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The Tour de France started Saturday, July 6, and will continue through July 28 this year. It's a great opportunity for you and your students to explore the geography of France as well as to familiarize yourselves with a sport and its most famous race. 

For some cycling-specific background, start with this orientation from Cycling Weekly: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/tour-de-france

The official Tour de France website is available in English, French, and German: https://www.letour.fr/en/

Richard Byrne shares three ways to create a virtual tour of the Tour: https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/07/three-ways-to-create-virtual-tour-of.html

Also from Richard Byrne, here are more resources for learning about the Tour, cycling, and science: https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/07/resources-for-learning-about-tour-de.html

Read an article about the Tour in France-Amérique in French or English: https://france-amerique.com/en/the-ups-and-downs-of-the-tour-de-france/?ct=t(France-Amerique-newsletter-28-june-2018_COPY_01)