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On to stage two

Utrecht - Zelande, 166km (103.14 miles)

This is the Tour de France folks, no time to dwell on today, we're already thinking about tomorrow.

In classic Dutch style, stage two is as flat as a steamrollered pancake. But it's along the coast and could be literally blown all over the place.

I'll leave you with Geraint Thomas's assessment of day two, and you can read his full breakdown of the route here. Join us again tomorrow for more coverage.

"This will probably be the most stressful day of the whole year's racing. It's along the coast and if there are a lot of crosswinds, that could split the race into groups. The teams with riders aiming for the yellow jersey will be trying to keep their guys at the front of the peloton so they don't lose time."

'It's a dream'

Rohan Dennis has been speaking on ITV4: "Everything went perfect. We went with the tactic of going out early and setting a benchmark and making everyone chase me. There's a bit of shock. To wear the Tour de France yellow jersey - it's a dream. I always wanted to be in this position and now I am."

Post update

Former GB cyclist on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"It's been an incredible stage today. All the talk should be about Rohan Dennis. Five seconds ahead of Tony Martin? It's fantastic. Aside from that it's about the GC riders and they are all there or there abouts within a few seconds of each other."

Race for yellow

What about the GC chasers?

It's nice and tight. Just 20 seconds separate the five men expected to challenge for the yellow jersey.

Pinot - 15mins 37secs

Nibali - 15 mins 39secs

Froome - 15mins 46secs

Contador - 15mins 54secs

Quintana - 15mins 57secs

Result after stage one

Yellow Jersey

Classification

1. Dennis - 14mins 56secs

2. Martin - +5secs

3. Cancellara - +6secs

4. Dumoulin - +8secs

5. Van Emden - +15secs

Rohan Dennis wins first stage

Vincenzo Nibali is the last man over the line, but the 2014 Tour de France winner is not threatening Rohan Dennis's big moment in the Utrecht sun.

Nibali crosses in 15mins and 39secs - we'll get on to how that affects the GC in a moment.

But for now, just linger on Dennis's achievement. It was the fastest ever time trial at a Tour de France and five seconds quicker than Tony Martin. Castroviejo, in sixth, was a whopping 23 seconds back - nowhere near.

Dennis delight

Not all the riders are in yet, but it's just dawned on Rohan Dennis that there is nobody left out there who can beat him.

A lady, who I can only assume is Mrs Dennis, is in floods of tears as she grasps him tightly. It's an emotional scene.

The Australian possesses the yellow jersey.

Froome finishes

Alberto Contador with possibly the biggest grimace of the day. The pain is obvious. He's over in 15mins 54secs.

And now Chris Froome crosses, anguish written all over his face. It's 15mins 46secs for the Brit, which puts him eight seconds up on Contador and 13 seconds behind Pinot, who is the big winner today.

Race for yellow jersey

Chris Froome, Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali will have GC rivals Thibaut Pinot and Nairo Quintana in their thoughts.

Pinot recorded 15mins 37secs, with Quintana 20 seconds further back. Who will lay down an early marker?

'Very, very disappointed'

Tony Martin, in second, has spoken to French TV.

"I'm very, very disappointed. I wanted to win. Any other result is a bad one. I feel that I couldn't handle the heat, especially in the second half where I felt weaker. It was hot but that's the Tour de France, it's in July and this time trial wasn't long enough for me."

Cancellara third

It's a trademark gritty effort from Fabian Cancellara, but it's just short. The Swiss is seven seconds off Dennis and is in third. Cancellara is sat on a kerb with way too many people trying to gather around him - give the man space!

Meanwhile, the reigning champion Vincenzo Nibali has got his title defence under way.

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Stephen Shaw: Prediction for Tour: Quintana to win, Nibali second, Pinot third. Best of luck to all

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After 174 riders have finished

3. Dumoulin - +8secs

4. Van Emden - +15secs

5. Castroviejo - +23secs

Contador and Froome start

Alberto Contador, chasing a rare Giro and Tour double, is away. You can't miss him, that yellow Tinkoff-Saxo jersey can be seen from Jupiter.

And one minute behind him is Chris Froome. The Briton is under way.

A couple of decent times for Brits in the bank. Geraint Thomas, the Commonwealth champion, is 11th, a place ahead of Alex Dowsett.

But big shout out to Stephen Cummings, who gone ninth in 15 minutes and 28 seconds, 32 seconds off the top.

Peter Sagan, a rival to Mark Cavendish for the green sprint jersey, is done for the day. It's not a bad effort to be fair. The Slovakian, who took the green jersey last year, is done in 15mins 37secs and is 18th.

BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

Don't forget you can listen to the stage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. The team have a pretty good view, and have sent us this snap of Tony Martin heading for the line.

"I feel Cancellara is just past his best. I think even he would say that. But he will go out there today and give everything he has got."

Off you go Spartacus. Fabian Cancellara is ready for battle. What has the 34-year-old Swiss and eight-time Tour stage winner got in the tank?

John McEnerney: Quintana & Contador to go at it for the title can see Nibali being close but not close enough!

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Martin goes second

It seems that Rohan Dennis can't be beaten. Tony Martin crosses the line and is five seconds slower than the Australian.

Dennis puffs out his cheeks in relief. He knew the German was probably the biggest threat to him owning the yellow jersey tonight.

Martin three seconds off

Tony Martin passed the 7.1km mark three seconds off Rohan Dennis's time at the same time. We've learned that Dennis put on the turbo chargers from this point though.

After a bit of controversy earlier, Lars Boom is off the ramp and on the road. Meanwhile, Germany's Tony Martin is looking strong, but strong enough?

Matt Slater

BBC Sport at the Tour de France

"'Bicycles change lives' is the MTN-Qhubeka motto and Ryder says that can certainly be the case for the coming generation of East African riders, which will be a great story for a sport that is still very European.

"Ryder's challenge is to keep the show on the road but his South African sponsors seem to be delighted with the exposure they are getting, even if the 14 rands to the euro exchange rate does not help them."

"Whilst we wait to see what the later starters can do with that helpful tailwind over the back half of the course, let me tell you about one of the most popular teams in the car park today: new boys MTN-Qhubeka.

"The South African-based and financed outfit has been on quite a journey to get here but team principal Doug Ryder was happy enough to share the tale with the dozens of journalists and well-wishers who ventured over to his corner of tarmac.

