A possible Tour de France start in East Germany should not take place without Berlin, according to Tour boss Christian Prudhomme. In an interview with "Sportschau", he pointed out that the bid is also linked to the political signal of reunification.
"For me as a Frenchman and for many other Europeans, this event is primarily linked to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. That would be a very strong signal for me: Berlin 2029 and the fall of the Wall in 1989," said Prudhomme. The German organizers had preferred the year 2030, as there are already strong contenders for 2029 with the Czech Republic and Slovenia.
