2026 Tour de France to start in Barcelona

2026 Tour de France to start in Barcelona

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  • June 19, 2024
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PARIS (Agencies): The 2026 Tour de France will begin in Barcelona, Spain, the race organisers and the mayor of Barcelona announced on Tuesday. The “Grand Depart” of the race will be hosted by the Catalan capital for the first time on July 4, 2026. “This is a historic milestone. It confirms Barcelona’s role as an international sports capital,” the city’s mayor Jaume Collboni told a news conference on Tuesday reported by local media. “Barcelona will be the only city in the world to host the Olympics, the World Cup, the America’s Cup and the Tour de France, the four most influential sporting events in the world,” he added. The last time the Tour began in Spain was in 2023 in Bilbao. The 2025 edition of the prestigious cycling race will start in the northern French city of Lille.

 

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