Tour de France 2017 to start in Düsseldorf

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The speed of a preference has taken many by surprise, nonetheless it was already widely approaching that Düsseldorf would be awarded a honour, reports informal journal Der Westen.

“The Grand Depart is a good possibility for Düsseldorf, for selling a city, for competition in Düsseldorf and for cycling in a city,” pronounced city vital Thomas Geisel.

Geisel also attempted to reduce fears about a costs to a city of hosting a event.

“In a agreement between a city of Düsseldorf and a Tour organizers manners have been concluded on that promote an appealing sponsoring arrangement for a internal economy,” he said.

When a bid was voted on in a city council, it upheld by a skin of a teeth, gaining a infancy of 40 votes to 39.

The eventuality is set to cost around €6 million and was criticized in Nov by a German Cyclists’ Federation (ADFC) for a high cost.

Speaking to The Local in November,  ADFC North Rhine Westphalia (NRW) mouthpiece Isabelle Klarenaar said “it’s a good large sporting jubilee that will see a lot of income spent in a city and attract a lot of tourists, though it won’t assistance people who cycle each day really much.”

The eventuality will start with a introduction of a teams on a Thursday in early Jul 2017. On a Friday there will be a training event open to a open before a initial theatre starts on a Saturday.

Exact dates have not nonetheless been done public.

Article source: http://www.thelocal.de/20151223/tour-de-france-2017-to-start-in-dsseldorf