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1 00:00:00,633 --> 00:00:02,313 We have often seen the great orange tide 2 00:00:02,337 --> 00:00:04,016 of Basque fans in the Tour de France. 3 00:00:04,041 --> 00:00:06,104 Here are 8 facts about this great race: 4 00:00:07,025 --> 00:00:08,718 Although he didn't finish, 5 00:00:08,742 --> 00:00:10,184 Maurice Dartigue, from Lapurdi, 6 00:00:10,209 --> 00:00:11,385 was the first Basque 7 00:00:11,410 --> 00:00:12,938 to participate in the Tour de France, 8 00:00:12,963 --> 00:00:14,710 in the 1904 edition. 9 00:00:15,872 --> 00:00:18,639 The first Basque to win the Tour de France, however, 10 00:00:18,664 --> 00:00:20,283 was Roger Lapébie, from Bayonne; 11 00:00:20,308 --> 00:00:22,219 he did it in 1937. 12 00:00:23,575 --> 00:00:25,107 Miguel Indurain, from Atarrabia, 13 00:00:25,132 --> 00:00:26,872 is one of those who have won 5 Tours, 14 00:00:26,897 --> 00:00:29,295 but the only one to have won them consecutively; 15 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,070 between 1991 and 1995. 16 00:00:33,554 --> 00:00:35,073 Joane Somarriba, from Gernika, 17 00:00:35,097 --> 00:00:36,635 has won 3 Tours de France: 18 00:00:36,777 --> 00:00:38,876 in the years 2000, 2001, and 2003 19 00:00:38,901 --> 00:00:40,391 she wore the yellow jersey. 20 00:00:41,610 --> 00:00:43,010 There are many Basque cyclists 21 00:00:43,035 --> 00:00:44,580 who have won the Tour de l'Avenir: 22 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,078 Miguel Indurain himself, David Etxebarria, 23 00:00:47,103 --> 00:00:49,430 Unai Osa, Iker Flores, Egoi Martinez, and Romain Sicard. 24 00:00:50,810 --> 00:00:52,767 In the 1990 Tour 25 00:00:52,791 --> 00:00:55,652 Marino Lejarreta, from Berriz, achieved 5th place. 26 00:00:55,677 --> 00:00:57,735 He won the 14th stage of that edition 27 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,630 although he did not celebrate at the finish line, 28 00:00:59,655 --> 00:01:01,496 as he was not sure he was first. 29 00:01:02,818 --> 00:01:05,756 In 2015, writer and journalist Ander Izagirre 30 00:01:05,781 --> 00:01:08,243 published the book <i>Lead in the Pockets</i> 31 00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:10,736 with stories about the Tour de France. 32 00:01:11,677 --> 00:01:13,125 In the history of the Tour de France, 33 00:01:13,150 --> 00:01:14,781 Basque cyclists have won 34 00:01:14,805 --> 00:01:16,734 more than 50 stages.