<Table> <Tr> <Td> 20 + </Td> <Td> 10--19 </Td> <Td> 2--9 </Td> <Td> 1 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> 20 + </Td> <Td> 10--19 </Td> <Td> 2--9 </Td> <Td> 1 </Td> </Tr> <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> As the Tour de France is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race . Four UCI Professional Continental teams were announced as wildcard teams on 26 January 2017, and thus completing the 22 - team peloton . Of these teams, Wanty--Groupe Gobert rode the race for the first time . </P>

Number of participating countries in tour de france 2017