Figaro 3 - Tour de France à la Voile - Dunkerque FRA - Prologue today

The Tour de France starts today with the prologue in Dunkerque, this year a mixture of short regattas at the leg venues and a total of 6 connecting legs along the French Atlantic coast. Among the 15 teams, there is again a team from the Geneva CER with Valentin Gautier SUI this year. A women's team, led by the Olympic medalist Susanne Beucke GER, is among the participants for the first time. Eivinn Melleby NOR on board the international 'Neka Sailing Team' is the second Olympic medalist among the starters. ----- The reports.