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Tour de France 2024 route: Your complete guide

Tour de France 2024 route totals 3,492km of racing with 52,320 metres of overall elevation across 21 stages

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The Tour de France 2024 route includes five summit finishes, 59km of individual time trialling, and gravel sectors on stage nine.

It begins on the 29 June, and finishes on the 21 July, three weeks later. 

The race will begin in Italy for the first time , with stages from Florence to Rimini, Cesenatico to Bologna and Piacenza to Turin. It will mark 100 years since the first Italian winner of the Tour, Ottavio Bottecchia.

Another first is that the Tour will not conclude in Paris for the first time ever, due to the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the final stage coming in Nice. It also means that for the first time since 1989, the final stage will be contested, in a time trial. 

On the way, the race tackles the Alps, the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, including four summit finishes at Pla d'Adet, the Plateau de Beille, Superdévoluy, Isola 2000 and the Col de la Couillole, and 59 kilometres of time trialling across stages seven and 21.

There are 14 gravel sectors on stage nine from Troyes to Troyes, totalling 32km, with six packed into the final 35km in what could be a decisive point of the race. The longest is 4km.

With the final day a hilly time trial in Nice and not the usual procession in to Paris, it is hoped that the race will be alive right to the end of the race. The whole final week, in fact, will be crucial for general classification, with four of the six days potentially decisive.

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According to the race organisers, there are eight sprint opportunities along the way, although some are not as straightforward as others, with a breakaway sure to contest some of them. Mark Cavendish will be looking forward to Saint-Amand-Montrond on stage 13, where he won in 2013, and Nîmes on stage 16 especially, where he won in 2008.

Last year, the race was dominated by Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), who crushed all of his competition, including Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), on the stage 16 time trial to Combloux and stage 17's summit finish in Courchevel .

Tour de France 2024 route: stage summary

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Tour de France 2024 route week one

The 2024 Tour de France begins how it means to go on, with a lot of climbing. 

Stage one begins in Florence, and includes 3,800m over 205km, the most ever in an opening stage, according to race director Christian Prudhomme.

The second stage is also hilly, starting from Marco Pantani's hometown of Cesenatico, finishing in Bologna through Emilia-Romagna. It copies the route of the Giro dell'Emilia, including the final climb of San Luca - 1.9km at 10.6 per cent - which is tackled twice.

There is a chance for the fast men on stage three , which covers 225km from Piacenza to Turin. 

Stage four sees the race finally reach France, via the Alps. The Sestriere, the Col de Montgenèvre and the Col du Galiber are all tackled before a descent to Valloire.

Stages five and six , to Saint-Vulbas and Dijon, should be sprint opportunities, but the fast men could be ambushed.

The race's first individual time trial comes on stage seven , but it will be a technical affair as opposed to a pure rouleur 's course, before stage eight should be another chance for the sprinters.

Stage nine could be the highlight of the opening week, and is certainly something new, using the gravel roads of the Champagne region to mix things up. The 32km of gravel across 14 sectors is inspired from the Tour de France Femmes 2022, which used two of the same tracks; it is the biggest use of gravel at the Tour to date.

Tour de France 2024 route week two

After a rest day in Orléans, the closest to Paris the race gets in 2024, there are four stages which head south towards the Pyrenees.

Stage ten will surely be a sprint stage, but the winds could blow, as they did in 2013, when Cavendish won, while stage 11 is a return to medium mountains. The stage to Le Lioran is similar to the one which Greg Van Avermaet triumphed on in 2016, taking the yellow jersey in the process. 4,500m of climbing will make this a tough test for everyone.

It's back to sprinting or breakaways on stages 12 and 13 to Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Pau, respectively, with the latter looking more nailed on for a bunch finish.

Stage 14 is the first Pyrenean test, finishing atop the Pla d'Adet, which marks Raymond Poulidor's victory up there 50 years ago; it follows the Col du Tourmalet and the Hourquette d’Ancizan in just 152 km.

After that, the climbing does not stop. On Bastille Day, Catorze Juillet , the race heads from Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille, for stage 15 which covers 198 km, with 4,850 metres of climbing. The Peyresourde is tackled first, followed by the Col de Menté, the Col de Portet d’Aspet, the Col de la Core, and Col d’Agnès, before the final test to Plateau de Beille. It will surely help decide the direction of the race.

Tour de France 2024 route week three

A classic transition on stage 16 follows the second rest day from Gruissan to Nîmes, which is planned as a sprint stage, but if the winds blow, mayhem could ensue.

Stage 17 is a return to the mountains with a finish in the ski resort of Superdévoluy on the fringes of the Alps, before stage 18 looks set to be a breakaway day as the race travels from Gap to Barcelonnette.

It is the final three days where the 2024 champion will be crowned, however, with two back-to-back summit finishes in southeast France. Stage 19 finishes atop Isola 2000, with the Col de Vars, at 2,120m, before the Col de la Bonnette, at 2,802m, marks the high point of the race, and then there's Isola 2000.

Stage 20 feels like a Paris-Nice penultimate stage, and kind of is, with some of the favourite climbs from the race tackled consecutively. The Col de Braus is first, 10.2km at 6.3 per cent, before the Col de Turini, 20.6km at 5.6 per cent, and then the Col de La Colimiane, 7.6km at 6.8 per cent, and then, finally the Col de la Couillole, 15.7km at 7.1 per cent. That's 4,500m of elevation in just 132km.

However, that is not the end of the race. This year, there is a final day time trial around Nice for stage 21 , not a procession in Paris. The 35km course includes La Turbie, 8.1km at 5.6 per cent, and the Col d’Eze, 1.6km at 8.1%, before concluding on the Promenade des Anglais.

Stage one: Florence > Rimini (206km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage one

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Today’s route Starting in Florence, the birthplace of legendary Italian cyclist Gino Bartali as well as Renaissance art and architecture, the first stage is a lumpy route travelling east to Rimini on the Adriatic coast. 

There are seven categorised climbs on the menu and the first, the 11km Col de Valico Tre Faggi, will top out after just one hour of racing. Then comes a succession of short but difficult climbs, with the final ascent denoting the entrance to the principality of San Marino. From there, it’s a 26km fast downhill race back to the Italian coast. 

What to expect  

The teams with general classification ambitions might be happy to let a rider who isn’t thinking about Paris take the race’s first yellow jersey – and with it all the attention and obligations – and the sprinters’ teams won’t be working either. But with a yellow jersey up for grabs, there is little chance an excited peloton will let a break go the distance. 

It’s a difficult enough day and some outside contenders might have their dreams dashed on day one, but don’t expect any full-gas attacks from the bigger GC riders – there’s no need to fire too many bullets on the opening weekend, however tempting it might be.

Stage two: Cesenatico > Bologna (199.2km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage two

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It’s a seaside start in the spa resort of Cesenatico, home to the late Marco Pantani, the last rider to achieve the Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double in 1998. Ironically, a stage that harks back to 'Il Pirata' is mostly flat. There are two little bumps in the first 140km as well as a spin around the Imola racing circuit, the venue of the 2020 World Championships. 

Then come two short back-to-back climbs before the peloton arrives in Bologna for two circuits that take in the San Luca climb (1.9km at 10.6%), used as a summit finish in the autumn-held Giro dell'Emilia. Today, however, the riders have 12km over the top of the final climb to get organised for the finale in Bologna. 

What to expect 

Despite those bumps in the profile, this should be a fairly straightforward stage for a peloton with fresh legs. A group will no doubt go clear but with lots of riders fancying their chances, and with GC riders being wary of losing time through inattention, speed will be high and the break won’t be given much time. The two climbs of San Luca are a perfect launchpad for a Classics rider who thinks they can hold off the bunch, while a sprinter in great form will also think the stage is up for grabs.

Stage three: Plaisance > Turin (230.8km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage three

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At 230km, it is the longest stage of this year’s Tour, with the whole Tour caravan heading west to Turin. Before it gets to Italy’s fourth most populous city, there’s a passage through Tortona, the town where the iconic Fausto Coppi, a winner of two Tours and five Giri d’Italia, died in 1960 due to misdiagnosed malaria. 

Two fourth-category climbs have to be tackled ahead of what will be a fast and largely arrow-straight run-in to Turin for the finale. 

A doomed breakaway, possibly with just two or three riders, will go clear, but they will know their fate from the moment the peloton lets them loose. Expect one of the lowerranked teams, such as Uno-X Mobility, to be present. 

The bunch will make the catch in plenty of time in anticipation of the first mass sprint of the race. A sprint without hiccups is not a foregone conclusion, though, with all the sprint trains fighting for position and the usual first-week nerves and tension often causing crashes at decisive moments.

Stage four: Pinerolo > Valloire (139.6km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage four

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Not since stage two of the 1979 Tour, a time trial to the Pyrenean ski resort of Superbagnères, has the Tour climbed above 1,800m so early in the race. 

Given that stage four – which starts in Italy – exceeds 2,000m after only 50km with a passage through Sestrières, and then another taxing test (the Col de Montgenèvre) precedes the mighty Col du Galibier, it’s little wonder this is being labelled as the most difficult start to a Tour on record.

Race organisers have at least resisted the temptation of a summit finish on top of the Galibier, with riders having to descend 19km into the town of Valloire before they catch sight of the finish line. 

What to expect A short stage that goes straight up a mountain is the stuff of nightmares for sprinters. Contesting a fast finish yesterday, today they’ll be terrified of a fast start, getting dropped and the broomwagon looming large behind them. The break will form on the first climb to Sestrières and only once that has formed will the bunch sit up and take a collective breath. 

The action will hot up again for the GC riders in the thin air over the top of the fabled Galibier, but with a long, and in the most part not too technical, descent to Valloire there is time for mountain domestiques to chase back to their leaders and help close any gaps.

