Tour De France
Tour de France is returning to UK in 2027 with start from Edinburgh
Britain will host the Grand Dpart of both the Tour de France and the women's version of the race in 2027, organisers said. It will be the 28th time that the Tour de France starts from a foreign country, and the first time since 2014 when the Tour began in the Yorkshire region that Britain hosts the start of cycling's biggest race. The 2007 Tour started in London. For the Tour de France Femmes, it will be the first time holding stages in Britain, with the start location to be announced later. The men's and women's races will take place on different dates. Full details of the route have yet to be announced but organisers revealed on Wednesday that the men's Tour de France will begin in Edinburgh, Scotland. There will be stages in England and Wales, too. When the Tour departed from Yorkshire, the event drew enormous crowds. "The Tour de France and the UK share a rich history, and I am delighted to bring the Grand Dpart to the country in 2027," said Christian Prudhomme, the Tour de
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Italy to host Tour de France bicycle race in June 2024 for the first time
Italy will host the start of the Tour de France for the first time in 2024. Race organisers confirmed on Wednesday that the "grand dpart" will take place on June 29 from Florence to Rimini to mark 100 years since Ottavio Bottecchia became the first Italian rider to win the Tour. Italy will host the first three stages of the 2024 race, which will end on July 21 in Nice instead of Paris because of the Olympic Games. It will be the first time since 1905 that the finish is not the French capital. The start was brought forward by one week, a customary change during an Olympic year.
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Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing amid coronavirus pandemic
The German team Bora-Hansgrohe is among those expressing concern, after one if its riders first tested positive and then tested negative
Words of wonder
The Tour de France, especially, has one of the greatest commentary teams in any sport, and this is the duo of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen
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