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The Tour de France 2024 began on Saturday 29 June and marks the 111th edition of cycling's flagship race. In the first Grand Départ for Italy, the race started in Florence and traced a path east across the country, before heading back west towards France and into the Alps. 

The riders will also take on the Apennines, Massif Central and Pyrenees mountain ranges, and pass through Italy, San Marino, Monaco and France.

With Paris busy preparing for the Olympic Games in August there will be no room for the Tour de France's traditional final stage finish on the Champs-Elysées. Instead the race will finish in Nice – the first time it has ever finished outside the capital.

The world's best riders are locked into a battle for victory, with newly crowned Giro d'Italia winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) taking on Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) – both of whom are currently returning from injury – and Primož Roglič (Red-Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).

The three-week event is the second in the trio of Grand Tours, coming after the Giro d'Italia and before the Vuelta a España .

Check out our page on the  Tour de France 2024 route  for everything you need to know about the 21 stages from Florence to Nice, and look at  complete start list for the race .

This will be the first Tour since  GCN+ closed down , so make sure you read our how to watch the Tour de France guide carefully to make sure you can be fully tuned in. 

Tour de France 2024 reports

• Romain Bardet snatches first stage of the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish struggles
• Kevin Vauquelin secures first ever Tour de France stage victory for Arkea-B&B Hotels, while Tadej Pogačar claims the yellow jersey on stage 2
• Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to take a Tour de France win in stage 3 sprint
• Tadej Pogačar wins stage 4 duel with Jonas Vingegaard to reclaim yellow at the Tour de France
• Mark Cavendish breaks Tour de France stage win record with victory on stage five
• Dylan Groenewegen edges home first in bunch dash for Tour de France stage six
• Remco Evenepoel powers to time trial victory on Tour de France stage seven , as Tadej Pogačar keeps yellow
• Biniam Girmay powers to second Tour de France win on stage 8
• Anthony Turgis pips Tom Pidcock to win stage 9 of Tour de France after breathless day on the gravel
• Jasper Philipsen finally has his moment, winning Tour de France stage 10 bunch sprint
• Jonas Vingegaard outsprints Tadej Pogačar to claim victory on stage 11 of the Tour de France
• Biniam Girmay sprints to third win of the Tour de France on stage 12
• Jasper Philipsen outsprints Wout van Aert to win stage 13 of the Tour de France in Pau
• Tadej Pogačar wins stage 14 of the Tour de France and tightens his grip on the yellow jersey
• Tadej Pogačar dominates stage 15 of the Tour de France to extend his lead

Tour de France 2024: Overview

Tour de france 2024: the route.

One for the climbers, the 2024 Tour de France route incorporates four summit finishes, spans four mountain ranges, and features the hilliest opening stage in Tour de France history.

One of the most interesting and intriguing routes of recent years, sitting between the predominantly hilly week one and week three sits a flatter week two, and stage nine – with an abundance of white roads; 14 sectors in total.

There's plenty for the sprinters as well as the general classification and climbing specialists, although there are going to be some tough mountains to get over to reach the sprint stages, and to finish the three weeks.

For the first time in 35 years, a final stage means the yellow jersey won't be decided on the penultimate day, but with a time trial in Nice.

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Tour de France 2024 route: Stage-by-stage

Tour de france 2024: the teams.

The Tour de France peloton consists of 22 teams of eight riders. This includes all 18 UCI WorldTour teams, as well as the two best-ranked UCI ProTeams, and two further squads invited by the organiser, ASO. 

The teams racing the 2024 Tour de France are:

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

Tour de France 2024: General classification riders

When it comes to potential yellow jersey winners, there are four riders to watch out for.

The quartet comprises Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who has just won the Giro d'Italia; Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike), and Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) . 

Reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard is the only rider over whom hangs a significant question mark for the race. Along with Roglič and Evenepoel, he came down in a nasty crash on stage four of the Itzulia Basque Country in April. All were injured but the Dane came off worst, and he only began riding outside in May. All three made it to the start line, but how their form will progress over the Tour remains to be seen. 

Following the route announcement in October, Tadej Pogačar said that the "end of the journey makes me smile", with the final two stages starting and finishing close to his home in Monaco. Pogačar is hoping to take back the top step in 2024 after two years of missing out on yellow to Vingegaard. The Slovenian won the Giro earlier this year.

Remco Evenepoel will make his Tour de France debut in 2024. Although he took a win in 2022 at the Vuelta, his performance in other Grand Tour races has been either inconsistent or blighted by illness. If he's to compete against the likes of Vingegaard and Pogačar, he'll have to up his game. After coming 5th overall and taking a stage win in his Tour debut in 2023 , Carlos Rodríguez will lead Ineos Grenadiers .

Tour de France 2024: Sprinters

It's going to be a tough year for the sprinters. Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck was one of the star men of last year's Tour de France, taking four stage wins and the green sprinter's jersey at the end of the three weeks. He has had a fine season so far, with a win at Milan-San Remo and second at Paris-Roubaix and is likely to be the rider to beat at the Tour.

Like Philipsen, Mads Pederson of Trek-Segafredo has enjoyed a successful early season, with a win at Gent-Wevelgem and (unlike Philipsen) a hatful of sprint victories. He's likely to be the Belgian's main rival in the bunch finishes.

All eyes will be on Mark Cavendish in the 111th Tour de France after he postponed retirement to target the Tour win record, currently shared with Eddy Merckx, and gain his 35th win. He said, however, that he was "in shock" and that this was the "toughest course" he had ever seen , when it was revealed in October. 

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) and Fabio Jakobsen (dsm-firmenich-PostNL) are also challenging for wins.

Tour de France 2024: On TV

As you'd expect the Tour de France is being broadcast in several different places throughout July. 

The race is being live-streamed on Discovery+ and Eurosport , as well as ITV4, in the UK and in Europe. Subscription costs are £6.99/month or $8.99/month, and £39.99 or $49.99 for a year.

A Flobikes  annual subscription will cost you $209.99 if you want to watch in Canada, while in the USA  NBC Sports  via Peacock Premium ($4.99 per month) will show the race. Australians can can watch the Tour for free on SBS on Demand.

And, of course, if you want to watch your local stream from anywhere in the world you'll need a VPN from a trusted company like ExpressVPN .

Tour de France: The jerseys

Much like every year in recent memory, the Tour de France jerseys and classifications are yellow for the overall leader, green for the leader in the points standings, polka-dot for the mountain classification, and white for the best young rider.

Along with the jersey prizes, there is an award for the most combative rider of each stage, with the winner wearing a red number on the following day. This is awarded each day, with a 'Super Combativity' award decided by a jury at the end of the race for the most active rider throughout the entire event.

There is also a team classification where the time of the first three riders from each team is put together to create a single time. This is then done in a similar way as the individual general classification.

In addition, there are plenty of bonus seconds up for grabs at the race. There are ten, six and four bonus seconds available at the end of each stage for the first three riders, as well as bonus sprints that are dotted throughout the race on key climbs to try and make the racing more entertaining for spectators.

Of course, there's also prize money up for grabs. For winning the 2023 edition of the race, Jonas Vingegaard collected €535,220 (£463,100), a sum which is customarily shared out among the team's riders and staff.

