Tour de France: “Eat the alfalfa,” “salt the soup,” “smoke the pipe”—are you an expert on cycling expressions?

By the editorial staff

July 7, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

The final stage of the Tour de France will take place in Paris after the 2024 edition ended in Nice due to the Olympic Games. Belga / Icon Sport

QUIZ - Think you know cycling jargon inside and out before the Tour de France? Le Figaro challenges you to achieve the perfect score with this quiz.

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The Tour de France celebrates its 112th edition this year , starting in Lille and finishing in Paris on July 27. Over a century of history, cycling has garnered a wealth of delightful expressions. We invite you to explore this profoundly rich jargon through this twenty-question quiz. Think you know everything there is to know about cycling? Let's take the test!