The salida oficil or big start of the 2017 vuelta will take place in france in the ancient city of nmes starting with a team time trial that will ride through the streets of the old city and right through the heart of its historical buildings the riders will spend two more days in france the crocodile famous symbol of nmes brought to the city by its early romans settlers to remember their conquest of egypt is part of the jersey design bibshorts with mesh braces and gitevo chamois blue