Stage five: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Saint-Valbus (177.4km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage five

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Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, a frequent staging post of the Tour, is the start town for the peloton’s speedy exit towards central France. The unclassified, long but shallow Col de Couz comes just before the midway point, and then there’s the climb of the Côte de Lhuis (4.4km at 4.2%) 34km before the finish. 

The river Ain is crossed inside the final few kilometres, with the sprinters expecting their glory in the sleepy, tiny village of Saint-Vulbas. 

It’s only day five, but already fatigue will be creeping into riders’ legs, especially after the efforts of the previous day in the Alps. The GC teams will therefore be more than content to let the sprinters control the day, and thus the breakaway riders will have to fight hard to resist the collective pull of the fast men and their brothers in arms. 

The climb of the Côte de l’Huis does at least offer something for the escapees to launch a move on, but they would have to put in an almighty time trial effort to hold the charging peloton at bay. 

All the sprinters should make it over the final categorised climb, although don’t be surprised to see one or two sprint teams pushing hard on the ascent in an effort to distance some rivals.

Stage six: Mâcon > Dijon (163.5km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage six

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From Mâcon, a frequent host town of the Critérium du Dauphiné, the race goes north through the Burgundy wine region, and specifically embarks on its own Route des Grands Crus. The most famed red wine from this area is produced from pinot noir grapes and is known for its dry texture, while the best white wines are made from chardonnay grapes. 

The journey through the vineyards is a flat one before an 800-metre straight finale in Dijon, hosting its first Tour finish since 1997. Whoever is victorious might just get to experience one of the region’s famous wines. Just don’t tell Visma-Lease a Bike’s boss Richard Plugge, who criticised Groupama-FDJ for drinking alcohol on a rest day last year. 

The race might be heading towards Paris, but this is no stage 20 last-chance saloon for a big breakaway group. Instead, the sprinters’ teams will only let a break go - probably a small one - once they’re happy they can control it. That means sitting on the front of the bunch and keeping them at a comfortable distance before reeling them in towards the end. 

The race’s first time trial is tomorrow so the GC contenders will be taking it easy, and no doubt warming down on their TT bikes as soon as they’re safely back at their buses.

Stage seven: Nuits-Saint-Georges > Gevrey-Chambertin ITT (25.3km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage seven

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The race remains firmly nestled among the vineyards in the east of the country, with a 25km time trial between two wine-making villages. The route’s general direction is set to north, although it will deviate west to take in the Côte de Curtil-Vergy. However, coming at the halfway point of the stage, and being relatively tame at just 6.5% for 1.5km, riders won’t be ditching their road bikes to tackle the ascent. 

Usually, the differences between the main general classification riders aren't huge on flat courses of less than 20 miles, but TT world champ Remco Evenepoel, the strongest TTer of the GC riders, has made a habit of gaining between 30 and 60 seconds on rivals on courses like this. GC riders on top of their game with good aero packages are hard to beat, even by TT specialists, so the gaps won’t be huge.

Do expect Giro’s Aerohead TT helmet to once again cause a stir, as millions of people across the world tune into a cycling race for the first time this year and shout, "What’s that on their heads?!" at the television.

Stage eight: Semur-en-Auxois > Colombey-Les-Deux-Églises (183.4km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage eight

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We’re just a stone’s throw from Dijon – teams will no doubt be enjoying the limited travel times before and after these stages. Today the race departs from Semur-en- Auxois, which has a population of just 4,200. 

The stage begins with a flurry of three categorised climbs in the first 40km, then three more just after the halfway point. The undulating parcours continues late into the stage with a final small climb 17km from the end, before a finishing kilometre that averages 3%. The average speed over such terrain will help shape the result. If it’s a steady day, all the sprinters will fancy their chances; if it’s fast, it will favour the fastmen in good form. 

None of the climbs are long or hard enough to affect the order of the GC, but if a big breakaway goes clear, controlling the stage will be a challenging task for the sprint-focused teams. If this stage were later in the race the odds would be stacked in favour of a big break. But there will still be plenty of fastmen in the bunch, thus ensuring their teams take charge. So expect a small break brought back within 15km of the finish.

Stage nine: Troyes > Troyes (199km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage nine

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The origins of this route can be traced back to 2022, the year the Tour de France Femmes was reborn. On stage four of the race, the women’s peloton rode across four lots of white roads, with Marlen Reusser eventually taking the win. 

For the men this year the challenge is even greater, with 14 gravel sections totalling 32km to be tackled over the course of today's circular route – albeit with different start and finish locations in the city of Troyes. The first half of the stage is a little hillier, but the four fourth-category climbs will be inconsequential compared to the gravel sectors and the fight for position that will inevitably happen before each one. The final half-a-dozen gravel sectors are all grouped together in just 24km and it’s a day for constant attentiveness and high tension. 

When the route was announced, Visma-Lease a Bike’s boss, Richard Plugge, said, “Gravel, for me, is not necessary in a race such as this,” and Soudal-Quick Step’s always outspoken boss Patrick Lefevere simply said: “I’m not a fan of it.” 

The reason for their disdain is clear: a stage like this – ditto when the Tour traverses the Paris-Roubaix cobbles – can severely dent a rider’s overall ambitions, with a badly timed mechanical or slip on the uneven surface often proving more damaging than a bad day in the mountains.

What to expect

When the TdF Femmes undertook a varied version of this stage two years ago, the differences between the overall contenders were minimal, and on a similar-looking course at the Giro d’Italia this May, time gaps were nil. 

But today is a unique opportunity for GC riders confident of their abilities to put their team-mates on the front and their rivals under pressure. Splits are likely to occur, and as soon as they do those at the front will seize the opportunity to push on and open up the gaps. Speed will be high not only over the gravel but in the approach to each section as the stronger teams get their leader to the front and maintain a high pace to keep them there. A break is still likely to go clear, and perhaps a large one. That group, as well as the peloton, will then fragment later in the stage. 

Keep an eye on the weather forecast, as wind and rain will only heighten the risk and therefore the tension in the bunch. When that happens, time gaps can be significant.

Stage 10: Orléans > Saint-Amand-Montrond (187.3km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 10

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Beginning in the city of Orléans – yesterday's rest-day location – riders head due south, with not a single categorised climb on today’s parcours. 

But with three changes of direction in the final 30 kilometres taking riders onto exposed roads in a region famed for its wind, a bunch sprint in Saint- Amand-Montrond, the hometown of Soudal-Quick Step’s non-competing Julian Alaphilippe, could be in doubt. 

The lack of any elevation makes it an unappealing stage for a break, so today might turn into one of those long days where one rider from a smaller team – step forwards TotalEnergies and Arkéa-B&B Hotels – spends several hours off the front with only the TV moto for company. 

If wind is forecast – expect teams to be analysing the weather intently in advance – you’ll see the pace increase as teams of the GC riders and the sprinters are all told to get to the front at the same time. This not only increases speed, but nerves too. If the wind is blowing, expect Classics riders hitting the front to line it out and create the echelons. The sprinters will be alert, and are used to fighting for position, it’s the GC riders with no big burly team-mates you need to worry about. If this happens, the break's lead will drop like a stone and they’ll be caught and dropped before they know it.

Stage 11: Évaux-Les-Bains > Le Lioran (211km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 11

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It’s a relatively benign opening 150km as the peloton crosses through the majestic Massif Central. But the calmness will almost definitely precede a storm with four categorised climbs jammed into the final hourand- a-bit of racing that features a gradual rise in elevation to the finish line at 1,242 metres above sea level. 

The Col de Néronne (3.8km at 9.1%) is a mere warm-up to the volcanic first-category Puy Mary where the final two kilometres average 12%. A fast descent is followed by the Col de Pertus (4.4km at 7.9%) with some bonus seconds over the top, then the final climb of the Col de Font de Cère (3.3km at 5.8%). The finish line is 2.8km further on from the summit although not categorised as a climb in its own right. 

It’s likely there will be a big battle to get into the day’s break, but  not until after the intermediate sprint at 56km. As soon as the categorised climbs begin, so will the attacks. 

With 4,350m of elevation gain, it’s one of the most climb-laden stages of the entire race, and the roads of the Massif Central are not as wide, straight or smooth as the rest of France. All of which means the GC riders and their hard-working team-mates need to be switched on all day. Tadej Pogačar’s UAE Emirates team-mates are most likely to be on the front today.

Stage 12: Aurillac > Villeneuve-sur-Lot (203.6km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 12

Crossing west across central France, there are just three classified climbs on today’s route, but all are fourth-cat climbs and are likely to pass without the slightest shift of rear mechs for anyone safely tucked away in the peloton. The second climb of Côte de Rocamadour was used in the penultimate stage of the 2022 Tour, a time trial won by Wout van Aert. This year, however, the race passes over the summit from the opposite side. 

The latter half of the stage profile sees it gradually smooth itself out, and even the presence of a slight rise inside the final 10 kilometres won’t be enough to deny the sprinters. 

With more than 2,300m of elevation gain throughout the stage, there’ll be many riders hoping that the undulating nature favours the break. That said, the climbs themselves are relatively insignificant; from start to finish, there is an overall loss of 537m, meaning there will be plenty of freewheeling in the bunch and therefore effort saved. It’s difficult to see how an escapee could triumph, unless there is a botched or incohesive chase from the peloton. 

With sprint opportunities diminishing – there are only two left after this one – the sprint teams will be at the head of the peloton as soon as the flag drops, keeping the break in check and then preparing for a showdown. Curiously, though, on the race’s only two previous finishes in Villeneuve-sur- Lot, it has been a sole rider from the breakaway that has prevailed.

Stage 13: Agen > Pau (165.3km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 13

Beginning from Agen, a small city that last featured in the race in 2000, the Pyrenees in the distant background will gradually get closer throughout the day. 

