Pressedienst der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Press conferences in Paris and Düsseldorf Mayor Geisel and Tour Director Prudhomme Present Details of the Grand Départ Düsseldorf 2017 In 2017, the Grand Départ of the Tour de France will take place in the state capital of Düsseldorf. The details about the start of the world?s most famous bicycle race will be shared with the media and the general public by Düsseldorf?s mayor, Thomas Geisel, and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, on January 14, 2017, during a presentation at the Stadthalle/CCD. A press conference was already held in the morning at the German embassy in Paris. The presentation in Düsseldorf was transmitted online as a livestream and is still available. In the evening, there was a reception in the Düsseldorf Ständehaus, which was lit up in the French national colors. Author: Jäckel-Engstfeld, Kerstin 2016-01-14 You may download the following material for editorial use Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartEmpfang1.jpg In honor of the Grand Départ reception, the Ständehaus in Düsseldorf was lit up in France?s national colors.,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartEmpfang2.jpg Tour director Christian Prudhomme, NRW Minister for Sports Christina Kampmann and Mayor Thomas Geisel,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartEmpfang3.jpg Grand Départ reception at the Düsseldorf Ständehaus,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartEmpfang4.jpg Carnival medal for Tour Director Christian Prudhomme,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK1.jpg Cycling legend Bernard Hinault, Mayor Thomas Geisel and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, arrive at the Düsseldorf Airport,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK2.jpg Cycling legend Bernard Hinault, Mayor Thomas Geisel and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, arrive at the Stadthalle at Messe Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK3.jpg Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, and Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK4.jpg Strong media interest at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK5.jpg Mayor Thomas Geisel, Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, City Manager Burkhard Hintzsche and Regional Transport Minister Dr. Stephan Keller,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK6.jpg Messe CEO Werner Dornscheidt at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK7.jpg Mayor Thomas Geisel and Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK8.jpg Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK9.jpg Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK10.jpg Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK11.jpg Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer Photo: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/pressebilder/160114GrandDepartPK12.jpg Mayor Thomas Geisel at the Grand Départ press conference in Düsseldorf,(c)Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf/Michael Gstettenbauer File: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/presseanhang/160114GrandDepartEtappe1.pdf Map of the 1st stage of the Grand Départ 2017 File: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/presseanhang/160114GrandDepartEtappe2.pdf Map of the 2nd stage of the Grand Départ 2017 File: https://www.duesseldorf.de/fileadmin/Amt13/presseanhang/160114GrandDepartPressemappe.pdf Press folder for Grand Départ Düsseldorf 2017 To the online version: https://www.duesseldorf.de/index.php?id=&tx_pld_frontpage%5Bnews%5D=10182