Times for the Prologue and Stage 1

By David Arthur

Just an example of the Tour caravan you can expect to see (pic © Gerard Brown)

Opening Ceremony - Friday 6 July 2007

Trafalgar Square will host a celebration of the 2007 Tour de France arriving in London. It'll be free to partake, and Nelson's Column should make an impressive backdrop for the planned events. More information about the Ceremony as we get it. Starts at 6pm

Prologue - Saturday 7 July 2007

To get a good spot as the Prologue twists through central London, be sure to get there very early. The actual race will be preceded by the publicity caravan, where you'll be drowned with free products distributed by the many sponsors of the race.

Caravan - 1pm

Race Starts 3pm

Race Ends - 6.20pm

Stage 1 - Sunday 8 July 2007

The caravan parade leaves the Mall at 8.40am. Riders will be signing on from 9.25am to 10.20am. The riders will then leave the Mall at 10.25am and there's a ceremony at Tower Bridge at 10.45am. The race will then get properly underway when the riders reach Greenwich, opposite the Maritime Museum at 11am, in what is commonly referred to as the départ réel. The Tour director will announce the start of the race by waving a white flag from the official car.

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