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Thank you for following us for the announcement of this Tour de France 2024 route! For the first time, the Tour leaves Italy and will exceptionally arrive in Italy. Nice, due to the Olympic Games à Paris. The Southern Alps, the Côte-d'Or and the central departments are highlighted. honor, while the North and the West are absent from this plot.
This year, the Massif Central could also make big differences, even if a only one step takes place. The profile doesn't look like much, but has more than 4000 meters of vertical drop. positive and could be fatal in the event of failure.
In addition to the times on stages 7 and 21, many The mountainous stages will widen the gaps between favorites. After a Great Departure already hilly, stage 4 will be formidable, with the Col du Galibier. The 14th stage, between Pau and Saint-Lary-Soulan, then stage 15 arriving at the Plateau de Beille, will also be turning points in this stage. dition. Finally, stages 19 and 20 will be the queen stages, with arrivals at the summit at Isola2000 and at the Col de la Couillole, before the final time trial.
After the first day of rest, on July 8, the Tour will descend towards the Pyrenees crossing the Loiret, the Cher, the Creuse , Cantal then Lot-et-Garonne between the 10th and 12th stage. In detail, the 10th will link Orléans and Saint-Amand-Montrond, the 11th Evaux-les-Bains and Lioran, and the 12th Aurillac and Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
The Tour will end with a time trial which could be legendary, like in 1989 between Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. But this time, it will take place between Monaco and Nice and will be hilly, with the passage to Nice. la Turbie and Col d'Eze.
The Tour de France 2024 leaves from Italy and arrives à Nice, and will not go further north than Troyes. The West is also absent from the route. On the other hand, there will be three stages in Côte-d'Or and an important passage in the Massif Central. The Pyrenees are present as usual, and the Southern Alps are highlighted. honor.
From the fourth day, the riders will have to climb the Sestrières and Galibier passes, with a short stage between Pinerolo and Valloire.
Nice welcomes Tour de France for the 38th time. The city notably organized two Great Departures, including that of 2020 during the pandemic.
The mayor of Nice, who exceptionally welcomes the arrival in this year of the Olympic Games & Paris, thanks the Minister of Sports, Am&lie Oudéa-Castéra, the President of the UCI David Lappartient, and the President of ;ASO, Jean-Etienne Amaury.
We already know the journey of the first three stages, which were followed revealed a few weeks ago. Here they are:
Stefano Bonaccini, President of the region hosting the first stages of the Tour de France 2024, thanks ASO and the people who made this possible unprecedented departure.
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