them from other stage races, and separate the cycling sense from the historical travel sense.
In road cycling, one of the three annual three-week stage races, the Giro d Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana, each with about 21 stages, several classifications and the largest fields and audiences in the sport; the term also names the historical educational journey of young European aristocrats through the continent, a separate sense.
What it is for: The highest level of stage racing in road cycling.
It can be explain the three races and their format; relay winners and records from official sources; explain classifications and rules; separate the cycling sense from the travel sense.
Distinguishing features
Three weeks and about 21 stages
Only three races hold the status
Multiple classifications and jerseys
Governed by UCI World Tour rules
What it looks like
Not a physical object; three-week races with pelotons, jerseys and mountain stages.
Physical character
races: 3 races - per year
stages: about 21 stages - each
distance: about 3000-3500 km - each
How it is recognised
Three-week stage race: Giro, Tour or Vuelta
About 21 stages with several classifications
One-week stage races and the historical Grand Tour of Europe are separate matters
Related models
is a kind of - the format
includes - the best known
is governed by - the world governing body
is confused with - the historical travel sense
In practice
Families and kinds
Giro d Italia
Tour de France
Vuelta a Espana
women editions such as the Tour de France Femmes and Giro Donne
editions by year
Identifiers
UCI calendar class 2.UWT World Tour stage races
Standards and regulation
UCI regulations for stage races
Organiser race rules
Anti-doping rules
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing the three races and their editions
Stale results
Mixing the cycling and travel senses
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
What What a Grand Tour is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Which races are Grand Tours, and what format defines them? definition
- Is the question about cycling or about the historical travel sense? boundary
Classifications
Classifications.
Classifications
Classifications.
- What classifications and jerseys exist in each race, and how are they scored? definition
- Which entry fits a specific race? action
Record Winners and editions.
Records.
Winners
Winners.
Winners
Winners.
- Who has won each race, and who has won all three, from official records? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Current
Current season.
Current
Current.
- What are the dates and routes of the current editions, from the organisers? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Sport Racing and teams.
Sport.
Racing
How the races unfold.
Racing
Racing.
- How do teams and riders approach three-week races, and what stage types exist? provenance
- Which entry fits stage racing tactics? action
Rules
Rules.
Rules
Rules.
- Which UCI and organiser rules govern the races? provenance
- Which entry fits UCI regulations? action
Context History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the three races develop, and how did the Grand Tour status emerge? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of cycling? action
Culture
Culture and media.
Culture
Culture.
- What is the cultural and economic significance of the Grand Tours? provenance
- Is the question about betting, which the model does not handle? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each race be a separate entry only?
- How should official results be linked?
- Should the historical travel sense be a separate entry?