Grand Départ
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The Grand Départ is the high-profile opening stage or stages of a major cycling Grand Tour, often held in a notable host city or region to launch the race with significant fanfare and media attention.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Départ canonical | 1 |
| Tour de France Grand Départ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3979733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Départ Context triple: [Giro d'Italia, startType, Grand Départ]
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A.
L’Étape du Tour
L’Étape du Tour is an annual mass-participation cyclosportive that lets amateur cyclists ride a full mountain stage of the Tour de France under race conditions.
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B.
Tour de la Chaîne
Tour de la Chaîne is a historic medieval defensive tower guarding the entrance to the old harbor of La Rochelle on France’s Atlantic coast.
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C.
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a prestigious early-season professional road cycling stage race in France, often seen as a key preparation event for the Grand Tours.
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D.
TGV Paris–Nice
TGV Paris–Nice is a high-speed French train service connecting Paris with the Mediterranean city of Nice.
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E.
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a prestigious week-long professional cycling stage race in southeastern France, often used by top riders as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Départ Target entity description: The Grand Départ is the high-profile opening stage or stages of a major cycling Grand Tour, often held in a notable host city or region to launch the race with significant fanfare and media attention.
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A.
L’Étape du Tour
L’Étape du Tour is an annual mass-participation cyclosportive that lets amateur cyclists ride a full mountain stage of the Tour de France under race conditions.
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B.
Tour de la Chaîne
Tour de la Chaîne is a historic medieval defensive tower guarding the entrance to the old harbor of La Rochelle on France’s Atlantic coast.
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C.
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a prestigious early-season professional road cycling stage race in France, often seen as a key preparation event for the Grand Tours.
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D.
TGV Paris–Nice
TGV Paris–Nice is a high-speed French train service connecting Paris with the Mediterranean city of Nice.
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E.
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré is a prestigious week-long professional cycling stage race in southeastern France, often used by top riders as a key preparation event for the Tour de France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cycling event
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opening stage ⓘ sporting tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
broadcast coverage
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host city ⓘ host region ⓘ local economic impact ⓘ sponsorship activation ⓘ tourism promotion ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ceremonial activities
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festive atmosphere ⓘ high media attention ⓘ large crowds ⓘ presentation of teams ⓘ |
| goal |
engage local fans
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generate publicity ⓘ launch the race ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
celebration of cycling culture
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showcase of host city or region ⓘ |
| hasEconomicEffect |
increased tourism revenue for host
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temporary infrastructure investment ⓘ |
| involves |
first competitive stage
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opening ceremony ⓘ team presentation ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | great start ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Grand Départ
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tour de France Grand Départ
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| oftenHeldIn |
major European cities
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regions seeking international exposure ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Tour
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stage race ⓘ |
| refersTo |
opening stage of a Grand Tour
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opening stages of a Grand Tour ⓘ |
| sport | road cycling ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
multiple stages
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one stage ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cycling fans
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media ⓘ race organizers ⓘ |
| usedInContextOf |
Grand Tours
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surface form:
Grand Tour cycling races
Tour de France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Départ Description of subject: The Grand Départ is the high-profile opening stage or stages of a major cycling Grand Tour, often held in a notable host city or region to launch the race with significant fanfare and media attention.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tour de France Grand Départ