"Much has been made of the potential physiological advantages that the team's East African riders might have - the Eritrean home of Daniel Teklaimanot and Merhawi Kudus is more than 2,000m above sea level - but Ryder believes it is their will-to-win that could make the difference as soon as they get to grips with the argy-bargy and tactics of pro racing."

Dowsett seventh

Britain's Alex Dowsett has drifted a bit in the final few kilometres. The Tour de France debutant, racing for Movistar, prefers the longer time trials, and his time of 15mins 32secs is 36 seconds off Dennis and puts him seventh. He's top of the Brits though.

Dennis retains lead

Hmm. Maybe not that close. Dumoulin comes in eight seconds behind Rohan Dennis's leading time and goes into second. So no Dutch yellow jersey wearer as it stands.

Who has two thumbs, a big smile and is still in the lead? Rohan Dennis. The Aussie is shown on screen looking pretty happy with that result. Sure his time cannot be beaten?

Tom Dumoulin, with the whole of Utrecht manically screaming him on, has his head down. A slight incline in the final kilometre. This is going to be close...

Dowsett in contention

And what about Alex Dowsett? He flies through the 7.1km mark just four seconds off Dennis's time at the same stage. What can he do in the final stretch?

Dumoulin one second behind

Now, how's Dumoulin at the 7.1km time check?

He's one second slower than Rohan Dennis was at the same distance, so he's bang in this. Although Dennis's second half of the 13.8km was lightning quick, so it's all to play for.

German Tony Martin, a three-time world time trial champion, is up in about 15 minutes. He's been sparked into action by Rohan Dennis's effort and has apparently increased the size of his gear wheel - I hear it's as big as a space hopper.

The big names keep coming. GB's Alex Dowsett is flying into the stage. At least I assume he is. The Dutch broadcaster is understandably predisposed with Dumoulin, and I think he's all we'll see for the next 10 minutes or so.

Here we go, things are getting serious, serious, serious. Dutch boy Tom Dumoulin is off the ramp and on the tarmac, legs pumping.

He's nippy in a time trial and has home support. He takes the corners a few inches away from the barriers, behind which there are thousands of locals going bananas. Wonderful scenes.

How do you psyche yourself up before hitting the road? Mark Cavendish has the answer...

The Manxman finished in 16 minutes and 22 seconds earlier this afternoon. Well, he was never going to challenge the big guns today was he?

There really could be many worse places to be today than in Utrecht. Blazing sunshine, waving, cheering fans, top-notch time trialing. It's not bad at all.

After 124 finishers

2. Van Emden - +15secs

3. Castroviejo - +23secs

4. Kelderman - +30secs

5. Gesink - +33secs

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They call me mellow yellow

There's a bit of chat about the Tinkoff - Saxo kit. Fluroscent yellow is an excellent colour for road safety, although visibility is pretty good in Utrecht at the moment, so there's little risk of a Vauxhall Corsa pulling out on you on a roundabout.

Anyway. The consensus is it's a bit naff. What do you think?

"The GC riders cannot afford to back off and have to go full gas. Froome is a strong time trialist, certainly one of the strongest among the GC guys."

Pinot on point

He's not a noted time trialist, but this is a tidy shift from FDJ's Thibaut Pinot.

The Frenchman is round in 15 minutes and 37 seconds, which is 41 seconds off the lead, but more importantly, it's 20 seconds quicker than potential GC rival Nairo Quintara.

"We have a race in a race, firstly with those guys wanting to win the stage. Tony Martin was my favourite but he really has his work cut out. What an incredible pace has been set by Rohan Dennis. Then the second race is that race between the GC contenders - they have their own battle to try and not lose too much time."

Britain's Peter Kennaugh, tongue sticking out of gritted teeth, legs pumping, propels over the line.

The national road race champion is done in 16mins 4secs and is 30th.

Coverage is under way on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. You can listen by clicking the play button at the top of the page.

There's very few capable of beating Rohan Dennis's time but Trek's Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara is certainly one of them. 

He'll be out on the road from 16:03 BST.

Official: Quickest ever time trial

Le Tour have confirmed that Rohan Dennis is a monster.

The Australian's average speed of 55.446kph over the 13.8km has eclipsed Chris Boardman's 55.152kph over 7.2km in Lille in 1994. It's the quickest time trial in a Tour de France ever.

That's Boardman in the yellow jersey in the photo above.

"I caught up with UCI boss Brian Cookson in the team paddock earlier - he was wandering about being presidential.

"He told me Astana's latest tangle was a popular topic of conversation, although he looked relieved it was more of an issue for the teams' voluntary group the Movement for Credible Cycling than something on his doorstep.

"He was very pleased to tell me, though, that the UCI had started overnight drug-testing - no longer can riders close their doors to the testers between 11pm and 6am. A few other sports might want to try that.

"Cookson's compliance teams will be busy, then, as he has also warned teams that the UCI will impound team trucks to test all bikes for hidden battery-powered motors.

"Sounds like a joke, doesn't it? But the technology exists and they used to say the same thing about blood transfusions."

GB finisher

Simon Yates is the highest ranked Briton in the Tour de France.

He's over in 15 minutes and 42 seconds, 46 seconds off the lead and in 13th place.

The other Brits look like this: Ian Stannard 26th, Mark Cavendish 52nd and Luke Rowe 82nd.

Thibaut Pinot, like an underappreciated grigio (I've been waiting two hours to do that joke), is a few people's dark horse to challenge the big four for the GC. He's out on the flat Utrecht roads with the noise of yelling Dutchman in his ear.

We've got a while to wait to see if Rohan Dennis's time can be challenged. Tom Dumoulin will give it a good crack at 15:25 BST, with Alex Dowsett going three minutes after that.

What about Spartacus? Fabian Cancellara is one of the last ones out of the shed at 16:03.

After 84 riders finish

1. Dennis - 14mins 56 secs

It's also worth noting that Rohan Dennis was a second behind Jos van Emden at the halfway mark. He then made up 14 seconds across the next 6.9km. However you look at it, it's a marvellous ride.

Simon Brotherton

BBC cycling commentator on Twitter

"Leader so far. Fastest ave speed in TDF TT ever. 55.45kmph."

