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| | Tour de France information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) |
 | | It is a long-distance stage race competition for professional cycling teams, travelling through France and its nearby countries. |
 | | Most stages take place in France though it is very common to have a few stages in nearby countries, such as Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany as well as non-neighbouring countries such as the Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom (visited in 1974 and 1994, and will start the 2007 tour) and the Netherlands. |
 | | Since 1975, the final stage always finishes on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, which, being cobbled, is an unpleasant surface to cycle on, though not as much as the famous Paris-Roubaix. |
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