LIVE Coverage of Tour De France on DSPORT This Year

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LIVE Coverage of Tour De France on DSPORT This
Year
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Indian sports lovers will be treated to the
biggest and the grandest of cycling spectacles,
this July. Watch Tour De France 2018
(http//www.dsport.in/tag/watch-tour-de-france-201
8/)?, one of the most awaited events on the
annual cycling circuit will be broadcast live on
DSPORT, a premium sports TV channel by Discovery
Communications. The three-week long, intense 21
stage race will kick start on 7th July from
Noirmoutier-en-l'? Le, a small island off the
Atlantic coast of France. DSPORT will broadcast
live all 21 stages of the 105th edition of the
race for the cycling enthusiasts between 7th -
29th July 2018.
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The legacy of this extravaganza dates back to
1903, when it was first inaugurated and since
then this tournament has been a part of the
French culture taking place annually. The 105th
edition of Tour De France (http//www.dsport.in/ta
g/tour-de-france/) will have a total of 176
riders across 22 teams competing in the 21-stage
race covering 3351 km to emerge victorious. The
Tour will be the shortest of the century and this
will be the fifth time a tour has set out from
the Vend?e department. The race will pan across 8
Flat Stages, 5 Hilly Stages, 6 Mountain Stages
and 3 Altitude Finishes.The 2018 Tour de France
will include a total of 26 mountain climbs or
hills and altitude finishes. The participants
will also get a 2-day rest in between the tour.
The tour moves across various geographical
locations across 12 in the Alps, 4 in the Massif
Central and 10 in the Pyrenees. This year, the
tour will be even more competitive with climbs
from the Alpe d?Hues and Col de Tourmalet which
have never been featured in any of the previous
editions.
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Total prize money of around 2.3 million Euros
will be awarded to the teams and riders,
including 500,000 euros to the winner of the
final individual general classification. With big
names like Chris Froome, Nario Quintaa, Romain
Bardet and Richi porte, DSPORT is delighted to
brings all the action to fans in India, giving an
opportunity to the Indian viewers and cycling
enthusiasts to witness the grandeur of this
tournament rated consistently amongst the top 10
spectacles in Sports in the World.
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