Cycling veteran Hugh Porter introduces the Italian Liquigas cycling team at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Tour De France
Thousands of cycling fans gathered in Trafalgar Square for the opening ceremony of the 2007 Tour de France on Friday 6th July 2007. The event saw all the teams and 189 riders presented to the crowd, estimated to have been around 25,000, ahead of the Grand Depart. The riders also paraded from Trafalgar Square down Whitehall and back. London hosted Saturday 7th July's prologue before the first stage on the Sunday which travelled through the capital and Kent. This was the first time the Tour has started in England, but the third time it has passed through the country in its 104-year history. Hugh Porter was one of Britain's greatest professional cyclists, winning four world titles in the individual pursuit discipline, as well as a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1966. Building on his track cycling and road racing experience, he became a well-known commentator on cycle events, notably for the BBC.
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Location: Trafalgar Square, London
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