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Delayed but alive, Tour de France sets off from Nice - Black News Channel

By Samuel Petrequin and John Leicester undefined NICE, France (AP) — The strangest Tour de France ever finally set off on Saturday from the Riviera city of Nice in an extraordinarily subdued atmosphere, amid fears the race could be stopped well before it reaches Paris. The sight of the 176 riders on the starting line was already seen as a big win by organizers and French government officials relieved the mega-event drawing hundreds of thousands of roadside fans every summer could take place. After the European soccer championships and the Olympic Games were postponed to 2021, the Tour — delayed […]

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