Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has pledged Londoners will give the Tour de France its greatest ever send-off as the 2007 route for the Cycling event was announced yesterday.
Over two million people are expected to line the streets when the Tour sets off from London and on through Kent on 7-8 July.
One of the biggest events in the sporting calendar, hosting the 'Grand Depart' will showcase London as a venue for sporting events ahead of London 2012.
Londoner Bradley Wiggins, triple Olympic Cycling gold medallist, said: "I grew up here and this is where I used to cycle as a boy.
"I was inspired to take up Cycling when the Tour came here in 1994 and I am sure next year's race will inspire many more people to take to two wheels."
27 October 2006
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