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Datum: 1 juli t/m 23 juli

De Tour de France 2023 is editie 110 van de ronde van Frankrijk.

De drieweekse wielerwedstrijd 'Tour de France' is van 1 juli tot en met 23 juli 2023.

heuvel 182 km

Bilbao > Bilbao

heuvel 209 km

Vitoria-Gasteiz > Bilbao

vlak 185 km

Amorebieta-Etxano > Bayonne

vlak 182 km

Dax > Nogaro

hoge bergen 165 km

Pau > Laruns

hoge bergen 145 km

Tarbes > Cauterets

vlak 170 km

Mont-de-Marsan > Bordeaux

heuvel 201 km

Libourne > Limoges

hoge bergen 184 km

Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat > Puy de Dôme

heuvel 167 km

Saint-Ours-les-Roches > Issoire

vlak 180 km

Clermont-Ferrand > Moulins

heuvel 169 km

Roanne > Belleville-en-Beaujolais

hoge bergen 138 km

Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne > Grand Colombier

hoge bergen 152 km

Annemasse > Morzine

hoge bergen 180 km

Les Gets > Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc

tijdrit 22 km

Passy > Combloux

hoge bergen 166 km

Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc > Courchevel

heuvel 186 km

Moûtiers > Bourg-en-Bresse

vlak 173 km

Moirans-en-Montagne > Poligny

hoge bergen 133 km

Belfort > Le Markstein

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Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines > Parijs

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Story Highlights

Tour de France Stages Stage 1 – Opening TT || Stage 2 – Big scary bridge || Stage 3 – Final day in Denmark || Stage 4 – Dunkirk to Calais || Stage 5 – “Roubaix Stage” || Stage 6 – A visit to Belgium || Stage 7 – La Super Planche || Stage 8 – Arrival in Switzerland || Stage 9 – Medium mountains || Stage 10 – Montèe de l’Altiport || Stage 11 – Galibier round one || Stage 12 – Alpe D’Huez || Stage 13 – Respite for sprinters || Stage 14 – Mende || Stage 15 – Carcassonne || Stage 16 – Foix || Stage 17 – Peyragudes || Stage 18 – Hautacam || Stage 19 – Penultimate sprinters’ day || Stage 20 – Final TT || Stage 21 – Paris ||

Twenty-one stages across four countries. Sky-high bridges, cantankerous cobbles and mythical mountains. It is, and could only be, the Tour de France. The race that dominates all others, the event synonymous with professional cycling. It’s impossible to speak too superlatively about it and this year’s edition looks set to be a cracker.

The big picture: Where does the 2022 Tour de France go?

Copenhagen is the host of the 2022 Grand Départ, an opening day time trial for the first time since Düsseldorf in 2017. Two more Danish stages will take the peloton west and south towards the German border before a transfer day to Dunkirk.

The race then heads south via a Roubaix cobbled stage, a brief jaunt over to Belgium, and then the first summit finish on La Super Planche Des Belles Filles, a return to the scene of Tadej Pogačar’s usurping of Primož Roglič two years ago, albeit with a finish further up the mountain and without time trial bikes.

Then, after a foray into Switzerland, we arrive at the Alps. The Col du Granon Serre Chevalier , the Col de la Croix de Fer, the Galibier (twice) and, of course, Alpe d’Huez . Huge.

We then transfer westwards to the Pyrenees for a final mountain GC showdown with summit finishes at Peyragudes and Hautacam on the menu.

Finally, a relatively long penultimate stage time trial just to keep the nerves jangling amongst the overall contenders until the final kilometre of proper racing. A traditional Sunday finish on the Champs-Élysées wraps things up to celebrate the yellow jersey and give the sprinters a reward for three fairly inhospitable weeks for fast men at the French Grand Tour.

As Tadej Pogačar aims for a third yellow jersey in a row and potential dethroners line up behind him, countless storylines will unfold across three weeks of racing in Denmark, France, Belgium and Switzerland. Here is the route upon which all this will happen, the intricacies of each day, and the likely contenders for daily victory.

Nice one Christain Prudhomme, looks like it’s going to be, how you say, ‘un doozy’.

Stage 1: Friday, July 1 – Copenhagen, Individual Time Trial, 13km

God morgen! A year later than planned but the Tour de France has finally arrived in Denmark. A pan-flat, 13.2km time trial in Copenhagen will offer the time trial specialists a chance at the yellow jersey. Riders will pass iconic landmarks such as the Tivoli Gardens and the Little Mermaid . A few tricky corners make this a technical course, but, let’s be honest, when is a time trial course not described as technical? Remember that perfectly straight time trial from the Tour de Whatever a few years ago? Nope.

