VIDEO: Riding The Dusseldorf Time Trial – a Tour de France Stage 1 Course Preview

Our friends over at Global Cycling Network have been out on the streets of Dusseldorf to test out the route for the opening stage of the 2017 Tour de France.

[WATCH THE TOUR DE FRANCE ON EUROSPORT AND EUROSPORT PLAYER]

Now, here at LeBuzz Towers we’re not short of friends (no sir-ree!), but we consider the lads at GCN to be among our most charismatic pals.

Presenters Simon Richardson and Tom Last were tasked with pedalling through the German capital of fashion in the name of quality content.

And they’ve well and truly delivered, with what is both an informative and entertaining preview – which you can watch by clicking on the link at the top of this article.

And if that’s whetted your appetite, then remember to tune in to Eurosport 1 and Eurosport Player from 13:45 on Saturday for coverage of the opening stage.

It’s the start of what promises to be a superb three weeks of racing.

We can’t wait for the 104th edition of @LeTour to kick-off this weekend pic.twitter.com/LeEThTLfoR

— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) June 26, 2017