Profiles. The 2024 Tour de France will be a special edition, with it's Grand Depart in Florence and Emilia-Romagna over the border in Italy, and for the first time in many years, a finale away from Paris as the riders will head into Nice for the race finale. It will take place from the 29th June to the 21st of July.
The Grand Depart will take place in Florence and the two opening stages will be suited to the classics riders and climbers with finales in Rimini and Bologne. The third stage will suit the sprinters and end in Turin. The race will end in Nice as Paris will host the Olympic Games that summer, and the final stage will be a time-trial between Monaco and Nice.
After another tough day on stage 4 with the riders heading onto French tarmac, stage 5 will finally allow the riders to get a little bit more respite, with a transition stage between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Saint-Vulbas.
Stage 7 brings the first of two individual time-trials, before stage 8 and 9 pose further threats to general classification riders with stage 9 especially unpredictable as the white gravel paths of the Côte des Bar, a hilly champagne area, feature.
Then comes a traditional rest day and an expected sprint stage on stage 10 could see many of the riders enjoy a bonus rest as week 2 begins. The main focus of the middle week though, is the introduction of the Pyrenees. The first ride through the infamous area takes on the Pla d'Adet. In the second Pyrenees stage, the finish line is in the Plateau de Beille ski resort, also a well-known Tour mountain.
Stage 20 will be the final day in the mountains for the Grand Boucle, short in distance however it'll be in the Alpes Maritimes that it'll take place, a rough day with four categorized climbs including the Col de Turini, Col de la Colmiane and the Col de la Couillole - all frequent appearances as the queen stages at Paris-Nice.
The race will end in Nice as Paris will host the Olympic Games that summer and the final stage will be a time-trial between Monaco and Nice. The 35-kilometre route will include the ascents to La Turbie (8.1Km; 6.5%) and a short hilltop to the Col d'Èze (1.6Km; 8.1%) before descending down to the coastal city which will receive the Tour de France peloton's podium.
Stage 1 (official): Florence - Rimini, 205 kilometers
Stage 2 (official): Cesenatico - Bologne, 200 kilometers
Stage 3 (official): Plaisance - Turin, 225 kilometers
Stage 4: Pinerolo - Valloire
Stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Saint-Vulbas, 177 kilometers
Stage 6: Mâcon - Dijon, 163 kilometers
Stage 7 (ITT): Gevrey-Chambertin - Nuits-Saint-Georges, 25 kilometers
Stage 8: Semur-en-Auxois - Colombey-Les-Deux-Églyses, 25 kilometers
Stage 9: Colombey-les-Deux-Églyses - Troyes
Stage 10: Orléans - Saint-Amand-Montrond, 187 kilometers
Stage 11: Evaux-les-Bains - Le Lioran, 211 kilometers
Stage 12: Aurillac - Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 204 kilometers
Stage 13: Agen - Pau, 171 kilometers
Stage 14: Pau - Pla d'Adet
Stage 15: Loudenvielle - Plateau de Beille
Stage 16: Gruissan - Nîmes, 187 kilometers
Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Super-Dévoluy
Stage 18: Gap - Barcelonnette, 179 kilometers
Stage 19: Embrun - Isola 2000
Stage 20 (official): Nice - Col de la Couillole, 132 kilometers
Stage 20 will be the final day in the mountains for the Grand Boucle, short in distance however it'll be in the Alpes Maritimes that it'll take place, a rough day with four categorized climbs including the Col de Turini, Col de la Colmiane and the Col de la Couillole - all frequent appearances as the queen stages at Paris-Nice.
Stage 21 (ITT) (official): Monaco - Nice, 35 kilometers
The 35-kilometer route will include the ascents to La Turbie (8.1Km; 6.5%) and a short hilltop to the Col d'Èze (1.6Km; 8.1%) before descending down to the coastal city which will receive the Tour de France peloton's podium.
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