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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-27 · 30 entries checked · 16 flagged · 28 issues confirmed · 16 corrected · 12 still open
L'Équipe — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states that L'Équipe assumed organization of the Tour de France from 1947 onward, which is an oversimplification; the Tour was organized by L'Équipe's parent company, Éditions Philippe Amaury, not directly by the newspaper itself, an
Philippe Thys — The entry states Thys won the 1913 Tour by 8 minutes and 37 seconds ahead of Gustave Garrigou, with Buysse third. In reality, Marcel Buysse was second, not third.
Henri Desgrange — The 1904 Tour was not 'officially cancelled'; it was run and the overall results were later annulled, but the DID YOU KNOW section incorrectly claims it was 'officially cancelled.'
Fausto Coppi — The margin over second-placed Gino Bartali in the 1949 Tour de France is stated as '23 minutes 47 seconds' and then as '10 minutes 55 seconds'. The correct margin was 10 minutes 55 seconds, not 23 minutes 47 seconds.
Fausto Coppi — The 1952 Tour de France stage to Alpe d'Huez did not include the Col de la Croix de Fer in the decisive break as described; that climb was used in a different stage that year.
Yellow Jersey — The entry states that Eugène Christophe wore the yellow jersey after the 3rd stage of the 1919 Tour, but he first wore it after the 2nd stage.
White Jersey — The entry states the White Jersey was introduced in 1975 alongside the Green Jersey, but the Green Jersey was introduced in 1953, not 1975.
White Jersey — The entry says the Polka Dot Jersey was introduced in 1933, but the polka dot jersey itself was introduced in 1975 (the mountains classification existed earlier without a jersey).
Green Jersey — The entry states 'The first winner of the green jersey in 1968 wa' (incomplete sentence), but the first winner of the green jersey in 1968 was actually Jan Janssen, not Fritz Schär.
Green Jersey — The entry claims 'the points leader wears the jersey from the moment they cross the line until the next stage's first sprint point.' In reality, the points leader wears the green jersey for the entire next stage, not just until the first sprint point.
Polka-Dot Jersey — The claim that Tadej Pogačar was the first rider to win the yellow, polka dot, and white jerseys in the same year is incorrect because Eddy Merckx won all three in 1969 and 1970 (the white jersey existed as a best young rider award at that time).
Polka-Dot Jersey — The claim that the 2019 mountains classification winner was Romain Bardet is incorrect; the 2019 winner was actually Romain Bardet? (This flag is itself confused and cannot be confirmed as a real error without correct fact; however, the flag's assertion that t
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