https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Tour de France is starting earlier than usual this year - here's how to follow the race on Danish TV, and why the coverage is of interest even if you're not a cycling fan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240628/how-to-follow-the-tour-de-france-on-danish-tv-and-why-you-might-want-to Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:28:54 +0200 how-to-follow-the-tour-de-france-on-danish-tv-and-why-you-might-want-to Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard has been having a "tough time" since winning the Tour de France in July, the sporting director of his club Jumbo Visma said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220818/denmarks-vingegaard-having-tough-time-after-tour-de-france-triumph Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:31:22 +0200 denmarks-vingegaard-having-tough-time-after-tour-de-france-triumph Jonas Vingegaard received a hero's welcome from thousands of fans as he returned to his village home on Thursday following his Tour de France triumph. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220729/tour-champion-vingegaard-returns-to-heros-welcome-in-village-home Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:15:35 +0200 tour-champion-vingegaard-returns-to-heros-welcome-in-village-home Cycling-mad Danes have turned out in their thousands on Wednesday, July 27th to give a hero's welcome to 25-year-old Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220727/in-pictures-vingegaards-triumphant-return-after-tour-de-france-win Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:46:31 +0200 in-pictures-vingegaards-triumphant-return-after-tour-de-france-win Jonas Vingegaard was crowned Tour de France champion on Sunday after a gruelling 3,350km, 21-stage race, ending a journey which had its roots in the mundane surroundings of a fish factory in his native Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220725/denmark-celebrates-home-grown-tour-de-france-winner-vingegaard Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:40:01 +0200 denmark-celebrates-home-grown-tour-de-france-winner-vingegaard After the Grand Depart from Copenhagen on Friday and strong winds on the Grand Belt Bridge on Saturday, Denmark's Tour de France route makes its way from Velje to Sønderborg today. Here are the best pictures from Stages 2 and 3. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220703/in-pictures-stages-2-and-3-of-denmarks-tour-de-france-event Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:14:02 +0200 in-pictures-stages-2-and-3-of-denmarks-tour-de-france-event The 109th edition of the famous Tour de France bike race set off from Copenhagen this week. Here's the best pictures so far as the world's biggest bike race makes its way through Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220702/in-pictures-the-tour-de-france-starts-in-denmark Sat, 02 Jul 2022 17:41:41 +0200 in-pictures-the-tour-de-france-starts-in-denmark Fans packed downtown Copenhagen ahead of the Tour de France's Grand Depart on Friday where Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik had promised to watch from in front of the royal palace, while over a billion television viewers are expected to tune in over the three weeks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220701/thousands-of-cycling-fans-in-copenhagen-for-tour-de-france-departure Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:30:13 +0200 thousands-of-cycling-fans-in-copenhagen-for-tour-de-france-departure The 2022 Tour de France starts on Friday, with the much-anticipated Danish Grand Départ setting off from Copenhagen and making its way across Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220627/how-will-tour-de-france-affect-traffic-and-travel-in-denmark Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:47:32 +0200 how-will-tour-de-france-affect-traffic-and-travel-in-denmark Excitement is ramping up in Denmark as the Tour de France, hugely popular in the Nordic country, prepares to take off from Copenhagen on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220628/five-great-spots-to-watch-the-tour-de-france-in-denmark Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:06:17 +0200 five-great-spots-to-watch-the-tour-de-france-in-denmark Raucous crowds at the Copenhagen Tivoli theme park gave the Tour de France the kind of reception organisers could only have dreamed of on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220630/tour-de-france-gets-rapturous-danish-reception-in-copenhagen Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:32:42 +0200 tour-de-france-gets-rapturous-danish-reception-in-copenhagen Eager to welcome the start of the Tour de France which embarks from the Danish capital on Friday, Copenhagen senses an opportunity to promote its deep cycling culture in a land where bikes, not cars, rule the roads. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220629/cycling-is-in-our-dna-denmark-readies-for-tour-de-france Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:14:26 +0200 cycling-is-in-our-dna-denmark-readies-for-tour-de-france The 2022 Tour de France starts on Friday and is once more an international event - setting off from Copenhagen - after the previous two years' events were curtailed by the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211014/map-details-of-2022-tour-de-france-and-denmark-revealed Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:03:46 +0200 map-details-of-2022-tour-de-france-and-denmark-revealed Thousands of recreational cyclists are expected to take to Denmark’s roads this Saturday as part of a warm-up event in advance to the Tour de France Grand Depart, which takes place in Denmark next month. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220608/how-danish-tour-de-france-preparations-will-cause-traffic-delays Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:54:27 +0200 how-danish-tour-de-france-preparations-will-cause-traffic-delays Denmark was originally scheduled to host the three opening stages of the Tour de France next year. The stages will now not take place until 2022. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200803/danish-tour-de-france-stages-postponed-until-2022 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:34:20 +0200 danish-tour-de-france-stages-postponed-until-2022 Organizers presented earlier this week the Danish stages of the 2021 Tour de France, stoking excitement in sports and cycling-mad Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200206/how-much-will-it-cost-copenhagen-to-host-the-tour-de-france Thu, 06 Feb 2020 14:35:09 +0100 how-much-will-it-cost-copenhagen-to-host-the-tour-de-france The city of Copenhagen is to shut down one of its busiest roads for four days when the Tour de France comes to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191217/copenhagens-busiest-road-to-be-closed-for-tour-de-france Tue, 17 Dec 2019 23:56:07 +0100 copenhagens-busiest-road-to-be-closed-for-tour-de-france The Tour de France will avoid Denmark’s perhaps-most challenging hill for bicycle racers when the event’s opening stages take place in the Scandinavian country in 2021. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191205/tour-de-france-says-non-merci-to-notorious-danish-cycling-hill Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:38:17 +0100 tour-de-france-says-non-merci-to-notorious-danish-cycling-hill The 2021 Tour de France will start in Denmark with an opening stage in Copenhagen, organisers announced Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190221/2021-tour-de-france-to-kick-off-in-denmark Thu, 21 Feb 2019 10:34:29 +0100 2021-tour-de-france-to-kick-off-in-denmark Copenhagen’s chances of hosting the start of the 2021 Tour de France are very good, according to Lord Mayor Frank Jensen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180830/copenhagen-mayor-optimistic-over-tour-de-france-start Thu, 30 Aug 2018 18:54:54 +0200 copenhagen-mayor-optimistic-over-tour-de-france-start