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Tour de France: Yellow Jersey Toast

Toast the yellow jersey winner each July in Paris — celebrating cycling's greatest honor with champagne on the Champs-Élysées where the Tour finishes.

What to do there

FestivalTour de France: Yellow Jersey ToastEvery year since 1975 (except 2024), the Tour de France has finished on the Champs-Élysées. By tradition, the yellow jersey leader serves champagne to rivals on the final ceremonial ride before the sprint finish. It's the only race where drinking while cycling is part of the ritual.

Wine bars and wineries nearby

Wine bar Bar Hemingway: Where Writers Drank Stars Hemingway allegedly liberated this Ritz bar from the Nazis in 1944 — 25 intimate seats where legend drinks dry martinis under sepia light.
Winery Les Caves Augé: Paris's Oldest Wine Shop Established in 1850 on Boulevard Haussmann, this legendary Parisian wine shop stocked 4,000 bottles and counted Marcel Proust among its devoted customers.
Winery Paris Natural Wine Bar Crawl Oberkampf's wine bar crawl winds through Aux Deux Amis (vintage, tapas), La Buvette (Alsace & Sologne natural), Septime La Cave (vin orange), Le Dénicheur (Roussillon & Sicily till 2am)—East Paris' natural wine revolution in one vibrant neighborhood.