Bert
11/16/2025 (Sun) 19:25
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>As for the exact route of the stages, it is still classified – but it is being considered that the famous cycling race would start in Prague.
>The chairman of the National Sports Agency, Ondřej Šebek, said that if the Grand Department is in Prague, he definitely wants to show the most attractive monuments. At the same time, he specified that it would not only be done in Prague, but also in the desolate regions.
>He also said that the French were interested in the details. They asked about the quality of the roads, accommodation in the Czech Republic, how it would be with the arrivals and departures of cyclists. Šebek considered these questions a testament to be of real interest.
>When I asked him after the presentation of the candidacy, how much does he evaluate the Czech Republic’s chances that he could actually become an organizer, he replied that he now sees the chances at about 50 percent. Either they will win, or they won't.
>The final decision will not be made until 2027. There are other competitors. For example, Slovenia, reigning champion Tadej Pogačar is from this country. Norway, Germany, and the Netherlands.
>The French had more or less just words of praise after dealing with the Czech delegation. They talked about the fact that Prague is a beautiful city and the Czech Republic can organize big sporting events. The delegation also included Roman Kreuziger, who participated in the Old Ladies in the past.
>Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme also spoke about the fact that the spectator's backdrop is important for the race. For this reason, he mentioned the Peace Race or L'Etape, which also leads the Czech Republic.
>For the French, the variety of routes is also important and what the routes would look like from a helicopter. This is an integral part of the Tour de France, in France the view is needed for locks. All of this is important to the French.
<How much does it cost to host the Grand Depart, as the opening start of the entire Tour de France race is called?
>Those amounts are within millions of euros. Slovenian Minister of Sport and Tourism Matjaž Han mentioned the amount of fifteen million euros, which is in the amount of 360 million crowns.
>Last year the Tour de France started from Florence, Italy, where there was speculation about the amount of lower, roughly six and a half million euros. But it's an investment. The country is thus promoted, the footage goes all over the world, fans and support teams come to the place. It counts with all of this.