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  "textContent": "The Tour de France has started outside France 27 times, including the 2026 Grand Départ in Barcelona. The first foreign start came in 1954, when Amsterdam hosted the opening of the race. Since then, the Tour has increasingly used foreign Grand Départs to turn the opening days into a major international event, with starts in […]\n\nThe post How often has the Tour de France started outside France? appeared first on ProCyclingUK.",
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