Tour de France kicks off, race to stay within country's borders
Starting in Lille, France on July 5, 184 riders representing 23 teams, climbed into their saddles to begin the roughly 2,075-mile race across the country.
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The race is broken into 21 stages across a three-week window, during which riders will have to navigate flat, hilly and mountainous terrain, as well as two time trials.
For the first time ever, riders will have to climb a prominent hill in Paris known as the Butte Montmartre, three times before finishing at the legendary Champs-Élysées.
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Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar is looking to defend his 2024 this year and favorited to do so. Cycling weekly reports that five Americans are competing in the race this year, including Sepp Kuss, who became the first American to win a Grand Tour in over a decade in 2023.
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