A departure to Florence, Italy. An arrival in Nice. The 2024 Tour de France, which starts on Saturday June 29 and ends on Sunday July 21, will be a little special due to the Paris 2024 Olympics. 21 stages are on the program for the 176 riders entered. With two passages in the Alps, but only two days in the Pyrenees. Here is everything you need to know about the 111th edition of the Tour.
Where does the Tour de France start?
The event starts in Florence on Saturday, June 29. A departure abroad, wanted primarily to lighten the workload of the police in this Olympic summer. This is the 27th time that the Tour de France starts from outside the country. The first was in 1954, in Amsterdam. The last one, last year, with the Basque Country. Note that this is also the third time in a row since the 2022 Tour started in Denmark.
This departure, from Florence, is the first time that the event, created in 1903, has started in Italy.
Where will the finish of the Tour de France be judged on June 21?
No Champs-Élysées this year. This is the real big news of the 2024 Tour de France. Also due to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the final finish will not take place in Paris, on the “most beautiful avenue in the world”. Between security constraints and temporary arrangements in the capital for the Olympic event, which starts on July 26, the organizers had to review their plans. They chose Nice and its Promenade des Anglais for the final finish, on June 21. And for those nostalgic for the LeMond – Fignon era, this Tour de France will end with a time trial between Monaco and Nice.
What is the route of this Tour de France
With a start in Italy and a finish in Nice, the South-East quarter of France is strongly represented. Unlike Brittany and the North, which are completely excluded, and a good part of the West which is absent from the route. After three days in Italy, the peloton will cross the border during the fourth stage with a connection between Pinerlolo and Valloire, in Savoie. A first two-day passage in the Alps before going up to Burgundy (arriving in Dijon on Thursday 4 July and Troyes on Sunday 7 July), paying tribute to General de Gaulle, in this year of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings in Colombey-les-deux-Eglises (on Saturday 6 July), then going back down through the centre of France after the first rest day on Monday 8 July.
The only stage in the Massif Central will be a beautiful finish in the Lioran resort, in Cantal, on Wednesday July 10, before a descent towards the Pyrenees at the end of the second week. On the program, two summit finishes, at Pla d’Adet on Saturday July 13, then at Plateau de Beille on Sunday July 14. The second rest day will take place in Aude, in Gruissan, on Monday July 15, then the peloton will take the road to the Alps via a finish in Nîmes on Tuesday July 16. The last skirmishes will then take place in the Alps with three big stages (Gap – Barcelonette on Thursday July 18, Embruns – Isola 2000 on Friday July 19 and Nice – Col de la Couillole on Saturday July 20). Then to finish, a royal time trial between Monaco and Nice.
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What is the list of steps?
1st stage – Saturday June 20: Florence – Rimini – 206 kilometers.
2nd stage – Sunday June 30: Cesenatico – Bologne – 199.2 km.
3rd stage – Monday July 1st: Plaisance – Turin – 230,8 km.
4th stage – Tuesday July 2: Pinerolo – Valloire – 139,6 km.
5th stage – Wednesday July 3: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas – 177.4 km.
6th stage – Thursday July 4: Macon – Dijon – 163.5 km.
7th stage – Friday July 5: Nuits-Saint-Georges – Gevrey-Chambertin – 25.3 km (time trial).
8th stage – Saturday July 6: Semur-en-Auxois – Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises – 183.4 km.
9th stage – Sunday July 7: Troyes – Troyes – 199 km.
Rest day – Monday July 8 – Orléans.
10th stage – Tuesday July 9: Orléans – Saint-Amand-Montrond – 187.3 km.
11th stage – Wednesday July 10: Orléans – Saint-Amand-Montrond – 187.3 km.
12th stage – Thursday July 11: Evaux-les-Bains – Le Lioran – 211 km.
13th stage – Friday July 12: Aurillac – Villeneuve-sur-Lot – 203.6 km.
14th stage – Saturday July 13: Pau – Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet – 151.9 km.
15th stage – Sunday July 14: Loudenvielle – Beille Plateau – 197.7 km.
Rest day – Monday July 15: Gruissan.
16th stage – Tuesday July 16: Gruissan – Nîmes: 188.6 km.
17th stage – Wednesday July 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Superdévoluy – 177.8 km.
18th stage – Thursday July 18: Gap – Barcelonnette – 179,5 km
19th stage – Friday July 19: Embrun – Isola 2000 144.6 km.
20th stage – Saturday July 20: Nice – Col de la Couillole – 132.8 km.
21st stage – Sunday July 21: Monaco – Nice – 33,7 km.
Where to watch the Tour de France on television?
Eurosport and France Télévisions are the two official broadcasters. Both groups will broadcast the event in its entirety. On the public broadcasting group, there will be switches between France 2 and France 3 at the following times.
Step 1 – Saturday June 29: France 2 from 11:50 a.m. then France 3 at 12:55 p.m. and return to France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 2 – Sunday June 30: France 2 from 12:05 p.m. then France 3 at 12:55 p.m. and return to France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 3 – Monday July 1: France 2 from 11 a.m. then France 3 at 12:55 p.m. and return to France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 4 – Tuesday July 2: France 3 from 1 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 5 – Wednesday July 3: France 3 at 1 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 6 – Thursday July 4: France 3 at 1 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 7 – Friday July 5: France 3 at 1 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 8 – Saturday July 6: France 3 from 12:55 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 9 – Sunday July 7: France 3 at 1 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 10 – Tuesday July 9: France 3 at 1 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 11 – Wednesday July 10: France 2 from 11:10 a.m. then France 3 at 12:55 p.m. and return to France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 12 – Thursday July 11: France 2 from 12 p.m. then France 3 at 12:55 p.m. and return to France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 13 – Friday July 12: France 3 at 1 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 14 – Saturday July 13: France 3 at 1 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 15 – Sunday July 14: France 4 from 11:50 a.m. then France 3 at 12:55 p.m. and return to France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 16 – Tuesday July 16: France 2 from 1 p.m. then France 3 at 3 p.m.
Step 17 – Wednesday July 17: France 2 from 12 p.m. then France 3 at 1 p.m. and return to France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 18 – Thursday July 18: France 3 at 12:55 p.m. then France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 19 – Friday July 19: France 2 from 12 p.m. then France 3 at 1 p.m. and return to France 2 at 3 p.m.
Step 20 – Saturday July 20: France 2 from 1:25 p.m.
Stage 21 – Sunday July 21: France 2 from 1:30 p.m.
