Jaume Collboni: “The Tour is surprised by Barcelona”
He Tour de France returned to Barcelona for the fifth time, but it was the first to do so as a premiere at the ‘Grand Départ’. The two initial stages arriving in Barcelona were an organizational and participation success. This was stated by the mayor himself Jaume Collboni in the finish line after the end of the stage. “We are very happy and very content. Without a doubt, it is the most important sporting event that we have experienced in Barcelona since the ’92 Olympic Games. We have seen many happy people and hundreds of thousands of Barcelonans in the streets of the city and Catalonia”he noted satisfied. He also wanted to have a few words for the neighbors who suffered the inconvenience of the visit of the gala patrol, “I want to thank the patience of many citizens who have had their lives altered”.
The mayor acknowledged that the organization of the Tour de France He valued his visit to Catalan lands very positively. “The Tour is surprised because we have innovated a lot. Barcelona has shown, once again, that we are not satisfied with doing things as usual. We made an unprecedented presentation of the teams because it was dynamic and allowed people to get very close to the teams. We have also shown our artistic and cultural heritage, which was one of the objectives we also had. They have also been very surprised by the large number of people who have filled the streets of all the routes despite the great heat.”he explained.
Collboni He also took advantage of the cycling event to remember that Barcelona is a city open to organizing major sporting events. “Barcelona, when it wants, can”he said, but avoided commenting on the future plans of the municipal entity, which last year already hosted the Copa América de Vela. “We must leave temporary space to be able to digest and assimilate the success of the Tour”he said, referring to the fact that there will be no more events of this magnitude in a short space of time.
