Chinese businessman wants to buy Tour de France, according to reports

Chinese businessman Wang Jianlin is reportedly in talks to buy the Tour de France from the Amaury Sports Organisation

The peloton on the Champs Elysees in Paris on stage twenty of the 2012 Tour de France

(Image credit: Watson)

Chinese tycoon Wang Jianlin is keen to expand his burgeoning sporting portfolio by buying the Tour de France, according to reports in the media.

The 61-year-old, with his company Wanda Group, has set his sights on acquiring the Grand Tour from the Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) and is reportedly already in talks to buy it, says De Telegraaf.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.