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Sporting aspects
The route

Running from Saturday July 1st to Sunday July 23rd 2017, the 104th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,540 kilometres.
- 9 flat stages
- 5 hilly stages
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1 - - Chris Froome      

With 3 Tour victories already in the bag, Chris Froome is always going to be the one to beat.  Having said that, he isnt in the sparkling form that has seen him win in the past.  For every TdF win, he has won the Dauphine before hand - and this year he was 4th at the Dauphine and definitely showed the chi...

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Right then time with a poll who is winning the GC at the Giro


The only  5 star rated rider, Trying to ride the Giro, TDF double which is the 1 question mark that we don´t know how it will effect his racing, if Nairo has 1 weakness that stands out it is race craft and the ability to throw out the bathwater with baby to take the win. Will have to ride within limits due to the...

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This is the thread for all the latest news on the 2018 Tour de France.

Stage 1, July 7: Noirmoutier-en-l’Ile – Fontenay-le-Comte, 189km
Stage 2, July 8: Mouilleron-Saint-Germain – La Roche-sur-Yon, 183km
Stage 3, July 9: Cholet – Cholet (TTT), 35km
Stage 4, July 10: La Baule – Sarzeau, 192km
Stage 5, July 11: Lorient – Quimper, 203km
Stage 6, Jul...

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With the running of GP La Marseilles yesterday, it is time for the annual post on that bedrock of French cycling. Ah oui mesdames et messieurs, je vous présente La Coupe de France 2017.

Usually the phrase 'season long narrative' makes me very cross, especially when it is being shoe-horned into somewhere where it makes no sense whatsoever. However, this is not the case for the...