Why the Tour de France often starts outside of France
by editors@theworld.org (Gerry Hadden) from The World: Latest Stories on (#76T49)
This year's opening stages of the Tour de France wrapped up today - in Spain. In other years, Germany has hosted, as has the Netherlands, Monaco, and Italy, among others, for a total of 28 non-French "Grand Departs." The Tour does this for two reasons: To make the sport more international, and to make more money by charging host cities for the honor. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Granollers, Spain.