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The Tour de France is the pinnacle of professional road cycling and a sport that is, at its core, a very European affair. For a rider to infiltrate cycling's elite ranks from nations outside Europe represents years of hard work, discipline and sacrifice, while often isolated from family and friends. 

2022 Tour de France

Take, for example, Simon Clarke, winner of stage 5 of this year’s Tour de France. In his post-race interview , he explains how he left Australia at the age of 16 to pursue professional cycling. Nearly 20 years later, his dream of victory at the Tour de France was realized.

Despite the hurdles that international riders must overcome to make it to the Tour de France, their numbers are growing. In 2022, Canada boasts a record four riders in the Tour de France, and dreams of a Canadian stage victory are alive and well as the Tour reaches its first mountain stages.

FloBikes is proud to provide Canadians live and on-demand coverage of the Tour de France in 2022. Read on to get to know the four Canadians competing in this year’s Tour de France, and the unique jobs that they have this July. Be sure to tune in daily to follow their journey across France.

• Antoine Duchesne

Antoine Duchesne , the 30 year old riding for Groupama - FDJ hails from Saguenay, a city in Quebec which has hosted a significant stage race of its own. Duchesne found his way to Europe after racing for the Bontrager development team alongside the likes of Jasper Stuyven , and has matured into a capable climber and a steadfast teammate. 

Duchesne won the KOM classification in the 2016 edition of Paris-Nice and became Canada’s national champion in 2018. 

This July, Duchesne will be an important ally to teammates David Gaudu and Thibaut Pinot in the Tour’s mountains. His FDJ team hopes to support Gaudu’s general classification ambitions, while Pinot focuses on stage victories and KOM points. Duchesne will be instrumental in keeping his team leaders safe and well positioned, but that does not mean he won't be given opportunities of his own. 

Duchesne's only previous Tour de France experience comes from 2016, while racing for Direct Energie. The then-24-year-old made it to Paris, which is no small feat, and finished 16th in the youth competition. Six years later, Duchesne will be eager to see how he performs on the sport's biggest stage.

• Guillaume Boivin

At 33 years old, Guillaume Boivin has been a professional cyclist since joining Spidertech in 2010. The Montreal native had the ride of his life while wearing the maple leaf national champion’s jersey at last year’s Paris-Roubaix . Despite crashing hard in the finale, he still finished 9th. 

Boivin was a last minute addition to Israel - Premier Tech’s roster after COVID-19 exposures forced them to leave Omer Goldstein and Daryl Impey at home. 

Boivin is a powerhouse rider with a nose for the breakaway. While he has remained relatively anonymous in the Tour’s opening stages, look for the muscular profile of Boivin making long-range attacks on hilly stages when the breakaway might manage to stave off the chasing peloton.

Hugo Houle is the third Quebecois in this year’s Tour de France. From Sainte-Perpétue, Houle began his career in 2011 with Spidertech after graduating college.

The 31-year-old Houle is a soft spoken, consummate professional who spent the last four years of his career shepherding Astana’s GC leaders through the most dangerous and stressful stages of the Tour de France. 

Houle, a two-time time trial national champion, has seemingly endless power on flat and hilly courses, and his innate ability to guide his team safely through crosswinds and hazardous racing scenarios earned him the role of road captain on Astana.

Houle transferred to Israel - Premier Tech for the 2022 season after the Canadian presenting sponsor cut ties with Astana. While Houle will play a major role in Jakob Fuglsang ’s GC ambitions, he is not afraid to strike out for a personal result when given a chance. He has ridden himself into the top ten on previous Tour de France stages. 

Following Simon Clarke’s cobbled victory, the team is riding a high, and Houle could be next in line for a “hard-man race” victory.

• Michael Woods

It is no coincidence that three of the four Canadians in the Tour de France find themselves on Israel - Premier Tech. While the team obviously has strong ties to Israel, it is owned by Canadian Sylvan Adams, and presenting sponsor Premier Tech is a company based in Quebec. The team has given many Canadians a home in the WorldTour, and Michael Woods was one of their highest priority signings. The hyper-talented former runner from Ontario captured the attention of the cycling world with his podium finish in the 2018 world championships . 

Woods is known for his explosive climbing style, which put him in the iconic polka dot jersey of last year’s Tour de France. 

