2028 Tour de France will start in Champagne city of Reims
The 2028 Tour de France will begin in Reims, France, on June 24 and conclude in Paris on July 16. This decision was made to accommodate the Los Angeles Olympic Games, with Reims chosen over Luxembourg for its historical significance. The route details are still under wraps, but several towns in northeastern France will be featured in the early stages of the race.
- ▪The 2028 Tour de France will start in Reims on June 24 and finish in Paris on July 16.
- ▪Reims was selected for the Grand Départ due to its historical importance and regularity of starting in France.
- ▪The route will include towns like Verdun, Metz, and Charleville-Mézières during the opening stages.
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The Tour de France peloton cycles past the Reims Cathedral, in Reims, France, on July 8, 2019. JEFF PACHOUD / AFP The 2028 Tour de France will embark from Reims in the Champagne region, the organizers ASO revealed on Monday, May 18. The three-week race will set off on June 24 and arrive on the Champs-Elysées in Paris on July 16, a week earlier than usual, to accommodate the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Reims, famous for being the city where French kings were anointed, was chosen for the Grand Départ over Luxembourg, which is also on the route. "There were some wonderful candidates. The choice turned on the need to actually start in France with some regularity," race director Christian Prudhomme told Agence France-Presse.
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