The tour seems a long way away
[ posted by iain Monday, October 06, 2003 ]
London's Tour bid for 2006 seems to be decidely more shaky than previous indications suggest. Coverage in the cycling magazines and newspapers recently [ see above ] has quoted Jean-Marie Leblanc as saying that a provisional start town for 2006 has already been selected and London has more chance by bidding for 2007 or 2008. Given the Tour's habit of only starting outside its homeland every other year, 2008 seems more likely, if at all.So it looks like we'll have to wait a while longer before the Tour arrives in London.
Oh well, perhaps by then we will have sorted out our own national bike race. Not only would this do wonders to cycling's profile nationally but it might demonstrate to those on the Continent that Britain is capable and passionate enough to deserve a visit from a race like the Tour de France. If passion is anything to go by, I think at the moment, America has a better case for hosting the Tour [ rumours about an American stage of the Tour were flying about earlier in the summer ].
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