Supporters stopped from attending Tour de France as wildfires ravage South of France

Excess heat and wildfires are affecting the Tour de France cycle race. The third stage of the race on July 6 will go near an area where wildfires have broken out in France's southwest. Local authorities and race organisers as a result have asked people not to go to the race route to cheer riders on.

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