On Saturday, the 64th edition of the Vuelta a España will start in Assen, the Netherlands.
The only other Vuelta edition which started outside of Spain was 12 years ago in 1997 in Portugal. Assen hosts the sixth Dutch start in any of the three major tours, more than any other country.
According to Infostrada Sports, the last time the Netherlands hosted a major tour was seven years ago when the Giro d’Italia started in Groningen. Both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France will start in 2010 in the Netherlands as well, respectively in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Major tour starts – Foreign countries
# Starts Country Year(s)
6 Netherlands Tour (1954,1973,1978,1996), Giro (2002), Vuelta (2009)
5 Belgium Tour (1958,1975,2004), Giro (1973, 2006)
3 West Germany Tour (1965,1980,1987)
2 Luxembourg Tour (1989,2002)
2 Monaco Tour (2009), Giro (1966)
1 Switzerland Tour (1982)
1 Spain Tour (1992)
1 Greece Giro (1996)
1 Portugal Vuelta (1997)
1 Ireland Tour (1998)
1 France Giro (1998)
1 England Tour (2007)
List of Dutch starts in three major tours
Year Race City
2009 Vuelta Assen
2002 Giro Groningen
1996 Tour Den Bosch
1978 Tour Leiden
1973 Tour Scheveningen
1954 Tour Amsterdam
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