Question: what do they call the tour de france in france
Answer: Tour de France Race details Date July Region France and nearby countries Local name ( s ) Le Tour de France ( in French ) Nickname ( s ) La Grande Boucle Discipline Road Competition UCI World Tour Type Stage race ( Grand Tour ) Organiser Amaury Sport Organisation Race director Christian Prudhomme History First edition 1 July 1903 ; 114 years ago ( 1903 - 07 - 01 ) Editions 104 ( as of 2017 ) First winner Maurice Garin ( FRA ) Most wins Jacques Anquetil ( FRA ) Eddy Merckx ( BEL ) Bernard Hinault ( FRA ) Miguel Indurain ( ESP ) ( 5 wins each ) Most recent Chris Froome ( GBR )