Overview
- Leipzig-based organizers propose a 2030 Grand Départ with three stages across Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia to mark reunification.
- Tour director Christian Prudhomme says the bid would be stronger with Berlin, tying a potential 2029 start to the fall of the Berlin Wall and noting Berlin hosted the 1987 opener.
- Prudhomme cites strong 2029 bids from Prague and Slovenia, with additional interest from Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
- ASO will examine the German candidacy very carefully, weighing audience impact and its existing German events, as organizers point to support from Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- Prudhomme criticized a proposed 50-kilometer time trial and said ASO would rework any approved route with its course architect to favor more engaging racing.