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Towns: Wallonia zone |
Liège - Charleroi - Namur - Waterloo
Wallonia zone: www.gov.wallonie.be
Liège
Hosting the start of the 2004 Tour de France.
First hosted a stage in 1948 (1. Bartali) and most recently in 1995 (1. Bruyneel). Stages in Seraing in 1995 and 2001.
County-town of the Province of Liège and capital of the Walloon region. Sits on the Meuse. 200,000 inhabitants (including environs: 500,000 inhabitants).
River port linked to Anvers by the Canal Albert. Iron and steel-making centre.
One of the cradles of cycling. The Liège-Bastogne-Liège is the oldest of the classics.
• Province of Liege: www.prov-liege.be,
• Town of Liege: www.liege.be
Charleroi
First hosted a stage in 1957 (1. Bauvin) and most recently in 1995 (1. Zabel).
Major industrial centre of the Hainaut. Sits on the Sambre. 206,000 inhabitants.
One of the historic towns of the Flèche Wallonne.
www.charleroi.be
Namur
First hosted a stage in 1952 (1. Diederich) and most recently in 1959 (1. Favero).
County-town of the Province of Namur and capital of Wallonia. Sits at the confluence of the Meuse and the Sambre. 105,000 inhabitants.
The town was conquered by Vauban at the end of the 17th century and is famous for its citadel and its "Route merveilleuse".
www.ville.namur.be
Waterloo
Making its first appearance as a stage town.
A town of the Brabant Wallon, situated to the South of Brussels. 28,000 inhabitants.
The name evokes the decisive battle of 18th June 1815 when Napoleon Bonaparte and his Grande Armée were finally defeated by Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army, assisted by the Prussians.
www.waterloo.be
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Towns: Wallonia zone |
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Wallonia zone: Liège, Charleroi, Namur, Waterloo
North zone: Wasquehal, Cambrai, Arras, Amiens, Chartres, Bonneval, Angers, Châteaubriant, Saint-Brieuc, Lamballe, Quimper, Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Paris Champs-Élysées
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