Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the first stage of the 2024 Tour de France, the 111th edition of the Grande Boucle – and the first not to arrive in Paris, because of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Quoi ? The first stage of the Tour de France, which starts from Italy. 206 kilometers long, this big start of the Grande Boucle attacks hard from the start. Between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, the stage combines reliefs, and accumulates more than 3,600 meters of positive altitude difference.
Or ? After leaving Florence, the thirteenth country visited by the Grande Boucle, the peloton will crisscross Italy, from the cradle of the Renaissance to the seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, with no less than seven difficulties scattered along the route.
When ? The actual start will be at 12:40 p.m. and the riders are expected to cross the finish line at 5:34 p.m. if they ride at an average speed of 42 kilometers per hour.
On which channels? France 2, France 3 and Eurosport 1.
Who hosts the live? Louise Le Borgne and Oscar Korbosli will be the gregarious from the Kop d’Austerlitz to launch this new edition of the Tour.
What we won’t talk about? From Erwan Tellier, who “practices urbex morning, noon and evening, whenever the urge [l]’takes’
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