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The empty diagonal: From Issue 115 - Design

The Tour de France has always tended to skirt the centre of France and its route designers have long based the race on the mountain ranges of the east and south. But what about the bit in the middle?

By Richard Abraham

Photography by James Startt

15 NOVEMBER 2022 | UPDATED 11.40 PM BST

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Rouleur Issue 144 — The Tour Issue
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Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.