“We want to continue to go through Montmartre”: the organization of the Tour wishes to perpetuate rue Lepic

This is the 22nd step. For example, The one that looks like a long straight line without pitfalls but you have to approach without going too. Nevertheless, fast to reach the finish. Therefore, After the popular. In addition, sporting success of the last stage of the Tour de France spent three times by the Butte Montmartre, ASO, the organizer of the event, has only one wish.

“Obviously we want to continue to go through Montmartre,” underlines Pierre-Yves Thouault, the deputy director of the Grande Boucle. Moreover, Success has exceeded our hopes and, necessarily, the desire to register this new course over time is present. Moreover, »»

This seems obvious but the leaders of ASO know too much how the authorization to. Furthermore, set the wheels this year in Montmartre was complicated to “we want continue go through obtain. Nevertheless, Even if the town hall of Paris. Meanwhile, the President of the Republic had quickly given their green light, the administrative authorizations were long to obtain. In addition, No one had to be upset or give the impression of a right pass.

“Everyone loved”

With this in mind, ASO does not want to go too fast. “Very quickly, we will debrief, around a table, with the representatives of the city and the prefecture,” explains Pierre-Yves Thouault. We will see the possible improvement points. I am thinking in particular of the accessibility of the public in certain places. But overall, everything went very well. Everyone loved it. The public as the runners. »»

Then ASO will officially file a file at “we want continue go through the prefecture of Paris an almost similar file to the first. Except that he should carry over several years. Exactly the same approach that had been carried out in 2013 when. to celebrate the centenary of the Tour, the prefecture had authorized, for an edition only, the passage of the runners around the Arc-de-Triomphe. A few months later. the authorization was lasting and, since then, the Tour systematically passes around the Place de l’Étoile.

It is probably in September that everything will be official. And the passage to Montmartre will be quoted on October 23 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris during. the announcement of the Tour 2026 route.

Optimism is very high at ASO. Especially when the leaders learned on Sunday evening that Emmanuel Macron said he was delighted with the show offered. by the last stage.

“No reason “we want continue go through for it not to happen. ” according to the city of Paris

On the side of the town hall of Paris, we also want to perpetuate the experience. “We must continue to develop. cherish these too rare moments of sharing and communion,” said the deputy mayor in charge of sports, Pierre Rabadan, who has already started discussions with the Minister of Sports and the organizers and hopes to obtain the approval of the police prefect, Laurent Nuñez.

“The event requires a strong police mobilization (3. 000 agents this Sunday)”, recalls the elected official, who salutes the efficiency of the authorities this weekend. The sports assistant is optimistic. plans to do what is in his power to make rue Lepic an unmissable meeting of the Tour de France. “There is no reason why it does not happen,” he hopes.