Corsica's governing body approved the needed budget to host the start of the 2013 Tour de France, according to Wielerland.nl. The Tour de France has never visited the island and now appears ready for its 100th edition.
Last month, the Tour de France announced Liège will host the start - the Grand Départ - of the 2012 Tour de France. The 2011 Tour de France begins in the Vendée department.
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