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Bordeaux Sport
Years of reexploring the Garonne river ports, the Garonne Plan was picked by the urban Bordeaux community in 2000. The Quais de Bordeaux layout offered more opportunities for tourists and residents with the development of a sporting area.

British students and foreigners brought football into France and expanded through routes parallel to the rise of industries. Rugby was more advanced in the southwest compared to football through English influence. The Girondins de Bordeaux (football) and the Union Bordeaux Bègles (rugby) are two significant sports team in Bordeaux. Girondins de Bourdeaux began on October 1, 1881 and became a football club in the early 1920s. They won their first league title in 1950 against Lille. The Union Bordeaux Bègles became in May 2008 when two renowned clubs, the State Bordelais and CABBG united in June 2006.

Cycling, one of the most popular sports in France, is also big in Bordeaux. The famous Bordeaux-Paris race commenced in 1891. The first cycling club in Bordeaux was created in 1878.

The cricket team, Labrède Cricket formed in 2007 and renamed Bordeaux Giscours Cricket Club after entering Château Giscours. They aim to spread the practice of cricket in Bordeaux and Gironde. They played 34 matches, winning 31 of them in 2014.

In 2015, the Girondins de Bordeaux had their old stadium, Stade Chaban-Delmas, changed to the new Stade Matmut Atlantique, also known as Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux. The plan started on November 4, 2012 with clearing up the site. Over the period of two and a half years, the stadium officially opened on April 30, 2015