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I see that the Tour finishes in Nice this year and not Paris which I think is a first. Anyone know of a reason for this or is it just change?

Olympics clash? 

The Olympics games are in Paris this summer.

Olympics in Paris

Thanks for that everyone. Not really following the Olympic dates but looking forward to my annual three week bike ride while drinking tea.  

Because it's Nicer

Or perhaps you could rephrase as,

'Paris is less Nice'.

Glad you're looking forward to your annual bike ride trip! The Olympics will be keeping Paris busy this July/August so they shifted the Tour de France finish to Nice instead of the usual finale in Paris.

Widely circulated in the cycling media over a year ago, it’s because of the Olympics.

The tour has finished outside Paris more than it’s finished in it IIRC. Just not for quite a while.

A TT to finish as well.  GC racing right to the end.