Staged for three weeks each July - usually in some 20 daylong stages - the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of 9 riders each and covers some 2,235 miles (3,600 kilometers), mainly in France, with occasional and brief visits to such countries as Belgium, Italy, Germany, and Spain.
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