Liège confirmed as host of 2012 Tour de France prologue

Liège has been officially confirmed by the ASO as the host of the 2012 Tour de France and the first three days of the race will take place in Belgium. Liège previously hosted the Grand Départ in 2004, when Fabian Cancellara powered to victory in the prologue.

Barry Ryan
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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.