Enough of the pre-race blah blah, we are getting down to business with the Grand Départ of this 111th edition of the Tour de France this Saturday ! The runners will leave Florence at midday and head towards Rimini, with a first stage of no less than 206 kilometers. On the program, seven listed climbs and a very tough finale with the Côte de Barbotto (5.8km at 7.6%, summit 71km from the finish), Côte de San Leo (4.6km at 7.7%) sequence. , summit at 49km), Montemaggio Coast (4.2km at 6.6%, summit at 39km) and San Marino Coast (7.1km at 4.8%, summit at 26km). After that, the runners will dive into Rimini, with a descent and around twenty kilometers of plain.
The route of the Tour de France 2024, from Florence to Nice!
What scenario can we expect?
With such a difficult course, which is rare for a first stage, the scenario is difficult to predict. The 3700 meters of positive elevation gain could allow the favorites of the general classification to explain themselves from the start of this Tourprovided that a team like UAE Team Emirates take matters into your own hands. In this case, the big favorites of this 111th edition will be expected with the Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike), Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step)… in the first place.
Punchers like Maxim Van Gils (Lotto Dstny), Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers), Alex Aranburu (Movistar team), or the new champion of France Paul Lapeira (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) could also find a course to suit them. While the rapids Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), Wout Van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike), Michael Matthews (Jayco AlUla), Magnus Cort Nielsen (Uno-X Mobility), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)… should try to hang on while hoping for a small group finish. To learn more about this Tour de France Find here the official startlist, the complete route, the TV program and even the favorites of this 111th edition.
