体坛英语资讯：Bilbao possible host for future Tour de France Grand Depart
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 15-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bilbao">Bilbao</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Basque">Basque</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Depart">Depart</span>' <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Prudhomme">Prudhomme</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presentation">presentation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tour">Tour</span>, <span word="Prudhomme">Prudhomme</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bilbao">Bilbao</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Bilbao">Bilbao</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Basque">Basque</span> <span word="Country">Country</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="candidacy">candidacy</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span>."</p><p><span word="Bilbao">Bilbao</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> 12 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> 13 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Vuelta">Vuelta</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Espana">Espana</span> (<span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>), <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Stage">Stage</span> 13 <span word="even">even</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="Athletic">Athletic</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Bilbao">Bilbao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Mames">Mames</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prudhomme">Prudhomme</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Basque">Basque</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="adores">adores</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>."</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1992 <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Sebastian">Sebastian</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1996 <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pamplona">Pamplona</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="times">times</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Miguel">Miguel</span> <span word="Indurain">Indurain</span>.</p><p>2023 <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bilbao">Bilbao</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="race">race</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nice">Nice</span> (<span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span>), <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2021 <span word="race">race</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Danish">Danish</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</span>.</p>
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