Dusseldorf lays out plans for Tour de France Grand Départ bid

German city Dusseldorf has expressed interest in hosting the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in 2018

The peloton chases on stage six of the 2015 Tour de France

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German city Dusseldorf wants to host the start of the Tour de France for 2018. German agency SID, reported on Wednesday that a working group is already looking at the economic feasibility and considering an application to organiser ASO.

The news comes after London pulled its bid to host the Grand Départ of cycling's biggest stage race. That bid was, however, was for the 2017 start and Mayor Boris Johnson said £35m was too much to pay for a one-off event.

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