Tour de France 2008 to start in Brest and visit Italy

By Jean-François Quénet in Paris

No spectacular announcement is expected at the launch of the 2008 Tour de France at lunch time on Thursday in Paris. The organizing company ASO has already given the UCI credit for working together with WADA on the new concept of the biological passport that should ensure that no cyclist will be able to undergo blood doping prior to the start of the event scheduled for July 5 in Brest.

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