Woods admitted that he went into last year’s tour attempting to accomplish too many objectives. This year, Woods’ primary goal is to win a stage of the Tour de France. He hopes to remain competitive in the KOM competition as he hunts for stages in the high mountains, but this year he will not sacrifice a finish line for a KOM line.

In a big improvement over 2021, Woods made it through the ever-dangerous opening stages without incident this year. With fresh legs and a healthy body, his first opportunity for victory arrives this Friday on the Super Planche des Belles Filles.

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After more than 30 years, a multiday women's Tour de France is back

Tom Goldman

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio of Team South Africa leads the peloton during the women's road race on the second day of the 2020 Olympic Games at Fuji International Speedway on July 25, 2021 in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan. Michael Steele/Getty Images hide caption

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio of Team South Africa leads the peloton during the women's road race on the second day of the 2020 Olympic Games at Fuji International Speedway on July 25, 2021 in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan.

Bicycle racing's most famous competition, for men, ends Sunday in Paris.

But on the same day, in the same city, another version of the Tour de France begins .

And this one is for the world's best female riders.

It's been more than 30 years since women have competed in a viable, multistage Tour de France. Now they finally have another chance, and it's due, in large part, to the pandemic.

Pedaling to victory at home

With COVID-19 surging in 2020, elite cyclists, pretty much like everyone, were on lockdown.

But for them, as the proverbial door closed, another opened.

The company Zwift , which combines fitness and video gaming for indoor training, put on virtual races worldwide, with separate contests for men and women. Including a virtual Tour de France.

Some pro cyclists rolled their eyes.

"Like, I did not want to ride inside. I thought it was dumb," said American cyclist Lily Williams. "You know it's harder to ride inside because you're just staring at the wall."

Others embraced the chance to break the drudgery of indoor training and maintain a level of competitiveness, albeit virtual.

"I saw the opportunity it presented for us in one of the most challenging years for the world," said Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, a 13-year veteran of women's pro cycling.

It paid off for Moolman-Pasio.

She pedaled to victory in stage five of the 2020 virtual Tour de France, the so-called "queen stage." The toughest stage in a multiday road race.

The next day, Moolman-Pasio and her husband ventured outside their home in Girona, Spain, and noticed people pointing.

"He's like, 'Well, it's because of the Tour de France,' " Moolman-Pasio said. "You know you were on TV and everyone saw you winning the queen stage."

It was not an isolated incident.

Colombian rider Egan Bernal , the 2019 Tour de France champion, holds a virtual test during a news conference in Bogota on April 2, 2022. JUAN BARRETO/Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Colombian rider Egan Bernal , the 2019 Tour de France champion, holds a virtual test during a news conference in Bogota on April 2, 2022.

Turning virtual racing into reality

According to Zwift, more than 16 million people in more than 130 countries saw the virtual races – on television and digital platforms. And viewership was equally split between the men's and women's events.

Longtime Tour de France organizer ASO — the Amaury Sport Organization — saw in those numbers the potential for women's cycling.

"That's how the conversation started," said Moolman-Pasio.

The conversation with Zwift was about launching a real women's Tour, one with heft and sustainability. A top-notch broadcast plan was critical.

"That's the key to the success of the race," said Kate Veronneau from Zwift, "to building that audience, to building future investment and growing the race and keeping it around."

Veronneau says broadcasting to 190 countries on each of the race's eight days should certainly help keep the new women's Tour de France around.

After so many other Tours had gone away.

Laurent Fignon, left, of France, and Marianne Martin of Boulder, Colo., hold up their trophies in Paris after winning the men's and women's Tour de France cycling races on July 23, 1984. Steven/AP hide caption

Trials, and lots of errors

In 1955, a five-stage loop from Paris to Normandy marked the first women's Tour de France. But it only lasted a year.

It wasn't until 1984 that organizers tried again.

A multistage event called the Tour de France Feminin ran for six years. It featured three wins for French cycling legend Jeannie Longo .

She won the last event in 1989. That Tour folded, like other versions after, because of uneven media coverage and sponsorship.

Both are there now.

Zwift won't say how much money it's poured into its four-year title sponsorship of the Tour de France femmes avec Zwift . But it's enough for about $250,000 in prize money, with $50,000 to the winner.