Who will win stage 1?

Quick-Step AlphaVinyl’s Kasper Asgreen will be a home favourite and the most likely Dane to take a win on home soil, as long as he’s recovered from injury. Trek-Segafredo’s Mads Pedersen has apparently been preparing meticulously and is also one to watch.

But they will face stiff competition. Whether Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) or Rohan Dennis (Jumbo-Visma) make the selection is still up in the air, while Dennis’ teammate Wout van Aert could have a first showdown with Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix). The Dutchman is no TT slouch and will be looking to at least keep himself in with a chance of taking yellow at a later date. Meanwhile, overall contenders Primož Roglič (Jumb0-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) should perform capably, and Groupama-FDJ’s Stefan Küng? He’ll be fourth, obviously.

Stage 2: Saturday, July 2 – Roskilde to Nyborg, 199km

The first road stage of the race traces the western coast of Zealand (old, not New), the island upon which the metropolitan area of Copenhagen sits. It is also the fourth most populous island in Europe, so that’s something to think about. And you will have time to ponder due to the fairly flat route, with three small classified climbs, that should set up like a ‘normal’ day at the Tour. That is until the final 15km when the peloton has to cross The Great Belt Bridge to get to the finish line. It will look fantastic but that will matter little to the peloton, who will be stressed by an exposed bit of road 18 km long and 65 m off the ground. It’s an understatement to say it could get windy.

Who will win stage 2?

We should have the first big showdown of 2022’s headline sprinters. Quick-Step AlphaVinyl’s Fabio Jakobsen , Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan, BikeExchange-Jayco’s Dylan Groenewegen, Bora-Hansgrohe’s Sam Bennett. Van Aert and Van der Poel will likely also be in the mix, and we might as well have that as a given for most stages this Tour, at least so we can save on digital ink. Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux’s Alexander Kristoff? Iain obviously thinks so.

​​Stage 3: Sunday, July 3 – Velje to Sønderborg, 182km

The final stage before we say ‘farvel’ to Denmark. A flat offering on the Jutland peninsula (the bit of the country actually connected to mainland Europe, we’re learning a lot about Denmark aren’t we?)

Three fourth category climbs punctuate the route, to intermittently wake you up from your Sunday afternoon nap as Pierre Rolland sprints for one KOM point three times in a row. Less wind is expected en route to the finish line in Sønderborg, so another chance for the sprinters to duke it out is expected.

With Sønderborg being a 45-minute drive from the German border (a more direct, wetter route can be found across the Flensborg Fjord) are there any Deutsche riders who could have a say as the Tour finds itself the closest to Germany since the 2017 Dusseldorf Grand Départ?

Who will win stage 3?

Long gone are the days of Marcel Kittel, and Pascal Ackermann will be absent and hasn’t quite filled his elder’s shoes. Could John Degenkolb (DSM) race like it’s still 2017 and bag a win? Unlikely. Maybe pin your slim hopes on a Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) late surge snatch and grab.

Stage 4: Tuesday, July 5 – Dunkirk to Calais, 172km

Finalement, La Belle France! Well, Dunkirk and Calais aren’t exactly the first destinations on any tourist’s wish list, but they’ll do for now. We go port-to-port via an inland route.

A litter of category four climbs lie between the start and finish, and although they’re all only around a kilometre in length they’re punchy enough to provide a launchpad to attackers.

The Côte du Cap Blanc-Nez, or white-nose cape, is supposedly a French equivalent to the British white cliffs of Dover on the other side of the channel, and acts as the final categorised climb of the day. At 900 m long it’s the shortest of the day and at an average gradient of 7.5%, it’s the second steepest. With a little over 10 km to go, it perhaps offers the best chance to any prestigious interlopers.

Who will win stage 4?

Mathieu van der Poel could make another bid for freedom (and a stage win/yellow jersey combo) as could Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step AlphaVinyl) if he’s fully healed after his Liège crash. Only four days into the race, it will take someone with the zeal of those two to hold off the sprint teams and a warp-speed peloton.

Stage 5: Wednesday, July 6 – Lille to Wallers Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 155km

It’s been four years since the Tour’s last ‘Roubaix’ stage and stage 5’s offering is what race director Christian Prudhomme has described as “the most acrobatic challenge” of the opening week. Maybe the translation has added callousness, but the journey across the cobbles will, unfortunately, likely wreck at least one GC hopeful’s chances.