It’s an undulating route south with a pair of fourth-category climbs in the final quarter, but their gradients are tame and a descent precedes the fast finish in Pau, the third most-visited city in the history of the Tour. 

The hilly terrain throughout, with just under 2,000m of climbing in total, is helpful to the breakaway, as is the size of the roads. This is no sweeping route on wide, straight roads, but a more winding route on narrower roads. This can favour the break if the peloton can’t sweep along at 54kph when they need to reel them in. The two climbs, the Côte de Blachon and the Côte de Simacourbe, may also disrupt proceedings if they tempt riders into attacking or see a key sprinter momentarily dropped. It’s not out of the question that a break could spoil the sprinters’ plans. 

Look out for the intermediate sprint at 88km. If the sprinters’ teams want to keep things together in order to contest the points, expect a frantic hour-and-ahalf of racing as every attempt at an escape gets chased down.

Stage 14: Pau > Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 14

As with most Pyrenean stages, today starts outside the big mountains with their valley roads, in a city on the periphery. For the 75th time, Pau is where the stage begins, resulting in a gradual incline for the first 70km until the foot of the Col du Tourmalet, site of the intermediate sprint. 

Ascending the most-climbed mountain in Tour history from its west side (the longer of the two), the peloton then have two climbs to come: Hourquette d’Ancizan (8.2km at 5.1%) – a modern-day regular first used in 2011 and now featuring for the sixth time – follows the Tourmalet, before a summit finish at Pla d’Adet. At just over 10km, the opening stretches regularly exceed 10%, but the severity lessens towards the top. The climb was last visited a decade ago when a young Rafał Majka triumphed.

Being the first mountain summit finish of the race, riders on the hunt for the maillot jaune don’t need to be reminded how crucial stage 14 is to the overall result of the race. Lose contact with the lead group on one of the three cols, and a rider will be waving au revoir to their chances. 

A big breakaway group will form after the intermediate sprint, with riders from the big GC teams among them, ready to drop back later in the stage to assist their appointed leaders. 

The peloton will take a breather on the Tourmalet - relatively speaking - with the team of the highest-placed GC rider (the yellow might be on the shoulders of a breakaway rider) asserting control. Speed will be increased on the Hourquette d’Ancizan and a few big-name riders will be gapped. They will no doubt chase back on, but in doing so will know that they’re going to be dropped again on the final climb when UAE, Visma or Ineos sit on the front and ride at an uncomfortably high pace. The question we’re all asking is: when will the likes of Tadej Pogačar or Primož Roglic make their move? Early or late on the climb?

Stage 15: Loudenvielle > Plateau de Beille

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 15

Imitating a portion of the Raid Pyrénéen route, stage 15 crisscrosses five of the region’s peaks from west to east, starting with an ascent of the Col de Peyresourde as soon as the flag drops. 

The Col de Menté (9.3km at 9.1%) and Col de Portet-d’Aspet (4.3km at 9.6%) are next, but there’s a 60km lull before the riders reach the Col d’Agnes (10km at 8.2%). The following short climb of the Port de Lers is not classified but could catch riders unaware. However, after that there’s a 35km descent for any dropped riders to regroup before the formidable Plateau de Beille, a 15.5km slog that averages 7.9%.

Riders will be warming up on their turbos today, getting themselves ready to react to the immediate attacks from those wanting to be in the break. Expect plenty of French faces in the large break that will form, each of them hoping to become the first French stage winner on Bastille Day since Warren Barguil in 2017. 

With a lot of nothingness separating the third and fourth climb, the race will no doubt enjoy some calm in that middle section before stirring back to life on the penultimate col. If there’s no GC threat nestled among the escapees, they have a good chance of going all the way, albeit in ones and twos up the final climb. 

The yellow jersey group is likely to bide its time, but attacks are guaranteed on the Plateau de Beille. There’s also another contest to keep an eye out for: this is a huge day in the King of the Mountains competition with 10 points for the first rider over the cat-one climbs and 20 on the finish line.

Stage 16: Gruissan > Nîmes (188.6km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 16

Gruissan, a beautiful circular coastal town built around a castle, makes its debut as a Tour host. From the departure, it’s mostly northeast towards Nîmes, a city that features for the 36th time. 

Aside from the Côte du Mas de Cornon (7km at 3.4%) at the halfway mark, and a few slight rises early on, it’s a fairly flat journey towards what should be a sprint finish. The one thing that could disrupt proceedings, though, is the Mistral, a strong northwesterly wind that comes down the Rhône river and through southern France. If that’s blowing hard enough, echelons could form. 

The sprinting teams will not let the breakaway have any sizeable advantage, knowing full well that this is their last chance to experience glory. Expect the break to be caught with plenty of time, and then the fastmen's domestiques to all gather at the front of the peloton in preparation for the final face-off between the sprinters. 

If crosswinds are a possibility, the team defending the yellow jersey will be manning things up ahead, cautious that echelons can produce time gaps of several minutes – more than a key mountain stage.

Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Superdévoluy

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 17

There is the feel of a typical Pyrenean stage to this test, one that starts gentle and snoozy until the mountains are reached. But we’re back in the Alps, and after 130km of warming the legs, three climbs come in the space of just 50km. 

The Col Bayard (6.8km at 7.3%) will get the party started, but it’s the much tougher first-category Col du Noyer (7.5km at 8.4%) that will do the damage. It is crested 12km before the finish at the small ski station of SuperDévoluy (3.8km at 5.9%), used in the Tour for the first time. 

With the points classification more than likely sewn up, and the intermediate sprint 114km away, the peloton will let the breakaway form from the get-go, and it’s likely to be stacked full of teams who are still looking for their first win. The day’s winner is almost guaranteed to come from the break. 

The GC riders, meanwhile, will be looking to the penultimate climb of the Col du Noyer to attack, the final two kilometres having sustained ramps of double-digit gradients. Anyone who does go clear will need a healthy cushion to stay away on the descent, ahead of a final climb that isn’t too strenuous.

Stage 18: Gap > Barcelonnette (179.5km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 18

Gap, making its 50th appearance as a Tour host, is the starting point of a stage that doesn’t touch the bigger peaks of the Alps, but does cross many smaller ones, adding up to an accumulated total of over 3,000m of elevation gain. 

First heading west, then north, before south-east to the finish in Barcelonnette, the biggest climb is first up, the Col du Festre, taking the riders to 1,442m, while the most difficult is the penultimate, the Côte de Saint-Apollinaire (3.6km at 5.4%). Following the final KoM and taking the riders to the finish line is a gradual ascent that is better described as a false flat. 

With the hardest stage of the race just 24 hours away, and any sprinters left having little to ride for, the peloton will be happy to let the breakaway take the win. 

Expect a big group to go clear early on and for it to split into smaller groups as the afternoon wears on. There could be a decisive attack on one of the two final climbs, but it’s more likely to end in a sprint from a reduced group. At this stage, the GC battle depends on whether or not the yellow jersey has minutes in hand, or just seconds.

Stage 19: Embrun > Isola 2000

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 19

It’s a gentle opening 20 kilometres for the peloton from the start in Embrun, but after that comes several hours of suffering. The 2,109m Col de Vars (18.8km at 5.7%) is the first col to be crested, and then it’s onto the monstrous Cime de la Bonette, a mythical 2,802m climb last used in the 2008 Tour.

It's 22.9km long, averages 6.9%, but has gradients that are considerably tougher for the most part and rear up to above 10% in the final kilometre. Windswept, barren and devoid of almost all vegetation, the road encircles the peak’s summit before it reaches the race's highest point. 

A lengthy descent of 40km is followed by the day’s final challenge: the 16.1km climb to the ski resort of Isola 2000. Sections of its road feature gradients with double-digit ramps at the beginning and an overall average of 7.1%.

A breakaway, probably a big one and definitely containing those with eyes on the King of the Mountains jersey, will clip off the front on the first climb, but a short stage might see one of the GC teams setting a fast pace from the off in order to inflict maximum damage. 

There’s too long between the Bonette and Isola 2000 for a maillot jaune contender to attack on the barbaric climb, so expect them instead to make their move when the ski lifts at Isola come into view. Keep an eye out for any sprinters that fall behind the autobus today. They’ll be hoping it forms on the lower slopes of the Col de Vars, but if a sprinter is left out on his own, the threat of the time cut will be hovering over them all day.

Stage 20: Nice > Col de la Couillole (132.8km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 20

Using climbs that Paris-Nice visits most years, and are therefore familiar to the peloton, the stage is a short one at just over 130km, but there’s even more elevation gain than stage 19’s arduous route, with almost 4,800 metres – that's half an Everesting. 

The Col de Braus, the first col, is summited after 25km, and the longest, the Col de Turini at 20.7km in length, is reached after 60km. Then it’s to the shorter Col de la Colmiane (7.5km at 7.1%) and deeper into the Alpes- Maritimes with a summit finish at Col de la Couillole (16.7km at 7.1%). 

If the fight for the polka-dot jersey is still raging and one of the GC men isn’t expected to claim it, those involved will be shooting out of the peloton straight away in an effort to nab as many points as possible. 

There’ll be a high pace set on the front of the peloton all day, but such is the difficulty of the final climb – there is no let-up in the consistent gradients – the race for yellow will not ignite until they turn onto the Col de la Couillole.

Stage 21: Monaco > Nice ITT (33.7km)

Tour de France 2024 route, stage 21

Not since 1905 has the Tour finished outside of Paris, and it’s also the first time since 1989 that the race ends with an individual time trial. Beginning in the principality of Monaco – home to several Tour winners such as Tadej Pogačar, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas – this is not an easy time trial: after only 1,500m, the road turns skyward with the 8.1km ascent of La Turbie that averages 5.6%. 

