The Dutch city of Nijmegen is being touted as being the start for the 2016 Giro D'Italia.
The city on the German border has been quoted by Italian website Tutto Bici as the Grand Depart for the race which was won this year convincingly by Tinkoff Saxo's Alberto Contador.
The website say in an article: “During a meeting yesterday for the Naples bike festival, Jos Sluijsmans, president of Fietsdiensten.nl and Dutch cycling ambassador, announced in his report that the 2016 Giro d’Italia will begin in the Netherlands. From Nijmegen, his hometown, to be precise.”
Dutch city Appeldorn had previously been rumoured to be the start town for the race which organisers RCS Sport are yet to make an announcement about.
The Giro D'Italia has twice used Dutch cities/towns for its race start. Amsterdam in 2010 and Groningen in 2002 have both been held Grand Départ's.