Finally seeing women

Moolman-Pasio is one of many veteran riders who've fought for a viable women's Tour de France. She's thrilled about finally getting to race in cycling's most prominent event, and about the girls and young women who'll be watching.

"Instead of sitting on the couch and watching the Tour de France and seeing men race up these epic climbs and fighting for the yellow jersey, finally they will see [women]," Moolman-Pasio said. "And it's the opportunity for them to recognize pro cycling as a career choice."

It's still a challenging choice, though.

Many female pro cyclists have to work as well as race.

Williams, the U.S. rider who thought virtual racing was dumb but now likes it so much she sometimes rides inside intentionally, was one of them. She's spent most of her five years as a pro working another job – as communications director for a bike registration network.

But the financial landscape is changing, and finally, Williams is a full time pro.

"This is the first year I've made a full salary from cycling," she said. "Now I actually have the opportunity to just race my bike, which I can't even tell you goes so far because not only is the training and racing incredibly demanding but the travel and the recovery require so much more of you than it did before."

The sport's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has been raising minimum salaries for women competing on professional teams. Team budgets are growing, as is prize money across the board. After the Tour de France femmes avec Zwift announced its record $250,000 purse, another women's grand tour event, the Giro d'Italia Donne, matched the Tour's prize money amount.

In her short professional career, Williams has won a World Championship gold medal and Olympic bronze in track cycling. She's excited about the upcoming Tour, a hallowed road race she watched every year, with her family, growing up.

A race now for women too.

"I think it's [part of] the general trend we're seeing everywhere," Williams said, "where women are gaining equal opportunity across the board in a lot of different areas of the world. So it's all kind of coming to a head. And I think the Tour de France is going to be such a great opportunity for us to showcase that as well."

Lily Williams celebrates after the Women's Team Pursuit Finals during the second day of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Feb. 27, 2020, in Berlin. Maja Hitij/Getty Images hide caption

Lily Williams celebrates after the Women's Team Pursuit Finals during the second day of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Feb. 27, 2020, in Berlin.

Eight, for now

It will be a shorter showcase than the men's Tour.

Women's teams aren't big enough, at least for now, to support a 21-stage Tour de France like the men.

"The top women are more than ready to race three weeks," said Sadhbh O'Shea, a bicycle racing writer for VeloNews. "[But with] a good chunk of these riders working part time to fund their racing, until we can get a full peloton of professional riders, I don't think the women's sport is ready for a full three-week stage race."

But O'Shea thinks the eight-stage race starting Sunday is right for this initial effort.

With so much racing in the men's Tour, "you tend to get these dips in terms of the pace and aggression," O'Shea said. "Whereas with the women's racing, because it's shorter because there are fewer riders, it tends to be a little more gung-ho right from the start and all the way through. You do occasionally get lulls, but it tends to be more action, more of the time."

The women's stages average 80 miles, the men 99.

The action starts Sunday in Paris, before the men arrive for their finish, when the women will own the city streets. Their first stage begins at the Eiffel Tower – 12 laps, or 50 miles later — it ends on the Champs-Elysees. After the city, seven more stages of sprints, grueling mountain climbs and even sections of gravel and dirt roads.

By the end, on July 31, the new women's Tour hopes to finish with new fans, and a promise to be back – year after year.

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AG2R-Citroen (Fr)

Mainstays of the Tour since the 90s, transformed this winter with arrival of iconic car company sponsor, departure of long-time leader Romain Bardet and signing of several pricey foreign imports. Ben O’Connor has provided best value so far and Benoît Cosnefroy is one of France’s up and coming names.

Main man Greg van Avermaet. Belgium’s Olympic champion, a big transfer over the winter, won stages and wore yellow in 2015 and 2016. Yet to deliver for his new team.

Team Benoît Cosnefroy, Dorian Godon, Oliver Naesen, Ben O’Connor, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Nans Peters, Michael Schär, Greg van Avermaet.

Alpecin-Fenix (Bel)

Second division pacesetters who punch way above their budget thanks to star rider Mathieu van der Poel, whose Tour debut could be high-octane viewing. But they are about more than him: Tim Merlier, Jonas Rickaert and Jasper Philipsen have ridden strongly all year, with Merlier’s Giro d’Italia stage win the highlight.

