Editing Tour de France (section)

===Corsica===
Prior to 2013, the Tour de France had visited every region of [[Metropolitan France]] except [[Corsica]].<ref name=nouvelobs>{{cite web|url=http://leplus.nouvelobs.com/contribution/158813;la-corse-fait-elle-peur-au-tour-de-france.html |title=La Corse fait-elle peur au Tour de France ?&nbsp;– le Plus |date=July 2011 |publisher=Leplus.nouvelobs.com |access-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> Jean-Marie Leblanc, when he was organiser, said the island had never asked for a stage start there. It would be difficult to find accommodation for 4,000 people, he said.<ref name=autogenerated2>L'Équipe Magazine, France, 23 October 2004</ref> The spokesman of the Corsican nationalist party [[Party of the Corsican Nation]], [[François Alfonsi]], said: "The organisers must be afraid of terrorist attacks. If they are really thinking of a possible terrorist action, they are wrong. Our movement, which is nationalist and in favour of self-government, would be delighted if the Tour came to Corsica."<ref name=autogenerated2 /> The opening three stages of the [[2013 Tour de France]] were held on Corsica as part of the celebrations for the 100th edition of the race.