Tour de Austin : a celebration of cyling in Austin,
TX
Champs-Élysées : The Tour de France has finished on the
Champs-Élysées every year since 1975. Due to the high profile of
the last day, the stage is prestigious. The overall Tour placings
are typically settled before the final stage so the racing is often
for the glory and/or to settle the points classification.
Traditionally, the stage starts with champagne served by the race
leader's team, on the road photo-opportunities and joking around.
As the riders approach Paris, the racing heats up as the sprinters
and their teams begin the real racing of the day. When the riders
reach central Paris, they enter the Champs-Élysées riding up the
Rue de Rivoli, on to the Place de la Concorde and then swing right
on to the Champs-Élysées itself. The riders ride now a total of 8
laps (up towards the Arc de Triomphe, down the Champs-Élysées,
round les Tuileries and the Louvre and across the Place de la
Concorde back to the Champs-Élysées).
Champs-MLK : Austin does not have a Champs-Élysées, but
we have our own scale replica of the Eiffel Tower at the corner of
Lamar and MLK Boulevard.
Solve the following puzzle regarding The Eiffel Tower and
the Tour de France to find the cache located at :
N 30 AB.CDE
W 097 FG.HIJ
| A |
= The first digit of the day Thomas Edison visited the
Tower. |
| B |
= The number of levels in the Tower times two. |
| C |
= The number of riders on a team in the Tour. |
| D |
= The number of times Lance Armstrong won the Tour. |
| E |
= The number of restaurants in the Tower. |
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| F |
= The last digit of the Tower's height in meters. |
| G |
= The number of times Eddy Merckx won the Tour. |
| H |
= The last digit of the number of stages in the current
Tour. |
| I |
= The number of Americans who have won the Tour. |
| J |
= The number of elevators in the Tower. |
Please rehide it as well you found it so it won't be seen.
Enjoy your victory lap near Austin's Eiffel Tower!
BONUS SMILEY : You may claim a bonus smiley if you post a
photo of yourself and your bicycle by the Eiffel Tower.