Tour de France past winners in the last 12 years

• 2012: Bradley Wiggins (GBr) 
• 2013: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2014: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) 
• 2015: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2016: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2017: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2018: Geraint Thomas (GBr) 
• 2019: Egan Bernal (Col) 
• 2020: Tadej Pogačar (Slo) 
• 2021: Tadej Pogačar (Slo)  
• 2022: Jonas Vingegaard (Den)
• 2023: Jonas Vingegaard (Den)

Tour de France FAQ

How does the tour de france work.

The Tour de France is one of a trio of races that are three weeks long, known as the Grand Tours, alongside the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. The Tour is the best known and arguably the most prestigious.

It is the second of the three races in the calendar with the Giro taking place in May, the Tour usually in July, and the Vuelta in August and September.

The Tour, like all Grand Tours, takes on varying terrain with flat days for sprinters, hilly days for puncheurs and mountains for the climbers and GC riders, along with time trials, so that a winner of the race has to be able to perform on all types of road.

The main prize in the race, known as the general classification, is based on time with the overall leader wearing the yellow jersey. The race leader and eventual winner is the rider who has the lowest accumulated time over the 21 days of racing. Riders can win the Tour de France without winning a stage, as Chris Froome did in 2017. Time bonuses of 10, six, and four seconds are given to stage winners though, creating incentive for those general classification riders to chase individual victories and lower their overall time.

In 2020 it took race winner Tadej Pogačar 87 hours 20 minutes and 5 seconds to complete the race with the second-place rider overall 59 seconds slower. That continues all the way down to the last place rider, which was Roger Kluge (Lotto-Soudal) who finished 6 hours 7 minutes and 2 seconds behind.

The white best young rider's jersey is worked out in the same way but only riders under the age of 26 are eligible for the jersey.

The polka-dot mountains jersey and the green points jersey are based on a points system and not time. The only reason time would come into account would be if riders are tied on points, then it would go to who is the best placed in the general classification.

The team classification is based on the general classification times of the first three riders of a team on each stage. The time of those three riders is added up and put onto their team's time, creating a GC list much like in the individual classifications. The leading team gets to wear yellow numbers and helmets on each stage.

The final classification available is the combativity prize. This is decided by a race jury or, in more recent years, Twitter. This takes place just before the end of each stage and often goes to a rider from the breakaway who has put in a daring performance or attempted to liven up the stage by attacking. The winner of the combativity award gets to wear a special red race number on the following day's stage.

There is a final prize added to this with the Super Combativity prize being awarded on the podium in Paris. This is decided in a similar fashion to pick out the most aggressive, entertaining, and daring rider of the whole three weeks. Again, usually going to a rider who has featured regularly in the breakaway.

Stage winners do not wear anything special the day after apart from getting a small yellow jersey to stick on their number on their bike, this can be replaced if they win multiple stages.

Teams used to come to the race with nine riders but the UCI, cycling's governing body, decided that nine riders from each team was too dangerous and dropped it to eight, however more teams now take part.

How long is the Tour de France?

The Tour de France takes place over 23 days with 21 of them being race days. The riders get two days of resting; they usually fall on the second and third Monday of the race.

This year's race is 3,492km long, which is 2,170 miles, around the same distance from Washington DC to Las Vegas, or Helsinki to Lisbon. 

Road stages can range from anything around 100km to something approaching 250km, sometimes more. This year the shortest road stage is stage 20, from Nice to Col de la Couillole, with the longest being 229km on stage three in Italy, from Plaisance to Turin.

Road stages often take around four to five hours with the longer days sometimes nudging over seven hours.

Time trials are always much shorter. Team time trials have long since gone out of fashion in the world of road racing so individual time trials are the main focus these days. 

In 2024, the Tour has two individual time trials for the riders to tackle, the first on stage seven at 25km long from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, and the second on the final stage from Monaco to Nice, at 34km long.

When does the Tour de France start?

The 2024 Tour de France starts on June 29 in Florence, Italy, with a road stage. There will be three full stages in Italy, before the fourth heads into France. The race finishes in Nice three weeks later.

The 2024 edition of the race runs from 29 June - 21 July, covering 21 stages. 

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This will be the first Grand Départ in Italy and the 26th that’s taken place abroad  First finale in Nice. Due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Paris, the race will not finish in the French capital for the first time.

Two time trials. 25 + 34 = 59km in total, the second of them taking place on the final Monaco>Nice stage. This will be the first time the race has seen a finale of this type for 35 years, the last occasion being the famous Fignon - LeMond duel in 1989.

Apennines (Italy), the Italian and French Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees will be the mountain ranges on the 2024 Tour route.

The number of countries visited in 2024: Italy, San Marino, Monaco and France. Within France, the race will pass through 7 Regions and 30 departments.

The number of bonus points 8, 5 and 2 bonus seconds go to the first three classified riders, featuring at strategic points along the route (subject to approval by the International Cycling Union)these will have no effect on the points classification. Bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds will be awarded to the first three classified riders at road stage finishes.

Out of a total of 39, the locations or stage towns that are appearing on the Tour map for the first time . 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.

The number of sectors on white roads during stage nine, amounting to 32km in total .

The number of stages: 8 flat, 4 hilly, 7 mountain (with 4 summit finishes at Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, Plateau de Beille, Isola 2000, Col de la Couillole), 2 time trials and 2 rest days.

The number of riders who will line up at the start of the Tour, divided into 22 teams of 8 riders each.

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.

The total vertical gain during the 2024 Tour de France.

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What to Know About This Year’s Tour de France (Which Begins in Italy)

Two previous winners are the leading contenders to win cycling’s most famous race, which, in a rarity, does not end in Paris.

By Victor Mather

For three weeks starting Saturday, the world’s best cyclists will do battle in the Tour de France, racing through valleys, hills and high mountains. Though 176 riders will start, most eyes will be on a pair of two-time winners who seek title No. 3.

After more than 2,000 miles and dozens of punishing climbs, will the winner be Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark, who took the last two Tours de France but was hurt in a crash this year? Or Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, the 2020 and 2021 winner ? Or will an unexpected contender jump up and surprise them?

And, wait: Is it really the Tour de France if the race doesn’t finish on the Champs-Élysées? Here’s a primer to read before the race gets underway.

Where will they race?

For the first time, the race will start in Italy , with the opening stage beginning in Florence and winding through the Apennine Mountains to Rimini, a city on the Adriatic coast. It will be more difficult than most opening stages, with several uphill climbs.

After a few days in Italy, the race will enter France, then go counterclockwise around the country, passing through the Alps, the Massif Central, the Pyrenees and then the Alps again.

Who are the favorites?

Vingegaard won last year’s event by an emphatic seven and a half minutes. But after a good start to the 2024 cycling season, he crashed badly in the Tour of the Basque Country in April and spent 12 days in the hospital with a broken collarbone. He is expected to ride in the Tour de France, but there is uncertainty as to what kind of shape he will be in.

As a result, Pogacar, who has been in fine form, is the favorite to win and regain his crown.

Pogacar rode in the Giro d’Italia, or Tour of Italy, in May. Unlike riders in that race who hold back to preserve their strength for the Tour de France, he gave it his all, winning by almost 10 minutes. If Pogacar claims the Tour as well, he will be the first cyclist since Marco Pantani, in 1998, to win the Giro and the Tour in the same season.

