In just one month all the details of three first stages of the Tour de France which will have as its epicenter the city of Barcelona in 2026. The design of the three days is still a mystery, but small details or intentions are known so that the ‘Grand Depart’ of the French round next year from Barcelona city mark the before and after in the history of the race and be a great celebration of sport and cycling for all the fans of this sport and especially for all the people of Barcelona.
A priori, at the end of next February all the details of these three days should be announced, which, due to the depth of the competition itself, is not easy to plot on a map and the proof of this is every In these. stages have up to two and three different measures defined.
While waiting for these episodes to be made public, everything indicates that the magical mountain of Montjuïc will have a prominent role in one of the three episodes that the ‘Big Boucle’ will be held on the ground of Barcelona in 2026. It is also planned that another stage will be held in province of Barcelona and a third that sets the course now towards France to follow the development of the event, because the will of the council of Barcelona, as it happened in other well-known international sporting events hosted by the Catalan capital, is that Barcelona is the great attraction and the best showcase, but that too in others nearby. the provinces can be found here.
In this sense, David Escudé, sports councilor of the Barcelona city counciladded to the MD that the work is being done so that the presentation of the teams is “one of the best in history and will never be repeated in the city of Barcelona and in the history of the Tour. We want all stages to know the world of cycling and “We All cycling clubs and fans would like to be encouraged to be part of the great Tour party in the Catalan capital.
Meanwhile, those responsible for ASO, the company that owns the Tour de France, have already visited the main hotels in Barcelona to examine possible accommodation options when the start of the race arrives in 2026, after which Barcelona will become the third Spanish city to host the start of the Tour de France, after San Sebastian and Bilbao and we must return in 2009 to revive the magic of the Tour in the Catalan capital, which will be the fourth time that the Tour has had a presence in the city of Barcelona after 1957, 1965 and 2009.
In addition, it should be noted that in 2023 La Vuelta also started from the city of Barcelona. A complex start rated positively by those in charge of the French round.
Source: La Verdad
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