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Premiere of the new logo and the Grand Départ promotion stand

Düsseldorf 2017 – Explore the 1st Stage Now, Thanks to Virtual Reality

The promotion stand for the “Grand Depart Düsseldorf 2017,” featuring virtual “Tour test rides” along with the overarching “Düsseldorf 2017” logo, was introduced today at the Triathlon Messe center on Bürgerwiese – as announced in the last meeting of the small commission. Mehr

RADschlag Initiative and Regional Transport Minister Dr. Stephan Keller At the Starting Line for ‘Race am Rhein’

Sportscaster Karsten Migels agrees to act as commentator

A chance to experience part of the Tour de France route under competitive conditions: a dream that the ‘Race am Rhein’ event on September 18 will fulfill for 1,200 cycling enthusiasts (according to current registration numbers). Participants will include employees of the RADschlag initiative of the state capital of Düsseldorf, especially Regional Transport Minister Dr. Stephan Keller. Mehr

BORA-ARGON 18 Team to Advertise the Grand Départ Düsseldorf 2017 at this Year’s Tour de France

Today, one year before the Grand Départ 2017 in the state capital of Düsseldorf, Ralph Denk, the Team Manager of BORA-ARGON 18, introduced his 9-person Tour de France team at Düsseldorf City Hall, with Mayor Thomas Geisel in attendance. A special detail: the team will also be advertising the Grand Départ 2017 in Düsseldorf on its jerseys. Mehr

Grand Départ Düsseldorf 2017: Mönchengladbach Wins Bid for the First Sprint Classification

The city is the first to serve as a sprint classification for the 2nd stage, which starts in the state capital

It has been decided: the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in Düsseldorf, taking place from June 29 to July 2, 2017, will also pass through Mönchengladbach. Mehr

"RADschlag. Düsseldorf tritt an." (Cycling-friendly city Düsseldorf poised for action)

First highlight of supporting programme for Grand Départ of Tour de France 2017 in Düsseldorf to be a cycle race for everyone: "Race am Rhein"

Düsseldorf is poised to become a cycling city. The city has launched a large-scale campaign entitled "RADschlag" and is introducing further improvements for cyclists as well as hosting the Grand Départ of the Tour de France taking place in Düsseldorf from 29 June to 2 July 2017 whose supporting programme will also include a "Race am Rhein" on 18 September 2016. Mehr

Press conferences in Paris and Düsseldorf

Mayor Geisel and Tour Director Prudhomme Present Details of the Grand Départ Düsseldorf 2017

In 2017, the Grand Départ of the Tour de France will take place in the state capital of Düsseldorf. The details about the start of the world’s most famous bicycle race will be shared with the media and the general public by Düsseldorf’s mayor, Thomas Geisel, and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, on January 14, 2016, during a presentation at the Stadthalle/CCD. Mehr

Tour de France in "Little Paris"!

Tour de France in Düsseldorf - ASO chooses the state capital Düsseldorf to host the Grand Départ 2017

The ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) today announced that the Grand Départ of the most famous bike race in the world will be held in North Rhine-Westphalia's state capital of Düsseldorf in 2017. Mehr