<P> The 2017 Tour de France is the 104th edition of the race , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The 21 - stage race takes place from 1 July to 23 July 2017 , starting in Düsseldorf in Germany and finishing on the Champs - Élysées in Paris . All eighteen Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ) WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race . Four UCI Professional Continental teams were given wildcard places into the race by the organiser -- Amaury Sport Organisation ( ASO ) -- to complete the 22 - team peloton . As each team is entitled to enter nine riders , the peloton on the first stage consists of 198 riders from 32 countries . </P>
<P> The 2017 Tour de France is the 104th edition of the race , one of cycling 's Grand Tours . The 21 - stage race takes place from 1 July to 23 July 2017 , starting in Düsseldorf in Germany and finishing on the Champs - Élysées in Paris . All eighteen Union Cycliste Internationale ( UCI ) WorldTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race . Four UCI Professional Continental teams were given wildcard places into the race by the organiser -- Amaury Sport Organisation ( ASO ) -- to complete the 22 - team peloton . As each team is entitled to enter nine riders , the peloton on the first stage consists of 198 riders from 32 countries . </P>
number of participating countries in tour de france 2017
number of participating countries in tour de france 2017
32
32