The 2024 Tour de France is set to be a unique edition, starting with its Grand Depart in Florence and Emilia-Romagna, just across the border in Italy. Breaking tradition, the race will conclude in Nice, marking the first time in many years that the finale is away from Paris. Scheduled from June 29th to July 21st, let's take a closer look at Stage 5.
On the fifth day the race starts in the Alps, on the hub city of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, but it will be a day for the sprinters as the riders head out of the mountains. We will certainly have a bunch sprint in the industrial area of Saint Vulbas.
13 kilometers at almost 3% ending with 95 kilometers to go and 3 kilometers at 5% with 35 kilometers to go are the two climbs to take into consideration on the day. It's not impossible for some team to try and push the pace in the latter, it's close enough to the finish to drop a few sprinters, but this is unlikely.
The likely scenario is a regular bunch sprint. The riders go all the way into Saint Vulbas but never go into the town center. Instead they ride away from it a few kilometers. Two slight turns with 2.8 and 2.3 kilometers to go will thin down the peloton a bit. A normal bunch sprint finish, although you could argue there is a slight right-hand bend with only 200 meters to go - UCI, where are you?
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