TICKETS for the opening ceremony of the Tour de France go on sale this week.
More than 10,000 people will see reigning tour champion Chris Froome and sprint star Mark Cavendish line up alongside the 22 teams taking part in this year’s race at the ceremony on July 3 at Leeds Arena.
The event, being held two days before the race starts by passing through the Yorkshire Dales, Ripon and Harrogate, will see the teams joined by live entertainment and acts, set to be announced in the coming weeks.
It is the first time the world’s largest annual sporting event will have had a large-scale team presentation ceremony, which will be overseen by Martin Green, the head of ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics.
The race’s director Christian Prudhomme said: “The team presentation this year in Leeds will be a first for the Tour and we hope it will become a template for team presentations in the future.
“It shows how much passion there is for cycling in the UK and Yorkshire’s Grand Départ.”
Ticket prices range from £45 to £85 and are available to buy from 9am on Friday (April 25) by visiting firstdirectarena.com
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