Main man Van der Poel. Cyclo-cross star who can switch to road racing to devastating effect. Going for a stage win at least, possibly a tilt at the green points jersey.

Team Sylvain Dillier, Tim Merlier, Xandro Meurisse, Jasper Philipsen, Jonas Rickaert, Kristian Sbaragli, Petr Vakoc, Mathieu van der Poel.

Arkéa-Samsic (Fr)

Second division team who bought in home star Warren Barguil, climber Nairo Quintana and sprinter Nacer Bouhanni but haven’t yet seen a great deal for the investment. Britons Dan McLay and Connor Swift – winner of Breton classic the Tro Bro Léon this year – can win in their own right but should have support roles on this Tour.

Main man Barguil. Breton climber who had a stellar 2017 Tour but has yet to truly kick on; fourth in the French championship looks promising.

Team Warren Barguil, Nacer Bouhanni, Anthony Delaplace, Élie Gesbert, Dan McLay, Nairo Quintana, Clément Russo, Connor Swift.

Astana-Premier Tech (Kaz)

Founded to promote Kazakhstan, but have now expanded with Canadian co-sponsor and a multinational line-up. Good bets for at least a stage win somewhere; Alexey Lutsenko is an outside chance for the time trials, while old lag Jakob Fuglsang had a strong run-in to the Tour.

Main man Fuglsang. Danish former mountain biker who can win hilly Classics such as Lombardia and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. He’s tactically astute and a definite candidate for a stage win.

Team Alex Aranburu, Stefan de Bod, Omar Fraile, Jakob Fuglsang, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Hugo Houle, Ion Izagirre, Alexey Lutsenko.

B&B Hotels-KTM (Fr)

The dream is a stage win for climber Pierre Rolland or sprinter Bryan Coquard, the reality will be figuring in daily doomed escapes. For many WorldTour teams winning a stage equals Tour success, so it’s way harder for the second division squads – but the race does go through Lourdes so miracles do happen.

Main man : Rolland. Eternal attacker whose best days were 10 years ago. Will show in the mountains, but it’s long odds on getting the third Tour stage of his career.

Team Cyril Barthe, Franck Bonnamour, Maxime Chevalier, Bryan Coquard, Cyril Gautier, Cyril Lemoine, Quentin Pacher, Pierre Rolland.

Bahrain Victorious (Bah)

Rocked by manager Rod Ellingworth’s departure to Ineos over the winter, they bounced back with a strong Giro and Dauphiné. Leader Mikel Landa is injured but his underlings can deliver a stage win, or maybe more: Jack Haig, Sonny Colbrelli and Matej Mohoric are all in form, while young Brit Fred Wright is in there for experience.

Main man Colbrelli is the new Italian champion, a strong climber who shines when other sprinters struggle to hang on, so has a chance of the green points jersey.

Team Pello Bilbao, Sonny Colbrelli, Jack Haig, Marco Haller, Matej Mohoric, Wout Poels, Dylan Teuns, Fred Wright.

BikeExchange (Aus)

Australia’s finest look slightly underpowered after Adam Yates’s departure to Ineos. They are out for stages with Simon Yates but also Esteban Chaves, a world class climber on his day, plus they have a former green jersey in Michael Matthews, a good bet if it gets hilly and the pure sprinters are left behind.

Main man Simon Yates. The laconic Lancastrian salvaged third and a mountain stage at this year’s Giro. Strong climbing legs plus good tactical brain and decent sprint makes him the consummate stage hunter.

Team Estaban Chaves, Luke Durbridge, Lucas Hamilton, Amund Grøndahl Jansen, Chris Juul-Jensen, Michael Matthews, Luka Mezgec, Simon Yates.

Bora-Hansgrohe (Ger)

The German team leave out sprinter Pascal Ackermann, but have a formidable line-up led by prolific world champion Peter Sagan, and strong climbers Emanuel Buchmann, Wilco Kelderman and Patrick Konrad. That’s a lot of leaders, but between them they can target stages on all terrains and perhaps get close to the podium.

Main man Sagan. The serial points prize winner is out to make it eight this year. He’s bound to win a stage somewhere, but the green jersey may be more of a challenge.

