Spanish journalist reports that 2026 Tour de France should take off from Barcelona
CyclingThursday, 09 May 2024 at 02:30
It's been less than a week since we've heard first reports of Catalunya's capital Barcelona being in advanced negotiations with ASO over hosting the 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ.
Initial news were brought by Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and the same source now informs that Spanish journalist Sergi López-Egea blessed the historically third Spanish Grand Départ in his own article in El Periódico.
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