Overview
- Organizers chose Reims to host the 2028 Grand Départ, with director Christian Prudhomme stressing the need to start in France more often.
- The 115th edition will run from June 24 to July 16, 2028 to avoid a clash with the Los Angeles Olympics.
- The opening four stages will cross the Grand Est region through Charleville-Mézières, Épernay, Metz, Thionville and Verdun.
- Luxembourg missed out on the start but is set to host a significant stage on the route.
- Recent and planned foreign openings include Barcelona in 2026 and Edinburgh in 2027, and Reims last opened the Tour in 1956.