Adrien Petit is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty. In September 2015 Direct Énergie announced that Petit would join them for the 2016 season, after five
Petit at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 21-stage race took place across 3,540 km, commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf,
Adrien Petit
…timeline Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Giro d'Italia — — — — — — — — — — — DNF Tour de France — 156 — 164 126 — — — — 112 143 — Vuelta a España 130 — — — — — — — — — — — Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish References External links Adrien Petit at UCI…
The Burgplatz [de] square in Düsseldorf, Germany, hosted the team presentation ceremony on 29 June.
Three-time winner Chris Froome of Team Sky (pictured at the 2016 Tour) was the leading pre-race favourite for the general classification.
Düsseldorf hosted the Grand Départ of the race, the fourth time the Tour de France had started in Germany.
The highest point of elevation in the race was the Col du Galibier Alpine pass, at 2,642 m (8,668 ft); the Souvenir Henri Desgrange prize was awarded to the first rider that reached it.