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Quiz! Can you name every Tour de France foreign start?

Sagrada Família and a flag of TDF pictured ahead of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race, Tuesday 30 June 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Fancy a quiz to get you in the mood for Le Tour?

The 2026 Tour de France gets underway this weekend, starting in Barcelona with a highly anticipated team time trial. It will be the 27th time that the men's Grand Tour has started outside of France since the first foreign start in 1954.

But how many Grand Départ host countries can you name?

We've given you a short but fair time limit of five minutes to complete the quiz, as several nations have welcomed the race more than once. But should you come unstuck, feel free to use a hint by signing in or registering via the button at the top right of the page.

Be sure to let us know how you got on, and make sure to keep an eye on our cycling quizzes page for more Tour de France trivia throughout the three-week race!

Bon chance!

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