Karoq will take part in Tour de France Grand Depart

As the official automotive partner to the Tour de France cycle race for the last 14 years, Skoda gets the chance for a little extra product placing, writes Brian Byrne.

This year is no exception, with the newly-revealed Karoq compact SUV scheduled to travel the first time trials of the Tour from Dusseldorf as service vehicles for teams from South Africa, the Netherlands and Belgium.

The Grand Depart of the of the Tour from Dusseldorf is on 1 July.