Tour de France 2024: Stage-by-Stage Guide
A guide to the stages of the Tour de France 2024. This is an overview map of the 2024 Tour de France route.
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A guide to the stages of the Tour de France 2024. This is an overview map of the 2024 Tour de France route.
Stage 1 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 206km road stage from Florence to Rimini.
This Classics-type course features 3,600m of climbing through Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, split among seven classified climbs.
The final ascent is in San Marino, 25km before the finish line.
Stage 1 could be significant in the GC battle.
Read about Stage 1 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 2 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 199.2km road stage from Cesenatico to Bologna.
The visit to Cesenatico is to pay homage to Marco Pantani.
The culmination of the stage is an 18.3km circuit in Bologna, with a climb to San Luca which should suit puncheurs. The last 9km of the circuit are downhill or flat.
Read about Stage 2 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 3 of the Tour de France 2024 is 230.8km road stage from Piacenza to Turin.
The race includes a tip of the hat to Fausto Coppi at Tortona, where he lived.
This is a flat stage, and Turin is expected to play host to the first bunch sprint of the 2024 Tour.
Read about Stage 3 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 4 of the 2024 Tour de France is a 139.6km mountain stage from Pinerolo to Valloire.
It sees the race head to Sestriere before going over the Col de Montgenèvre, where it leaves the Italian Grand Départ behind and crosses into France.
Back in its home country, the race's centrepiece is a climb of the Col du Galibier. The stage finishes with a descent to Valloire.
Read about Stage 4 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 5 of the Tour de France 2024 is 177.4km from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas.
Today sees the race leave the Alps via Chambéry and head up the Rhône valley. The Côte de l'Huis is the last categorised climb, and nothing should prevent a bunch sprint in the glamorous surroundings of an industrial estate near Saint-Vulbas.
This could be a chance for Mark Cavendish.
Read about Stage 5 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 6 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 163.5km flat stage from Mâcon to Dijon.
Cultural highlights on the route are Cluny and Cîteaux Abbeys, the Betamax and VHS of Medieval monasteries.
There may well be a breakaway on Stage 6, but the sprinters' teams will want to catch it and contest the 800m straight to the finish line in Dijon.
Read about Stage 6 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 7 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 25.3km individual time trial from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin.
The first part of the parcours is on roads through forests. Here, there's the 1.6km climb of the Côte de Curtil-Vergy.
After Chambolle-Musigny, the stage will showcase the vineyards in this part of Burgundy from the Route des Grands Crus.
Could today be an opportunity for ITT World Champion Remco Evenepoel to bag a stage win?
Read about Stage 7 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 8 of the Tour de France 2024 is 183.4km from Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-deux-Eglises. Colombey was the home of General Charles de Gaulle.
There are five categorised climbs in the first part of the stage, which may favour a breakaway. As the parcours flattens later on, the sprinters' teams should be able to close the gap.
The finish straight is 3km long, and a 3% uphill drag. Could it be an
opportunity for Mads Pedersen?
Read about Stage 8 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 9 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 199km hilly stage starting and finishing in Troyes.
It features the 'white roads' of Champagne - gravel and dust roads like those of Strade Bianche and Paris-Tours. There are 14 sectors of these gravel roads through Champagne vineyards, totalling 32km.
Stage 9 could be one for a Classics rider who thrives in Strade Bianche - perhaps Tom Pidcock.
Read about Stage 9 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 10 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 187.3km flat stage from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond.
The riders head through the Sologne forest to Vierzon. They continue to Issoudun, and after that they are on exposed roads where crosswinds may play a role.
Mark Cavendish won in Saint-Amand in 2013, in what is Julian
Alaphilippe's home town.
Read about Stage 10 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 211km mountain stage in the Massif Central, from Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran.
The last third of the race is the same as Stage 5 of the 2016 Tour, won from a breakaway by Greg van Avermaet.
That's where most of the 4,350m of climbing is, with ascents of the Col de Néronne, Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol, Col de Pertus and Col de Font de Cère, before the final climb to Le Lioran.
Read about Stage 11 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 12 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 203.6km flat stage from Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
Although classified flat there are plenty of hills in the first half of the route, including one to Rocamadour, which should give a breakaway a chance. The sprinters' teams will be looking to catch the breakaway riders in the flatter second half of the parcours.
Read about Stage 12, Tour de France 2024.
Stage 13 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 165.3km flat stage from Agen to Pau.
There are 'balcony roads' in the Lot-et-Garonne early in the stage, and hilly terrain towards the finish.
The Blachon and Simacourbe climbs could prove fatal for some pure sprinters, perhaps favouring the breakaway or a sprinter-who-can-climb.
Read about Stage 13, Tour de France 2024.
Stage 14 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 151.9km mountain stage from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla-d'Adet.
The parcours is relatively flat as far as Lourdes, but in the second half of the route there are some well-known climbs. They include the Col du Tourmalet, Hourquette d'Ancizan and Pla-d'Adet.
Rafal Majka won the last time there was a summit finish at Pla-d'Adet, in 2014.
Read about Stage 14 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 15 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 197.7km Pyreneen mountain stage from Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille.
The climbs include the Col de Peyresourde, the Col de Menté, the Col de Portet-d'Aspet, and the Col d'Agnes. The summit finish is at Plateau de Beille.
This is a long stage with a lot of climbing, and it will be very
hard. If Jonas Vingegaard is on form, will it suit him?
Read about Stage 15 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 16 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 188.6km flat stage from Gruissan to Nîmes.
The stage route leaves the coast near Narbonne, and heads over the Pic Saint-Loup. If the Mistral blows it could disrupt the peloton, and present an opportunity to those teams that deal well with windy conditions.