There's slight disparity in Rohan Dennis's average speed, but it seems indisputable that it is the quickest time trial ever in the Tour.

'What is my time worth?

Nairo Quintana has spoken to French TV after his 1-minute 57-second time trial. He's the first GC contender to finish, so will sit back with a coffee and perhaps a tasty waffle while his rivals dig out their own times.

"That was a very demanding race. Yesterday I felt good. I don't know what my time is worth. I'm only interested to know where I stand compared to the other GC riders, not the time trial specialists who are ahead of me now."

Ian McCormack: Just covered 14km around Manchester in 37 minutes. Where am I in comparison to the TdF boys? Time bonus for doing it in traffic?

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"Now that I've cooled down enough to think I am able to compute just how good that ride was by Australia's Rohan Dennis. He was many people's pre-stage tip to set the early target but the former world hour record-holder has just put in a seriously impressive quarter of an hour in Utrecht. Will anybody beat it?

"Some very good time trialists have already finished - Richie Porte and Rigoberto Uran, for example - without getting very close to Rohan's ride. We will know more in an hour or so when Tom Dumoulin, Alex Dowsett and German machine Tony Martin have had their say."

Quintana done

That's 13.8km down, just another 3,346 to go before we find out if Nairo Quintana will be a Tour de France winner.

The Colombian is 16th out of the 66 finishers, one minute and one second by Dennis's leading time of 14mins 56secs.

Record speed?

We're starting to get an idea of just how ridiculously quick Rohan Dennis was across that 13.8km stage.

His average speed was 55.2kph, which ITV are reporting as a record average speed in a Tour de France time trial. It's an absolute sizzler.

'A bonus minute'

Leader Rohan Dennis has spoken to letour.com: "It was my goal to do well. It was pretty smooth. It was very long on the way home. I kept thinking sixteen minutes because that was my time at training. In the end I got one minute bonus. Let's wait and see now. It looks like it's going to be a long time on the hot seat."

2. Van Emden +15secs

3. Castroviejo +23secs

4. Kelderman +30secs

5. Gesink +33secs

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Our first yellow jersey contender is away. Nairo Quintana has been a lot of people's tip to win the GC. He won't be winning the stage today, it's not his bag, but he's off aggressively and there's plenty of noise from some of the tens of thousands of Dutch who have lined the Utrecht street.

There is a bit of mystery around Quintana's form, with the climber having hidden himself away in his native Colombia for most of his training.

Andrew Harvey: What a marker from @RohanDennis!! Very tough time to beat #TDF2015 #TDFutrecht

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Anyone who hasn't been out yet has just sat up and spat out their coffee. Australian Rohan Dennis has set a bonza time of 14mins 56secs.

That's a cool 15 seconds quicker than Jos van Emden. It's going to be tough to beat, especially when you consider the pre-stage estimated time was around the 17-minute mark.

Cav is done

This is the shortest day's work (apart from rest days) over the coming three weeks. There's enough time to get your time trial done and then grab an ice cream.

Mark Cavendish is done. Today is not a day for the sprinter, he's down in 20th in 16 mins 22 secs, one minute 11 seconds behind the leader Jos van Emden.

"The world's biggest annual sports event has started and it is not a day for the faint of heart or fair of skin ... it is only a few degrees cooler than Qatar.

"But that has not stopped half a million fans from turning out to watch the 198 riders blitz around a 13.8km loop of this bike-mad Dutch city.

"Sure, many have to see the 'big four' of Alberto Contador, Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali, but there are 21 Dutch riders in the field and in Tom Dumoulin they have an excellent chance of seeing a compatriot wear the yellow jersey for the first time since 1989.

"He goes at 1525 UK time, two minutes before the British contingent's best hope of success today, Alex Dowsett, although Chris Froome will fancy laying down a marker, too.

"In the meantime, I am going to find some shade and a smoothie. And a hat."

One of today's big boys is out of the blocks. Australian Rohan Dennis, who held the hour record this year before Alex Dowsett and then Bradley Wiggins broke it, is on the Utrecht roads. We'll keep an eye on his time.

Stannard finishes

Ian Stannard is the first Brit over the line. The Team Sky rider is fifth of the 25 riders to finish, clocking a time of 16mins 7secs. Leader Jos van Emden is 56 seconds quicker.

Dreaming of yellow

Britain's Alex Dowsett, a contender in this time-trial stage, has just spoken to ITV. He goes off at 15:28 BST.

"It will be a hard fought battle. it's a massive dream to take yellow. Hopefully I will be at the sharp end of it, but my main job here is to help Nairo Quintana win it."

There is a steely look of determination on the face of the Mark Cavendish as he starts his 2015 Tour de France. The Manx Missile will battle for the green jersey this year, after a miserable Tour 12 months ago that ended with a fall in Harrogate.

We have our first finishers!

Daniel Teklehaimanot, our friend who started everything off, is over the line in 16 mins 30 secs. He's already down to fifth though, with Jos Van Emden of the Netherlands quickest on 15 mins 11 secs.

'I have not done anything dodgy'

Lars Boom , the Astana rider, has spoken to Dutch TV about the low level of cortisol in a test today. To be clear, it's not a failed drugs test, but Astana have signed up to an agreement to pull out riders for eight days after such occurrences. As it stands, Boom will race.

"You look forward to the start, then you hear after the press conference that you have low cortisol level. I didn't expect it. I was lying on the bed when the doctor came in and told me. I've been using a puffer for my asthma for 10 years and I was sick after the Dauphine. Maybe these things have an affect. I have always been 100% against doping. I have not done anything dodgy."

Did someone mention beer?

I may have made reference to beer once or twice in the first 45 minutes of our text broadcast, and it seems some of you are thinking along the same lines.

We've just seen our first pictures of Teklehaimanot starting the 2015 Tour, and the 26-year-old has a smile as large as his native Eritrea. It's a proud moment.

The first Brit goes off in just a few minutes time. Ian Stannard of Team Sky begins his race at 13:18. Stannard is the 2012 national road race champion.

It's actually a historic moment for Daniel Teklehaimanot and the Tour de France. The Eritrean is the first black African to take part in the Tour.

Daniel Teklehaimanot has got the Tour de France under way. The Eritrean national champion, riding for South African outfit MTN-Qhubeka, is off the ramp and the rest are coming every minute afterwards.

