The Tour de France will start from Bilbao, in the Spanish Basque Country, its organizers announced on Friday.

This is a first since 1992, when the Great Loop started from San Sebastián, in the same region. 

The 2023 Tour de France will start from Bilbao, in the Spanish Basque country, according to the announcement made on Friday by its organizers with local authorities.

In its history, the Tour has started only once from the Basque Country, in 1992 in San Sebastian, Spain. 

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