Read about Stage 16 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 177.8km mountain stage from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy.
It's fairly flat early on, in the Drôme, but the last 40km includes the Col Bayard and the Col du Noyer. The terrain should favour the formation of a big breakaway group. They could fight it out for the stage win on the ascent to the finish line at Superdévoluy.
Read about Stage 17 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 18 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 179.6km hilly stage from Gap to Barcelonnette.
The parcours crosses the Lac de Serre Ponçon, then heads into the hills. The Côte de Saint-Apollinaire and the Côte des Demoiselles Coiffées provide opportunities for puncheurs like Mathieu van der Poel or Ben Healy to break clear.
Read about Stage 18 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 19 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 144.6km mountain stage from Embrun to Isola 2000.
It's a relatively short stage, but with three climbs that peak above 2,000m. The high point is the Cime de la Bonette, where the highest road in France reaches 2,802m.
We'll see which riders thrive at altitude, and whether some struggle.
Read about Stage 19 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 20 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 132.8km mountain stage from Nice to the Col de Couillole.
There's hardly any warm-up before the climbs start.
There are four of them - the Cols de Braus, Turini, Colmiane and Couillole.
Read about Stage 20 Tour de France 2024.
Stage 21 of the Tour de France 2024 is a 33.7km individual time trial from Monaco to Nice.
The parcours takes in the seafront in Monaco and the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
In between, the riders will take the corniche roads via La Turbie and Eze.
Read about Stage 21 Tour de France 2024.
Tour de France 2024 blog, with posts in advance of the race and after each stage.
21st July 2024
Stage 21 of the Tour de France 2024 was an individual time trial from Monaco to Nice.
The top three on GC were expected to be the top three on the stage, and so it proved - but in which order?
Read about Final Flourish on Stage 21.
20th July 2024
Stage 20 of the Tour de France 2024 saw the usual suspects rise to the top on the Col de Couillole.
Would there be a change to the normal script, or would it be more of what we have already seen?
Read about Belote and Rebelote on Stage 20.
19th July 2024
Stage 19 of the Tour de France 2024 saw a breakaway go early.
Matteo Jorgenson emerged as the strongest of the riders in the break on the final climb to Isola 2000, but could he hold off a charging Pogacar?
Read about Déjà Vu on Stage 19.
18th July 2024
Stage 18 of the Tour de France 2024 was a hilly stage from Gap to Barcelonnette.
It was always likely to be a breakaway day, and enough riders to form a small coach party left the peloton behind. Three of the best of the escapees broke clear from their colleagues, but who would win the sprint to the finish line?
Read about Diesel Motor Puts in Unexpected Turn of Speed to Win Stage 18.
17th July 2024
Stage 17 of the Tour de France 2024 looked likely to be a breakaway day, and so it proved.
It came down to a battle between two former Grand Tour winners, but who would prevail?
Read about In the Pink on Stage 17.
16th July 2023
Stage 16 of the Tour de France 2024 ended in a bunch sprint in Nîmes.
The predicted windy conditions didn't really materialise, which left us with a bunch sprint for the win. Who would be fastest?
Read about Sprint on Stage 16.
A look at four of the main contenders for the General Classification of the 2024 Tour de France and their preparation for the race.
The Big Four are Vingegaard, Pogacar, Roglic and Evenepoel.
Read about Overall
Contenders for the Tour de France 2024.
The teams and riders on the start list for the Tour de France 2024.
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| Saturday 29th June 2024 | Stage 1, Florence to Rimini |
| Sunday 30th June 2024 | Stage 2, Cesenatico to Bologna |
| Monday 1st July 2024 | Stage 3, Plaisance to Turin |
| Tuesday 2nd July 2024 | Stage 4, Pinerolo to Valloire |
| Wednesday 3rd July 2024 | Stage 5, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas |
| Thursday 4th July 2024 | Stage 6, Mâcon to Dijon |
| Friday 5th July 2024 | Stage 7, Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin |
| Saturday 6th July 2024 | Stage 8, Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-deux-Eglises |
| Sunday 7th July 2024 | Stage 9, Troyes to Troyes |
| Monday 8th July 2024 | Rest day |
| Tuesday 9th July 2024 | Stage 10, Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Wednesday 10th July 2024 | Stage 11, Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran |
| Thursday 11th July 2024 | Stage 12, Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot |
| Friday 12th July 2024 | Stage 13, Agen to Pau |
| Saturday 13th July 2024 | Stage 14, Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet |
| Sunday 14th July 2024 | Stage 15, Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille |
| Monday 15th July 2024 | Rest Day |
| Tuesday 16th July 2024 | Stage 16, Gruissan to Nîmes |
| Wednesday 17th July 2024 | Stage 17, Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy |
| Thursday 18th July 2024 | Stage 18, Gap to Barcelonette |
| Friday 19th July 2024 | Stage 19, Embrun to Isola 2000 |
| Saturday 20th July 2024 | Stage 20, Nice to Col de la Couillole |
| Sunday 21st July 2024 | Stage 21, Monaco to Nice |
This is a promotional video for the Grand Départ in Florence, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont.
The 2024 Grand Départ is in Florence, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont. This is the first time there has been a Grand Départ in Italy.
Ottavio Bottecchia will be mentioned in the context of the Grand Départ 2024, because he was the first Italian winner of the Tour de France.
Gino Bartali was a bike racer from Florence who won Grand Tours before and after the war. He will be celebrated on Stage 1.
Fausto Coppi is another great who will be honoured while the Tour is in Italy, notably with a climb at Tortona on Stage 3.
The full list of Italian winners of the Tour de France is:
