Tour de France Stage 4 - Cholet
Tuesday July 8, 2008
Today's Tour de France is a short but intense individual time trial that starts and ends in Cholet, France.
This is the official Tour de France blurb about Cholet:
Situated in the Pays de Loire regional district, Cholet is a convivial town with top-notch facilities, where economic vitality and quality of life go hand in hand. Military capital of Vendée during the 1793 uprising, a textile and manufacturing center between the two world wars, today geared towards modern industries, Cholet has inherited profound values from its past: the entrepreneurial spirit, the will to succeed and an audacious frame of mind.
Second largest town in the Maine-et-Loire department, with a population of 83,000 in its suburban area, and second most important economic basin in the Pays de Loire region, Cholet keeps thriving. With assets such as its modern infrastructure, its youthful population, its varied artistic and cultural life, and its well thought-out city planning, Cholet stands out as one of the most attractive cities in western France.
Find out more about the Tour de France: Tour de France 2008
tour de francePhoto of Cholet, copyright Tour de France.
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