The 2024 Tour de France passes very close to Lyon: here is where and when

The 2024 Tour de France begins in Florence this Saturday, June 29, 2024. Once again, it will not pass through Lyon. But in the region and the Rhône, fans of the most prestigious cycling competition will not have to go far to watch the peloton pass by.

The fifth stage passes near Lyon

Wednesday July 3, 2024, the runners will leave Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (Savoie) shortly after 1 p.m. The caravan will set the mood from 11:20 a.m. This will be the fifth stage, with a length of 177.40 km.

The peloton will continue to Chambéry, reach the banks of the Haut-Rhône then briefly enter Isère before joining the Ain department, where the finish is located, following the Rhône river.

Arrival 35 kilometers from Lyon

The 2024 Tour de France riders will take the D20 in Ain around 5 p.m., before arriving in the town of Saint-Vulbas, located 35 km from Lyon. This town, which is home to the Bugey nuclear power plant, serves for the first time as a stage town in the Tour de France.

The first athletes are expected shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday July 3 at the finish line, avenue des Bergeries. “This small town in Ain is already a cycling hotspot, having hosted the Critérium du Dauphiné twice, the Tour de l’Avenir three times, but especially the Tour de l’Ain, of which it is regularly one of the first stopover towns,” notes the Tour de France.

The next day, the cyclists will meet further north for the sixth stage, also flat, over 163.5 km between Mâcon and Dijon.

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