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This year the Tour de France starts in Corsica.
Teams
AG2R La Mondiale
Astana Pro Team
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
BMC Racing Team
Cannondale Pro Cycling
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Euskaltel-Euskadi
FDJ.fr
Garmin-Sharp
Katusha Team
Lampre-Merida
Lotto-Belisol
Movistar Team
Omega Pharma-Quick Step Cycling Team
Orica-GreenEdge
RadioShack Leopard
Sky Procycling
Sojasun
Team Argos-Shimano
Team Europcar
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
Vacansoleil-DCM pro Cycling Team
At the heart of the Island's Extrême-Sud micro-region, Porto-Vecchio, Corsica's third town, is bordered to the East by the Tyrrhenian Sea and to the West by the Ospedale massif. This privileged location between the sea and the mountains has made it the prime tourist destination on the ‘Isle of Beauty' and its population increases tenfold over the summer period. Between water sports and general sightseeing nearly 100,000 holiday makers come to enjoy the turquoise waters and the magnificent beaches of Palombaggia and Santa Giulia. To welcome them, Porto-Vecchio has an extensive range of accommodation and easy access thanks to its commercial port, its marina and the International Sud Corse Figari Airport situated nearby.
Also known as the ‘Salt Town' due to the salt production that made up a large part of the local economy. Over the last few years they have developed more town based projects destined to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. For example, the Prunellu Sports Complex that has just been completed alongside other ventures such as the Cultural Centre and the Casa di Lume, the Corsican regional cinema complex.
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Pop: 11,800 Chef lieu de canton of Corse-du-Sud
Specialities: sartinese (cheese), Corsican delicatessen, AOC wines, olive oil, figatelli (sausage).
Economy: tourism, sea freight.
Celebrities: Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra (politician), Yves Loubet (rally), Priscilla Gneto (judo), Claude Papi and Nicolas Penneteau (football)
Sport: Criterium international - Memorial Jean-Marc Saladini (bowls) – Historical Tour of Corsica.
Culture: Regional Film Centre Casa di Lume (unique in Corsica) - Classical and cultural music festival (February), Scen'E Sonniu (April), Semaine de la Critique Cannes at the Cinémathèque (May), Lire au soleil (June), Porto-Vecchio Music Festival (July), International Latin Dance Festival, annual fair (September)
Label: exemplary port
Teams
AG2R La Mondiale
Astana Pro Team
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
BMC Racing Team
Cannondale Pro Cycling
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Euskaltel-Euskadi
FDJ.fr
Garmin-Sharp
Katusha Team
Lampre-Merida
Lotto-Belisol
Movistar Team
Omega Pharma-Quick Step Cycling Team
Orica-GreenEdge
RadioShack Leopard
Sky Procycling
Sojasun
Team Argos-Shimano
Team Europcar
Team Saxo-Tinkoff
Vacansoleil-DCM pro Cycling Team