Are you putting on your polka dots? Laying on the yellow? Looking glamorous in green?

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Stormy weather?

There's mixed reports on the weather in Utrecht, but there is potential for some thunderstorms this afternoon. If it comes, it will probably affect the early starters. Later on it should be bright and sunny.

We're two minutes away from the start of the Tour de France...

Astana controversy

And speaking of the Astana situation, here is the BBC's Matt Slater on Twitter.

Boom in or out?

There has been a bit of controversy surrounding Astana rider Lars Boom this morning.

Boom has tested for low levels of cortisol, which is not a drugs tests failure. But, Astana are signed up to a MPCC (Movement for Credible Cycling) agreement which says riders will sit our the next eight days after such a result.

The UCI have said they cannot replace Bloom, so Astana, according to reports, will disregard the MPCC agreement and start Boom anyway.

It's a fillip for team-mate Vincenzo Nibali, who would have used the Dutchman to help him through the early stages.

Kilometres, euros and mountains

Le Tour in numbers

Geraint Thomas

Team Sky's six-time Tour de France rider

"It's a short but twisty circuit, so that will favour a punchier rider. Germany's time-trial champion Tony Martin has that raw power but I think the course might suit Dutchman Tom Dumoulin a bit better. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara will be there too, and his form looked to be improving at the recent Tour de Suisse."

Geraint has given us a stage-by-stage breakdown of this year's route. It's top notch and you can read it here.

Cartoon cycling

Britain's Chris Froome had time for a few tweets this morning. A little bit of manga to get you going before the TT...

Today's key times

Here's when a few of the Brits, plus some of the big names, will be setting off today (all times BST):

• 13:32 - Mark Cavendish
• 13:55 - Simon Yates
• 14:00 - Nairo Quintana
• 15:01 - Adam Yates
• 15:25 - Tom Dumoulin
• 15:28 - Alex Dowsett
• 15:44 - Tony Martin
• 15:52 - Geraint Thomas
• 16:03 - Fabian Cancellara
• 16:13 - Alberto Contador
• 16:14 - Chris Froome
• 16:17 - Vincenzo Nibali

What happens today?

Individual time trial: Utrecht - Utrecht, 13.8km (8.57 miles)

It's only 13.8km, but today's individual time trial will have a bearing on where the yellow jersey-chasers sit after a technical and gruelling first week, before they hit the big climbs with regularity.

At 13:00 BST, MTN-Qhubeka's Daniel Teklehaimanot (hopefully I won't have to type that one too many times) will be the first man to launch into the time trial around the city, with another rider setting off every minute afterwards.

Chris Froome goes at 16:14, with champion Vincenzo Nibali the last to go at 16:17.

Britain's Alex Dowsett, who held the hour record until Bradley Wiggins smashed it recently, is a time-trial specialist and is in with a sniff of taking the stage on his Tour debut.

Who are the contenders?

It promises to be a four-way brawl for the yellow jersey, with the contenders being:

• Chris Froome (GB), Team Sky, 2013 Tour winner
• Alberto Contador (Spa), Tinkoff-Saxo, 2007 and 2009 Tour winner
• Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Astana, reigning Tour champion
• Nairo Quintana (Col), Movistar, Tour runner-up in 2013

The route is being touted as one of the toughest for a while, and the first week could be crucial, combining this time trial, a team time trial, cobbles and a windy coastal affair. Then we get into the undulations of the Pyrenees and the Alps.

This breakdown by BBC Sport's Peter Scrivener and Patrick Jennings is a very good place to get the rundown.

The race for yellow

And so, this is where it begins, the 102nd edition of the Tour de France, with a time trial in the picturesque city of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

The Dutch love getting on a bike, and if there's anything we know about the Netherlands, after tulips, windmills and excellent beer, it's that it's flat as a pancake.

Today's time trial is 13.8km long and gets going at 13:00 BST. On 4 July, after 3,360km of racing, we'll be in Paris, and will know who will be donning the yellow jersey.

Utrecht, Tour de France and beer

All the best things happen in the pub.

Whether it's announcing the scientific discovery behind the structure of life, Ken Barlow punching Mike Baldwin in the Rovers Return, or the beginning of a dream to have the Tour de France start in Utrecht.

Thirteen years ago, Jeroen Wielaert's plan to host the Grand Depart in the Dutch city was merely a design scribbled on the back of a beer mat. Today it becomes reality.

Tour de France 2015 route

We list the stages of the official route of the Tour de France 2015, as well as taking a look at some of the key points of the race

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The peloton on stage nineteen of the 2014 Tour de France

The 102nd Tour de France began for the 21st time outside of France, in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

>>> Your guide to the 2015 Tour de France in Utrecht (video)

Stage one was a short 13.7km individual time trial within Utrecht, which was won by BMC's Rohan Dennis in a record-breaking time .

The first week of 2015 Tour had a very classics feel to it, with stage three finishing for the first time ever on the climb that culminates  La Fleche Wallonne , the Mur de Huy. Cobbles featured for the second year in succession, although drier weather this year meant less mayhem for the front-runners than in 2014. Meanwhile, the Mûr-de-Bretagne provided a tough uphill finish to stage eight.

An unusually late team time trial on stage nine led into the first race day. After that, serious GC racing will begin after on stage 10, with the 2015 Tour's first summit finish atop La Pierre Saint-Martin, which features for the first time in the race's history.

Three days in the Pyrenees (July 14-16) were followed by a series of transition days across the southern edge of the Massif Central (July 17-19) which included a finish on the fast and punchy ‘Montee Laurent Jalabert’ above Mende.

After Alpine summit finishes at Pra Loup and La Toussuire (where Chris Froome fatefully attacked Bradley Wiggins in 2012), the penultimate day of the race was a short stage of 110km ending on Alpe d’Huez.

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As ever, the Tour finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for the sprinters' showdown which was won, almost inevitably, by Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) as the German claimed his fourth victory of this year's race.

Tour de France 2015 stages

Stage 1: Saturday July 4, Utrecht – Utrecht (Ned) (ITT) 13.7km

Tour de France profile stage 1_2

This flat 13.7km individual time trial is the only one to feature in this year's Tour. It was won in an eye-wateringly fast time by BMC's Rohan Dennis , who claimed the race leader's yellow jersey to continue an impressive start to 2015 .