A short descent precedes the short, sharp climb of Col d’Eze, used almost every year in Paris-Nice, before a final 17km downhill, then flat, stretch onto the Promenade des Anglais on the Mediterranean coast. The winner’s podium celebration will also be held on the famous seafront.

Most talk pre-stage will be whether or not the overall contenders will tackle the first half and the 700 metres of elevation on their road bikes before switching to their time trial machines for the remainder. Some might judge La Turbie as a power climb that doesn’t require a more agile and lighter road bike, but others will not want to risk using their time trial machine for the entire duration of what is essentially a mountain TT. 

Even if one rider already has what looks like a firm grip on yellow, it was only four years ago that Tadej Pogačar famously overturned a 57-second deficit to Primož Roglič on the penultimate day’s time trial to win the race by 59 seconds. Anything is therefore possible.

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2024 Tour de France: How to watch, schedule, odds for cycling's top race

The biggest cycling event of the year - the 111th Tour de France -- kicks off Saturday from Florence, Italy. The 2024 Tour de France's unusual route starts in Italy for the first time ever to honor 100 years since the first Italian victory in the Tour by Ottavio Bottecchia in 1924. Also, due to the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Tour de France will not finish in Paris for the first time in event history.

The 21 stages will cover more than 2,000 miles from Saturday through July 21. Two-time defending winner Jonas Vingegaard looks to become just the ninth cyclist to win at least three Tour de France races. Last year's runner-up, Tadej Pogačar, is looking to do the same. He won in 2020 and 2021 before finishing second to Vingegaard in 2022 and 2023.

Here's what you need to know about this year's race:

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2024 Tour de France odds

Pogačar holds a slight edge as the favorite for victory in the 2024 Tour de France, per BetMGM's latest cycling odds . Here's how the field looks:

Odds as of Tuesday afternoon.

• Tadej Pogačar (-165)
• Jonas Vingegaard (+200)
• Primož Roglič (+800)
• Remco Evenepoel (+1400)
• Juan Ayuso (+3300)
• Carlos Rodríguez (+3300)
• Adam Yates (+3300)
• João Almeida (+3300)
• Matteo Jorgenson (+3300)
• Egan Bernal (+6600)
• Simon Yates (+6600)
• Enric Mas (+10000)
• Tom Pidcock (+10000)
• Felix Gall (+10000)
• Richard Carapaz (+10000)
• Mikel Landa (+10000)
• Geraint Thomas (+10000)
• David Gaudu (+30000)
• Oscar Onley (+30000)
• Wout van Aert (+30000)
• Romain Bardet (+50000)
• Giulio Ciccone (+50000)
• Mathieu van der Poel (+100000)
• Mark Cavendish (+500000)

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Tour de France 2024: The Route

It will be the first time the Tour de France starts in Italy, and the climbers and hilly specialists can relish the challenge. Stage 1 covers seven categorized ascents on a route with 3,600 meters of climbing. The final climb is a 7.1 kilometres slog at 4.8% to San Marino, after which the riders descend to a flat run-in of 15 kilometres.

The 2nd stage looks promising for puncheurs with a fast descent. After a race featuring five short and sharp climbs, a 1.9 kilometres wall at 10.6% leads to the Sanctuary of San Luca. A 5 kilometres descent then precedes the final 4 kilometres on the flat.

Stage 3 kicks into gear in Piacenza to travel on virtual flat terrain to Turin. The race is 230.8 kilometres long.

The yellow caravan leaves Italy on the fourth day in a race to Valloire. Le Tour last visited the Alps ski station in 2019 at the end of a race which included the Col de Vars, Col d’Izoard and Col du Galibier. That day, Nairo Quintana turned out on top. The finale of stage 4 is the same, so with the Galibier preceding a descent to the line.

Stage 5 and stage 6 are expected to come down to a fast finishers showdown before stage 7 will be an ITT to Gevrey-Chambertin. Stage 8 is a demanding race with an endless succession of short hills, while gravel roads pep up the 9th stage with start and finish in Troyes.

Week 2 The first rest day will be spent in Orléans, which also hosts the start of stage 10 . The riders head for Julian Alaphilippe’s birth place Saint-Amand-Montrond, end station of a wind swept echelon fest in 2013 (Mark Cavendish win). The 11th stage traverses the Central Massif for a Le Lioran finish, where Greg Van Avermaet won from the breakaway in 2016. The race takes in an elevation gain of 4,200 metres.

Stage 12 and stage 13 are also hilly, although the routes are not as tough as the race to Le Lioran. Stage 13 is expected to come down to a class of sprinters with a strongmen skillset. The likes of Philipsen.

The Pyrenees will be included at the end of the second week. Le Tour arrives on Friday at the base of the mountain range, in Pau, and the first mountain top finish – stage 14 – is set at the Pla d’Adet. The 10.2 kilometres climb at 8.3% was last included in 2014. That day, Rafal Majka climbed to victory from the breakaway.

Bastille Day coincides in 2024 with the 15th stage of the Tour de France. The riders travel from Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille, an ascent of 15.8 kilometres at 7.9%, which debuted on La Grande Boucle in 1998 (Marco Pantani win) and was last present in 2015 (Joaquim Rodriguez win).

Week 3 Stage 16 will be a race to Nîmes, where Nils Politt won from the breakaway in 2021 and Caleb Ewan sprinted to triumph two years before that. The Alps are then set to return in the 17th stage with an uphill finish in ski station Superdévoluy. Stage 18 – Gap to Barcelonette – and stage 19 – Embruno to Isola 2000 – also take place in the Alps. The Isola 2000 finish will be preceded by the highest paved through road in Europe, Cime de la Bonette, as was the case in 1993.

The Tour de France is in the Provence in the final weekend. The Champs-Élysées finish does not happen in 2024, as the Olympic Games are held in the same period. For a change, an ITT from Monaco to Nice will wrap things up. The penultimate stage looks very enticing, too.

The riders are to tackle three intermediate climbs in the 20th stage – Col de Braus (10 kilometres at 6.6%), Col de Turini (20.7 kilometres at 5.7%), Col de la Colmaine (7.5 kilometres at 7.1%) – before finishing at the Col de la Couillole (15.7 kilometres at 7.1%). The 2023 edition of Paris-Nice saw a finale on the Couillole and Tadej Pogacar took the spoils. The double Tour de France winner outsprinted David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard.

The 2024 Tour de France serves an ITT on the last day of action. The riders set off from Monaco to enter the mountains. Firstly, they climb to La Turbie (8.1 kilometres at 5.6%) and after descending to Èze, the Col d’Èze is tackled on the steepest side (1.6 kilometres at 8.1%) before the last kilometres plunge down towards the Côte d’Azur.

Tour de France 2024: route, profiles, more

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The Tour de France 2024 is upon us, with the world’s most prestigious cycling race taking place from Saturday 29 June.

All eyes are on the duel between Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark. The pair have won the last four titles between them with each aiming to win a third Tour de France.

After his emphatic victory in the Giro d'Italia, Pogačar goes into the event as favourite to add to his two wins from 2020 and 2021. It could be an incredible few weeks for the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist with the Tour de France ended just days before the Olympic Games Paris 2024 .

Meanwhile, Vingegaard has made a late comeback from injury to be fit for the Tour as he seeks to become the sixth rider - and the first Scandinavian - to win three consecutive yellow jerseys.

This year’s race is unique for a number of reasons. It will be the first edition to begin in Italy , marking 100 years since Ottavio Bottecchia became the first Italian winner of the Tour de France.

The 'Grand Départ' is in Florence with the field traversing the Italian Alps before crossing the border into France during Stage 4. This will also be the first Tour to finish outside of Paris - due to its proximity to the Olympic Games - with the final stage an individual time trial from Monaco to Nice which will decide overall victory.

Here is everything you need to know about this year’s Tour de France.

• How to qualify for road cycling at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained
• Giro d'Italia 2024: Pogacar claims the title in Rome - daily stage and general classification results

Riders to watch at the Tour de France 2024

As well as the big two - Pogačar and Vingegaard - other challengers for the yellow jersey include Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič .

Evenepoel has played down his chances of general classification success on his Tour debut, but his pedigree suggests he will be a threat. The Belgian has some impressive results to his name including winning the 2022 road race world title, and GC at the 2022 Vuelta a España in 2022. He also boasts two Liège-Bastogne-Liège victories.

Roglič, the 2020 runner-up behind compatriot Pogačar, will take some confidence from his overall victory at the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Jasper Philipsen is the favourite to retain the sprinters' green jersey after winning Milan-San Remo and finishing second at Paris-Roubaix. Denmark's Mads Pedersen , road race world champion five years ago, is among his main challengers while Mark Cavendish needs just one stage win to break his tie with Eddy Merckx (both on 34) for the most stage victrories in race history.

Old cyclocross rivals Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert will also be in the mix for stage wins. The latter is back as one of Vingegaard's chief lieutenants in the Visma Lease a Bike team after sustaining multiple fractures in a crash at March's Dwars door Vlaanderen.

The 2024 Tour features seven mountain stages, including four summit finishes, and will suit the climbers. Pogačar (2020, 2021) and Vingegaard (2022) are past winners of the King of the Mountains' polka-dot jersey and are likely contenders once more.

Tour de France 2024 route and important stages

Also among the 21 stages of the 2024 Tour de France are two individual time trials and gravel sectors covering a total distance of 3,492km.

Starting from Florence, the 2024 Tour will complete three full stages in Italy traversing the Italian Alps before crossing the border into France from Pinerolo.

With no Alpe d'Huez or Mont Ventoux on this year's route, the Queen stage is the penultimate stage - a testing 132km cycle from Nice to the summit of the Col de la Couillole .

In recent years, the final individual time trial has been held on the penultimate day with the finale a procession on the Champs-Elysées on the Sunday. But, due to preparations for Paris 2024, this year's race will conclude with a 33.7km time trial from Monaco to Nice.

