Find the 21 stages of this Tour de France 2024 with the analysis of Anthony Delaplace, the rider of the Arkéa-B & B Hotels team, as well as the KOM Strava sectors exclusively gathered by Strava for each stage. You will not only be able to discover what awaits the riders for today’s stage but why not measure yourself against the records of the pros and the best amateurs!
For the first time, the Tour de France TV program will display on screen: The “KOM” (for King of the Mountain), that is to say the best time recorded on Strava on about twenty segments corresponding to the passes and hills of the course. The average time taken by amateurs on these same climbs. The data displayed was stopped in June 2024.
Spectators will learn, for example, that it took “KOM” Thibaut Pinot 51 minutes and 14 seconds to climb the Tourmalet (via Barèges) during the 14th stage of the 2019 Tour. In comparison, it takes on average 1 hour and 50 minutes to an amateur cyclist to complete this same climb, more than double.
This new integration will allow us to situate the progression of the riders in the history of recent cycling. It will also allow us to put their exploits into perspective in relation to the efforts of cycling amateurs, thus giving an unprecedented place to amateurs in the greatest race in the world.
ASO/Copyright Step Graphs; KOM DR Strava Graphs
Saturday June 29
Stage 1: Florence – Rimini – 206 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): It’s a special start to the Tour de France that will be very nervous, and I think the breakaways will have a hard time going all the way. Given the finale, the victory and the distinctive jerseys will be fought out in small groups, favourites and punchers together. It will be too hard for the sprinters to get over the last few climbs.
Strava’s KOM on the stage
Sunday June 30
Stage 2: Cesenatico – Bologna – 199.2 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): This stage is also very difficult, especially in the final. I know the San Luca hill for having climbed it during a race in Italy, it’s really very hard! Especially since you have to climb it twice. I don’t see big gaps between the leaders, but for the victory, I can imagine a Mathieu Van der Poel pulling out all the stops.
Strava’s KOM on the stage
Monday 1is July
Stage 3: Piacenza – Turin – 230.8 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): The profile should suit the sprinters who will not have had the opportunity to express themselves since the start of the Tour. They will control the breakaway so as not to be surprised in the finale. The length of the stage is not a problem, at the start of the Tour, the teammates are still fresh and in number to take turns and not leave too much time to the adventurers.
Strava KOM on the stage
Tuesday July 2nd
Stage 4: Pinerolo – Valloire – 139.6 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): We go straight to the high mountains, and it’s true that climbing passes over 2,000 m is never easy for some riders. Despite everything, the climbs from Sestrières, Montgenèvre and Galibier to Lautaret are rather rolling and tiring. The fight will break out in the last kilometers, but that shouldn’t create too many gaps.
Strava’s KOM on the stage
Wednesday July 3
Stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas 177.4 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): We start again on a stage a priori reserved for sprinters. But I also know the area, we go back towards the Ain and it is possible that it will be windy. In this case, pay attention to possible edges in the plain. Apart from that, I don’t see the escapes going to the end, the finale is not rugged enough.
Strava KOM on the stage
Thursday July 4
Stage 6: Macon – Dijon – 163.5 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): I think we will experience the same scenario as the day before, the topography is similar, and the peloton will control the race and the breakaways so that it ends in a sprint. The only uncertainty, once again, is the presence of the wind which could possibly change the outcome of the race.
Strava’s KOM on the stage
Friday July 5
Stage 7: Nuits-St-Georges – Gevrey-Chambertin – CLM – 25.3 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): It’s a classic time trial with a bit of elevation, but victory will not escape the specialists of the exercise, whether among the favorites for the general classification or the experts of the discipline. Beware of the gaps between favorites, especially those who are not very comfortable in the time trial.
Saturday July 6
Stage 8: Semur-en-Auxois – Colombey Les Deux Eglises – 183.4 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): These are the type of stages which don’t seem very hard at first glance but which are in reality tiring because you are pedaling in a region of “bad flatness” where you are always in gear. This can therefore give the adventurers a chance to reach the end before the peloton and the sprinters return. It’s 50/50 for me.
Strava’s KOM on the stage
Sunday July 7th
Stage 9: Troyes – Troyes – 199 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): For me, this type of course is one of the worst to manage because it is very tricky, nervous and you can quickly lose everything on these white paths. Besides, it is very possible that there will be favorites who lose time. If the rain gets involved, it will become a real building site! In any case, it will be nice to watch, I like it when we spice things up a bit like that.
