ISSY- The 2010 Tour de France will start in the Netherlands, organizers said Thursday. The 97th edition of the showcase race will begin on July 3 in Rotterdam, which the Amaury Sport Organisation said was chosen ahead of Utrecht, another Dutch city.

Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre will be going head-to-head with Lance Armstrong at the Giro d'Italia next year.

American Lance Armstrong will race against long-time team mate George Hincapie in the Tour Down Under around Adelaide in January.

Long time teammates Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie will go head-to-head in cycling's Tour Down Under around Adelaide next year. Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, is a confirmed starter in the tour after announcing plans to launch a comeback to professional racing in 2009.

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Race organizers say the 2010 Tour de France will start in the Netherlands.

The 2010 Tour de France will start from the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, organisers ASO said on Thursday. The Tour's 97th edition will start on July 3 and the route will be unveiled in Rotterdam

STRASBOURG, France (AP) Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre will be going head-to-head with Lance Armstrong at the Giro d'Italia next year. With Armstrong still undecided on competing in the Tour, the Giro guarantees at least one major race featuring both the reigning Tour champion and the seven-time winner. Read the full story

The organisers of the Tour de France have announced that next season's race will begin from Rotterdam, hoping to mirror the success of the Grand Depart in London in 2007.

The 2010 Tour de France will start from the Dutch port city of Rotterdam -- race organizers organisers ASO confirmed on Thursday.