That means the yellow jersey could potentially be decided on the final day. The last time the Tour ended with a time trial was in 1989 when Greg Lemond overturned a 50-second deficit to Laurent Fignon to take victory by just eight seconds, still the smallest winning margin in race history.

Day-by-day route of the 2024 Tour de France

• Saturday 29 June: Stage 1 - Florence - Rimini (206 km)
• Sunday 30 June: Stage 2 - Cesenatico - Bologne (199.2 km)
• Monday 1 July: Stage 3 - Plaisance - Turin (230.8 km)
• Tuesday 2 July: Stage 4 - Pinerolo - Valloire (139.6 km)
• Wednesday 3 July: Stage 5 - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Saint-Vulbas (177.4 km)
• Thursday 4 July: Stage 6 - Mâcon - Dijon (163.5 km)
• Friday 5 July: Stage 7 - Nuits-Saint-Georges - Gevrey-Chambertin (25.3 km, individual time trial)
• Saturday 6 July: Stage 8 - Semur-en-Auxois - Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (183.4 km)
• Sunday 7 July: Stage 9 - Troyes - Troyes (199 km)
• Monday 8 July: Rest Day
• Tuesday 9 July: Stage 10 - Orléans - Saint-Amand-Montrond (187.3 km)
• Wednesday 10 July: Stage 11 - Évaus-les-Bains - Le Lioran (211 km)
• Thursday 11 July: Stage 12 - Aurillac - Villeneuve-sur-Lot (203.6 km)
• Friday 12 July: Stage 13 - Agen - Pau (165.3 km)
• Saturday 13 July: Stage 14 - Pau - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet (151.9 km)
• Sunday 14 July: Stage 15 - Loudenvielle - Plateau de Beille (198 km)
• Monday 15 July: Rest Day
• Tuesday 16 July: Stage 16 - Gruissan - Nîmes (188.6 km)
• Wednesday 17 July: Stage 17 - Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Superdévoluy (177.8 km)
• Thursday 18 July: Stage 18 - Gap - Barcelonnette (179.5 km)
• Friday 19 July: Stage 19 - Embrun - Isola 2000 (144.6 km)
• Saturday 20 July: Stage 20 - Nice - Col de la Couillole (132.8 km)
• Sunday 21 July: Stage 21 - Monaco - Nice (33.7 km, individual time trial)

Tour de France 2024 - Teams: Provisional list (subject to change)

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• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)
• Sepp Kuss (USA)
• Tiesj Benoot (BEL)
• Matteo Jorgenson (USA)
• Christophe Laporte (FRA)
• Jan Tratnik (SLO)
• Wout van Aert (BEL)
• Wilco Kelderman (NED)

Alpecin - Deceuninck

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
• Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
• Gianni Vermeersch (BEL)
• Silvan Dillier (SUI)
• Robbe Ghys (BEL)
• Soren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
• Axel Laurance (FRA)
• Jonas Rickaert (BEL)

Astana Qazaqstan Team

• Mark Cavendish (GBR)
• Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
• Davide Ballerini (ITA)
• Cees Bol (NED)
• Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
• Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ)
• Harold Tejada (COL)
• Michele Gazzoli (ITA)

BORA - hansgrohe Team

• Jay Hindley (AUS)
• Aleksandr Vlasov
• Danny van Poppel (NED)
• Nico Denz (GER)
• Matteo Sobrero (ITA)
• Primoz Roglic (SLO)
• Bob Jungels (NED)
• Marco Haller (AUT)

EF Education - EasyPost

• Richard Carapaz (ECU)
• Neilson Powless (USA)
• Ben Healy (IRL)
• Marijn van der Berg (NED)
• Alberto Bettiol (ITA)

INEOS Grenadiers

• Thomas Pidcock (GBR)
• Geraint Thomas (GBR)
• Carlos Rodriguez (ESP)
• Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)
• Egan Bernal (COL)
• Laurens De Plus (BEL)
• Ben Turner (GBR)
• Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)

Lidl - Trek

• Carlos Verona (ESP)
• Giulio Ciccone (ITA)
• Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
• Julien Bernard (FRA)
• Mads Pedersen (DEN)
• Ryan Gibbons (RSA)
• Tim Declercq (BEL)
• Toms Skujinš (LAT)

Soudal Quick-Step

• Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
• Mikel Landa (ESP)
• Ilan van Wilder (BEL)
• Louis Vervaeke (BEL)
• Casper Pedersen (DEN)
• Yves Lampaert (BEL)
• Gianni Moscon (ITA)

Team Jayco AlUla

• Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
• Luka Mezgec (SLO)
• Simon Yates (GBR)
• Elmar Reinders (NED)
• Luke Durbridge (AUS)
• Chris Harper (AUS)
• Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN)
• Michael Matthews (AUS)

Israel - Premier Tech

• Guillaume Boivin (CAN)
• Jake Stewart (GBR)
• Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
• Stephen Williams (GBR)
• Pascal Ackermann (GER)
• Derek Gee (CAN)
• Hugo Houle (CAN)
• Krists Neilands (LAT)

Uno-X Mobility

• Magnus Cort (DEN)
• Johannes Kulset (NOR)
• Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
• Odd Christian Eiking (NOR)
• Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
• Soren Waerenskjold (NOR)
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR)
• Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR)

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team

• Felix Gall (AUT)
• Dorian Godon (FRA)
• Oliver Naesen (BEL)
• Sam Bennett (IRL)
• Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA)
• Paul Lapeira (FRA)
• Bruno Armirail (FRA)
• Nans Peters (FRA)

Arkea - B&B Hotels

• Arnaud Demare (FRA)
• Kevin Vauquelin (FRA)

Bahrain - Victorious

• Matej Mohoric (SLO)
• Wout Poels (NED)
• Pello Bilbao (ESP)
• Phil Bauhaus (GER)
• Santiago Buitrago (COL)
• Jack Haig (AUS)
• Fred Wright (GBR)
• Nikias Arndt (GER)
• Bryan Coquard (FRA)
• Guillaume Martin (FRA)
• Piet Allegaert (BEL)
• Axel Zingle (FRA)
• Alexis Renard (FRA)
• Simon Geschke (GER)
• Jesus Herrada (ESP)
• Ion Izagirre (ESP)

Groupama - FDJ

• David Gaudu (FRA)
• Valentin Madouas (FRA)
• Romain Gregoire (FRA)
• Stefan Kung (SUI)

Intermarche - Wanty

• Louis Meintjes (RSA)
• Biniam Girmay (ERI)
• Laurenz Rex (BEL)
• Hugo Page (FRA)
• Mike Teunissen (NED)
• Georg Zimmermann (GER)
• Kobe Goossens (BEL)
• Gerben Thijssen (BEL)
• Vito Braet (BEL)
• Lorenzo Rota (ITA)
• Rein Taaramae (EST)
• Gijs van Hoecke (BEL)
• Adrien Petit (FRA)

Movistar Team

• Enric Mas (ESP)
• Oier Lazkano (ESP)
• Nelson Oliveira (POR)
• Davide Formolo (ITA)
• Alex Aranburu (ESP)
• Fernando Gaviria (COL)
• Javier Romo (ESP)
• Gregor Mühlberger (AUT)

Team dsm-firmenich PostNL

• Fabio Jakobsen (NED)
• Romain Bardet (FRA)
• Warren Barguil (FRA)

UAE Team Emirates

• Tadej Pogacar (SLO)
• Juan Ayuso (ESP)
• Joao Almeida (POR)
• Adam Yates (GBR)
• Pavel Sivakov (FRA)
• Marc Soler (ESP)
• Tim Wellens (BEL)
• Nils Politt (GER)

Lotto Dstny

• Arnaud De Lie (BEL)
• Victor Campenaerts (BEL)
• Maxim van Gils (BEL)
• Cedric Beullens (BEL)
• Brent Van Moer (BEL)
• Jarrad Drizners (AUS)
• Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)
• Sebastien Grignard (BEL)

TotalEnergies

• Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA)
• Steff Cras (BEL)
• Anthony Turgis (FRA)
• Jordan Jegat (FRA)
• Thomas Gachignard (FRA)
• Matteo Vercher (FRA)
• Sandy Dujardin (FRA)
• Fabien Grellier (FRA)

How to watch the 2024 Tour de France live

The Tour de France will be shown live in 190 countries. Here is a list of the official broadcast partners across different territories.

• Basque Country - EiTB
• Belgium - RTBF and VRT
• Czech Republic - Česká Televize
• Denmark - TV2
• Europe - Eurosport
• France - France TV Sport and Eurosport France
• Germany - Discovery+ and ARD
• Ireland - TG4
• Italy - Discovery+ and RAI Sport
• Luxemburg - RTL
• Netherlands - Discovery+ and NOS
• Norway - TV2
• Portugal - RTP
• Scandinavia - Discovery+
• Slovakia - RTVS
• Slovenia - RTV SLO
• Spain - RTVE
• Switzerland - SRG-SSR
• United Kingdom - Discovery+ and ITV
• Wales - S4C
• Canada - FloBikes
• Colombia - CaracolTV
• Latin America & Caribbean: ESPN
• South America - TV5 Monde
• United States - NBC Sports and TV5 Monde

Asia Pacific

• Australia - SBS
• China - CCTV and Zhibo TV
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Tour de France 2024 stage guide: Schedule and key dates as Tadej Pogacar battles Jonas Vingegaard for yellow

Updated 25/06/2024 at 10:53 GMT

The second half of Tadej Pogacar’s ambitious double bid gets under way on Saturday, June 29 as the Giro d’Italia winner from Slovenia squares up against two-time reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark in the quest for the fabled yellow jersey. Felix Lowe looks at the route, key stages and challenges in store as both riders push for a third title on cycling's biggest stage.

