Thousands of litres of water to stop ’60-degree’ Tour de France roads melting - news.com.au

<p>With a heatwave building towards a sweltering peak this weekend, Tour de France organisers are ready to pour tens of thousands of litres of cold water onto a route that risks melting at road temperatures of 60 degrees.</p>

Hot work: Jumbo-Visma team's Belgian rider Tiesj Benoot (right) douses his teammates with water to cool down in the AlpsWith a heatwave building towards a sweltering peak this weekend, Tour de France… [+2242 chars]

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