Tour de France: everything is ready three days before the big start.

The pressure is mounting with only three days left before the start of the big loop. Yesterday, Christian Estrosi, accompanied by the Prefect of Alpes-Maritimes, Bernard Gonzalez, and Christian Prudhomme, the director of the event, inaugurated the press center located at the Palais Acropolis, which will host several hundred journalists until Monday.

From left to right, Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France, Christian Estrosi, and Bernard Gonzalez, Prefect of Alpes-Maritimes

The stickers are ready to be affixed to the vehicles of the Tour de France caravan

Officials visited the various services present on site (partnerships, general commissariat, logistics, covid unit, security services, accommodation service, press room…)

Christian Estrosi praised the work of the police forces during this very special period. No fewer than 14,000 police officers will be mobilized throughout the course.