Almost all of the 2020 Tour de France will take place in the south of country. The route was revealed by organisers on Tuesday and promises to be a tough challenge for riders but will once again reveal some beautiful corners of France, in particular its mountains. Riders will face a 29-mountain slog on an epic 2020 Tour de France, organisers said on Tuesday"There are 29 mountains, it will be physically challenging throughout," said Tour chief Christian Prudhomme, unveiling a route that also includes five summit finishes, one of them a time trial. The punishing route rarely strays from the mountains even though there are nine flat stages. AFPThe 3,470km (2,156-mile) Tour will begin in the southern city of Nice on Saturday June 27th.

Source: The Local October 15, 2019 10:26 UTC