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Tour de france 2024 – eight key stages, stage 1, june 29: florence – rimini, 206km (classics style).

Tour de France 2024 stage 1 profile

Image credit: ASO

Stage 4, July 2: Pinerolo – Valloire, 139.6km (mountains)

Tour de France 2024 stage 4 profile

Stage 9, July 7: Troyes – Troyes, 199km (gravel)

Tour de France 2024 stage 9 profile

Stage 11, July 10: Evaux-les-Bains – Le Lioran, 211km (mountains)

Tour de France 2024 stage 11 profile

Stage 15, July 14: Loudenvielle – Plateau de Beille, 197.7km (summit finish)

Tour de France 2024 stage 15 profile

Stage 19, July 19: Embrun – Isola 2000, 144.6km (summit finish)

Tour de France 2024 stage 19 profile

Stage 20, July 20: Nice – Col de la Couillole, 132.8km (summit finish)

Tour de France 2024 stage 20 profile

Stage 21, July 21: Monaco – Nice, 33.7km (ITT)

Tour de France 2024 stage 21 profile

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Dates: June 29 - July 21 Stages:  21 Rest days: 2 Start:  Florence, Italy Finish:  Nice, France

The 2024 Tour de France will take place June 29 - July 21. The 111th edition of the race starts in Florence, Italy, before crossing back into France for stage 4. In total there are 21 days of racing and two rest-days. The final stage ends in Nice, a highly unusual finish outside of Paris due to the Olympic Games.

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Seven wine pairings to match the stages of the 2024 Tour de France.

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Campenaerts' stage-smashing fueling pushes thresholds further than ever before in a Tour de France 'arms race' of nutrition, tech, aerodynamics.

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'The legs that will do the talking': Evenepoel predicts Alps fireworks as team insiders give insight into the mature, 'real leader' who loves to race on display at this Tour.

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'If you have under $50 million you have no chance to win the Tour de France:' Rising salaries, space-age back-room support, and urgent talent-hunt all driving up budgets to unprecedented levels.

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Time Trialing is just you against the clock. Well, you and a heavily optimized combination of cutting edge gear and bike positioning against the clock.

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New climbing records by the Tour’s two superstars Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are raising questions — but the reality of cycling is much different today than a quarter century ago.

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'I aimed for this stage in December:' Campenaerts plotted Tour de France breakaway heist months ago.

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Campenaerts takes emotional and unexpected sprint win at end of long, hot breakaway stage, overall contenders hold fire.

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Kuss absence left a hole in Visma-Lease a Bike lineup during this Tour de France: 'You miss the guy who can be there for Jonas when it's only Remco and Tadej who are left.'

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For this Workout of the Week, we’ll simulate Pogačar’s effort on Plateau de Beille, where he did nearly 7w/kg for 40 minutes after four-and-a-half hours of racing in the heat.

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From crank lengths and interval selection to breakfast choices and frame bolts, Pogačar and UAE Emirates left no stone unturned in their pursuit of grand tour perfection.

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Analysis: For a team that was once so far ahead of the game, Ineos Grenadiers is behind the curve. After 5 years without a Tour victory, can cycling's first 'super team' catch up?

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Meet Mario Meeuwssen, the man behind the wheel of Lotto Dstny's traveling HQ: 'I tell the riders they don't have to listen to the sports director all day. But in my bus, I’m the boss.'

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Belgian rider Van Aert drags chase behind to control dangerous Remco Evenepoel attack

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The past Vuelta a España champion's career has slowed in recent years but a team move could reinvent and reinvigorate Simon Yates.

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Racing for what? Tour de France sprinters face unfamiliar territory of riding on with no more sprint stages left.

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Visma-Lease a Bike vows to keep pressuring Pogačar all the way to Nice after Wednesday's offensive onslaught brings morale-sapping losses.

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Relentless aggression by US team pays off with Tour stage win, Vingegaard loses more time

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Girmay leads the Tour de France green jersey by 32 points, but mid-stage bonus sprints could give Philipsen a slim option: 'The chance of succeeding is very small.'

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If he had his full-strength Team Visma around him, Jonas Vingegaard would be fighting a much closer (perhaps winning) battle with Tadej Pogačar.

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Sepp Kuss started his career on a mountain bike, is there now a through line from gravel to the yellow jersey at the Tour de France? 'We will see some young kid to come out of gravel to become a big star.'

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Jorgenson estimates best power of his career on Plateau de Beille riding on feel and lifts lid on Visma-Lease a Bike’s plan for Alps: ‘We’re not here to finish second’.

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No fairytale second stage win in Nîmes but Cavendish is content after breaking record earlier in race. His next challenge? Making it to Nice: 'Mark really wants to finish the race.'

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The missed turn and near crash happened while the team car was pacing a rider back up to the peloton.

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The race for the 'maillot vert' is heating up unexpectedly after the worst possible outcome for Girmay in Tuesday's final sprint stage: 'I don't care if I lose this jersey or if I keep it.'

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No fairytale finish for Cavendish in last Tour de France sprint before retirement, Girmay crashes in final to blow green jersey battle wide open.

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The Velo Podcast discusses the second week of the Tour de France and looks ahead to the final week.

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Fan favorite Magnus Cort accepted a silly bet and kept his word. Everybody wins.

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Cavendish suffered through the Pyrénées to fight for one last win: 'It's the last time perhaps I do a sprint in the Tour de France.'

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Teams are tapping into artificial intelligence and consulting data analysts in the hunt for any hidden breakthroughs.

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'He doesn’t think much. He just races': The Uno-X Mobility 'snowplow' is on a mission to attack the Tour de France his own way.

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Israel-Premier Tech's versatile talent enters final week ninth on GC: 'I'm seeing more and more Canadian flags out here.'

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'I would be disappointed with 4th:' Remco Evenepoel pivots to fight for Tour de France podium after proving his worth in Pyrénées.

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Breaking down where the GC contenders have won/lost time so far during a scorching fast Tour de France, and what it means for the race's final week.

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Race leader explains Plateau de Beille record and why he is climbing so fast; expects Visma fireworks in the Alps in bid to crack him.

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The second week of the 2024 Tour de France saw the GC battle heat up in the Pyrenees.

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Remco's rise, Pogi's double, Girmay's history, Vingegaard's enigma: Here are the big narratives to follow for the dramatic climax of the Tour de France.

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A four-hour ride and a few intervals? Sure. We explore the art, science, and oddities of the Tour de France rest day.

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'I believed we could crack Tadej today': Few regrets for defending Dane and right-hand man Jorgenson after valiant team display on Sunday.

Tour de France Writers

Andrew Hood

Andrew Hood, aka “EuroHoody,” is the European editor for Velo . Since joining the title in 2002, he’s been chasing bike races all over the world. He’s covered dozens editions of the spring classics and the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España, as well as numerous world championships in road, track, and mountain biking. He’s also covered five Olympic Games and traveled across six continents for bike races. Beyond the Outside cycling network, his work has appeared in The New York Times , Sports Illustrated , ESPN , Outside , SKI ,  Traveler Magazine , Washington Post , Dallas Morning News , and Denver Post . He’s a voting member of the Velo d’Or prize committee, and he’s appeared on CNN, NBC, NPR, and BBC. Chances are if there’s a bike race, EuroHoody’s been to it, or will be going soon.

Betsy Welch

Betsy writes about off-road racing, culture, and personalities for Outside’s cycling group. As a rider, she loves big adventures on the bike. Some of her most memorable reporting/riding trips include the Migration Gravel Race in Kenya, bikepacking the Colorado Trail, and riding from Torino to Nice after the inaugural Tour de France Femmes. In the summer, she loves to run, ride, and hike through the Elk Mountains in her backyard; in the winter, she skis uphill.

I’m a UK-based editor and reporter focusing on road racing, training, and nutrition. I’ve developed a bank of experience working on the ground at all three grand tours, Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianche, road worlds, and many more. I have my own ‘ Behind the Ride ‘ series of features that digs into how riders in the pro peloton have become the best in the world. It’s a wide-ranging column that’s covered diet, training, recovery, altitude camps, and a lot more. And when I’m not working? After a few decades of mostly dismal results, I’ve hung up the wheels on my bike racing career. Instead, now, I’m a trail / ultra racer … but don’t hold that against me.

Andy McGrath

Formerly editor of Rouleur magazine, Andy McGrath is a freelance sports journalist and has covered the Tour de France, Tour of Italy and the sport’s big one-day Classics. He covered the 2023 Tour de France for VELO.

Shane Stokes

Shane Stokes has written about pro cycling for over 25 years, covering grand tours, world championships, Classics and other major events during that time. He’s been the Irish Times cycling correspondent for over two decades, appeared regularly on that country’s national broadcaster RTE in analyzing the sport, and contributed to Velo and many of the sport’s international outlets. When not writing about cycling he’s happiest in nature on a sunny day, particularly with a dog or two in tow.

Will Tracy is a San Francisco based editor interested in all things cycling. Since getting his start in cycling journalism with Peloton Magazine , he has reported from the Tour de France; the Taipei Cycle, Eurobike, and Sea Otter trade shows; and covered the biggest events in gravel racing including Unbound and SBT GRVL. When not biking, he stays active with climbing and running and likes to take photos, cook, and serially dabble in new hobbies.

Alvin Holbrook

Alvin is a tech editor for Velo. He covers road, gravel, and e-bikes after nearly a decade in the bike industry. In addition, he uses his background in urban planning to cover stories about active transportation, policy, tech, and infrastructure through the Urbanist Update series. He currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife and an ever-growing stable of bikes and kitchen utensils. Meet Alvin

Josh hails from the Pacific Northwest but when it’s time to ride, hot and dry is better than cold and wet. He will happily talk for hours about the minutiae of cycling tech but understands most people just want things to work. He is a road cyclist at heart and doesn’t care much if those roads are paved, dirt, or digital. Although he rarely races, if you ask him to ride from sunrise to sunset, and beyond, the answer is always yes.

