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09:48, June 28, 2024
For the first time in its 111-year history, the Tour de France will start in Florence, Italy. The traditional presentation of the riders took place on Thursday evening, in front of a crowd delighted to welcome the grand start of the most famous cycling race in the world.
D-1 before the start of the biggest cycling race in the world. As the riders set off from Florence for the first time, the atmosphere is heating up in the Italian city. This Thursday, the Italian announcer announced the names of the 22 teams taking part. One after the other, the cycling teams climb onto a podium set up on Piazza Michelangelo, which overlooks the Florentine city. In the audience, Francesco, with the yellow jersey on his back and the Italian flag on his shoulders, is enthusiastic.
“A departure from the most beautiful city in the world”
“It’s a fantastic thing that we’ve been waiting for for so many years. The Tour in a country where we’ve had champions. It’s not just a great start from Italy, it’s also a start from the most beautiful city in the world,” he told Europe 1.
If the Netherlands, Spain and even Denmark have already had the honor of a big start in the Tour de France, never before in more than 120 years of existence has it started from Italy. Fans will meet on Saturday to attend the first of three stages which will take place entirely in the north of the peninsula before arriving on Tuesday in the French Alps.
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