Tour de France final stage shortened as emergency teams tackle wildfires
- Sunday’s traditional stage in Paris has been shortened to reduce pressure on emergency services tackling wildfires.
- The final stage of the Tour de France has been shortened and rerouted, with first responders diverted from Paris to tackle wildfires that are raging in the southwest of France.
- Sunday’s traditional stage in Paris has been shortened from 133km (82 miles) to just 89km (55 miles), with the riders starting on the Champs-Elysees rather than in Thoiry, west of the French capital.
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- Sunday’s traditional stage in Paris has been shortened to reduce pressure on emergency services tackling wildfires.
- The final stage of the Tour de France has been shortened and rerouted, with first responders diverted from Paris to tackle wildfires that are raging in the southwest of France.
- Sunday’s traditional stage in Paris has been shortened from 133km (82 miles) to just 89km (55 miles), with the riders starting on the Champs-Elysees rather than in Thoiry, west of the French capital.
Sources: Al Jazeera