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Katrine Bussey

Tour de France in Edinburgh tipped to attract crowds of up to 1m

Edinburgh will host the start of the Tour de France next year (Jane Barlow/PA) -

Up to a million sports fans could come to Edinburgh next summer to watch the start of the Tour de France cycle race, organisers have said.

Paul Bush, Grand Depart GB managing director for the race in 2027, predicts between 10 and 15 million people could watch the race and the women’s contest when both come to the UK next year.

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