Both Pogačar and Roglič took time in the spring to get some bone-juddering experience under their belts, and of the two Roglič was the more impressive . With 11 cobbled sectors packed into the second half of the course, it will be a nervy day for all GC riders and their teams.

Who will win stage 5?

In 2018, the top 5 consisted of Degenkolb, Greg Van Aermaet (Ag2r Citroën), Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step AlphaVinyl), Philippe Gilbert (Lotto-Soudal) and Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies), all of whom will be present on the start line. But that was the pre-Van era. Expect to see the rest of the race scrambling to hang on to the coattails of Vans Aert and Der Poel as they steam away up the road, gliding over the cobbles. That is, if Van Aert isn’t saved to guide both Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard safely through a major hazard en route to yellow. 

Other contenders? Politt again could make a good go of it, as could Gilbert’s teammate Florian Vermeersch, both previous runners-up at Roubaix. Stefan Küng and Matej Mohorič (Bahrain-Victorious) could be good outside bets too.

Stage 6: Thursday, July 7 – Binche to Longwy, 220km

A bruised and battered peloton will set off from Binche, Belgium, the third of four countries the race will visit, for a day that starts out in the Ardennes. Soon they traverse back into France, and after a slog of more than 200 km, the bunch will arrive at the third category Côte de Pulventeux, 800m in length with an average gradient of 12.3% with just 6 km remaining until the line. The finish in Longwy, up the Côte des Religieuses (1.6km, 5.8%), should also see fireworks, a simply tantalising finale.

Who will win stage 6?

Another Alaphilippe sort of day? Quick-Step AlphaVinyl will be hopeful of a righting a poor spring campaign saved by Remco Evenepoel in Liège with victory when the Tour visits their home country. The likes of Mohorič and Dylan Teuns will also be stage hunting for Bahrain-Victorious. Michael Woods or Jakob Fuglsang for Israel – Premier Tech? 

After the cobbles and a day before and La Super Planche des Belles Filles, today is the likeliest so far that a break makes it to the line – so will depend on who makes that selection. Groupama-FDJ’s Valentin Madouas? Trek-Segafredo’s Toms Skujins? Ag2r Citroën’s Benoît Cosnefroy? Should be a corker.

Stage 7: Friday, July 8 – Tomblaine to La Super Planche des Belles Filles, 176km

Here we go then, the first mountain test of the race. After the exposed bridges, the perilous cobbles, and the troublesome little bergs, comes a challenge where luck gives way to legs.

Two third-category climbs provide something of a warm-up before the first summit finish of the Tour up La Super Planche des Belles Filles – the highest bit of road at the only ski resort in the Haute Saône region. 7.6 km in length at an average gradient of 8.2%, we will hopefully see the first blows exchanged uphill between the GC riders. Will the Ineos Grenadiers and Jumbo-Visma be able to isolate Tadej Pogačar or will the Slovenian simply demolish the competition at the first time of asking?

The middle section of the climb is the steepest with gradients of around 10%, before another final ramp of above 12% near the finish line. Keep your fingers crossed for a belter of a finale and pray the favourites don’t keep their cards close to their chest in the first week, simply looking to not lose the Tour on the first uphill struggle. 

Who will win stage 7?

A very good climber, surely.

Stage 8: Saturday, July 9 – Dole to Lausanne, 186km

Another stage, another journey outside French borders, this time to Switzerland. Moving down through the Jura mountains sees the bunch tackle a few lesser categorised climbs on the way to the punchy finish at the Lausanne Olympic stadium, which not only hosted the finale of the 1954 football World Cup but also concerts from Pink Floyd and Michael Jackson.

Who will win stage 8?

This is one of those stage profiles that seems to have breakaway written on it, and if the teams with the requisite punchier riders get their men in the move then expect to see them battle it out for the stage win.

Given that by stage eight the whole complexion of the race will be unrecognisable from any pre-Copenhagen predictions how about some adjacent Lausanne trivia? It’s the final resting place of fashion designer Coco Chanel, who lived in the city on Lake Geneva for 10 years to escape criminal charges of collaboration during World War II. The more you know!

Stage 9: Sunday, July 10 – Aigle to Les Chatel Portes du Soleil, 183km

We stay in Switzerland for the start of stage 9 in Aigle, home to the UCI headquarters, where David Lappartient makes sure cycling retains its squeaky clean image. Don’t expect any riders to get popped today! Not that that happens anymore…anyway, today marks “the first authentic mountain test” as the race makes its way to the Alps.

