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These 13 Dutch people participate in the Tour de France

If the 112nd Tour de France is shot in Lille on Saturday 5 July – and ends in Paris on Sunday 27 July – that will be with thirteen Dutch people. Submitted by Superster Mathieu van der Poel, who wants to make a shot at the yellow jersey in the hectic first week. That is one less than last year when there were fourteen Dutch men registered for the Tour de France. We therefore propose this year’s red-white-blue Tour riders.