{"id":817117,"date":"2026-10-29T02:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T02:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/817117\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T02:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T02:16:12","slug":"tour-de-france-bosses-honoured-by-edinburgh-napier-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/817117\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France bosses honoured by Edinburgh Napier University"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The pair have been instrumental in bringing the iconic peloton to the Scottish capital for the first time. The first stage of the men\u2019s race will begin in the Old Town on Friday July 2, 2027, with the world\u2019s best cyclists heading south through the Scottish Borders<\/a> to the finish in Carlisle.\n<\/p>\n

\n Christian Prudhomme\u2019s honorary doctorate recognises an influential tenure as head of the most famous race in cycling \u2013 a role he has held for nearly 20 years.\n<\/p>\n

\n The 65-year-old spent the first part of his career covering cycling as a journalist, before joining Amaury Sport Organisation, the company which organises the Tour, in 2004.\n<\/p>\n

\n \"TourThe Tour de France is set to come to Edinburgh next summer (Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n

\n Meanwhile Paul Bush has built a remarkable career in sports leadership, including roles with Scottish Swimming, Visit Scotland and the Commonwealth Games<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n The Tour de France is the latest in a long list of major sporting spectacles he has helped bring to the country, alongside the Ryder Cup and Euro 2020.\n<\/p>\n

\n To mark the pair\u2019s graduation, the Tour de France Grand D\u00e9part trophy was displayed on stage and outside the Usher Hall for their fellow graduates, while Edinburgh Napier University\u2019s<\/a> Craiglockhart campus is being lit up in the Tour\u2019s iconic yellow this week.\n<\/p>\n

\n Presenting Christian Prudhomme\u2019s honorary degree,\u00a0Professor Tom Campbell, Director and Academic Lead at Bike Innovation Scotland, said: \u201cFor almost twenty years, Christian has been responsible for one of the world’s largest sporting events.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cHe has presented the Tour as a cultural event whose significance extends far beyond the outcome of the race itself, one in which landscapes, communities and traditions are as important to its identity as the sporting contest itself.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cHe has driven innovation within the race while remaining faithful to its traditions, a delicate balance that defines his tenure as Director.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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\n Exact route of Tour de France stage one as race comes to Scotland for first time<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n Edinburgh could declare ‘car-free day’ for Tour de France Grand D\u00e9part next summer<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n One-year countdown begins to the Tour de France departing Scottish soil<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n Presenting Paul Bush\u2019s honorary degree,\u00a0Professor Jane Ali-Knight, Professor in Festival and Event Management at Edinburgh Napier University, said: \u201cPaul is an individual who has spent over 30 years transforming the landscape of sport, coaching, and major events.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cHis path to leadership was built on the front lines of performance.\n<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe are recognising Paul for his outstanding contribution to sports development, his mastery of global event delivery, and his enduring generosity toward the next generation of talent.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n ENU\u2019s autumn graduation ceremonies are being held at the Usher Hall between October 27 and October 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The pair have been instrumental in bringing the iconic peloton to the Scottish capital for the first time.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":817118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-817117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}