Tour de France 2014
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Tour de France 2014
Defending champion Chris Froome (Team Sky) will start, along with Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar). However there is no place for Team Sky's 2012 race winner Bradley Wiggins.
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma QuickStep), Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Marcel Kittel (Argos Shimano) are expected to fight it out for the green points jersey.
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Races
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Tour de France5 July 2014 - 27 July 2014 | France | WorldTour

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Stage 7 - Trentin wins stage 7 of the Tour de France | Épernay - Nancy2014-07-11 234.5km
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Rest Day 1 | Besançon - Besançon2014-07-15
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Rest Day 2 | Carcassonne - Carcassonne2014-07-21
Latest Content on the Race

Tour de France tech: Pro mechanics' tools
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Tour de France tech: Cycling shoes of the pros
By Ben Delaney/Immediate Media published
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Tour de France tech index page
By Cycling News published
All the best bikes, gear and other tech from the Tour de France

Pro bike: Johan Vansummeren's Cervélo R5
By Robin Wilmott published
The bike of the tallest man in the Tour de France

Tour de France tech: Special gear for the cobbles of stage 5
By Ben Delaney/Immediate Media published
Mechanics equip riders with special bikes, tubulars and modifications
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Tour de France tech: 10th anniversary Rapha gear
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Tour de France tech: Rui Costa's Merida Reacto KOM
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Tour de France tech: Team Sky wearing new Kask Proton helmet
Aero but ventilated helmet unveiled at the Tour de France
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Tour de France tech: Cannondale lets animals loose on the Tour
Nine animal depictions grace SuperSix EVO frames -
Tour de France tech: Video cameras on bikes
In first legal year at race, Shimano and Garmin cameras abound -
Tour de France tech: Rotor Power LT spotted
Left-crank-only power meter under development at the Tour de France
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Tour de France tech: Bell Star Pro ventilated aero helmet launched
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Ridley's new retro paint scheme for Lotto-Belisol
Belgian WorldTour team gets updated bike graphics -
The £16,000 Specialized McLaren S-Works Tarmac revealed
Only 250 cutting-edge carbon fibre bikes will be produced
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