<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (July 2015) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (July 2015) </Td> </Tr> <P> Months before the start of the 1988 Tour, director Jean - François Naquet - Radiguet was replaced by Xavier Louy . In 1988 the Tour was organised by Jean - Pierre Courcol, the director of L'Équipe, then in 1989 by Jean - Pierre Carenso and then by Jean - Marie Leblanc, who in 1989 had been race director . The former television presenter Christian Prudhomme--he commentated on the Tour among other events--replaced Leblanc in 2007, having been assistant director for three years . In 1993 ownership of L'Équipe moved to the Amaury Group, which formed Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) to oversee its sports operations, although the Tour itself is operated by its subsidiary the Société du Tour de France . ASO employs around 70 people full - time, in an office facing but not connected to L'Équipe in the Issy - les - Moulineaux area of outer western Paris . That number expands to about 220 during the race itself, not including 500 contractors employed to move barriers, erect stages, signpost the route and other work . ASO now also operate several other major bike races throughout the year . </P> <P> The oldest and main competition in the Tour de France is known as the "general classification", for which the yellow jersey is awarded: the winner of this is said to have won the race . A few riders from each team aim to win overall but there are three further competitions to draw riders of all specialties: points, mountains, and a classification for young riders with general classification aspirations . The leader of each of the aforementioned classifications wears a distinctive jersey, with riders leading multiple classifications wearing the jersey of the most prestigious that he leads . In addition to these four classifications, there are several minor and discontinued classifications that are competed for during the race . </P>

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