2028 Tour de France set to start in Reims - Return of a Grand Depart in France after 2025

The decision for host city of the 2028 Tour de France is set to be made official this Monday. The city of Reims will bring the Grand Boucle back for a French start, as the Grand-Est region will be hosting the first days of the competition.

Reims is not too far from Lille, but is part of a separate region which will be hosting the opening days of the 2028 Tour de France. According to multiple sources from within the peloton, the presentation is going to be taking place this Monday where this will be made official.

This summer the race will begin in the Spanish city of Barcelona, before moving onto France for the finale of stage 3 into Les Angles. Meanwhile the 2027 race will begin in the United Kingdom, with stage finales in Carlisle, Liverpool and Cardiff - Scotland, England and Wales.

In 2028, this will be happening in Reims. There were strong rumours this year that the country of Luxembourg could have been the chosen region, but that will ultimately have to wait. The Tour organizers work years ahead when it comes to selecting its starting countries - In 2029 the race is heavily reported to be beginning in Germany, likely in the city of Berlin or potentially Dresden.

Whilst in 2030 we should see either Slovenia or the Czech Republic host the starts - in either Ljubljana, close to Tadej Pogacar's hometown of Komenda; or Prague.

In 2025 the race began in Lille with the Hauts-de-France region providing for an explosive start before the race moved south through Normandie and Bretagne. The overall classification was won by Tadej Pogacar who made his key differences on the Caen time trial and the summit finish to Hautacam against Jonas Vingegaard.

In 2026 the two are set to face off as the main favourites once again, whilst facing a surging Paul Seixas; and a Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe duo of Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz who have recently teamed up with Vingegaard's former coach Tim Heemskerk.