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Wanze – Start of the Third Stage Cobblestone Classic
A certain highlight of the first week of the Tour de France, 2010, is the third stage cobblestone challenge. Cobblestones haven’t been negotiated in the Tour since 2004, and before that only three times in the eighties. This is the first time that Wanze, Belgium participates as a stage town, although local fans know it well from the annual Ardennes Classic. Situated in the Belgian Liege region, it should bring out the masses of cycling fans to cheer on the riders. See the start of stage three around 12:30 in Wanze, or move farther down the stage for the 13 km stretches of cobblestones closer to the finish, in France (Arenberg – Porte du Hainaut). Hotels near Wanze We haven’t found many hotels near Wanze, only two that we have placed in the map, … Read entire article »
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Rotterdam – Grand start of Tour de France 2010
The Prologue and the Grand start of the Tour de France in 2010 both take place in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. For those of us that are huge fans of the Tour de France, we have listed the top hotels to stay at, to go see the start of the Tour this year. The Prologue is an 8 km long time trial, followed by the Grand start from Rotterdam to Brussels the next day. July 3rd and 4th are the days to see the Tour de France in Rotterdam. … Read entire article »
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