number of participating countries in tour de france 2017
List of teams and cyclists in the 2017 Tour de France The 2017 Tour de France is the 104th edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21-stage race takes place from 1 July to 23 July 2017, starting in Düsseldorf in Germany and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.[1] All eighteen Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams were given wildcard places into the race by the organiser – Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) – to complete the 22-team peloton. As each team is entitled to enter nine riders, the peloton on the first stage consists of 198 riders from 32 countries.[2]
Vietnam War North Vietnamese victory
2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.[2]
2018 FIFA World Cup The final took place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, between France and Croatia. France won the match 4â€“2 to claim their second World Cup title, marking the fourth consecutive title won by a European team.