Chris Froome, Tour de France 2013, stage 20

The 2015 Tour de France will start abroad in Utrecht, in The Netherlands, the city announced on its Twitter website. Tour boss, Christian Prudhomme also confirmed the news to TV broadcaster, NOS.

"The start of the Tour de France in Utrecht is good for the Netherlands, good for the city and the region, and good for sport. It is a fantastic party," Mayor Aleid Wolfsen said, according to Dutch website NU.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.