Tour de France - Tour '10 starts in Rotterdam

Eurosport - Fri, 19 Dec 08:22:00 2008

The 2010 Tour de France will start in Rotterdam.

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The port city was preferred to fellow Dutch town Utrecht.

"We have chosen Rotterdam for two main reasons: first, because after London (in 2007) Rotterdam as a big city shows our will to use the Tour to promote the bicycle as an urban mode of transport," Tour organisers, Amaury Sport Organisation, said.

"Then because its location fits in perfectly well with the route we're planning in 2010," they added.

The Tour de France last started from the Netherlands in 1996 in s'Hertogenbosch.

Reuters

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  1. ...and then Banska Bystrica in Slovakia with individual­ mountain time trial via Donovaly !!!

    From yoolaus, on Thu 27 Nov 9:23AM

  2. nope, 2013 liverpool, 2016 rome.

    From buckshot, on Sat 22 Nov 7:30PM

  3. Just like the song from the Housemarting, "London,­ or Rotterdam, Liverpool or Rome". So, using that­ logic, next 2011 Liverpool, 2012, Rome. Get down to­ Paddy Powers now!

    From Michael M, on Thu 20 Nov 4:41PM
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