Overview
- Leipzig entrepreneurs Thomas Hoffmann and Andreas Prokop propose a 2030 Grand Départ with three stages across Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia as a reunification tribute.
- Christian Prudhomme says the candidacy would be stronger with Berlin and calls a 2029 start a powerful nod to the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall.
- Strong 2029 bids from Prague and Slovenia already feature top-level state backing, with additional interest noted from Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
- Prudhomme states ASO will examine the German bid very carefully, citing rising German TV interest and ASO’s existing races in Frankfurt, Hamburg and the Deutschland-Tour.
- He questions a proposed 50-kilometre time trial, indicating ASO route architect Thierry Gouvenou would likely reshape sporting elements if the bid advances.