After the big two, other possible contenders include Primoz Roglic of Slovenia, the 2023 Giro winner, and Remco Evenepoel of Belgium, who won the 2022 Tour of Spain.

Though an individual wins the Tour, his team can help a lot, pacing him in the mountains and blocking attacks from rivals. Last year’s leading team, Jumbo-Visma (now Visma–Lease a Bike) has broken up; Vingegaard is still its leader, but Roglic left to join Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. UAE Team Emirates will support Pogacar with a squad that includes Adam Yates of Britain, a rider with the talent to win the Tour himself; he placed third last year.

Tell me the days that really matter.

The first stage to focus on is July 2, when the riders travel from Italy to France. It includes a climb up the Galibier, one of the Tour’s toughest mountains, and one that still has snow on the side of the roads.

In the midst of a week of flat stages that won’t change the leaderboard much, there is a time trial on July 5 in Burgundy wine country. The riders will race alone against the clock, with no help from teammates, which is why a time trial is known as “the race of truth.”

The real action comes at the end, with five mountain stages. The July 13 stage is particularly notable; it includes a climb up the Tourmalet in the Pyrenees and ends with an uphill — or more accurately, up-mountain — finish that is sure to winnow out any pretenders. Also make note of July 14, 17, 19 and 20 as four more brutal mountain stages where the Tour is likely to be won, or lost.

But even the flat stages, which are usually won by sprinters and seldom affect the overall standings, may have some extra interest this year. The great sprinter Mark Cavendish, 39, has 34 career stage victories and needs one more to break the record he shares with Eddy Merckx, the dominant rider of the 1960s and ’70s.

What’s different this year?

The day after that last mountain stage, the race will end, but not with the traditional ceremonial cruise down the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Instead, the field will hold a time trial to finish the Tour for the first time since 1989. If the race is close, the winner could be decided on that final day, as it was in 1989. That year, the American Greg LeMond snatched the Tour from Laurent Fignon of France in a time trial by a mere eight seconds, still the closest margin in history.

To avoid the Paris Olympics, which open five days later, the time trial will run from Monaco to Nice. It is the first time since 1974 the race has not ended on the Champs-Élysées and the first time ever it has not ended in Paris or its environs.

Remind me what the jerseys mean.

In each stage, whoever is the overall leader wears the yellow jersey to make him easier to spot for TV viewers and the thousands of fans along the route.

But there are other jerseys, too. Finishing near the front in individual stages, especially flat ones, earns points toward the green jersey for best sprinter. Last year’s winner of this jersey was Jasper Philipsen.

The first riders to reach the top of the race’s many mountains earn points toward the garish polka-dot jersey for best climber. The top contenders for yellow are also favored to win this jersey, as is Giulio Ciccone of Italy, who won last year.

Are there any Americans racing?

The days of American favorites like LeMond and Lance Armstrong are over for the time being. Moreover, Sepp Kuss, the American who won the 2023 Tour of Spain, is out because of a Covid-19 infection.

Matteo Jorgenson, 24, on the Visma team, is the top-ranked American. He won this year’s weeklong Paris-Nice race, and some think he can contend for the tour’s title in the future, or maybe, if all goes well, this year.

How can I watch?

Stages generally start around 6 or 7 a.m. Eastern time and last four to five hours. In the United States, Peacock will stream every stage live. Some stages will be shown on NBC and USA as well.

Other broadcasters include ITV and Eurosport (United Kingdom), SBS (Australia), FloBikes (Canada), France Televisions (France), ARD (Germany) and J Sports (Japan).

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Tour de France 2024

Tour de France 2024 race news, previews, results, tour map, race tech, analysis, and photos. Follow for breaking on twitter , instagram , or facebook .

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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1 month ago

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After a number of quiet seasons, four-time Tour de France winner wants to say farewell on a high note.

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A two-time US national time trial champion, he raced 10 grand tours and finished 3rd in the 2014 Amgen Tour of California.

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Team mechanics have been working around the clock this season thanks to new team gear and sponsor changes.

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The race saw huge triumphs and crushing disappointments, but the human side of the Tour is what persists.

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Uncertainty over Vuelta a España after an off-key debut with Red Bull 'super team' leaves 34-year-old at risk of losing the wheels of the Pogačar era.

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Three-time Tour winner’s swashbuckling season sees more and more records fall.

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Breaking down what a dominant performance tells us about Tadej Pogačar's historic greatness and the challenge of defeating him at future Grand Tours

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For this Workout of the Week, we’ll do a time trial simulation of the final stage of the 2024 Tour de France.

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'My bike is 1kg too heavy': Guillaume Martin didn't use a power meter at the Tour for fear of adding extra weight to his Look 795 bike frame.

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History was made and records were broken, but this year's Tour de France wasn't all awesome. Here are the disappointments and duds of a three-star three weeks.

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There was high action and intense racing through the Alps during the third week of the Tour de France

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North Americans in the Tour de France: 3 Americans and 3 Canadians lit up the race from start to finish with attacks, top-10s, near-misses.

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In this column, we dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and more at the Tour de France.

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Third overall behind Pogačar and Vingegaard marks a stunning debut, but Belgian cycling history tells a cautionary tale.

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Tadej Pogačar finds himself in good company — and has outperformed a certain Eddy Merckx.

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Richard Carapaz is a deserving polka-dot champion, but the points system needs changing and timed segments on climbs could shake up Tour racing.

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From Cavendish's 35th to high-speed bunny-hops, to Jorgensen's MVP ride and Girmay's breakthrough, here are the best moments of a Tour de France that never stopped delivering.

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UAE Team Emirates won nearly one-third of the €2,282,200 prize pot, with a surprising name at the bottom of the list.

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We take a look at this year’s L’Étape du Tour winner's performance and see how it compares to the Tour de France peloton.

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‘To get second in the Tour de France is still a very very big result.’

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Pogačar reached behind his back with his hand to show 1-2-3, a sign of his third yellow jersey by age 25: 'This is the real Tadej.'

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Slovenian tears up TT course, beating Vingegaard and Evenepoel into second and third on stage.

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‘We got a win, and got the win we wanted. Like everything, you live a rollercoaster in the Tour.’ Cavendish's epic Tour journey is over.

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All four competition leaders at the Tour have access to custom-tailored apparel from Tour sponsor Santini.

2 months ago

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What crank arm lengths do the pros use in the Tour de France?

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'We came here, we did what we set out to achieve.' Record-breaking sprinter survives time cut on Mount Couillole to all but guarantee he sees the finish of his final Tour de France.

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Team DSM's French figurehead ‘at peace’ with his career and reflects on how pro cycling has changed ahead of planned retirement in June 2025.

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For the defending Tour winner, a likely podium finish after returning from a nightmare crash is a victory in and of itself.

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Third-placed Belgian reflects on foiled attacks as Vingegaard proves stronger; Soudal Quick-Step team boss Lefevere says Evenepoel has silenced critics with his Tour performances.

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Slovenian lands fifth stage win of this Tour, Vingegaard bolsters advantage over Evenepoel with final-climb surge.