Stage one highlights:

 Stage 2: Sunday July 5, Utrecht – Neeltje Jans (Ned) 166km

Tour de France profile stage 2

This flat stage was earmarked from the start as one that could be difficult in strong winds — and the weather gave the fans ( if not the riders ) exactly what they wanted. Andre Greipel sprinted to the stage win , but the big winners were Fabian Cancellara, whose time bonus for finishing third was enough to hand him the yellow jersey, and Chris Froome and Alberto Contador , who opened up more than a minute's advantage over Nairo Quintana and Vincenzo Nibali.

Stage two highlights:

Stage 3: Monday July 6, Antwerp – Huy (Bel) 154km

Tour de France 2015 profile stage 3

Stage three's finish on the Mur de Huy climb, the climax to the course of Spring Classic La Flèche Wallonne, was always likely to be a significant moment in the early portion of the race. Chris Froome produced a memorable surge to finish second on the stage and take the overall yellow jersey.

Stage three highlights:

Stage 4: Tuesday July 7, Seraing – Cambrai (Fra) 221km

Tour de France profile stage 4

The Classics-style fourth stage featured seven secteurs of cobbles across an epic 223.5km route that's the longest of this year's Tour. It didn't quite live up to the mayhem of last year's brutal cobbled stage, but the image of Tony Martin breaking free to finally claim the yellow jersey of 2015's race put a smile on the faces of cycling fans everywhere.

Stage four highlights:

 Stage 5: Wednesday July 8, Cambrai – Amiens 189km

Tour de France profile stage 5

André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) took his second stage win of the Tour on the flat stage to Amiens, beating the likes of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step). It was another stressful day of the Tour for the riders, blighted by wind, rain and crashes.

Stage five highlights:

Stage 6: Thursday July 9, Amiens – Le Havre 191km

Tour de France profile stage 6

Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quick-Step) took the win on the small climb to the finish of stage six, but the headlines went to teammate and race leader Tony Martin, who fell in the final kilometre and suffered a suspected broken collarbone.

Stage six highlights:

 Stage 7: Friday July 10, Livarot – Fougères 190km

Tour de France profile stage 7

Mark Cavendish (Etixx - Quick-Step) took his first victory at the Tour de France since 2013, after coming from behind to sprint past his rivals André Greipel and Peter Sagan to the line, on the final flat stage of the Tour before Paris.

Stage seven highlights:

Stage 8: Saturday July 11, Rennes - Mûr-de-Bretagne 179km

Tour de France profile stage 8

The tough category three climb at Mûr-de-Bretagne was always likely to test the GC contenders, and it was inevitable that someone would lose time on the leaders. In the event, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) lost 10 seconds to Froome in yellow as Alexis Vouillermoz took the stage win.

Stage eight highlights:

Stage 9: Sunday July 12, Vannes – Plumelec 28km

Tour de France profile stage 9

Such a late team trial was inevitably tricky for teams with riders already out of the race , and it was world champions BMC Racing who lived up to their billing as favourites with the stage win. Team Sky, however, were only a second behind, allowing Froome to hold onto the yellow jersey as the race prepares to head into the mountains for the first time.

Stage nine highlights:

Rest day: Monday July 13, Pau

Stage 10:  Tuesday July 14, Tarbes – La Pierre Saint-Martin 167km

Tour de France profile stage 10

Chris Froome stretched out a commanding lead on the first summit finish of the Tour on the new climb of La Pierre Saint-Martin on stage 10, putting minutes into all his rivals. The Sky leader attacked with 6.3km on the final climb with teammate Richie Porte coming in second behind the victorious Froome. Tejay van Garderen (BMC) remained second in GC, but his 12 second gap had become almost three minutes.

Stage ten highlights:

Stage 11: Wednesday July 15, Pau – Cauterets 188km

Tour de France profile stage 11

Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) took victory on the mammoth stage 11 taking in the climbs of Aspin, Tourmalet and Cauterets. The Pole made his move from the day's main break up the breakaway, and comfortably soloed home on the 188k route to take his third ever stage win in the Tour. Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the yellow jersey once again, while Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) lost even more time in what's turning into a disastrous Tour for the Italian champion .

Stage 11 highlights:

Stage 12: Thursday July 16, Lannemazen – Plateau de Beille 195km

Tour de France profile stage 12

On what was widely regarded as the Queen Stage of this year's race, stage 12 was not the explosive GC battle it may have been. Joaquim Rodriguez took a solo stage victory on Plateau de Beille, a 15.8km climb that has almost 1800m of ascent, as the overall contenders all arrived together 6-47 later. Thanks in no small part to the work of Sky teammate Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey by the same margin over his nearest rivals.

Stage 12 highlights:

Stage 13: Friday July 17, Muret – Rodez 200km

Tour de France profile stage 13

Peter Sagan finished second for the fourth time this Tour as he missed out on the stage victory to Greg Van Avermaet . The breakaway was caught with less than 1km to go, and a large peloton containing most of the main sprinters hit the last climb up to the finish at Rodez.

As Van Avermaet pushed on for the finish line, Sagan sat on his wheel and many would have expected him to round the Belgian and take the win, but the BMC man proved too strong.

Chris Froome finished in sixth and comfortably retained the leader's yellow jersey.

Stage 13 highlights:

Stage 14: Saturday July 18, Rodez – Mende-Montée Laurent Jalabert 175km

Tour de France profile stage 14

A brutal climb to the finish in Mende – 3km at 10.1 per cent – gave the anticipated fireworks on a wonderfully exciting stage. A twenty-man breakaway was allowed to escape fairly early, and just when it looked as if the finale would come down to a two-way battle between Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) and Romain Bardet (AG2R), in slipped Steve Cummings (MTN-Qhubeka) to deliver MTN's first ever Tour stage win … on Mandela Day to boot. Behind the breakaway, Chris Froome put yet another second into Nairo Quintana, even as the Colombian moved up into second place.

Stage 14 highlights:

Stage 15: Sunday July 19, Mende – Valence 182km

Tour de France profile stage 15

German sprinter André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) took his third stage win of the 2015 race after the day's escape group were caught to set up a bunch sprint finish. Greipel won ahead of John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) and Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) to claim his ninth Tour stage victory since 2011. Froome safely retained the race lead on a day where the overall contenders were happy for the sprinters to occupy the limelight.

