Tour de France

The first ever Tour de France in 1903

 The first Tour de France took place this day 110 years ago. It ran from the 1^st July 1903 – 19^th July 1903. The race was invented to increase circulation of the newspaper L’Auto and to win fans from its competitor Le Vèlo. It was made up of six stages and was much longer than it is today. However, the route was mostly flat with just the one mountain. The cyclists did not have to complete all six stages but instead could pick the ones they wanted to do. 60 cyclists entered the first Tour de France. It was won by Maurice Garin after having completed the event circuit at an average speed of 25 km/h. He was rewarded with prize money of 6,075 francs.

The first ever Tour de France in 1903

The French cyclist who has won the most races won his first Tour de France in 1978. Hinault won the Tour four times (79, 81, 82 and 85).

Bernard Hinault

Eddy Merckx holds the record for most Tour de France stage wins (34 wins). Lance Armstrong held the title for most wins as overall leader (7 wins), but had them taken away as it was discovered that he had been using doping at the time. The next highest total number of wins - five - is shared between Miguel Indurain, Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx.

Lance Armstrong

Doping is not a new occurrence. Early riders consumed alcohol and used ether, to dull the pain. Over the years they began to increase performance and the Union Cycliste Internationale and governments enacted policies to combat the practice.

The Tour de France has been held annually since its first edition in 1903 except for when it was stopped for the two World Wars. This year is the 100^th Tour de France. 

Tour de France

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Accounts Assistant/Accounts Technician for our Dublin office

We are currently seeking an Accounts Assistant/Accounts Technician for our Dublin office. This is a full time, permanent role.

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• VAT returns for where necessary
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• Dealing with Event Organisers regarding finance related support on a daily basis via phone and email
• Working with other members of the team such as marketing, sales and design
• Generating reports with SQL on a daily basis
• Working with our payment provider and banks to assist in setting up merchant accounts

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• Qualified accounting technician
• Knowledge of UK/Irish standards
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• A minimum of 2-3 years experience in an accounts function.
• High levels of attention to detail 
• Advanced experience of MS Office Skills, excel a priority
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• Fluency in English 
  
  
  
  
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We are looking to hire a blogger/content creator with an interest in technology, events, online marketing and blogging, to work in a busy marketing environment. This will be a 3 month internship. The person will report to the Marketing Manager and will concentrate on creating content for our social media sites and our blog as well as having an input in the content for our website.

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• Possess a qualification or equivalent experience in Marketing or Journalism or related field
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EventElephant is an online event registration software solution that allows you to sell your tickets online. Create a your own customised event website, market your event, take secure payments online & use the reporting tools to manage the event registrations. Its event planning made easy http://www.eventelephant.com/eventelephant