Cycling
Tour de France 2024 Route
The Tour de France is one of the most prestigious and challenging cycling races in the world. In this guide, we will provide a stage-by-stage breakdown of the route for the Tour de France 2024. From the start location to the finish location, we’ll highlight the key details and challenges of each stage.
Due to the scheduling of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the men’s Tour de France will run from June 29 to July 21, but will not conclude in Paris. Instead, the race will finish with a final-day time trial in Nice.
Let’s dive into the exciting journey that awaits the cyclists in this year’s race.
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Overview of Tour de France Route 2024
Stage-by-Stage Breakdown of the Route
Below is a full, exhaustive list of the Tour de France route for 2024:
Stage 1: Florence to Rimini (206km) – Hilly
Stage 2: Cesenatico – Bologna (199km) – Hilly
Stage 3: Plaisance – Turin (230.5km) – Flat
Stage 4: Pinerolo – Valloire (140km) – Mountain
Stage 5: Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas (177.5km) – Flat
Stage 6: Mâcon – Dijon (163.5km) – Flat
Stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Georges – Gevrey-Chambertin (25.3km) – Individual Time-Trial
Stage 8: Semur-En-Auxois – Colombey-Les-Deux-Églises (183.5km) – Flat
Stage 9: Troyes – Troyes (199km) – Hilly
Rest Day: Orléans
Stage 10: Orléans – Saint-Amand-Montrond (187.5km) – Flat
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Stage 11: Évaux-Les-Bains – Le Lioran (211km) – Mountain
Stage 12: Aurillac – Villeneuve-Sur-Lot (204km) – Flat
Stage 13: Agen – Pau (165.5km) – Flat
Stage 14: Pau – Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla D’adet (152km) – Mountain
Stage 15: Loudenvielle – Plateau De Beille (198km) – Mountain
Rest Day: Gruissan
Stage 16: Gruissan – Nîmes (189km) – Flat
Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Superdévoluy (178km) – Mountain
Stage 18: Gap – Barcelonnette (180km) – Hilly
Stage 19: Embrun – Isola 2000 (145km) – Mountain
Stage 20: Nice – Col De La Couillole (133km) – Mountain
Stage 21: Monaco – Nice (33.7km) – Individual Time-Trial
Highlights of the Tour de France Route 2024
Challenging Mountain Stages
Apennines (Italy), the Italian and French Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees will be the mountain ranges on the 2024 Tour route.
The height of the summit of the Bonette pass in the Alps, the highest tarmac road in France, which will be the “roof” of the 2024 Tour.
Time Trial Stages
Like most editions of the race, this year’s shortest stage comes in the form of a time trial.
The 2024 Tour de France will feature two individual time trial stages:
Stage 7 (July 5, 2024): From Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, covering 25.3 kilometres.
Stage 21 (July 21, 2024): The final stage from Monaco to Nice, covering 35 kilometres, will mark the conclusion of the race.
These time trials will play a crucial role in determining the overall standings of the race.
Debut locations on the Tour map
In order of appearance: Florence, Rimini, Cesenatico, Bologna, Piacenza, Saint-Vulbas, Gevrey-Chambertin, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, Évaux-les-Bains, Gruissan, Superdévoluy, Col de la Couillole.
Unique Tour Finale
The 2024 Tour de France will culminate with Stage 21 on Nice’s Promenade des Anglais. This final stage will feature a time trial that finishes along the famous seaside promenade, providing a scenic and glamorous end to the race. This change from the traditional Paris finish is due to the scheduling of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