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'Imagine a sprinter not contesting a sprint stage just to let someone else win': Pogačar's winning ways trigger debate over Cannibal-like supremacy.

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Just how expensive is the time trial bike of the fastest rider in the Tour de France? The short answer: very.

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'Mentally this is not a blow:' This Tour de France was one weekend too long and two months too soon for Visma-Lease a Bike.

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'This is one of the best versions of me': Pogačar makes new mark on high-altitude Isola 2000 climb, and he's not the only one shattering records at this Tour de France.

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Lidl-Trek rider Toms Skuijiņš walks us through his new Trek Madone before the Tour de France.

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With Pogačar appearing set for Tour de France win, furious battle is in store for second overall in Nice on Sunday.

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Practice makes perfect: Pogačar climbed Isola 2000 more than 15 times in training. UAE Team Emirates riders and staff reveal what went into race leader's 'perfect' performance on stage 19.

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The race jury extended the 'hors délai', but it wasn't enough to save French sprinter Démare who raced over the Tour's highest climb all alone: 'I'm not the type to give up.'

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Jorgenson was given the go ahead to contest the stage win after team leader Vingegaard didn’t have the legs to attack Pogačar.

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Pogačar erases any doubt about who will win this Tour de France as he blows up Visma's ambush plan by dropping Vingegaard on Isola 2000 and spoils Jorgenson's shot at victory.

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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, where 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 around active transportation, policy, tech, and infrastructure through the Urbanist Update series. He currently lives in the Bay Area 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.

How to watch the Tour de France in 2024

Outside the United States and Canada Eurosport will show the race in Europe. Other options include Rai Sport in Italy, L'Equipe TV in France, and Sporza in Belgium.

Out for a Ride: Tadej Pogacar Wins 2nd Straight Tour Title

The 22-year-old pogacar won his first title last september when he became the tour’s youngest champion in 116 years, by samuel petrequin • published july 18, 2021 • updated on july 18, 2021 at 3:10 pm.

Tadej Pogacar took the yellow jersey to Paris to win his second straight Tour de France on Sunday after a grueling three-week odyssey that at times he made look like a recreational ride.

Pogacar’s repeat success at cycling’s biggest event was a tale of total dominance, prompting one question: At age 22, how many more Tours can the Slovenian win?

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Pogacar won his first title last September when he became the Tour’s youngest champion in 116 years. He is now the youngest double winner of the race.

In sharp contrast to last year — when as a rookie he had to wait until the penultimate stage to seize the overall lead — Pogacar has been untouchable in this race.

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His team was better equipped and better prepared, and Pogacar assumed the favorite’s mantle with the ease of a seasoned veteran. His supremacy was such that, in addition to his overall win, he also claimed the King of the Mountains and best young rider jerseys.

The UAE Team Emirates leader successfully defended his huge lead of 5 minutes, 20 seconds over second-place Jonas Vingegaard in the mostly ceremonial final stage to the Champs-Elysees on Sunday. Richard Carapaz finished third overall, 7:03 off the pace.

Vingegaard and Carapaz were the only riders to finish within 10 minutes of the two-time champion.

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“I did my best, maximum, like I always do, and that was enough,” Pogacar said.

Wout van Aert won the 21st stage in a mass sprint. That prevented Mark Cavendish from beating Belgian great Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins which the British sprinter equaled earlier in the race.

The mostly flat 108-kilometer (67-mile) leg began in Chatou just outside Paris and concluded with eight laps up and down the famed avenue.

Pogacar and his teammates rode together at the front of the pack as they reached the Champs-Elysees, and the Slovenia champion raised his fist in the air in celebration.

Pogacar’s gesture acted as a signal for those fighting for a prestigious stage win as the first accelerations took place. But the attackers’ efforts did not pay off and the stage ended in a mass sprint.

Cavendish, who consoled himself with the best sprinter’s green jersey, banged his handlebar in frustration after van Aert edged Jasper Philipsen to the line. Cavendish was third.

Van Aert, a 26-year-old versatile Belgian with exceptional skills on all terrains, became the first competitor since 1979 to win a sprint, a mountain stage and an individual time trial in the same edition of the Tour.

As for Pogacar, the only crack in his armor came in the Mont Ventoux stage in the second week, when he was briefly dropped by Vingegaard during the second ascent of the iconic mountain. But Pogacar showed calm and composure that day to catch his rival and remained unscathed.

Apart from that scare, Pogacar’s ride was flawless and merciless.

Following his stunning display in the first time trial, he was in a class of his own in the Alps and seized the race lead with a vintage long-distance attack in atrocious weather. He then wrapped up the demolition work in the Pyrenees with two prestigious stage wins to become only the fourth rider in Tour history to win consecutive summit finishes at cycling’s biggest race.

Even Merckx, the five-time Tour champion widely regarded as the greatest-ever winner, was impressed.

“I see in him the new ‘Cannibal,’” said Merckx, who earned that nickname for his ruthless will to win. “He can certainly win the Tour de France more than five times.”

Pogacar has won praise for his attacking mentality and his ambition to deliver in all types of races. This season, he linked up his first Tour triumph with victories at the UAE Tour, Tirenno-Adriatico and the prestigious one-day classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

But as always at the Tour de France when a competitor outclasses the field, Pogacar’s dominant ride also raised suspicions. He was asked this week about UAE Team Emirates general manager Mauro Gianetti’s ties with riders who received doping suspensions in the past.

Gianetti was previously the manager of Saunier Duval, the team of Riccardo Ricco, an Italian rider who tested positive for the blood-boosting drug CERA in 2008. He was also manager of the Geox-TMX outfit of Juan Jose Cobo, who was stripped of his 2011 Spanish Vuelta title for doping violations.

“I can only speak for myself,” Pogacar said. “When I met Mauro, he was really great to me, and he is a super good person. I believe what is in the past is in the past, and this new cycling is a way more beautiful sport than before.”

Pogacar has insisted that the repeated doping controls he underwent should be enough to convince doubters that he is riding clean.

“I think we have many controls to prove them wrong,” Pogacar said during the race’s first rest day.

Pogacar’s dominance was helped by the misfortunes of two of his biggest rivals, last year’s runner-up Primoz Roglic and former Tour champion Geraint Thomas, who tumbled during the crash-marred first week of racing and never recovered. More importantly, 2019 champion Egan Bernal skipped the Tour this year after his Giro victory in May. The Colombian climber is just 24, has excellent time trial abilities and should be Pogacar’s main rival in the years to come.

Meanwhile, Pogacar will fly to the Tokyo Olympics where he will be among the favorites for the gold medal in the road race.

“Anyone who can follow Tadej will be close to victory,” said van Aert.

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2022 Tour de France: Who are the Seven Americans Competing?

As the 2022 tour de france kicks off, here’s everything you need to know about the seven americans competing this year., by julia elbaba • published july 1, 2022.

The 2022 Tour de France is officially underway.

The event, known to be the world's "most prestigious and most difficult" race, includes seven determined Americans seeking the iconic Tour de France trophy and a cash prize of $528,000. 

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The action, consisting of 176 riders from around the world, kicks off on Friday, July 1 with the Grand Depart in Copenhagen, Denmark and concludes on July 24.

Americans competing in the different stages of the epic competition can be watched on Peacock and the NBC Sports app.

