{"id":11920,"date":"2017-06-30T15:27:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T14:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=11920"},"modified":"2017-06-30T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T14:27:54","slug":"the-104th-tour-de-france-is-about-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/2017\/06\/the-104th-tour-de-france-is-about-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"The 104th Tour de France is about to start!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yes the Tour de France is in its’ 104th<\/sup> year. You’ve probably guessed that we’re pretty keen on cars here at Speedy Reg<\/a>, but we also love bikes too!<\/p>\n

After an individual time trial on July 1st<\/sup>, the Tour starts in Dusseldorf on July 2nd and continues down through Belgium and into Luxembourg, reaching France on July 3rd\u00a0 where the race continues until the final stage on July 11th.<\/p>\n

The race is 3540 kilometres long and there’ll be plenty of TV coverage to enjoy. If you subscribe to Eurosport, you’ll have Tour de France coverage every day. If you don’t, you can still watch the race on ITV or S4C.<\/p>\n

Who will win? Well that’s anyone’s guess, but the favourites are Chris Froome (last year’s winner), Richie Porte and Nairo Quintana,<\/p>\n

The 2017 Tour de France stages<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Stage one<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Saturday July 1
\nWhere: D\u00fcsseldorf, individual time trial<\/p>\n

Distance: 14km<\/p>\n

Stage two<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Sunday July 2
\nWhere: D\u00fcsseldorf \u2013Li\u00e8ge<\/p>\n

Distance: 203.5km<\/p>\n

Stage three<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Monday July 3
\nWhere: Verviers \u2013 Longwy<\/p>\n

Distance: 212.5km<\/p>\n

Stage four<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Tuesday July 4
\nWhere: Mondorf-les-Bains \u2013 Vittel<\/p>\n

Distance: 207.5km<\/p>\n

Stage five<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Wednesday July 5
\nWhere: Vittel \u2013 La Planche des Belles Filles<\/p>\n

Distance: 160.5km<\/p>\n

Stage six<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Thursday July 6
\nWhere: Vesoul \u2013 Troyes<\/p>\n

Distance: 216km<\/p>\n

Stage seven<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Friday July 7
\nWhere: Troyes \u2013 Nuits-Saint-Georges<\/p>\n

Distance: 213.5km<\/p>\n

Stage eight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Saturday July 8
\nWhere: Dole \u2013 Station des Rousses<\/p>\n

Distance: 187.5km<\/p>\n

Stage nine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Sunday July 9
\nWhere: Nantua \u2013 Chamb\u00e9ry<\/p>\n

Distance: 181.5km<\/p>\n

Rest day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Monday July 10<\/p>\n

Stage 10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Sunday July 11
\nWhere: P\u00e9rigueux \u2013Bergerac<\/p>\n

Distance: 178km<\/p>\n

Stage 11<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Wednesday July 12
\nWhere: Eymet \u2013 Pau<\/p>\n

Distance: 203.5km<\/p>\n

Stage 12<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Thursday July 13
\nWhere: Pau \u2013 Peyragudes<\/p>\n

Distance: 214.5km<\/p>\n

Stage 13<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Friday \u00a0July 14
\nWhere: Saint Girons \u2013 Foix<\/p>\n

Distance: 101km<\/p>\n

\u00a0Stage 14<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Saturday July 15<\/p>\n

Where: Blagnac \u2013 Rodez<\/p>\n

Distance: 181.5km<\/p>\n

Stage 15<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Sunday July 16
\nWhere: Laissac S\u00e9v\u00e9rac l\u2019\u00c9glise \u2013 Le Puy en Velay<\/p>\n

Distance: 189.5km<\/p>\n

Rest Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Monday July 17<\/p>\n

Stage 16<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Tuesday July 18
\nWhere: Le Puy en Velay \u2013 Romans sur Is\u00e8re<\/p>\n

Distance: 165km<\/p>\n

Stage 17<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Wednesday July 19
\nWhere: La Mure \u2013 Serre Chevalier<\/p>\n

Distance: 183km<\/p>\n

Stage 18<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Thursday July 19
\nWhere: Brian\u00e7on \u2013 Col d\u2019Izoard<\/p>\n

Distance: 179.5km<\/p>\n

Stage 19<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Friday July 21
\nWhere: Brian\u00e7on \u2013 Col d\u2019Izoard<\/p>\n

Distance: 222.5km<\/p>\n

Stage 20<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Saturday July 22
\nWhere: ITT in Marseille<\/p>\n

Distance: 22.5km<\/p>\n

Stage 21<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When: Sunday July 23
\nWhere: Montgeron \u2013 Paris<\/p>\n

Distance: 103km<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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