![]() ![]() No rider has spent more days in yellow than Eddy Merckx (111), and The Cannibal is the reason why the race is back in Brussels on his local roads. You’d be hard-pressed to bet against one of the fast men taking the first yellow jersey. It’s the second time the Belgian capital has hosted the Grand Départ, the first being 1958, which was won by ace sprinter and Frenchman André Darrigade. ![]() Getty / PHILIPPE LOPEZ / Contributorīilled as the highest Tour de France in history, the race begins decidedly low with this loop in Brussels (elevation: 13m). The Grand Départ for the 2019 Tour de France will be in Belgium.
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