Team Emanuel Buchmann, Wilco Kelderman, Patrick Konrad, Daniel Oss, Nils Politt, Lukas Pöstlberger, Peter Sagan, Ide Schelling.

Cofidis Solutions Crédits (Fr)

A mix of home grown and imported talent in this long-standing French team backed by a loan company. It’s all about one man: Guillaume Martin can target the top 10 while the rest can make merry in the breakaways. They landed a stage in the Giro and can hope for the same at the Tour.

Main man Martin. Strong climber who has stalled somewhat after writing a book on philosophy and cycling. It’s time he fulfilled his potential.

Team Simon Geschke, Jesús Herrada, Christophe Laporte, Guilluame Martin, Anthony Perez, Pierre-Luc Périchon, Jelle Wallays.

Deceuninck-Quickstep (Bel)

Cycling’s winning machine is targeting a stage and a spell in the yellow jersey for Julian Alaphilippe and a sprint win for Davide Ballerini or comeback man Mark Cavendish, who is now 36 but will work off the back of a sprint-centred squad that can provide the best lead-out in cycling

Main man Alaphilippe. The world champion and very new father is expected to win at least one stage in the opening weekend and ride well in the Laval trial. Luckily he thrives on pressure.

Team Kasper Asgreen, Julian Alaphilippe, Davide Ballerini, Mattia Cattaneo, Mark Cavendish, Tim Declercq, Dries Devenyns, Michael Mørkøv.

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The Germans work a hydra tactic, a different “head” at the front every day, and it functioned brilliantly in 2020 – three stage wins thanks to some perfect tactical riding. They will place riders in the breaks on every hilly day and it should succeed at least once. Brit Mark Donovan gets a first Tour start.

Main man Søren Kragh Andersen. The Dane managed a brace of stage wins last year, but pulling that off again will be a tougher proposition.

Team Tiesj Benoot, Cees Bol, Nils Eekhoff, Søren Kragh Andersen, Joris Niewenhaus, Mark Donovan, Casper Pedersen, Jasha Sütterlin

EF Education-Nippo (US)

Cycling’s marketing dream, clad in lurid pink and making headlines with every radical jersey they wear. There’s real substance here too though, as they have a happy knack of landing prestigious wins with the likes of Stephen Bissegger, Magnus Cort and Rigoberto Urán

Main man Urán. The evergreen Colombian landed a stage and second overall in 2017; he hasn’t hit those heights recently but is coming to the boil at just the right time.

Team Stephen Bissegger, Magnus Cort, Sergio Higuita, Neilson Powless, Rigoberto Urán, Michael Valgren, Ruben Guerreiro, Jonas Rutsch.

Groupama-FDJ (Fr)

A team that is indelibly French, but fields a multinational string of support riders behind its two leaders. With mainstay Thibaut Pinot out with back issues, David Gaudu and sprinter Arnaud Démare will step in, with Stefan Küng targeting the time trial stages.

Main man Gaudu. Breton climber who broke through at last year’s Vuelta with two mountain stage wins, and will have ample opportunity at the Tour.

Team Bruno Armirail, Arnaud Démare, David Gaudu, Jacopo Guarnieri, Ignatas Konovalovas, Stefan Küng, Valentin Madouas, Miles Scotson.

Ineos Grenadiers (GB)

The prolific Grand Tour winners field a lineup of galacticos, with Richie Porte, Tao Geoghegan Hart and Richard Carapaz ready to step in if anything happens to accident prone Geraint Thomas. They have the strongest support riders in Jonathan Castroviejo, Michal Kwiatkowski and Dylan van Baarle, and will be expected to win overall. Given their lineup and budget, anything less equals failure.

Main man Thomas. The Welshman won in 2018 but struggled in 2020. His form on such a mountainous course is hard to read but if he can stay upright anything is possible.

Team Richard Carapaz, Jonathan Castroviejo, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Michal Kwiatkowski, Richie Porte, Luke Rowe, Geraint Thomas, Dylan van Baarle.

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert (Bel)

Belgian squad who went up to WorldTour this year and promptly landed a stage at the Giro. They may not have the pure talent in their ranks to repeat that in cycling’s toughest arena, but they will place riders in the escapes every day. It’s all part of the learning curve.

