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Spectacular mountain stages are set to define the 2017 Tour de France, with all five French ranges featuring.
2017 highlight stages: 12 – A gruelling stage culminating in an agonising 16% climb to the resort of Peyragudes – training camp for Mo Farah’s historic double defence at Rio 2016, 17 – The iconic Col de la Croix de Fer and the Col du Telegraphe and 18: The Col du Galibier – the highest point of the race route at 2,642 m (8,668 ft).
The route will take riders from the UNESCO-listed fort town of Briançon to the Col d’Izoard in the gorgeous Queyras Natural Regional Park.
The 2017 Tour de France will be the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling’s Grand Tours. The race will begin with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf on 1 July, and conclude with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris on 23 July 2017.
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