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The Tour De France and Its Parallel Roads

Summary by Monde-diplomatique.fr
For more than a century, the Tour de France has been kicking off sports and media in the summer season. Nearly 3 in 4 French people watch at least one of the 21 stages broadcast on television in 190 countries. Far from being the bounty for the development of bikes, this spectacle decoupled from the practice distorts cycling, which has always explored many other paths of progress.

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For more than a century, the Tour de France has been kicking off sports and media in the summer season. Nearly 3 in 4 French people watch at least one of the 21 stages broadcast on television in 190 countries. Far from being the bounty for the development of bikes, this spectacle decoupled from the practice distorts cycling, which has always explored many other paths of progress.

Here we are. For a few days, the whole cycling planet will have its eyes on the Basque Country. The Tour de France will be...

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monde-diplomatique.fr broke the news in on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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