Main man Louis Meintjes. Unpredictable South African who will fly or flop. He can climb well enough to make the top 10, but don’t put the mortgage on him.

Team Jan Bakelants, Jonas Koch, Louis Meintjes, Boy van Poppel, Danny van Poppel, Lorenzo Rota, Loïc Vliegen, Georg Zimmerman.

Israel Start-Up Nation (Isr)

The big investment in Chris Froome may never mature with the four-times Tour winner still struggling after serious injury. Froome’s place at the Tour was in doubt until the last minute, but Dan Martin – a recent stage winner at the Giro – and Michael Woods are good bets to win on any day in the mountains.

Main man Woods. Former ice hockey player and middle distance runner, the Canadian turned to pro cycling late at 29, but took stages in the Vuelta in 2020 and 2018.

Team Guillaume Boivin, Chris Froome, Omar Goldstein, Andre Greipel, Dan Martin, Reto Hollenstein, Michael Woods, Rick Zabel.

Lotto-Soudal (Bel)

The Belgians field the fastest sprinter in cycling at the moment in Caleb Ewan so it’s a simple plan. Former world champion Philippe Gilbert and indefatigable attacker Thomas De Gendt will show on their chosen days, but it’s all about the flat stages and getting Ewan to the final 200m in the perfect position.

Main man Ewan. The Aussie is targeting stage wins in all three Grand Tours this year, and with a fair wind he will land at least a brace in France.

Team Jasper de Buyst, Thomas De Gendt, Caleb Ewan, Philippe Gilbert, Roger Kluge, Brent van Moer, Tosh van der Sande, Harry Sweeny.

Jumbo-Visma (Neth)

The Dutch squad had a strong spring but went quiet until last weekend when Wout van Aert won the Belgian national title. In Robert Gesink, Steven Kruijswijk, Sep Kuss, Van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard they have one of the strongest climbing units, so if they pull together and Roglic is at his best they are capable of shaking Ineos and UAE.

Main man Roglic. The Slovene fell at the final hurdle last year then bounced back to win the Vuelta. A definite podium contender, hasn’t raced since April, but that doesn’t mean he’s off form. Not by any means.

Team Robert Gesink, Steven Kruijswijk, Sep Kuss, Tony Martin, Primoz Roglic, Mike Teunissen, Wout van Aert, Jonas Vingegaard.

Movistar (Sp)

Movistar have an illustrious four-decade pedigree and always field a raft of good climbers, but recently they’ve not delivered at the Tour. The arrival of Miguel Ángel López and Enric Mas can change this; they have an obvious focus for their domestiques, and evergreen Alejandro Valverde could land a surprise stage win at 41 years young.

Main man López. The pint-sized Colombian took last year’s toughest mountain finish, and has won this year over Mont Ventoux, so is a definite podium candidate.

Team Jorge Arcas, Imanol Erviti, Iván García, Miguel Ángel López, Enric Mas, Marc Soler, Alejandro Valverde, Carlos Verona.

Qhubeka-Assos (SA)

Cobbled together as 2020 closed, Qhubeka were the surprises of the Giro d’Italia, netting three stage wins. The Tour is a tougher proposition, and while they will place riders in the daily escapes, they will struggle to translate that into stage wins, because so many other teams will have the same plan.

Main man Belgian Victor Campenaerts landed a fine Giro stage win and can target both time trials, but it’s not clear if he can hold his form into mid July.

Team Carlos Barbero, Sean Bennett, Victor Campenaerts, Simon Clarke, Nic Dlamini, Michael Gogl, Sergio Henao, Max Walscheid.

TotalEnergies (Fr)

French stalwarts with a long and honourable record now looking short of focus; they lost strongman Alexis Vuillermoz to injury just before the Tour started. Edvald Boasson-Hagen is past his best and Pierre Latour not quite the finished article so it will be the traditional plan: get in breaks, target the mountains jersey, and hope for the best.

Main man Latour. The 2018 Tour’s best young rider took a stage recently at the Vuelta Asturias, but will need a perfect day to back that up in the toughest race in the world.

Team Edvald Boasson-Hagen, Jérémy Cabot, Fabien Doubey, Victor de la Parte, Pierre Latour, Cristian Rodriguez, Julien Simon, Antony Turgis.

