Tour de France Copenhagen

Tour de France general director Christian Prudhomme has urged roadside spectators here to "stick to their place" to avoid a repeat of last year's fan-caused ...

"We are very competent viewers of cycling but most of them have never experienced it on the road, so we try to help them know how to act. "I think the Danish people are well behaved, so I think it is going to go okay." "The public can move their hands, but they have to stick to their place." "It is difficult to have one policeman behind each person so we also have security guards to give information to the public that they should not cross and hold their children’s hand and stay on one side of the road. "Of course [the race] is 3,500 kilometres long and what we really need is for the media to pass on the message and keep on reminding the public to be careful. "The public of the Tour de France is very enthusiastic," Prudhomme told insidethegames.

If you're planning to move about the city in the coming week, trains, the metro or cycling are highly recommended . Tour de France to have immense traffic ...

And it’s not just cars that will be blocked out. Not only that, but for a time trial first stage on July 1 of what is the biggest cycling race on the planet. Resident parking licenses for the city centre will be temporarily expanded to encompass all parking zones in the city from June 27-July 4.

Showers are expected across Friday's opening time trial, putting the entire peloton on edge if conditions are wet and slippery.

None of the GC contenders will be taking unnecessary risks, and tire selection and pressure could prove decisive. - How to watch the Tour de France: Online, streaming, and on television There is a 70 to 80 percent chance of scattered showers for Friday’s opening time trial in Copenhagen, with rain and cool temperatures expected across the long weekend in Denmark for the Tour’s first three stages.

Denmark, a nation known for its love of cycling, will host the first leg of the Tour de France this week and nearly a million spectators are expected to ...

We are suddenly equal when we are on the bike," former professional rider and cycling commentator Rolf Sorensen told Reuters. Speaking to reporters in Copenhagen on Monday, Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme praised Denmark as the "home of cycling". In what will be the northernmost start in the history of the race, the first three stages of the world's largest cycling race will span the country from east to west, with the first leg, or Grand Depart, being a 13km time trial through the streets of the capital.

COPENHAGEN : Denmark, a nation known for its love of cycling, will host the first leg of the Tour de France this week and nearly a million spectators are ...

We are suddenly equal when we are on the bike," former professional rider and cycling commentator Rolf Sorensen told Reuters. Decades of investments in bicycle infrastructure have transformed Copenhagen into one of the world's most bike-friendly cities. A hot spot for spectators will be at Dronning Louises Bro, a bridge connecting downtown Copenhagen with the hip Norrebro neighbourhood.

Eager to welcome the start of the Tour de France which embarks from the Danish capital on Friday, Copenhagen senses an opportunity to promote its deep ...

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Excitement is ramping up in Denmark as the Tour de France, hugely popular in the Nordic country, prepares to take off from Copenhagen on Friday.

At 91 kilometres, the tour reaches Christiansfeld, another of Denmark’s UNESCO world heritage sites. The third stage on Sunday July 3rd sets out in unusually hilly territory by Danish standards. We are so excited to show some of the most beautiful areas of Denmark for the whole world.

When the world's best riders take to the Danish streets this month as part of the Tour de France Grand Départ Copenhagen, it is with Carlsberg as a proud ...

We are extremely happy with this partnership, and at Carlsberg, we will do our part to make Denmark and Danish cycling culture stand out from its best side. We look forward to being part of where the cycling fans gather and to help make the fan experience even better,” says Christopher Bak Billing, Sponsor Director at Carlsberg. Denmark and cycling are inextricably linked.

"Many Danes think of themselves as cyclists, as someone who has had the bicycle as part of their lives from early childhood," Danish Cyclists' Federation ...

The peloton may experience heavy winds on the second and third stages when they cross the 18km (11 miles) Great Belt Bridge and the relatively flat countryside of Denmark, where the highest point is just 171 metres above sea level. "You are an example in Denmark, and that's one of the reasons we are here," he said. Speaking to reporters in Copenhagen on Monday, Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme praised Denmark as the "home of cycling".