Tour de France 2022 to kick off first stages in Denmark

STORY: Tour de France 2022 to kick off first stages in Denmark DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. time-lapse of yellow mini Eiffel Tower in Copenhagen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHIRISTIAN PRUDHOMME, General director of the Tour De France 3. facilities and roads decorated with symbolic colors of the Tour de France in Copenhagen and around Denmark 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOPHIE HAESTORP ANDERSEN, Mayor of Copenhagen 5. the Tour de France manhole cover 6. painted wooden bicycle rider shirts in Nyborg city of Denmark 7. various of bikers in a pre-match trial racing STORYLINE: The first three stages of the Tour de France 2022 will kick off in the Danish capital of Copenhagen and other cities around the Nordic country from July 1 to 3. The three Danish stages of the 109th Tour de France are expected to take riders through bicycle-friendly cities, breathtaking nature, and UNESCO-protected history. Stage 1 is a 13-km single start in Copenhagen, while Sta