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- ↑ "Benelux trio to apply to host 2018 World Cup". ESPN. 16 October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2006.
- ↑ "2019 Tour de France to start in Brussels". cyclingnews.com . 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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