The two journalists wanted to make the greatest challenge, ______ that had never been tried anywhere before.

________ to this increasing demand, tattoo studios have appeared in many towns and villages.

Ever since Cook´s men saw tattoing in Tahiti, sailors have had tattoos done, often ________ show the distant places they have visited.

The reporters were in fact quite closely involved in organising the race, and Desgrange would go _______ to remain Tour Director from 1903 right up to 1939.

It was on the island of Tahiti, __________ tattooing had an important role in society, that Cook and his crew first saw tattooed men and women.

Circulation figures for the newspaper, ________ had been 25,000, went to 65,000 within a year, and on to half a million by 1923.

So the race became half _______ length, and it would be run entirely in July .

The Tour de France began when two French journalists. Henri Desgrange and Geo Lefevre, came _______ with the idea of a race right round the country

Cook and his crew first saw tattooed men and women in Tahiti, and _________ of that, the English word comes from the Tahitian word tatau.

Nowadays we might think the aim of _________ an idea would be to bring in lots of television money.

The very first Tour de France, the greatest cycle race ______ the world, was held in 1903.

Such a long race was just too much for most riders and very ______ wanted to take part.

It was not until the late 18*h century, ________ Captain James Cook sailed to Polynesia, that Europeans took an interest.