The Tour de France may have started out as a very European affair in 1903 but it didn’t take long for the rest of the world to join in. These maps show a snapshot of how the Tour has spread across the continents. It’s interesting to note how North African riders featured regularly in the first half of the race’s history but have now disappeared.

DATA SOURCE: www.cyclingarchives.com

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