Here are the seven Americans competing in the 2022 Tour de France:

Sepp Kuss 

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Sepp Kuss is the American to watch.

Last year, the 27-year-old won stage 15 of the Tour de France, becoming the first American to win a stage of the event since Tyler Farrar, who won stage 3 in 2011.

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Making his third appearance at the prestigious event, Kuss has also won a stage of the Vuelta de España.

Kuss currently rides for Jumbo-Visma.

Neilson Powless

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Neilson Powless was the first US Native American to compete in the Tour de France. He is a member of the Oneida Indian Nation.

Now competing in his third Tour de France, the 25-year-old Powless won the 2021 San Sebastian Classic in Spain, becoming only the second American to achieve that.

Powless currently rides for EF Education-EasyPost.

Brandon McNulty

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Brandon McNulty is competing in his second Tour de France.

The 24-year-old’s first tour was in the 2022 Giro d'Italia where he finished 15th overall.

In 2021, he rode in the Tour de France, serving as a domestique for teammate and race winner Tadej Pogacar. A domestique is a rider who works to help and lead their team.

McNulty currently rides for UAE Team Emirates.

Joe Dombrowski 

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Although Joe Dombrowski has been around for a while, he is making his Tour de France debut this year. 

The 31-year-old won a stage in the 2021 Giro d'Italia and has made four appearances in the Vuelta de Espana.

Dombrowski currently rides for Astana Qazaqstan but has spent time with Team Emirates, Splitstream, Bontrager-Livestrong and Team Sky.

Matteo Jorgenson

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Matteo Jorgenson is also making his Tour de France debut and will ride in a support role for Spanish Movistar Team lead rider Enric Mas.

The 23-year-old has competed in one other tour in his young career -- the 2021 Giro d'Italia.

Kevin Vermaerke

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Kevin Vermaerke is making his Tour de France debut this year.

The 21-year-old has competed in two other tours, winning the ub-23 Liege-Bastogne-Liege and finishing fourth in the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Vermaerke currently rides for Team DSM.

Quinn Simmons

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Quinn Simmons is the youngest American competing at this year's Tour de France.

In 2021, the 21-year-old got himself in some trouble for actions he took on Twitter. In the incident, Simmons tweeted a black hand emoji and said "Buh-bye" in response to a cycling journalist who told supporters of former president Donald Trump to unfollow her.

Simmons was reinstated after issuing an apology and denying racist intent.

Simmons currently rides for Trek-Segafredo.

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Tour of Britain 2024: Route map for every stage

The tour of britain is under way with stages set across the country and all the action available on the small screen.

Some of the world’s best cyclists are currently taking to the roads across the country for the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men 2024.

Starting in Scotland, the six stages of the race organised by B ritish Cycling will snake their way down to end up in the ferry port of Felixstowe in Suffolk over six days from 3 to 8 September.

A total of 18 teams from 12 countries are taking part, including six which participated in this summer’s Tour de France, with 108 riders on the road.

Among the big names on two wheels competing are TeamGB Olympic gold medallist Tom Pidcock and Belgian Olympic double gold medallist Remco Evenepoel, both fresh from Paris.

We take a look at where the road race will be heading over the next few days.

Stage 1: Tuesday 3 September – Scottish Borders

Stage one has already happened with French cyclist Paul Magnier winning the race in the Scottish Borders.

Competitors covered the 113.1- mile course in around four hours, starting and finishing in Kelso and passing through Coldstream, Gordon, Melrose, Denholm, Jedburgh and St Boswells on route.

The route featured two loops, enabling spectators in Kelso and Melrose and on the King of the Mountains climbs at Scott’s View and Dingleton to see the race in action twice.

Stage 2: Wednesday 4 September – Darlington to Redcar

Stage two is a 94-mile race which heads from Darlington, for the first time since 2009, through the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire to Redcar.

The stage crosses the Cleveland Hills and the North York Moors National Park to the coast at Robin Hood’s Bay via a series of short, sharp climbs.

Going via Whitby, this stage features climbs at Lythe Bank and the iconic Saltburn Bank twice.

Riders set out at 11am and are expected to finish by mid-afternoon.

Stage 3: Thursday 5 September – Sheffield to Barnsley

From the start of stage three in Sheffield, the climbing will begin almost immediately as the race heads west, skirting the Peak District National Park with the first climb coming on Long Lane above Loxley.

There will be another peak to conquer at Jawbone Hill before riders can settle down and pass through Chapeltown, Wath upon Dearne, Swinton, and Maltby before a sprint in the market town of Tickhill.

Skirting Doncaster via Conisbrough and Denaby, cyclists will then loop around the north of Barnsley through Royston and Darton before a climb at Hound Hill, a final challenge for riders before the finish.

Stage 4: Friday 6 September – Derby to Newark

Stage four will kick-off from Derby, for the first time in the 20-year history of the modern race, getting under way at 11am from outside of the Derby Arena.

Elvaston, Borrowash, West Hallam and Heanor all feature as the Tour speeds through the roads of Derbyshire for the first time since 2015, crossing into Nottinghamshire at Eastwood and continuing through Hucknall, Ravenshead, Blidworth, Southwell and Tuxford, before crossing the River Trent to race south to the finish alongside Sconce and Devon Park in Newark-on-Trent.

The East Midlands stage route includes an intermediate sprint, in the closing miles of the race at Collingham, before finishing shortly after 2pm.

Stage 5: Saturday 7 September – West Northamptonshire

Stage five on Saturday gets under way at 11am from the University of Northampton’s Waterside Campus.

Leaving the campus, cyclists will head west from Northampton, through Daventry and then onto a loop south of the town and tackle climbs at Newnham Hill and Bullshill.

They will then pass through Abthorpe, Wappenham, Helmdon, Culworth, Byfield and Hellidon before looping around Northampton by way of Watford, West Haddon, Naseby, Kelmarsh and Brixworth for the approach to the finish via Sywell and Ecton at around 2.30pm.

Stage 6: Sunday 8 September – Lowestoft to Felixstowe

The sixth and final stage of the Tour takes place in East Suffolk, for the first time, on Sunday 8 September

The 98.5-mile section gets under way at 10.30am from Lowestoft’s Promenade heading inland via Beccles and Bungay and then south through Halesworth, Framlingham, and Saxmundham, before racing along the Suffolk coast between Thorpeness and Aldeburgh.

The second half of the route takes in Snape, Wickham Market, Kesgrave, and Martlesham before riders cross the finish line on Sea Road in Felixstowe at around 2.45pm.

How can I watch the Tour of Britain?

Spectators can watch the peloton live as it passes through their area from the road side.

But if you can’t make it to any of the stages, then it is also being shown on the small screen.

The race will be free to watch live on organiser British Cycling’s YouTube channel here .

UK viewers will also be able to catch up on the action on ITV4 – stages will be shown live daily from around 11am until 3pm (BST) and there will be an hour-long highlights programme at 8pm daily.

The racing will also be available to stream via ITVX.

Cylcing fans can also see the racing live on Discovery+ from 2pm to 4pm (BST).

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Today's stage is the last chance for the sprinters before the final mountain stages and the stage 21 time trial to Nice. We're convinced they won't want to miss out. 

