Transport for LondonTour de France comes to town
LE Tour de France, the world's largest annual sporting event, is coming to the UK this July.
Over the weekend of July 6, 7 and 8, London will stage Le Grand Départ of the Tour de France.
Teams will be unveiled on Friday, July 6 in Trafalgar Square.
And on Saturday, July 7, around 200 riders will speed around the 7.9km Prologue course, and British hopefuls Bradley Wiggins and David Millar will be competing for the coveted yellow jersey.
On Sunday, July 8, the Tour de France will depart for the 209km Stage 1 from The Mall.Stage One is set to be one of the most spectacular stages of the Tour.
It will pass some of London's most iconic landmarks,before whizzing down through theGarden of England to a spectacular finish in the shadow of Canterbury Cathedral.
With more than two million spectators expected to line the route from London to Kent, the event will be unmissable.