Stage 15 highlights:

Stage 16: Monday July 20, Bourg-de-Péage – Gap 201km

Tour de France profile stage 16

Ruben Plaza (Lampre-Merida) took a first Tour de France stage victory after making a solo break on the Col de Manse on stage 16, as Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) recorded a fifth second-place result of the race.

Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the overall lead after his rivals pushed the pace on the descent of the final categry two climb, with Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) claiming back a handful of seconds as he tries to restore some pride in what has been a dismal Tour campaign for the Italian.

The biggest drama came as Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) crashed off the road on the descent , with Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin) running into the side of the Thomas as the Frenchman tried to overtake on a right hand bend.

Rest day: Tuesday July 21, Gap/Digne-les-Bains

Stage 17: Wednesday July 22, Digne-les-Bains – Pra-Loup (via the Col des Champs) 161km

Tour de France profile stage 17

A very mountainous day for the riders, that ended on the climb where Eddy Merckx effectively lost the 1975 Tour de France to Pra Loup. Chris Froome (Team Sky) successfully defended his 3-10 lead over Nairo Quintana (Movistar) as Giant-Alpecin's Simon Geschke soloed to victory from the day's breakaway.

The stage saw third place Tejay van Garderen (BMC) abandon the Tour after struggling with illness, while Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) lost a further two minutes on his rivals after crashing on the descent of the Col d'Allos.

Stage 18: Thursday July 23, Gap – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 185km

Tour de France profile stage 18

The breakaway stuck it out to the end for the sixth time in the Tour's last eight stages, as Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) soloed away from his fellow escapees 40km from home atop the Col du Glandon to glory.

The Frenchman held out over the aesthetically pleasing Lacets de Montvernier climb to take a famous victory ahead of compatriot Pierre Rolland (Europcar).

Meanwhile Chris Froome (Team Sky) wasn't called on too much by his GC rivals, holding on to his yellow jersey lead as he crossed the line with the likes of Nario Quintana and Alejandro Valverde of Movistar.

Stage 19: Friday July 24, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – La Toussuire 138km

Tour de France profile stage 19

The 19th stage of the 2015 Tour de France saw race leader Chris Froome (Team Sky) in real trouble for the first in the race, as he struggled to match the pace of Movistar's Nairo Quintana on the final climb to La Toussuire, with the Colombian taking 30 seconds out of the Brit's 3-10 lead going into the final mountain stage to Alpe d'Huez on Saturday.

No-one could catch 2014 Tour champion Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) on the third day in the Alps, as the Italian broke away on the Col de la Croix de Fer to solo up the final climb to stage victory .

Stage 19 highlights:

Stage 20: Saturday July 25, Modane – L’Alpe d’Huez 110km

An outstanding day's racing and a supreme display of climbing prowess saw Nairo Quintana push Chris Froome all the way - and even though the Colombian beat the Brit on the day, it was enough to seize the yellow jersey. Frenchman Thibaut Pinot won the stage and Quintana ate 1-20 minute out of Froome's overall lead - but Froome still has a 1-12 minute advantage with only the procession into Paris left in this year's race.

Stage 20 highlights:

Stage 21: Saturday July 26, Sèvres - Champs-Élysées, Paris 107km

Tour de France profile stage 21

Where else would the Tour finish? As Chris Froome enjoyed his ceremonial victory ride into Paris, the sprinters geared themselves up for one last daredevil finish — and it was Andre Greipel who claimed his fourth win of this year's Tour with a typically muscular finish.

Stage 21 highlights: 

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Tour de France 2015 Parcours etappe 1: Utrecht - Utrecht

De individuele tijdrit biedt een mix van goed stuurwerk en hard trappen. De route is redelijk technisch, al kunnen de meeste bochten op snelheid genomen worden. Van Lars Boom hadden er nog wel wat meer bochten in gemogen, zo liet hij na de parcoursverkenning optekenen (zie ook de video van de verkenningsrit in de slideshow onder dit artikel) Ook zijn er genoeg lange rechten stukken waar flink vaart gemaakt kan worden. Het parcours is, op wat viaducten na, zo vlak als ijs. Tom Dumoulin kan hier zeker een goed figuur slaan, wie weet zelfs de gele trui pakken .

Na de start aan de Truus van Lierlaan, slaan de renners linksaf de Overste Den Oudenlaan in om bij de rotonde linksaf de Koningin Wilhelminalaan te nemen. Via de Balijelaan, Vondellaan, Albatrosstraat, Venuslaan, Rubenslaan, Herculeslaan, Weg tot de Wetenschap, Sorbonnelaan, Archimedeslaan, Pythagaroslaan, Waterlinieweg, Biltstraat, Kruisstraat, Wittevrouwenstraat, Maliesingel, Tolsteegsingel, Ledig Erf, Catharijnesingel, Bleekstraat en Kruisvaartbrug komen ze weer op de Vondellaan. De renners fietsen nu anderhalve kilometer in tegengestelde richting als toen ze hier na de start passeerden. Op de Overste Den Oudenlaan rijden ze net niet helemaal terug naar het startpodium, maar ze slaan rechtsaf en via de Doctor M.A. Techelenlaan, Nelson Mandelabrug en Van Zijstweg stormen ze naar de finish op de Croeselaan.

Onderweg komen de renners o.a. langs voetbalstadion De Galgenwaard, Park Bloeyendael en het Spoorwegmuseum.

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Ik keek drie tellen naar het NL commentaar. Ach, denk je , even in ons land, even NL commentaar aan, zoiets chauvinistisch, toch. Zag drie tellen een coureur en zag toen het hoofd van “De Berg” Zonneveld, en geen fietsen meer. Definitief over naar de Belgen, zoals elk jaar.

Heb mijn televisie geprogrammeerd. Wanneer Thijs Onwijs Zonneveld verschijnt, zapt hij automatisch naar onze Belgische wielervrienden !

helemaal eens … Zonneveld denkt dat hij Smeets en de Neel in een persoon is

ik kijk 25 jaar de tour maar met deze commentatoren kijk ik belgie en niet meer npo 1. wat erg, haal al de oude mensen terug, ervaring is alles voor een leuke tour.

je hebt groot gelijk, ergerlijk

Ben ik zo oenig. Ik zie nergens start en finish tijden staan ? Uurschema? Waar kan ik dat terug vinden?