The teams have started to sign on on Gruissan and Cyclingnew's journalists Alasdair Fotherinham and Barry Ryan are there to gather the latest news.  

With more COVID-19 cases in the peloton, riders and the media are wearing masks once again.

Jayco-AlULa hav confirmed that Chris Harper is positive and so won't start today.

There are reports in Spain that Egan Bernal has also tested positive for COVID-19 but  Ineos have told Cyclingnews that this is not true. 

The Colombian will race on, along with teammate Geraint Thomas, who has been suffering with mild COVID-19 in the last few days.

Stage 16 should be the final stage for the sprinters. Their teams will want to control the race but it won’t be that easy, as it’s the day after a rest day, following two brutal days in the Pyrenean mountains.

The sprinters and their teammates had to battle to make the time cut on Sunday.  Mark Cavendish  (Astana Qazaqstan) and Arnaud Démare (Arkea-B&B Hotels) made it across the line with less than two minutes to spare. Will those efforts be a factor today? 

Click below to read out full stage 16 preview. 

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Ineos Grenadiers are on the sign-on podium and so is Bernal.  

So is Geraint Thomas.

The cycling World is still trying to understand Tadej Pogačar's dominant performance at the weekend in the Pyrenees and also Jonas Vingegaard's defiant ride just three months after his terrible crash.   

Click below to read Barry Ryan hot take analysis just hours after the race. 

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Next-up on stage at Visma and Vingegaard. All the riders are wearing masks as they ride on stage.

We're 15 minutes from the stage roll out.  

The riders then face a long 12.5km neutralised sector before the 188.6km stage starts.  

It'll be fascinating to see what happens in the opening kilometres to today. Gruissan is by the sea and the start of the stage is on the exposed roads. 

The wind is a tail cross wind for much of the stage but could become a crosswind in the final kilometres near Nimes.  

Gruissan is hosting the Tour de France for the first time but the Vuelta finished here in 2017, whn it started from Nîmes. 

Yves Lampaert won his first stage of a Grand Tour and pulled on the leader's red jersey.

Nearby Narbonne, where Mark Cavendish win in 2008, has seen multiple winners of stages of the Tour de France win: Sylvain Chavanel in 2008, then André Greipel in 2013.

The riders can feel the breeze blowing at the start and will know it is even stronger out on the exposed country roads. 

Here we go! 

The riders roll out of Gruissan. There will be 12.5km of neutralised calm but then we expect attacks to get in the early break of the day.  

The riders have ice packs down the backs of their jerseys and lots of bidons to help them stay hydrated.

It is another hot day in the saddle with temperatures between 28 and 33°C.

The westerly wind will averaging 20 km/h, with gusts up to 42 km/h.

⚔️ The 4 musketeers ⚔️ Les 4 mousquetaires #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/uaRMfitmcO July 16, 2024

The helicopter shots show the mediterranean sea as the riders rollong along a coast road near the beaches and holiday resorts.  

The pace is steady behind the race director's car and so some young cyclists are able to ride along. near them, on a bike path.

The flag will drop in 5km. 

Crash! A dog is in the pack! 

Luke Durbridge goes down. Ouch.

He appeared to touch wheels with other riders near the front of the peloton.

Durbridge has a hole in his shorts and some road rash showing. That will hurt him during the stage.

These are the views from the roll out.

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2km to the Depart Reel. The riders who want to go in the break are packed close to the rear of the red race director's car. 

They will have to wait for Durbridge to receive medical treatment.  

Mark Cavendish is up front but is not expected to join the break. He and Astana will work to ensure the stage ends in a sprint in Nimes.

Christian Prudhomme waves the yellow flag and the stage is underway.

There are 150 riders left in the Tour. 

The two non-starters are  Chris Harper (Jayco) and Maxim Van Gils (Lotto).

Both riders were hit by COVID-19.

188km to race

Two riders jump away but nobody follows them. They've decided to ease up, so it's a slow, steady start to the stage.   

The two are Stefan Küng (Groupama) and Sandy Dujardin (TotalEnergies) but they're not keen to push on.

The attack was short lived and now the peloton is all together. Gruppo compatto.

🤗 Welcome to week 3!🤗 Bienvenue en 3ème semaine ! #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/hpYh5Vha1C July 16, 2024

180km to go

The riders are into the vineyards now but still no attacks. 

But here we go! 

A slight change of direction sparks attacks as the rider go through the village of  Fleury. 

The wins is blowing but it will depend on if the riders want to race had so early in the stage.

We can see Alpecin and Lotto riders doing control work on the front.

The brief attack was soon pulled back. 

Mark Cavendish spoke before the start of the stage to different television channels in the mixed zone. He tried to down play the expectations that today could be his last ever chance to contest a Tour de France sprint. 

"With every last comes a first, doesn't it? Yes, it's the last time I perhaps do a sprint at Tour de France. We don't know if it's going be sprint but obviously if it is, it's another opportunity and we try for that, we try and win," Cavendish told ITV in the UK and other media. 

"In the future, whether I ride a bike or not, I’ll try and win more. Whatever you do in life, just try and succeed and it's never the last of anything, is it?"  

Cavendish was proud of the way his teammates helped him fight to survive in the Pyrenees. This chance of a sprint is their and Cavendish's reward.

"Absolutely, It's always been like in the Tour, when you fight through those mountains to get something, there has to be something good from the other side of it" he said. 

"I always fight in the Tour, because I respect the race so much. It’s the Tour de France. I've always said, with the suffering and the down moments, if you get something that is there to get you through, it always helps.

I think whatever happens today, Sunday was more work and was more impressive than any lead out man in the history of cycling could ever have done. I'm super proud of those boys, super grateful for them to them. They're machines." 

Mark Cavendish gave an exclusive interview to Cyclingnews during the second week of the Tour de France. Barry Ryan produced a special feature interview. 

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170km to go

The pace remains steady but there's a sense it could change soon. 

The riders are near Béziers but the idea of not attacking appears to have taken hold of the peloton. It's hot out there, above 30C and so riders are not keen to go deep. 

Béziers has hosted the Tour de France six times between 1938 and 2006. 

The last winner of a stage in the city was David Millar, who in 2002 controlled a strong breakaway including Michael Boogerd and Laurent Brochard to win the sprint. 

It was Millar's second of four stage victories. He also won the prologue of the 2000 Tour in Paris.

The peloton rolls on all together at 38km/h. It could be a long day.

150km to go

The riders can sense the cross winds  and so Visma has moved near the front to protect Vingegaard. However the pace is steady with several sprint teams placing a rider on the front to share the pacing. 

The riders have covered the first hour at a steady but relaxed 37.9km/h. 

This is the peloton in the sun of the south of France.

Tadej Pogačar sat up front in the peloton

Tadej Pogačar is in yellow, yellow everything.

Jonas Vingegaard is again riding in the KOM polka-dot jersey today.

The riders can see the wind blowing flags and can no doubt feel the wind blowing from their left.  

Some teams are concerned about the wind and moving to the front. However Visma appear to have a split strategy. 

Vingegaard is up front with several teammates but Wout Van Aert and Matteo Jorgenson are near the back, perhaps enjoying a relaxed early part of the stage.

The stage maybe a snoozer so far but we've been busying sourcing the best news from the Tour de France. 

