Tour de France 2025: a new chapter in the legend of the Champs-Élysées
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From left to right: Belgian world champion Eddy Merckx, French general classification leader Bernard Thévenet, and his compatriot Régis Ovion pass the Arc de Triomphe in Paris during the final stage of the Tour de France, July 20, 1975. AP
For the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the Grande Boucle on the famous Parisian avenue, Sunday, July 27, the organizers have spiced up the menu with a short detour through the slopes of Montmartre, hoping for a finale worthy of the most beautiful conclusions of the Tour.
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I subscribeIt was necessary to mark the occasion, of course. Half a century of Tour finishes on "the most beautiful avenue in the world" is something to celebrate, and the organizers of the Grande Boucle could be counted on to find a little novelty capable of making the day unforgettable, at the end of the 21st and final stage, Sunday, July 27, between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris (132.3 km). Paradoxically, it is by turning our gaze towards another of the capital's attractions, Montmartre, that its 50th anniversary will be celebrated.
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