Tag: Tour de France
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Froome eager for a Famous Fifth | Tour de France Preview and Odds
This weekend sees the start of the 105th Tour de France, starting in Noimoutier-en- l’Île and finishing on the 29th July on the Champs-Élysées. After much uncertainty, Chris Froome will be allowed to race and will be aiming for an incredible fifth title in six years, and his fourth consecutively. We take a look at […]
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Tour de France 2017: a look ahead to the 104th race
The 104th Tour de France begins with a 14-kilometre time-trial in Dusseldorf on Saturday. The route winds its way through Belgium and Luxembourg, finishing at the Champs-Élysées in Paris, on 23 July. The race is made up of 21 stages, covering 3,540 kilometres (2,220 miles) and features five mountain stages; four fewer than last year.