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Dusseldorf Gets Serious About Hosting Tour Start, Sets Up Task Force

Dusseldorf Mayor Thomas Geisel "has established a task force to evaluate the financial feasibility of hosting the Grand Depart of the Tour de France over next four weeks," according to the SID. The task force "will also talk about London's withdrawal from the Grand Depart in '17 and what impact it could have on Dusseldorf's chances." A city spokesperson said that Dusseldorf "does not expect any negative impact to its image from cycling's doping past." The spokesperson said, "Due to ARD's decision to bring back coverage of the Tour, the doping stigma of past years has been reduced and the event became again presentable." In addition to Dusseldorf, Mannheim, the Saarland region and Münster also announced their interest (SID, 9/30).

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