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Originally Posted by Billi
I'm sure this will be a great day!
For some years I've been dreaming of spending my holidays in the french mountains and watching the cyclists how they climb up Alpe d'Huez or the Pyrenees. Unfortunately my working schedule has prevented it until now. I hope someday the time when I'm allowed to go on vacation and the Tour-de-Francs stages in the mountains will fall together.
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The TDF has decided not to race through the inner city of Utrecht, because it's dangerous due to the narrow streets and cobble stones. On the second day they will ride underneath/through the Dom tower but it will be in the "neutralized" part of the race, which is at the start (there is the actual start, when they start riding and the official start when they start racing, between that it's called a neutralized peleton). Which isn't bad, when they're really racing the riders will be by in a flash, when they're not racing they go a lot slower and you'll have a chance to see them better.
I expect it will be very busy that Sunday, especially around the Dom Tower. Unfortunately they often don't air the full stages on tv, often not until one or two hours into the stage, so I might just have to get up early to find a good spot.