Beste Mijke, de doorkomsttijden staan onder de tekst.

Dag, ik moet op zaterdag op de Rijnlaan zijn en de balijelaan oversteken. Tot hoe laat kan dat ongeveer?

weet er iemand het uurschema van de renners? wie eerst vertrekt, tweedes, etc… is dat bekend? of wannneer zal dit bekend worden gemaakt?

Deze informatie is nog niet bij ons bekend, zodra het bekend is zullen we het plaatsen.

Hallo, Ik moet zaterdagmiddag en avond werken in de Bilt word er veel verkeer verwacht op de A27 ivm de tour?

ik kan nergens vinden hoe laat de etappes beginnen 4 en 5 juli

Beste Ilona, onderaan het artikel kunt u bij de doorkomsttijden alle tijden vinden.

Ik werk op de Twijnstraat en zaterdag zal ik op de fiets naar mijn werk gaan. Ik woon buiten Utrecht, dus zal ik erg vroeg vertrekken. Maar ik kan nergens vinden waar de loopbruggen zijn en of deze ook toegankelijk zijn voor “fiets aan de hand”. En wat is de beste fietsroute vanuit Zeist naar de Oude Gracht/Twijnstraat? Alvast bedankt, Marcel

“Stuk Koningin Wilhelminalaan, Balijelaan en Vondellaan”. Dit lijkt mij een mooi stukje om te gaan kijken. Ik kom vanuit Breda naar Utrecht met de auto. Heeft er iemand een tip waar ik het beste kan parkeren?

Alvast bedankt!

Ik denk dat je beter de trein kunt nemen….er zit een tijdslot op Utrecht

Hoi, Wij zouden graag zaterdag gaan kijken maar kan je misschien een goede plek aanraden ? wij komen uit zeist met de fiets. En weet u misschien ook hoe laat het zaterdag start ?

Groetjes Mieke

Beste Mieke,

In de slideshow onder het artikel staan de tijden.

Veel plezier!

Wordt er ook een grote drukte op de snelweg verwacht? Wij moeten van Zeeland naar naar Kampen (vertrek 10.00 uur) en ’s avonds weer terug.

Beste Josje, dat zal best mee kunnen vallen, maar ik zou proberen om Rotterdam te vermijden.

Weet iemand of q-park Galgenwaard bereikbaar is op Zaterdag?

Vrijdagavond feest bij klein Berlijn in de briljantlaan. Is dat bereikbaar?

Beste Jeanine op de fiets of te voet gaat dat wel lukken, zij het dat het langer zal duren dan normaal.

Dit is een mooie site

leuke site, informatief en snel up to date

Beste Hendrik, Zijn er ook gratis zittribunes langs het parcours zaterdag? of alleen betaalde hospitality

Beste Dennis, langs het parcours is het meeste gewoon gratis, bij de start en finish is dit waarschijnlijk anders. Veel plezier!

Hoi hoi tourfans, We willen zaterdagmorgen met de trein naar itrecht om doir te reizen naar Breukelen. Wordt er veel vertraging cq overlast verwacht ivm de tour?

Beste Esther, we hopen dat dit je een beetje geruststelt: http://www.nu.nl/binnenland/4075562/langere-en-extra-treinen-bij-start-tour-in-utrecht.html

komt de reclamekaravaan ook over het parcours van de tijdrit?

Jazeker, die vertrekt rond 12.30 uur.

Is er tijdens de proloog goed van wifi gebruik te maken zodat ik ondertussen de live streaming beelden van de NOS kan kijken?

Beste Ferry, ik betwijfel of er een goede openbare wifi beschikbaar is, mocht die er al zijn zal die ook redelijk belast zijn.

Hoe laat is de start van de proloog

Beste Klaas, bij de doorkomsttijden onder het artikel kunt u de doorkomsttijden vinden.

kan iemand ook vertellen waar je er door kan, of moet ik dat op de dag zelf maar gaan uitzoeken? bijvoorbeeld richting station? er worden op de platte gronden wel twee voetgangers bruggen aangegeven en voor de rest niets. neem aan dat daar toch ook wel aan gedacht is?

zondag 5 juli moet ik naar het centraal station vanuit de nachtegaalstraat met de fiets met bagage want er rijdt geen bus.. grrr waar kan ik dan door of is alles voor 8 uur open/doorgaanbaar?

taxi’s kunnen wel, zij het via een omweg bij het station komen. bel de UTC 0302300400

Beste Wendy, met de fiets moet het nog wel kunnen, maar ik zou wel rekenen op extra reistijd.

grote geld verspiling rot op met die *** tour uit utrecht

als er na een renner niet meer word gestart dan is de laatse renner zojuist en daarvoor vertrokken en dan heb je de eerste proloog gehad!! M.E.N.S(M,oet-E,erlijk-N,ieuws-S,preiden!!) H.F.van.der.Pas,Utrecht/1994.

Het is mij een waar historisch E.V.E.N.E.M.E.N.T!!!….Op Rome na is naar mijn menig Utrecht de belangrijkste Romeinse stad in die geschiedenis waarin deze verleden tijds genoten toen hebben geleefd!!!Men kan nu nog (anno 2015) dit nog terugzien/voelen en ervarenwaren het niet dat ja dan wel weer wat euro’s moet betalen om dat geen te zien…(waar ik me al zo’n 30 jaar bewust van was en ben….Dat zien is te zien onder het Domplein!!Ga daar allen heen en doneer mij een kleine bij ………………………….voor deze tip en de beleven trip die u aldaar zal ervaren.(Gaarne u donatie storten op (T is’maar om het evenmaar dat (zet ik)…>TERZIJDE!!

Wellicht zal Tom Dumoulin zich moeten warmdraaien op de rollers achter het startpodium van de tijdrit door Utrecht. Dat doet hij natuurlijk met zijn favoriete muziek via de oortjes…….HELEMAAL FOUT !!! Ik stel voor dat ik met mijn schat Elly een zwoele en passionele argentijnse tango voor hem ga dansen. Wedden dat zijn hoofd leeg is zodra hij van het startpodium afduikt. Succes Tom !!!

Waar kan je gratis kijken op het parcours?

Overal langs de route! Wel op tijd zijn, want alles wordt afgezet.

