Tour+de+France+(Ms+Ryan)

**Le Tour de France**

The Tour de France is an annual cycling race held in France but sometimes also in nearby countries. This year it is going to be held from the 30th of June to the 22nd of July. It will be the 99th Tour de France. This years TdF will set off from Liege (Belgium). The winner of TdF receives a special yellow jersey, flowers, money, medal and a trophy. Around 250 towns apply to host the Tour de France every year. They want to because there are many positive impacts that come with the TdF. One of the benefits is that the Tour de France will organize a days of festivities for the residents of the town. Another is also that biking is a well-known sport in France so many come to watch and celebrate together. One more positive impact is that it will attract a lot of tourism, which will therefore increase revenue. However, there are some negative impacts that come with the Tour de France. Even though there are only few, one of them is that many roads will be shut off so it will be harder for people who live in those towns will need to find new routes to get to where they want to get. Another negative point is that sometimes accidents occur both with residents and with cyclers. One more negative point is that it will attract a lot of tourism, which could be fun for younger people but older people might not appreciate the racket outside their house. Older people that are around 70 are also not as likely to go watch the TdF so they will just hear the shouting of the supporters and wouldn’t understand why it is so special.

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