(L to R) Laurent Beauvais, President of the Normandie region, Tour de France General Director Christian Prudhomme and Jean-Francois Legrand, President of Manche General Council, pose in front of the Mont Saint-Michel during the presentation for the Tour de France 2016 departure from the Mont Saint-Michel, December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
MONT ST MICHEL, France (Reuters) - The 2016 Tour de France will begin in the Normandy region with the Grand Depart from the iconic Mont St Michel and a third-stage start from Granville, organisers said on Tuesday.
The world's greatest bike race will start from western France for the first time since 2011, when the riders departed from the Vendee region.
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