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Katarzyna Niewiadoma fights off Demi Vollering to win first Tour de France Femmes title

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Katarzyna Niewiadoma did enough on the final stage to win the 2024 Tour de France Femmes. ( Getty Images: Alex Broadway )

Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma has won her first Tour de France Femmes title, fighting off the challenge of defending champion Demi Vollering on the Alpe d'Huez who won a dramatic final stage — but not by enough to retain her crown.

Niewiadoma crossed the line in fourth place on Sunday, local time, and broke down in tears as she realised she had done enough to keep the yellow jersey by a margin of four seconds, with Pauliena Rooijakkers taking second place on the stage and Evita Muzic third.

"I went through such a terrible time on this climb, so to arrive at the finish line to learn that I've won the Tour de France is insane, it's mind-blowing," Niewiadoma said.

Niewiadoma, who finished third in the previous two editions of the Tour, still had energy left after the finish, raising aloft her bike in celebration, while an exhausted Vollering lay on the ground crying in disappointment.

Vollering (SD-Worx-Protime) began the day eighth overall, one minute and 15 seconds down on Niewiadoma (Canyon–SRAM), but the Dutch rider was expected to be the main danger on the 149.9-km ride from Le Grand-Bornand to Alpe d'Huez.

She won the stage first but then had an agonising wait as an exhausted Niewiadoma dragged herself to the line one minute and one second behind Vollering.

Vollering took an extra 10 seconds for the stage win, but missed out by the narrowest of margins on what would have been an exceptional comeback after losing the yellow jersey following a crash on stage five.

Her expected move came close to the summit of Col du Glandon, with more than 50km left to ride, and Niewiadoma was unable to keep pace. In the end Pauliena Rooijakkers was the only one able to go with Vollering.

Rooijakkers was two seconds ahead of Vollering in the general classification and had little intention of helping her fellow Dutchwoman, who had to do most of the work but couldn't shake off her pursuer until the finish line.

Behind them, Niewiadoma fought hard to lose as little time as possible. She had two others for company, Muzic and Gaia Realini, but as they climbed the Alpe d'Huez the gap began to increase going out to over a minute.

Rooijakkers, who finished third overall, attacked in the closing kilometres but Vollering stuck with her and won the fight between the Dutch duo for the stage. Niewiadoma, meanwhile, did just enough to win the real battle on one of cycling's most famous climbs.

"It's so crazy to be honest because the whole stage was such a crazy rollercoaster," Niewiadoma said.

"I had a really bad moment on Glandon and then on the descent I was able to kind of rebuild myself and refresh."

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2024 Tour de France Femmes: Results from Every Stage

Demi Vollering wins on l’Alpe d’Huez, but Kasia Niewiadoma holds on to the Yellow Jersey by four seconds for the overall win.

Results from Stage 8: Le Grand-Bornand > L’Alpe d’Huez

Vollering wins on l’alpe d’huez, but niewiadoma holds on to yellow, results from stage 7: champagnole > le grand-bornand, justine ghekiere takes solo win, and vollering takes bonus points on the line, results from stage 6: remiremont > morteau 159.2 km, cédrine kerbaol takes solo win and catapults herself into gc contention, results from stage 5: bastgone > amnéville, 152.1 km, blanka vas wins, a crash costs vollering the yellow jersey, and niewiadoma takes the lead, results from stage 4: valkenburg > liège, 122 km, puck pieterse beats vollering and niewadoma to take the biggest victory of her career, results from stage 3: rotterdam > rotterdam, 6.3 km, demi vollering makes a statement on the individual time trial, results from stage 2: dordrecht > rotterdam, 70 km, charlotte kool proves yesterday wasn’t a fluke, results from stage 1: rotterdam > la haye, 123 km, lorena wiebes suffers a mechanical and charlotte kool dominates the sprint to take the yellow jersey by 4 seconds.

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Stage 21 - Tadej Pogačar punctuates third GC title with dominant ITT win in Nice / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) sealed the third overall Tour victory in his career using a dominant display of power in the hilly stage 21 time trial. It was his sixth stage win of this year's Tour. In the yellow jersey and the last man down the start ramp in Monaco, he completed the 33.7km course in 45:25, 1:03 up on second-placed Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike). World time trial champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) was another 11 seconds back in third. 

Vingegaard, who won the last two Tours, finished 6:17 behind Pogačar for second place overall, while Evenepoel took third, 9:18 back. 

Stage 20 - Tadej Pogačar stamps his authority in yellow with victory atop Col de la Couillole ahead of Jonas Vingegaard / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar’s (UAE Team Emirates) outsprinted Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) at the top of the Col de la Couillole to win stage 20 of the Tour de France on Saturday. It was the race leader's fifth stage victory of the Tour.

The duo caught, and passed, the two-rider breakaway of Enric Mas (Movistar) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) with 2.5km on the climb, Carapaz trying to hold their back wheels but fading to third on the stage. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) would pass Mas and finish fourth, holding on to third overall in the standings.

Stage 19 -  Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar takes stunning solo win on stage 19 to secure yellow jersey / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar tightened his grip on the 2024 Tour de France with yet another stage victory in Isola 2000 after yet another dominant performance.  

UAE Team Emirates controlled the breakaway over the Cime de la Bonette and then Pogačar caught and dropped Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) just two kilometres from the finish to win his 15th Tour stage and his tenth Grand Tour stage of the year. 

Pogačar took a bow as he crossed the finish line, with Jorgenson 20 seconds behind and dejected in defeat. Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard finishing at 1:42, focusing on their battle for second and third rather than trying to match Pogačar. 

Stage 18 -  Tour de France: Victor Campenaerts surges from three-rider breakaway for stage 18 victory / As it happened

Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) won stage 18 from Gap to Barcelonnette in the low climbs and valleys of the Alps, after a breakaway was finally allowed to fight  for victory. The Belgian rider beat Tour debutant Mattéo Vercher (TotalEnergies) and Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) after 36 riders attacked early in the stage. 

The trio worked well together in the final 35 km and then sprinted for the stage victory. 

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and the other GC contenders preferred to save their energy for the final mountain stage of this year’s Tour de France that began on Friday, the peloton finishing 13:40 down on Campenaerts.

Stage 17 - Richard Carapaz climbs to stage 17 solo victory as Pogačar fortifies lead / As it happened

Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) finally claimed a hard-fought stage victory after days of trying in the breakaways. But the news of the day was Tadej Pogačar launching an unexpected attack while his rivals were isolated from their teammates. While his move didn't work, Remco Evenepoel got away to gain 10 seconds.

Stage 16 - Jasper Philipsen nets third win on frantic stage 16 sprint in Nîmes / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) sprinted to his third stage win of the Tour de France, dominating the closing sprint of stage 16 in Nîmes as green jersey Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) crashed in the final 2km.

The Belgian eased to his ninth career Tour stage win ahead of Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) and Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) to draw a close to one of the dullest days of this year’s race after a perfect lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel and all the Alpecin-Deceuninck train.

Stage 15 - Tadej Pogačar counters Jonas Vingegaard to win on Plateau de Beille / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) has shown, once again, that he is currently the strongest climber at the 2024 Tour de France. The yellow jersey soloed to victory on stage 15 on the Plateau de Beille. For the second day in a row, Pogačar beat Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) on a mountain finish and increased his lead in the overall classification to 3:09 over the Dane.

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) finished the day in third place and held onto this third place overall, now at 5:19 back in the GC standings.

Stage 14 - Tadej Pogačar solos to stage 14 victory on Pla d’Adet, consolidates his lead / As it happened

On the first summit finish of the 2024 Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) strengthened his hold on the maillot jaune after a thrilling finish up to Pla d’Adet saw him ride away to a stunning solo victory on stage 14 to extend his lead over Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep).

Pogačar bridged to an earlier attack of teammate Adam Yates before the Brit emptied the tank before the race leader, who then more than honoured the yellow jersey by riding solo through the packed crowds to a second stage win of the 2024 race some 39 seconds ahead of Vingegaard in second and 1:10 to Evenepoel.

Stage 13 - Jasper Philipsen powers to stage 13 victory in Pau ahead of Van Aert / As it happened

It was a hectic day of racing with crosswinds and multiple breakaways and a crash in the final sprint, but Jasper Philipsen prevailed through it all to take his second stage win of the 2024 Tour de France over Wout van Aert. There were no changes in the general classification other than the abandon of Primož Roglič and Juan Ayuso leaving the race .

Stage 12 - Biniam Girmay the new sprint boss, takes third win on stage 12 / As it happened

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) won his third stage at the 2024 Tour de France and extended his lead in the green points jersey competition, producing another superb sprint finish in Villeneuve-sur-Lot.

The Eritrean appeared too far back in the final 500 metres but teammate Mike Teunissen dragged him up to Kirstoff’s wheel as the sprint exploded. He then jumped down the middle of the road to beat Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike).

Arnaud Démare (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) crossed the line in third place but was later relegated for closing Van Aert along the barriers. Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) finished fifth but was also relegated after he swerved to avoid Démare’s leadout man Dan McLay, who dropped back down the centre of the road.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) finished safely in the peloton to retain the race lead but Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) was involved in a crash with 12 km to go. He finished 2:27 down on the peloton.

Stage 11 - Jonas Vingegaard charges ahead of Tadej Pogačar to win gripping finale / As it happened

Some 98 days after his horror crash at Itzulia Basque country, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) produced the most important moment of the 2024 Tour de France so far, mounting an incredible comeback ride to both pull back Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and beat him in the two-up sprint in Le Lioran after being dropped 31.6km from the finish.