Visma sporting director Merijn Zeeman, who leave the team on October 1, to work in football, talked at length about his team leader to Flemish newspaper HLN. 

Click below to read our story. 

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Biniam Girmay has already won three stages and could win again today. He is also thinking about gold, as well as green, with an eye on the Paris Olympic road race.

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A stream of riders are dropping back to their team cars to collect bidons and ice for their leaders and teammates.

130km to go

Tadej Pogacar is returning to the peloton but is not concerned about a risk of side winds. 

Silvain Dilier is riding long turns on the front to keep the pace steady. He is followed by two Jayco rider and then Visma riders and Vingegaard.  

🥪 Lunchtime for 🇳🇱 @vismaleaseabike 🥪 C'est l'heure du déjeuner pour 🇳🇱 @vismaleaseabike #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/yg0j2JSE0J July 16, 2024

120km to go

The riders are passing through the sun-kissed vineyards.

Some have already taken their musette but the official feed zone is coming up.

Silvan Dilier is still riding on the front, setting tempo at the front of the peloton.

However UAE are also up front now, the tension seems to be rising now. Other teams too.

Watch out for a sudden exposed sector and so an chance for an attack or split.

The riders enter a rubbish zone and then the feed zone, so lots of riders empty their peockets. It's not good to see and we can only hope that the race organisers really clean up all the rubbish thrown away by the riders. 

100km to go

The riders have taken on food, drinks and ice packs but the pace remains steady.

The peloton covered 82.8 km in the two hours of racing. That's a steady pace. 

The intermediate sprint is coming up in 7km. We can expect a sprint for the points there.

Following the weekend's Pyrenean tests, Biniam Girmay now holds a 96-point green jersey lead heading into stage 16 with 363 points to last year's green jersey winner Jasper Philipsen's 277.

With 100 km to go, the sprinters teams start to get organised in the peloton. Intermediate sprint in 8 km 💚À 100 km de l'arrivée, les équipes de sprinteurs se mettent en route. Sprint intermédiaire dans 8 km 💚#TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/m04OUWHFjL July 16, 2024

The riders are climbing now, into a head/cross wind too. But the intermediate sprint comes after a descent.

The fight for the points could be an indication on what to expect at the stage finish.

We're expecting a Girmay-Philipsen sprint now and at the finish. 

And as expected, Intermarche accelerate to lead out the sprint.

Girmay has three riders ahead of him and two behind him, protecting his wheel.

The GC teams are also up front to stay safe.

Intermarche have taken the right of the road.

1km to the sprint. 

Mathieu van der Poel is there for Philipsen. This is fast.

Girmay is blocked behind along the edge of the road. 

Alpecin lead it out for Philipsen but Bryan Coquard came through to win it. He scored 20 points.

Le Coq est chaud ! 🔥+2⃣0⃣pts et un bon déblocage avant d'arriver à Nîmes !#TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/hJOpnjCFFI July 16, 2024

While most of the sprinters fought for the intermediate sprint, Mark Cavendish was at the back of the peloton, taking a bidon. 

Was that mind games for his rivals or himself? We'll find out in a couple of hours.   

Philipsen was second at the intermediate sprint and scored 17 points, with Girmay 4th scoring 13 points. 

Girmay still leads by 92 points if our maths is correct.  

Girmay  spoke to television about the stage before the start.

Biniam Girmay is ready for his final stage win opportunity at this year's Tour de France and a potential fourth victory. #TDF2024 📺: Peacock pic.twitter.com/8YyswYgCpQ July 16, 2024

Soone after the intermediate sprint, Thomas Gachignard (TotalEnergies) took off alone. 

The peloton let im go and so his lead is up to 2:00. Allez les gars!

Thomas Gachignard is the first over the Côte de Fambetou climb, the only categorised climb of the stage.

Jayco are leading the chase of Thomas Gachignard, with Alpecin also packed up front. 

There is a sense the cross winds could soon be a factor.

The speed is up now, as Alpecin chase Thomas Gachignard with determination.  

We're near the point where the road twists and turns and that's making the riders nervous.

Speed is everything and so aerodynamics is everything. 

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Mathieu van der Poel will play a vital role in Jasper Philipsen's sprint leadout today.  

He has revealed he is near his peak form as the Paris Olympics near. 

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The peloton is lined out and at speed.  

🏁 50KM🚴‍♂️1⃣ < 1’42 < 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ 🚗🇫🇷 @TGachignard is still solo with a 1'42'' lead over the peloton. 🇫🇷 @TGachignard est toujours seul avec 1'42'' d'avance sur le peloton. #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/5L3lDHlvNG July 16, 2024

Several teams are taking on extra bidons and ice, including UAE and Jayco.

Soudal move Remco Evenepoel up to the front.  

In less than five kilometres, the race route will turns right. Everyone will race to that point. 

After the turn, the riders will enjoy a tailwind for ten kilometres or so.

Thomas Gachignard leads by 1:40 at the turn. He can enjoy a tailwind now. 

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There are sone big speed bumps along the stage today. They're an extra obstacle today.

The gap is down to just 40 seconds as UAE and Soudal drive the peloton along.

Visma are also up front, riding in the middle of the road.

The peloton are reeling in Thomas Gachignard. 

Johannes Kulset of Uno-X suffered a mechanical problem and messes up a roundabout. That was a scary moment as he and a Uno-X team car went the wrong way and almost hit another Uno-X car.

Thomas Gachignard has been caught.  It's time for a super fast sprint finish.

The riders have just turned sharp left and so now face a cross wind from the left. 

Every team knows that position is now vital.

The sprint teams are in formation, lined out in different positions. 

Visma and Movistar on the left. DSM on their right. 

For now Astana are waiting in the pack and not together.  

A huge roundabout splits the peloton. There will be several more of those in the final kilometres.

Israel have told their riders that their recon vehicle has said there is no strong wind in the final of the stage.   

Indee, there are eight roundabouts in the final 8km, with four in the final 3km. 

Taking the right line and staying united as a team out team will be vital.

Mark Cavendish moves up to the front via the middle of the pack and on a teammate's wheel.

Cavendish could take is 36th win today, in what is probably his last ever Tour sprint. 

Visma are riding to protect Jonas Vingegaard, with two riders ahead of him and others behind him. 

We can also expected Wout Van Aert to go for the sprint today.   

The speed is high as the kilometres count down. 

Tadej Pogacar is not taking any risks in the sprint today. He is near the back of the peloton.

Decathlon move Sam Bennet to the front. 

Uno-X are taking Kristoff up too. 

Astana are on the left as DSM come up from the right. 

A roundabout splits the peloton again. 

The times will be taken at 3km today. That's the point the GC guys need to focus on.

Luke Durbridge powers along on the front, riding tempo for Dylan Groenwegen.  

The islands and roundabouts in the final 3km start now!

Arkea move up for Demare.

A roundabout turn lines out the peloton.

Who will take control? It looks like Uno-X for Kristoff.

It's a huge battle for position.

Boom! Here come Alpecin for Philipsen.

Grimay crash! 

Girmay is on the ground, He will not spoint today or score points. 

Here we go!

Alpecin lead it out. 

Jasper Philipsen wins it! 