Trek-Segafredo (US)

There’s a wealth of talent here. Vincenzo Nibali’s record speaks for itself, Bauke Mollema and former world champion Mads Pedersen can win big when required, and Jesper Stuyven is as strong as they come. They will target stage wins; Mollema on a big day in the mountains looks like the best bet.

Main man Mollema. Ungainly Dutch climber who is always at the front when it matters and picks off the odd big win such as a Tour stage in 2017, and Il Lombardia in 2018.

Team Kenny Elissonde, Bauke Mollema, Vincenzo Nibali, Mads Pedersen, Toms Skuijns, Jesper Stuyven, Edward Theuns.

UAE Emirates (UAE)

Last year, UAE didn’t need to give Tadej Pogacar much support; he flew under the radar then struck hard at the close. There’s no hiding now, so they have invested in strongmen such as Rafal Majka and Marc Hirschi; even so, collectively they still don’t look the climbing equals of Ineos or Jumbo, so it may all depend on “Pog” at key times.

Main man Pogacar. Surprise winner last year, and has backed up extremely well this season. The Tour favourite, but can he match Ineos’s strength in depth if he ends up on his own?

Team Mikkel Bjerg, Rui Costa, Davide Formolo, Marc Hirschi, Rafal Majka, Brandon McNulty, Tadej Pogacar, Vegard Stake Langen.

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It is the biggest cycling race in the world: a national event that France cherishes almost as much as its Eiffel Tower and its 360 native cheeses! Every year in July, the Tour de France sets off on the roads of France and crosses some of its most beautiful landscapes. Here’s everything you should know in advance of the 2018 race…

‘La Grande Boucle’

In over a century of existence, the Tour has extended its distance and passed through the whole country. Almost 3,500 kilometers are now covered each year in the first three weeks of July, with 22 teams of 8 cyclists. The 176 competitors criss-cross the most beautiful roads of France in 23 days, over 21 stages. More than a third of France’s departments are passed through, on a route that changes each year.

A little tour to start

The first ever Tour de France took place in 1903. It had just six stages – Paris-Lyon, Lyon-Marseille, Marseille-Toulouse, Toulouse-Bordeaux, Bordeaux-Nantes and Nantes-Paris – and 60 cyclists at the start line. At the time, the brave cycled up to 18 hours at a stretch, by day and night, on roads and dirt tracks. By the end, they’d managed 2,300 kilometers. Must have had some tight calves!

Mountain events are often the most famous and hotly contested. Spectators watch in awe as the riders attack the passes and hit speeds of 100 km/h. In the Pyrenees and the Alps, the Galibier and Tourmalet ascents are legendary sections of the Tour, worthy of a very elegant polka dot jersey for the best climber…

The darling of the Tour

In terms of the number of victories per nation, France comes out on top, with 36 races won by a French cyclist. In second place is Belgium with 18 wins, and in third is Spain with 12. The darling of the Tour remains Eddy Merckx, holding the record of 111 days in the yellow jersey. This Belgian won 5 times the Great Loop as Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Michael Indurain.

‘Le maillot jaune’

The yellow jersey is worn by the race winner in the general classification (calculated by adding up the times from each individual stage). This tradition goes back to 1919. It has nothing to do with the July sunshine or the sunflower fields along the roads; it was simply the colour of the pages of newspaper L’Auto, which was creator and organiser of the competition at the time.

The Tour de France is the third major world sporting event after the Olympic Games and the World Cup, covered by 600 media and 2,000 journalists. The race is broadcast in 130 countries by 100 television channels over 6,300 hours, and is followed by 3.5 billion viewers.

The Champs-Élysées finish

Each year the Tour departs from a different city, whether in France or in a neighbouring country. Since 1975, the triumphal arrival of the cyclists has always taken place across a finish line on Paris’ Champs-Élysées. It’s a truly beautiful setting for the final sprint.

And the winner is…

Seen from the sky and filmed by helicopters or drones, the Tour route resembles a long ribbon winding its way through France’s stunning landscapes: the groves of Normandy, the peaks of the Alps, the shores of Brittany and the beaches of the Côte d’Azur. In 2017, it was the Izoard pass in Hautes-Alpes that was elected the most beautiful stage, at an altitude of 2,361 metres. Which one gets your vote?

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