In what was a remarkable signal of a complete return to form for Vingegaard, who was a question mark for even starting the 111th edition of the Tour, the two-time defending champion clawed back a 30-second deficit to the race leader on the Col de Pertus, before working together and stunning him in the final sprint.

Pogačar waited until the final 150 metres to launch his explosive charge for home but surprisingly, the yellow jersey never came out of the wheel and the Dane held on with a great break throw, only daring to celebrate his fourth Tour stage win past the line.

Stage 10 - Jasper Philipsen launches well-timed sprint ahead of Girmay for stage victory / As it happened

After all the controversy and disappointment of the first week, Jasper Philipsen got back in the wins at the  Tour de France  on stage 10 following a textbook lead-out from World Champion Mathieu van der Poel and Alpecin-Deceuninck.

Finally, the win came for the best sprinter from last year’s Tour, with him hitting the wind in the final few hundred metres and the difference in power was so obvious, with a clear gap to second-placed Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) at the line, who continued a great run of form ahead of Pascal Ackermann (Israel-Premier Tech) in third.

Stage 9 - Anthony Turgis wins chaotic and captivating stage 9 / As it happened

As expected, gravel-packed stage 9 delivered hectic racing with the fight for the stage win, and the battle between contenders heated up. Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) outsprinted his breakaway companions to take the win ahead of Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) and Derek Gee (Israel-PremierTech).

Yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) launched numerous attacks and though he managed to briefly distance Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), the reduced peloton regrouped and the contenders finished together with no changes to the top 5 in the general classification.

Stage 8 - Tour de France: Biniam Girmay triumphs with second sprint victory on stage 8 / As it happened  

Biniam Girmay continued a fairytale Tour de France as he took his second stage victory - this time donned in the green jersey, a competition where he now enjoys an 88-point lead.

The Eritrean rider was well protected by his Intermarché-Wanty, who placed him perfectly as he launched an attack from the wheel of Byran Coquard to sprint against Jasper Philipsen in a one-on-one battle to the line in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises. Stage favourite Arnaud De Lie came in third.

Stage 7 - Remco Evenepoel powers to stage 7 time trial victory as Pogačar holds onto yellow / As it happened

Time trial world champion Remco Evenepoel announced his presence in his first Tour de France and won the race against the clock on stage 7. Clad in the Tour's best young rider jersey rather than the rainbow stripes, he was 12 seconds faster than race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates). Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) took a solid third, 34 seconds down on the Belgian, while Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished fourth in the 25.3km route from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin.

Stage 6 - Dylan Groenewegen wins photo finish at the line in Dijon / As it happened

Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) threw his bike across the line in the dark shadows of stage 6 in Dijon and won the first photo finish of the Tour de France. He celebrated with a victory over Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who was later relegated from second place to 107th for blocking a Visma-Lease a Bike rider.

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) then moved from third to second place, and maintained the green jersey for a third day. Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) moved up to third place on the stage. There were no changes in the GC, with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) arriving safely in the bunch.

Stage 5 - Mark Cavendish carves history with all-time record-breaking win on stage 5 / As it happened

There was a time when Mark Cavendish stage victories at the Tour de France seemed to come about almost as a matter of routine, like the setting of the sun or the rising of the tides. The road to his record-breaking 35th victory was altogether more complicated, but that only heightened the emotion as the Manxman won stage 5 in Saint Vulbas on Wednesday afternoon.

The sprint finale was a chaotic one, as is so often the case in the modern Tour, but Cavendish has been imposing his order on situations like this since he was barely out of his teens. He delivered a rasping sprint to beat Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) to the line, breaking the record he had shared with Eddy Merckx since 2021.

Stage 4 - Tour de France stage 4: Tadej Pogačar snares yellow with victory over the Galibier / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar took control of the Tour de France after he attacked near the summit of the Col du Galibier to win stage 4 in Valloire and move back into the yellow jersey. UAE Team Emirates imposed a relentless pace on the Galibier, whittling the front group down before Pogačar attacked 900m from the top.

Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) stayed within ten seconds of Pogačar on the final ramps of the Galibier and on the early, technical part of the descent, but the Slovenian stretched out his advantage on the drop into Valloire. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) were part of a group that joined Vingegaard in the finale, but they came home some 35 seconds down on Pogačar, who is chasing a Giro-Tour double.

Stage 3 - Tour de France stage 3: Biniam Girmay wins bunch sprint in Turin as Richard Carapaz takes yellow / As it happened

The 2024 Tour de France had barely begun before Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) made a page of cycling history with a bunch sprint victory in Turin, becoming the first ever Black African to win a stage of cycling’s biggest bike race. The Eritrean’s groundbreaking win came after a mass crash inside the final kilometres saw various sprinters blocked and unable to sprint, although as it was inside the ‘safety zone’, all riders were awarded the same time . Following the crash, the better stage placings for Richard Carapaz (EF Education-Easy Post) enabled the former Giro d’Italia winner to become Ecuador’s first ever Tour de France leader, tied on time with previous maillot jaune Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)   Stage 2 - Tadej Pogačar moves into maillot jaune as Kévin Vauquelin solos to victory on stage 2 / As it happened

Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) delivered back-to-back glorious breakaway days at the Tour de France for the home nation, in the Italian Grand Départ no less, netting the stage 2 victory to Bologna after attacking away solo from his fellow escapees on the famous San Luca climb with 14km to go.

As the GC fight unfolded some three minutes down, it was déjà vu from the 2023 edition as Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) exploded into life on the second ascent, forcing Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) into a response. Only Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) could catch back on after the descent for home into Bologna. Pogačar moved into the yellow jersey for the first time since the 2022 race after dropping Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) on the San Luca climb.

Stage 1 - Romain Bardet steals the show on stage 1 as Van den Broek helps power DSM-Firmenich-PostNL to first maillot jaune / As it happened

In what is due to be his  final Tour de France , Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) rolled back the years to take the most stunning win of his career on stage 1 of the 2024 race, surviving a charging peloton by the barest of margins to net him a first-ever stint in the yellow jersey.

Bardet crossed the line with teammate Frank van den Broek after the DSM duo put on a masterclass on the road from Florence to Rimini, completing a breathless finish with only a few metres to spare from Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) who took third.

How does the Tour de France work?

The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts in Florence, Italy, on Saturday, June 29 and ends three weeks later in Nice on Sunday, July 21. It is the first time the Tour starts in Italy. The Tour de France will not finish in Paris as it usually does. Instead, the finish is in Nice to avoid the preparations for the 2024 Olympics Games, which begin just a week later in Paris.

Riders have to cover the entire 2024 Tour de France route , passing through four nations – Italy, San Marino, France, and Monaco.

The rider who completes the distance in the fastest time wins the race, also known as the 'overall classification'. Each day, the rider who has completed the entire distance raced the quickest is the leader of the Tour de France, and wears a yellow jersey to signify him as such.

Read more about the jerseys of the Tour de France .

There is a second time classification for the best rider under the age of 26, the best young riders' classification, and he wears a white jersey if leading.

Riders also gain points for their position at the end of each day of racing, known as "stages". There is a secondary prize for the rider who gains the most points - the "points classification", and the leader each day wears a green jersey.

There are also points atop a select number of mountains for the first riders to cross the top, with more points available the harder the mountain is to climb. The leader of the mountains classification wears a white jersey with red polka dots.

Most days, the peloton race the distance of the Tour de France stage as a bunch. This year's Tour de France features two individual time trials, where riders race a set distance alone against the clock.

There are other prizes, too. Read about the Souvenir Henri Desgranges and Souvenir Jacques-Goddet .

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Tour de France favourites and contenders : Defending champion  Jonas Vingegaard  (Jumbo-Visma) won his second GC title last year and, if he can recover from his crash injuries in time, will be back to defend his title against top rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who finished second overall. Vingegaard is likely to face a huge challenge from not just Pogačar, but also Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) and former teammate turned rival Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe).

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The 2024 Tour de France includes 52,230 metres of vertical gain across 3497.3km of climbs, sprints and time trialling from Italy into France, with fewer high climbs than in the past and shorter stages. 

It is a balanced three weeks of racing that includes eight flat stages, four mountain-top finishes and two individual time trials, the final test against the clock is a hilly time trial to Nice that could create suspense. The race has 25km of racing above 2,000 metres and 27 mountains classified as second, first, or HC.

Florence, Italy, will host the team presentation, and stage 1 will roll out from Piazzale Michelangelo to open the Grand Tour for the first time.

Check out all the details of the 2024 Tour de France route .

Tour de France 2024 Contenders

For the definitive list of Tour de France favourites read: Tour de France 2024 - The GC favourites form guide

Defending Tour de France champion  Jonas Vingegaard will again have a strong Jumbo-Visma team to support his quest for a third title, but this time, former team leader Primož Roglič has turned to rival as he looks to give Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe top billing. Vingegaard will also face huge challenges from Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep). 

In the flat stages, look for last year's green jersey victor Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to contest for another title against Fabio Jakobsen , now with Team dsm-firmenich, and Caleb Ewan , now with Jayco-AlUIa. And fastman Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) is back for an 18th pro season to mix it up in the sprints, on the hunt for a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage victory.

And there will be opportunities across the three weeks for breakaway riders to shine, including the likes of Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

Tour de France teams

See Cyclingnews ' complete 2024 Tour de France team guide .

• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Arkéa-B&B Hotels
• Astana Qazaqstan Team
• Bahrain Victorious
• Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
• EF Education-EasyPost
• Groupama-FDJ
• Ineos Grenadiers
• Intermarché-Wanty
• Israel-Premier Tech
• Lotto Dstny
• Movistar Team
• Soudal-QuickStep
• Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
• Team Jayco-AlUla
• Visma-Lease a Bike
• TotalEnergies
• UAE Team Emirates
• Uno-X Mobility

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