After starting in Spain in 2026 and the United Kingdom in 2027, the Tour de France It will kick off again from its borders in 2028. The 115th edition of the ‘Grande Boucle’which will begin on June 24 due to the Los Angeles Olympic Games, cwill start from Reimsa town that already hosted the departure in 1956.
The ‘Great East’ region will be the protagonist of this ‘Grand Départ’which will tour the departments of the Marne, the Ardennes, the Meuse and the Moselle. In these areas, the localities of Charleville-Mézières, Épernay, Metz, Reims, Thionville and Verdun They will be the most prominent municipalities during days marked in red by all the fans.
Return to the origins
Metzhome of the Tour’s first international start when the city still belonged to Germany, It has been the scene of historic moments in the racelike the Grand Départ 1956, in which André Darrigade He put on the yellow jersey. However, not everything refers to the past: in the recent era, more specifically in 2019, Julian Alaphilippe He managed to complete an escape that allowed him to dress as a leader the next day, on a day that started from the Reims cathedral.
Map of the ‘Grand Départ’
Subsequently, the north of the Marne will focus all eyes. The multicolored snake will head towards the Ardennes and complete the day in Charleville-Mézièresconsidered by journalists from L’Equipe as the city with the most sporting tradition in the country. These lands, hit for decades by war conflicts, have managed to turn the page and look to the future.
Further east, the platoon will enter the Moselle territorywith stops at Metz and Thionvillecities located in a space marked by history. Since the first editions of the gala round, the Tour has traveled through these stages full of magic; Therefore, in the ‘Big East’, the route will seek to reconnect and give cohesion to a region that lives cycling with fervent passion.