Strava KOM on the stage
Tuesday July 9
Stage 10: Orléans – Saint-Amand-Montrond – 187.3 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): After a day of rest, this stage appears less obvious than it seems on paper, that is to say a breakaway caught in the final by the peloton. Because in this region, we can have wind which seriously complicates things and the formation of echelons. We will have to remain vigilant because it risks being nervous.
Wednesday July 10
Stage 11: Évaux-les-Bains – Le Lioran – 211 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): I think there will be a big fight to take the breakaway, because it will really be the first stage where the baroudeurs will have a real chance to go to the end. The final is tough with the chain of the Col de Néronne and the Pas de Peyrol. But not long enough for there to be big gaps between favorites for the general classification.
Strava KOM on the stage
Thursday July 11
Stage 12: Aurillac – Villeneuve-sur-Lot – 203.6 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): The first part, at the exit of the Massif Central, is tiring and it is the chance for escapes to gain ground. Enough to go to the end and avoid the return of the peloton? There is a match because we have moved into the second part of the Tour and fatigue is being felt in the legs.
Friday July 12
Stage 13: Agen – Pau – 165.3 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): We know the finishes in Pau well and it’s always tense because the wind can be present and play an important role. But I don’t see the breakaways going all the way, there aren’t many opportunities left for the sprinters to get one so they’ll do what’s necessary to control the guys at the front.
Strava KOM on the stage
Saturday July 13
Stage 14: Pau – Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet – 151.9 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): First mountain stage, and given the profile with the Col du Tourmalet, Hourquette d’Ancizan and Pla d’Adet in just 80 km, there will be a big fight between the leaders. Breakaways should not be allowed to go all the way. And for the general classification, we will start to see more clearly.
Strava KOM on the stage
Sunday July 14
Stage 15: Loudenvielle – Plateau de Beille – 197.7 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): A beautiful mountain stage but with many valleys between each pass. The breakaway will take time to emerge a priori and will have a chance to compete for victory because on the favorites’ side, I think they will wait for the final climb towards the Beille plateau to trigger hostilities.
Strava’s KOM on the stage
Tuesday July 16
Stage 16: Gruissan – Nîmes – 188.6 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): This is the last opportunity for the sprinters to win since there is no finish in Paris and the following stages will not be able to suit them. So they will do everything to control the escapes. The region is windy, this may be an additional factor to take into consideration if borders are put in place.
Wednesday July 17
Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Superdévoluy – 177.8 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): The breakaway will take a long time to take shape because there will be a lot of candidates, and given the topography, the peloton should let it slip away. This will interest the punchers and baroudeurs, or even pure climbers, because the Col du Noyer, in the finale, is tough and they will have their chances of winning. The freshest and strongest will be in front.
Strava KOM on the stage
Thursday July 18
Stage 18: Gap – Barcelonnette – 179.5 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): It’s a bit of the same scenario as the day before, it’s too hard for the sprinters anyway and the repetition of hills and small passes will be favorable to the breakaways. It’s a stage that will start right from the start, without any downtime, the road will be tiring, and here again, the freshest will be able to pull out all the stops.
Strava’s KOM on the stage
Friday July 19
Stage 19: Embrun – Isola 2000 – 144.6 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): Three successive passes at more than 2,000 m at the end of 3e week of the Tour de France, this can lead to big gaps if one of the favorites has a bad time. I don’t see the breakaways having a chance of winning, the stage is rather short, and in the summit of the Bonette, then the climb of Isola 2000, the leaders will be in front.
Strava’s KOM on the stage
Saturday July 20
Stage 20: Nice – Col de la Couillole – 132.8 km
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): I know the stage’s playing field well, it’s short and it’s going to be intense from start to finish. It’s tiring, even if the passes don’t have too much of an elevation gain and the favourites will surely have a fight before the time trial the next day. So, I don’t see any of the adventurers having the chance to win.
Strava KOM on the stage
Sunday July 21
Stage 21: Monaco – Nice – 34 km (CLM Individual)
Analysis by Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): This time can hold surprises, you can quickly lose a lot of time if you are not feeling well. In the past, on the Giro or the Tour de France, we have seen overturns occur. We will have to give our all, and for all those who are not aiming for victory, they will still have to be vigilant to meet the deadline. It would be a shame to be eliminated on the last day.
