Wikipedia - "The 2019 Tour de France is the 106th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three grand tours. The start of the 2019 Tour (known as the Grand Départ) was in Brussels in honour of the 50th anniversary of the first Tour de France win of Eddy Merckx.[1] It was the second time the Grand Depart has taken place in Brussels and is the fifth Belgian Grand Depart. The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) presented the Grand Depart in a special conference in January 2018.[2] The opening stage will visit Charleroi and loop back to Brussels, to connect the regions of Flanders and Wallonia in a stage. 176 riders are on the startlist to Tour de France 2019. The 100th anniversary of the yellow jersey will be celebrated on 19 July. Throughout the race, an individual jersey design will be issued for each day's race leader. ... 2018 Tour winner Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) is expected to return to defend his title. After celebrating his victory, he was overweight at the start of the 2019 season. First signs of improving form came with a third-place finish at the Tour de Romandie. He then started the Tour de Suisse, but a crash on stage 4 saw him abandon the race and require recovery time. This put doubt in his ability to perform at the Tour. ..."
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