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Who's wearing alternative kits at the Tour de France (and why)?
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Who's wearing alternative kits at the Tour de France (and why)?

Seven of the Tour's 23 teams are wearing brand new designs for the race, and a few more have updated their familiar livery in time for the Grand Départ.

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