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To: Ready4Freddy

la Vuelta (Tour of Spain) begins in the Netherlands??? Well I guess that was a they haven’t been an undisputed part of Spain since Emperor Charles V!

I can understand how why the TdF ‘dips’ into neighboring countries for certain stages. It helps generate interest. I suppose this will too, but the logistics involved in beginning a stage in a non-contiguous country...


7 posted on 08/25/2009 3:07:13 PM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: Tallguy

A few years ago I believe the Tour started in England.


11 posted on 08/26/2009 9:22:28 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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