Tour de France bosses honoured for Edinburgh Grand Depart role
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Two Tour de France officials have received honorary degrees for bringing the race's Grand Depart to Edinburgh for the first time.
Two Tour de France bosses have received honorary degrees from Edinburgh Napier University in recognition of their role in bringing the race's Grand Depart to the capital next summer. Christian Prudhomme, the Tour's general director, and Paul Bush, managing director of Grand Depart GB 2027, were honoured during graduation ceremonies at the Usher Hall on Wednesday, October 28.
This will be the first time in the Tour's 124-year history that the Grand Depart has come to Scotland. The opening ceremony and official presentation of the riders will take place on Edinburgh Castle Esplanade on June 30. The first stage of the men's race will then begin in the city's Old Town on July 2, with the peloton heading south through the Scottish Borders to the finish in Carlisle.
Prudhomme, 65, has served as the Tour's general director for nearly 20 years. He spent the first part of his career as a cycling journalist before joining Amaury Sport Organisation, which organises the Tour, in 2004. He said: 'Edinburgh will be the most northern based Grand Depart in the history of the Tour'. He credited Bush's efforts as essential to the event coming to the city.
How it is being reported
- Edinburgh Napier honours Tour de France bosses for bringing Grand Depart to cityIt will be the first time the event has come to Scotland.Edinburgh Live · 28 Oct, 18:02
- Tour de France bosses honoured for role in bringing Grand Depart to Edinburgh in historic moveChristian Prudhomme and Paul Bush was recognised during the university’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday, October 28Edinburgh Evening News · 28 Oct, 16:01
In this story: Christian Prudhomme · Paul Bush · Edinburgh Napier University · Edinburgh · Tour de France · Scotland
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