We are days away from the Grand Depart of the 105th edition of the Tour de France. The race begins in the Vendee region along the Atlantic coast and will travel across the northern part of France before heading down to the Alps, across the Massif Central, and finally the Pyrenees before heading to Paris for the final stage along the Champs Elysees.
The 2018 race will contain a team time trial on Stage 3, a visit to the Mur de Bretagne (2x) on Stage 6, a scaled down version of Paris-Roubaix on Stage 9, three summit finishes in the Alps and Pyrenees, a Formula-One grid start on the 65km stage to Saint-Lary-Soulon, and an Individual Time Trial on Stage 20 that should crown the winner before the procession into Paris.
There are many intriguing story lines that range from the ongoing doping case against Chris Froome, to the reduction of team rosters from 9 to 8 riders, to the route of the race. In the coming days I will break down each week of the race, offer opinions on the favorites for each classification, and discuss the stories that are sure to break right before the race begins.
For those of you who are interested we will have a Velogames group the information is below:
League Name: Three Weeks in July 2018
League Code: 514588224
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Three Weeks in July 