The final 50km features two first-category climbs. Firstly, the Col de la Croix, 8.1km at 7.6%, before a descent back down and through Aigle before the 15.4km-long Pas de Mogrins at 6.1%, the summit less than 10km from the finish line. 

Who will win stage 9?

A Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) sort of day, you say? I couldn’t agree more. Or maybe Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan)? Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco)? Could even be one for Swiss rider Gino Mäder, or, now here me out, Groupama-FDJ’s Aussie Michael Storer. 

Stage 10: Tuesday, July 12 – Morzine to Megeve, 148km

After a well-deserved rest day, it’s one for the television cameras. Expect box office views of Lake Geneva, stunning mountains and sweeping valleys as the peloton transfers south from Morzine to Megeve, finishing on the Altiport that hosted the final stage of the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné.

The result that day? Jumbo-Visma’s Sepp Kuss the victor, Dani Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers) second and Pogačar third. Roglič, who’d held the jersey before that final stage 5, didn’t take the start, so rather than having bad memories of Megeve, he has none, but will be hoping for a better day than two years ago nonetheless.

The climb to the altiport is a long one, 19.2km at 4.1%.

Who will win stage 10?

With two HC summit finishes looming in the coming days, the break may be given the keys once again, Giulio Ciccone or Simon Yates to have a crack here?

Stage 11: Wednesday, July 13 – Albertville to Col du Granon, 149km

Here we go then. The second category hairpins up Montvernier will get everyone settled in for what will be a huge day of climbing.

First up is the Col du Télégraphe (11.9km at 7.1%) en route to the Galibier (17.7km at 6.9%). We’re not done yet, though, as the peloton will tackle the first of two consecutive HC summit finishes, today it’s the Col du Granon Serre Chevalier, 11.3km long at an average gradient of 9.2%.

Who will win stage 11?

Will a breakaway survive? Will Pogačar launch a huge attack on the Galibier and solo to the finish line, taking a commanding lead in the yellow jersey? Or, with Alpe d’Huez tomorrow, will the riders play it safe?

Stage 12: Thursday, July 14 Bastille Day – Briancon to Alpe d’Huez, 166km

A stage starting in Briançon and finishing atop Alpe d’Huez while also taking in the Galibier (again) and the Col de la Croix de Fer. On Bastille Day!? You don’t get much more Tour de France than this. And this stage has heritage too, an almost exact replica of the same route from 1986, when Bernard Hinault was the winner on the day after his famous duel with Greg LeMond.

There will be plenty of stationary trainers in use at the start. Almost immediately, the peloton tackles the Galibier once again from the other side, going back on themselves, swooping down past the Col du Télégraphe this time, through the valley and up to the Col de la Croix de Fer. The first two classified climbs of the day see the peloton going uphill for 52km at an average gradient of around 5.2%. Then there’s 40km of respite as the bunch descends down onto the flat run-up to Alpe d’Huez. The Alpe is 13.8km long at an average gradient of 8.1%.

Who will win stage 12?

Geraint Thomas was the victor last time the Tour went up this mythical climb, the Welshman clad in the yellow jersey. Should Pogačar be in yellow, you can bet he’ll want to add to his Tour mythology with a similar statement. If the break is allowed to contest the most prized win of the race? Groupama-FDJ’s David Gaudu.

Stage 13: Friday, July 15 – Bourg d’Oisans to Saint-Etienne, 193km

The Alps done with, now the peloton will be relieved to open the road book and finally see a flatter profile.

Today is a 193km run from Bourg d’Oisans to Saint-Etienne with two second category and one third category climb littered throughout the day. A gradual rise up to the finale and the finish line is ever so slightly uphill. 

Who will win stage 13?

After days of suffering in the mountains, this will likely be a day for the sprinters, a reward for their work on gradients not suited to their talents. How many, and who of the fast men will still be in the race though? Will some teams ramp the pace up over the climbs to drop the purer sprinters, either dispensing with them for good or forcing a leg-sapping chase? Caleb Ewan could prosper here, as could Van Aert and Van der Poel, of course, with key green jersey points up for grabs.

Stage 14: Saturday, July 16 – Saint-Etienne to Mende, 195km

A lumpy day out as the peloton makes its way through the departments of Loire, Haute-Loire and Lozère. A day that screams breakaway for the riders who have kept their powder dry for the past two weeks. Two pairs of third category climbs bookend the stage before the finale, which will see the peloton tackle the Côte de la Croix Neuve Montée Jalabert, only 3km long but at 10.2%.

