Amaury Sport Organisation
is a private company,[1] founded in 1992, that is part of the privately-owned French media group Éditions Philippe Amaury (EPA).ASO organises the Tour de France and other cycling races, as well as golf, running, sailing and off-road motorsport events over 250 days of competition per year, with 90 events in 30 countries.[6][7] L'Équipe organised the Tour and in 1965 the newspaper was acquired by Émilien Amaury.L'Équipe organised the race until it was taken over by its parent company, ASO.As of 2022[update], ASO claimed to be the world leader in bicycle race organisation with 132 days of competition each year.