Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The Tour de France returns this month for its 108th year.
The biggest cycling event is taking place on Saturday, June 26 from Brest, Britanny, with the race finishing in Paris three weeks later on July 18.
It's been scheduled a little earlier this year so that it didn't clash with cycling events in the Tokyo Olympics that are set to start in late July.
Organisers of the Grand Tour say the route, which spans 3,383 km over 21 stages, is 'ground-breaking', with a double serving of climbing.
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