The love story continues between the Dyelines and Paris-Nice. Sunday, March 6, for the seventh consecutive year, the prologue of the famous competition took place in the department. Through partnership with Maury Sport Organization (ASO), organizer with safety vest of the race and the county of Dyelines Council is to Confabs-Sainte-Honoring that has run this year the 175 cyclists taking. “We have a very athletic department that helps the bike in all its forms, be it sports, entertainment or as gentle transportation with over 850 km of cycle paths, enjoy Alexander Jolly, vice president of the departmental delegate sport council and mayor of Houlis. The prologue of Paris-Nice is a great showcase for the Dyelines. It’s a big party, which under the Seine edges is superb, Retransmits live in 170 countries. This race allows focusing on the bike, but also on the department and the discovery of his heritage. This also helps to bring the economy thanks to the many spectators who come for the occasion, with for example more than 100 000 Euros spent in hotels in the department. ”
Spectators came many pit proposed by the Dyelines General Council.
Spectators came many pit proposed by the County Council of Dyelines.
The public, who traveled from all over France and even beyond, has had the opportunity to be closer to many of the great names in international cycling, including Alberto Contender, Geraint Thomas, Richie door or Sylvain Chavannes. “We are seeing every year in Prologue, explains Joseph and Jean-François, who came especially the Loire for the race. It is a department that is well suited to cycling and like every year, it’s a good day. As an amateur cycling, the course of this year is very good because it is full and it is even more beautiful with the Seine landscape. Moreover, riders with reflective clothing are more affordable than in other competitions and we can discuss with them. We are fully satisfied and will be back next year. ”
The attraction is that this Prologue to Confabs-Sainte-Honoring also enjoyed the many shops in the city, some of which are exceptionally remained open all day Sunday.”The results are very positive, says Pascal Lafourche, manager of the brewery Le Bouquet located fouler square, just opposite the start of the race and animated village. The Paris-Nice brings many people from different backgrounds that would not have come otherwise. It puts the city in value and economic impact is certain since we had to have about 25% of covered more »Same story on the side of Jean-François Hervoche, restaurant manager” On 2 “.” We had a big crowd with the event and the sandwich device that we put in place worked well. This is an opportunity to put the city and its businesses forward, and we would like a demonstration like this every weekend ”
Around the race, the festivities were in full swing throughout the weekend with many associations mobilized for the event. Place Fouler, tents were erected for the village born in Dyelines All cyclists. A giant screen is allowed to follow the race and many activities were offered to visitors who came especially for the Prologue: concerts, exhibition of collector bikes, face painting … In the tent of the Departmental Council of the Dyelines, volunteers could be take photos with family and friends on a bicycle in the colors of the department, to keep an unforgettable memory of this day. Dyelines also offered children a road safety course for “awareness from an early age to have good habits bike,” the County Council. With the gift of a yellow reflective vest, it is essential to be visible on the road.
The day before the official race, the department also organized with the Departmental Committee of Tourism Dyelines Cycle several cycling hiking distance of 15 to 100 km. More than 600 beginners and experts participated in the discovery of the bicycle department.
After yet another successful edition, the appointment is already provided for in a year. For if the city which will host the prologue of Paris-Nice in 2017 is not yet announced, is already assured happened in the Dyelines.