Copenhagen Grand Départ of Tour de France moved to 2022

Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme with the mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen
(Image credit: ASO)

The Tour de France Grand Départ in Copenhagen has been moved to 2022 in order to avoid a clash with next summer’s rescheduled European Championships football tournament.

The 2021 Tour was originally slated to get underway on Friday, July 2 with a 13km time trial in Copenhagen, followed by two further road stages in Denmark ahead of an early rest day to allow the peloton travel onwards to France.

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