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What is la tour de France?

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Le Tour De France is the world's most popular Cycle race and is also the the most televised annual sporting event on earth. The Tour De France is raced annually over 20 stages around France over 3 Weeks. Each stage unless a time trial circuit is raced from one town in France to another. The Tour De France has been run annually for over 100 Years. The winner of the Tour will wear the coveted Yellow Jersey.

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