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The Tour de France (French for "Tour of France"), is often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour.

Whatever you call it, the Tour de France is the world's most high profile bicycle race. It is a very demanding event, held for three weeks every July and is comprised of approximately 20 professional teams of nine riders per team.

The competitors race a total distance of approximately 3,600 km (2,235 miles) traveling through France and surrounding countries.

The Tour de France is one of cycling's three grand tours. The others are the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.

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The 2025 Tour de France will be the 112th held.

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