This year also had the first American cycling team, 7-Eleven, entered in Tour history.

His 1994 Heritage win at the age of nearly 49 made him one of the oldest winners in Tour history.

He was also the first person in Tour history to surpass $10 million in career earnings.

Irwin, the defending champion and most successful performer in Tour history, was at three over when play was halted.

If Woods wins, he would become only the third player in Tour history to win an event four consecutive times.

The eighteenth stage was an individual time trial, the longest in Tour history.

Since that gap remained unchanged into the beginning of today's stage, Peña ended up making Tour history.

He also became only the second player in European Tour history to win three times in the season after graduating from qualifying school.

This year's battle would write another chapter in Tour history.

He is only one of four other players in Tour history to win his first tour event, and the first to do it.