Tadej Pogacar finished in a chase group but will surely get the same time because he was slowed by the crash.

Philipsen beat Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain), Alex Kristoff (Uno-X) and Sam Bennett (Decathlon).

Girmay gets a push and pedals to the finish. 

He looks at hid left hand and appears to have crashed on his right side.  

Philipsen and van der Poel hug, with the Belgian thanking his teammate for a perfect lead out in the final 500 metres. 

Thanks to winning his third sprint and scoring 100 points, with Girmay not scoring  any points, Jasper Philipsen has closed the gap in the green jersey competition.

Girmay has 376 points, while Philipsen now has 344. That's just a 32 point deficit, with points at several intermediate sprints to fight for between now and Sunday.  

This is the first shot of Jasper Philipsen as he celebrates his third victory in this Tour.

Tadej Pogacar ket his yellow jersey and his 3:09 lead on Jonas Vingegaard (Visma). 

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal) is third at 5:19, with Joao Almeida (UAE) fourth at a massive 10:54. 

Pogacar also leads the the KOM mountains competition and UAE the team classification, while Evenepoel is the best young rider. 

This is the moment Philipsen prepares to celebrate.

These are the stage results from our friends at FirstCycling.

Philispen was happy to take his third stage win. He suffered in the first week but then won on stage 10, 13 and now stage 16.

“It was a such a team effort. It's always nice when you can win together. I think that's what we did definitely today," he said.

"I was feeling good. I had a good rest day, and was feeling that my shape improved during this Tour de France. So I was confident, if we could line it up good today, we could go for the win.

"Every season is really hard to get right, definitely in this level, so to take three is a really good job and we can be proud."

Philipsen was ahead of the Girmay crash and is now close in the points competition but was sporting in victory.   

“I haven't seen anything. We were all always together with our team, and we're trying to position ourselves and focusing on our own lead out. I didn't see any crash. I hope everybody is okay,” he said. 

The fight for green is now back on but will be decided in the intermediate sprints early in the hilly stages.

Everything is possible, but it's really hard,” Philipsen admitted. 

“He's climbing really well. I just hope he's okay after the crash, because he doesn't deserve to lose like this. But I just try whatever we can, because the hard stages are yet to come. So, where we go day by day, but we also enjoy mostly this win.”

This is our breaking story on Girmay's crash. 

Tour de France green jersey Biniam Girmay crashes in hectic stage 16 finale

This is how Philipsen won it. 

Another textbook sprint for 🇧🇪 @AlpecinDCK to deliver 🇧🇪@JasperPhilipsen to the line. Relive the final KM here ⤵️ Encore un sprint maîtrisé d'🇧🇪 @AlpecinDCK pour mener 🇧🇪@JasperPhilipsen jusqu'à la ligne.Revivez le dernier KM ici ⤵️#TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/XyFXT3FVPW July 16, 2024

This is how Philipsen and van der Poel celebrated win number 3.  

Number 3!@LeTour 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/7OalowWUux July 16, 2024

Mark Cavendish finished 17th in the sprint. Astana were together in the final kilometres but then split in the roundabouts. 

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) celebrated his 100th day of Tour de France racing by securing the Yellow Jersey for the 35th time in his career. 

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Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen nets third win on frantic stage 16 sprint in Nîmes

Alasdair Fotheringham and Barry Ryan are on the ground in Nimes and will soon have all the biggest news from the finish, including reaction from Mark Cavendish in what was almost certainyl his last ever Tour de France sprint.

Thanks for joining us for our full live coverage of stage 16 of the Tour de France. 

The crosswinds did not split the race as was expected but the stage ended with a thrilling sprint finish, win number 3 for Philipsen, a crash for Girmay and an emotional finla spint for Cavendish.  

Wednesday's 17th stage is over 177.8km from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy in the Alps. 

It could be a day for a breakaway but the basttle for the intermediate sprint and thw green jersey points will now be fierce, with Philipsen fighting with Girmay and their teams also playing a major role in controlling the attacks and the sprint.

If a breakaway gets away, the final climbs and descent will decide the winner. 

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Tour de France  points classification leader  Biniam Girmay  (Intermarché-Wanty) crashed in a roundabout in the final kilometre of stage 16 in what was one of the last opportunities for the sprinters in this year's race.

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It wasn’t the Champs-Élysées, but it was a fitting kind of a place to sign off all the same. Mark Cavendish had passed this road before as a callow young man and won, beating Robbie McEwen to the line to win his fourth stage of the 2008 Tour de France. Now, sixteen years and 31 victories later, he returned to Nîmes’ Boulevard Allende on Tuesday for what was almost certainly his final sprint as a Tour rider.

Read the full story from Cyclingnews' Barry Ryan.

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Kerry set to welcome cyclists for the first ever Tour De France L’Etape in Ireland

K illarney and Kerry are set to welcome almost 2,000 cyclists next week after the county was chosen to host L’Etape – a Tour de France sportive race that will bring experienced cyclists from around to world to experience world-class cycling in the Kingdom.

The event starts and finishes in in the town centre and follows two iconic routes of 135km and 98km over mountain passes around Kerry.

Elite Event Management have been working with the Tour De France to bring the event to Ireland and to Kerry and Killarney was chosen for its beauty and mountainous terrain.

This is the first time that L’Etape has come to Ireland.

“This is a significant event for Killarney and Kerry, bringing the Tour de France experience to Ireland and a chance for cyclists of any ability to feel like a Tour de France champion. We expect around 1800 cyclists to take part, plus their family and supporters for a day of exhilarating cycling, culminating in an Event Village on Cathedral Green in Killarney for a great day out for all the family," says Event Director Oliver Kirwin from Elite Event Management.

“Killarney was chosen to host the event by the organisers of the Tour de France who were looking to bring the Tour de France experience to Ireland. The official team singled out Killarney as their preferred destination for its epic scenery and mountain roads, and approached Killorglin based Elite Events Management to manage and host the event. As organisers of iconic Irish cycling events like the Ring of Beara Cycle, Ride Dingle and the Wicklow 200, Elite Events Management are the market leaders in cycling events in Ireland, and perfectly positioned to deliver an event of this scale and reputation,” explained Mr Kirwan.

Down Syndrome Kerry were chosen as the L’Étape Ireland official charity partner due the amount of good work that the charity does around the county.

L’Étape Ireland routes have three timed Mountain stages taking in iconic climbs across Molls Gap, Ballaghbearna Pass and Caragh Lake to compete for the title of King and Queen of the Mountain and the coveted Tour de France jersey.

There will also be a Sprint section and again participants can battle it out for the jersey just like the Tour De France.

This is the first time the L’Étape by Tour de France has taken place on Irish soil, and there is a possibility that the Tour de France official L’Étape Depart will come to Ireland in the coming years.

Road closures are in place for the event on Saturday, September 7 including from Muckross House to Kenmare Brooklane Junction from 7am to 9.30am.

Road closures will also be in effect from Ballaghbeama Pass from 8.30am to 12pm and from Climbers Inn to Glounaguillagh from 9am to 2pm and Ballydowney Roundabout to Cathedral Cross from 3am to 6pm.

Councillors have criticised the lack of consultation regarding these road closures which have caused some concern in the town given the current traffic woes being experienced in the town.

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