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hair-raising story, adventure, escape:

hair-raising

à vous faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête

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le Tour de France

The world's most prestigious race for professional cyclists held annually in July since 1903, when it was founded by Henri Desgrange (1865-1940). Renowned for its mountain stages, involving exhausting climbs and hair-raising descents, it covers between 3, 000 and 4, 000 km (1, 875-2, 500 miles) over a three-week period and follows a different route each year, roughly circling France, with a stage in a neighbouring country, ending with a triumphant finish on the Champs Élysées. The event attracts huge media attention and crowds gather all along the route to watch the race go by. Throughout the Tour the previous day's overall winner wears the coveted maillot jaune (yellow jersey). The winner on points of the most recent sprint (speed race on the flat) wears the maillot vert (green jersey), and the winner, again on a points system, of the most recent mountain-climbing stage wears a white jersey with red spots. A plain white jersey is worn by the youngest competitor in the race. The Tour proper is preceded the evening before by le Prologue, a short race to establish the wearer of le maillot jaune for the following day.

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The museum often has special exhibits; the witchcraft exhibit was said to be especially interesting, if somewhat hair-raising. en.wikipedia.org

More than 600,000 fairgoers fill the 520 acre of indoor and outdoor exhibits, eat a smorgasbord of food and ride hair-raising, adrenaline-pumping coasters during the 11-day event. en.wikipedia.org

Shortly after, villagers in the neighborhood heard her singing lullabies to her baby, causing hair-raising chills and making them cower in fear. en.wikipedia.org

In some ways it's even more hair-raising on foot. www.stuff.co.nz

That airport is renowned for the hair-raising final approach. en.wikipedia.org

But for all the hair-raising moments, the most unsettling part may be the strange symbolism of the opening pageantry. www.colorlines.com

But many less hair-raising activities are suitable for children, making it a strong choice for a family holiday itinerary. www.independent.co.uk

The hair-raising drive took about two or three minutes. www.latimes.com

He called it a lovely, hair-raising film. en.wikipedia.org

This hair-raising film was seen on all three major networks at the time. en.wikipedia.org

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