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zombiestitcher
· 10 years ago
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Since 1954 the Tour de France has just started from the following places outside of France; 1954 Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1958 Brussels, Belgium, 1965 Cologne, West Germany,1973 Scheveningen, Netherlands, 1975 Charleroi, Belgium, 1978 Leiden, Netherlands, 1980 Frankfurt, West Germany, 1982 Basel, Switzerland, 1987 West Berlin, West Germany, 1989 Luxembourg, 1992 San Sebastián, Spain, 1996 Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 1998 Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 2002 Luxembourg, 2004 Liège, Belgium, 2007 London, United Kingdom, 2009 Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2010 Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2012 Liège, Belgium, 2014 Leeds, United Kingdom. The reason? It promotes the race outside France, generates sponsorship and keeps the race interesting for the competitors.
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ahvr
· 10 years ago
It is also a way of promoting the region and boosting tourisme. You get hours of airtime all over the world, giving a very positive greeting card to millions of people.
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