Wat bedoelt u met afzetten? Neem aan dat je wel lopend vanaf een bushalte of tramhalte bij het parcours kan komen?

Mijn zwager uit Nieuw Zeeland komt speciaal voor de tour over. Hij is 70 jaar en ik vraag mij af of er ook tribunen kaarten te koop zijn.

Beste Dick je kunt het beste contact opnemen met de organisatie in Utrecht : tourdefranceutrecht.com Succes!

Kan ik mij als vrijwilliger opgeven voor diversefuncties zoals hulpverlening, veiligheid? Ben zojuist terug van 10 beklimmingen Alpe d`HuZes in Frankrijk. Ervaring op de Koninginnedag 2009 in Apeldoorn als hulpverlener en nazorg Antilliaanse groep.

Beste Alberto, je kunt het beste contact opnemen met de organisatie in Utrecht : tourdefranceutrecht.com Succes!

Weet iemand hoelaat de laatste renner vertrekt?

Beste Rink, in het tijdsschema onder de tekst vind je doorkomsttijden van de eerste en de laatste renner.

hallo, waar kan ik tickets kopen? ik vind het zeer onduidelijk wat betreft tickets kopen. hopelijk weet iemand een goede link naar de tickets.

Is al bekend hoe laat er gestart wordt op 4 Juli?

De eerste renner vertrekt om 14.00 uur. In de slideshow vind je verdere details.

Laten we eerst de Giro volbrengen,en dan 21 dagen de tour de France bijhouden.Ik doe dit reeds vanaf 1968,die ik compleet in boekvorm heb staan. Ook met de eerste zwart/wit foto’s uit deze ronde.

is het parkoers gratis toegankelijk

Beste Marcel, wij gaan er vanuit dat enkele delen wel gratis zijn, je kunt immers niet de hele stad afzetten. Bij de start en finish is dit misschien anders.

Ik kan nergens terugvinden hoelaat de eerste renner gaat knallen op 4 juni. Ik ben benieuwd!

Helaas, die gegevens zijn nog niet bekend. Maar dit zal ergens rond 14.00 uur zijn.

Bedankt voor de tip,ik zoek een mooie plek op

Goedenavond Mensen van de La Tour de France.

Ik ben Natascha Versloot en Woon in Woerden nu is dus mijn vraag wat waarschijnlijk wel heel logische is want volgens hier waar Ik woon Komen Jullie door Mijn Woonplaats (Woerden Heen)dus maar toen belde Ik later mijn Broer om daar naar te vragen en hij werkt bij Pr0-Badge dus we zouden moeten denken dat Hij het wel zou moeten weten maar goed nu zit Ik achter de Computer en toen dacht Ik van Laat Ik het nu toch maar eens even gaan vragen want Jullie zullen het toch wel weten of niet dan, dus nou is mijn vraag komen ze met de La Tour de France nou wel of niet door Woerden heen??? groetjes en willen Jullie alle fietsers Succes Wensen NaTaScHa

Beste Natascha, Ze gaan niet door Woerden heen, maar ze zijn wel vlak in de buurt. Het dichtstbijzijnde tracee is aan de Veldhuizerweg in Utrecht.

Geachte mevr/mijnh,

Is er en speciale toer de fans camping ingericht voor bezoekers van dit evenement om een paar dagen te verblijven?

vr gr r.jonkers

Beste Reinie voor meer informatie zou je hier kunnen kijken: tourdefrancecampingutrecht.nl .

mvrgr Hendrik

Wil graag weten of er ook toegangskaarten te koop zijn, en zo ja, waar?

Beste, je zou bij de organisatie in Utrecht kunnen informeren: http://www.tourdefranceutrecht.com/

Hoe krijg ik iemand een hele dag op een sleepwagen? Tijdens de tour, op een motor of in een camerawagen?

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Dutch city working to secure the 10 million Euro budget

The 2015 Tour de France looks set to start in the Dutch city of Utrecht with local officials already working hard to secure the 10 million Euro budget needed to host the Grand Depart. It seems Utrecht has out bid other possible Grand Depart candidates, including Venice in Italy.

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Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad claims that multiple sources have confirmed that negotiations with Tour de France organiser ASO are close to signing the official agreement with a possible confirmation in November during a visit by Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme.

The route of the 2014 Tour de France route will be unveiled in Paris on Wednesday. The race starts in Yorkshire before traveling south to London and then on to France. The mayor of Utrecht Aleid Wolfsen is expected to be in Paris for the presentation.

Utrecht has been keen to host the start of the Tour de France for ten years. It was a prime candidate in 2005 but lost out to rival Dutch city Rotterdam. Utrecht would probably host the opening two stages of the Tour de France before the race heads to French soil via Belgium. This year's centenary edition of the Tour de France started in Corsica.

The Yorkshire Grand Depart is reported to have a budget of 14 million Euro, with an estimated 4.5 million Euro going to ASO. Utrecht believes 10 million will be enough in 2015.

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Tour de France 2015 Route stage 2: Utrecht (NL) - Neeltje Jans (NL)

Without a doubt the Delta Works in Zeeland will offer smashing images once the riders arrive there. But before riders pass through typical Dutch places like Oudewater and Gouda. Next it’s off to Rotterdam, the second largest city of the Netherlands is crossed via Maasboulevard, Hofplein and Coolsingel.

Via the Erasmus Bridge riders leave Rotterdam and head to Goeree-Overflakkee and the Brouwersdam to arrive at the island of on Schouwen-Duiveland. The finish is at the artificial island of Neeltje Jans, located halfway the Oosterscheldekering (or: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier) between Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland.

In 2010, the Grand Depart was a prologue in Rotterdam won by Fabian Cancellara. The next day the riders went from Rotterdam to Brussels via the islands of Zeeland, with an intermediate sprint at Neeltje Jans. In Brussels, Alessandro Pettachi took the stage.

Race results/stage report , stage 2, Tour de France 2015.

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What is the way to arrive in Neeltje Jans coming with car from Antwerp? Drive all the way to Neeltje jans or stop and park in Middelburg and take a bus?

Hi, the road will be closed early and there will probably no busses all the way to Neeltje Jans. The best option would be the other side off the bridge/dike, near Burgh-Haamstede. But it may not be easy to get there early.