Who will win stage 14?

Can Esteban Chaves make it stick from the break? Dylan Teuns? Romain Bardet? Will there be any GC movement in the final kilometres?

Stage 15: Sunday, July 17 – Rodez to Carcassonne, 200km

A sprint stage to bring the second week of racing to a close, some pleasant, relaxing Sunday viewing after the excitement of the Alps.

The riders will set out for a hilly 200km from Rodez to Carcassonne, a couple of category three climbs for the day’s break to sort out before a downhill run from the Côte des Cammazes. 

Who will win stage 15?

Mark Cavendish and Michael Mørkøv managed a 1-2 when the stage finished here last year to equal Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins. This year, the Danish lead-out star will likely have Fabio Jakobsen as his fast man, who will be under pressure to win a stage if he hasn’t already, given the all-time Tour stage winner missed out on a place at his expense.

After today, there will only be two more days for the sprinters, on stages 19 and 21, so everyone will be in the hunt. After the finish, ahead of the final rest day, let’s hope the riders are allowed to treat themselves to a Cassoulet. They’ve definitely earned it.

Stage 16: Tuesday, July 19 – Carcassonne to Foix, 179km

Following the rest day, it’s straight into the Pyrenees for more mountain action. The climbing is backloaded today as the peloton makes its way to Foix. The first of the two first category climbs is the Port de Lers, 11.4 km at 7%, followed by the Mur de Péguère, 9.3 km at 7.9%, the site of sabotage in the 2012 Tour .

Who will win stage 16?

A descent into the finish could offer downhill maniacs like Matej Mohorič the chance to pull off something spectacular. Let’s just hope for no finger-to-the-mouth shushing again this year.

Stage 17: Wednesday, July 20 – Saint-Gaudens to Peyragudes, 130km

A short one at only 130 km, and the first 50km are flat. Let’s hope, then, that we see a proper race over four categorised climbs packed into 80 km.

First up is the Col d’Aspin, 12 km at 6.5%, immediately followed by the second category Hourquette d’Ancizan, 8.2 km at 5.1%. Then there’s a dip down into the valley before the final two first category climbs. The Col de Val Louron-Azet is 10.7 km long with an average gradient of 6.8%. Finally, it’s the summit finish of Peyragudes, 8 km long at 7.8%.

Who will win stage 17?

Who won the last two times Peyragudes has featured in the race? Romain Bardet in 2017 and Alejandro Valverde in 2012. While both riders are still active, the yellow jerseys on those stage are not, Fabio Aru and Bradley Wiggins. Peyragudes is also the third altiport to feature in the 2022 Tour, Prudhomme must be a fan.

Stage 18: Thursday, July 21 – Lourdes to Hautacam, 143km

Surely a day for the GC, and the riders will have a chance to pray for their chances in Lourdes before the start, hoping for a miracle on the 143km to Hautacam.

It’s the final mountain test of the Tour as the bunch tackles the Col d’Aubisque (16.4 km at 7.1%) and the Col de Spandelles (10.3 km at 8.3%) before yet another summit finish up Hautacam – 13.6km long at an average gradient of 7.8%. If Pogačar is in yellow, expect his rivals to throw everything and the kitchen sink at him (not yet confirmed whether the model of sink will be provided by domestic goods experts Bora-Hansgrohe).

Who will win stage 18?

Expect a final GC battle, which will see the contenders for the overall fight it out for the stage win, before Miguel Ángel López, lying in fifth, sneaks off the front to win the stage and sneak himself up into the podium spots.

Stage 19: Friday, July 22 – Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors, 189km

Another gimme for the sprinters after tackling the Pyrenees. Only two fourth category climbs today, so a proper day for the fast men, finally. After 189km the race arrives in Cahors, which is home to the castle of Cayx, owned by the Danish royal family. Nice work from the Tour organisers tying a neat bow in the Denmark-ness of this race.  

Who will win stage 19?

The final kilometres once again rise towards the line, so if Caleb Ewan is still here (he’s only finished 2 of the 9 Grand Tours he’s started) then he could be a shoe-in for the final dress rehearsal before the Big One on the Champs-Élysées.

Stage 20: Saturday, July 23 – Lacapelle Marival to Rocamadour, 40km time trial

An intriguing, leg-sapping final time trial to decide the yellow jersey once and for all before the arrival of the race in Paris.

40km is as long as we’ve seen the Tour’s races against the clock in recent years and will hopefully throw up some final actual-race-day drama.

The majority of the course is pretty flat before two small climbs in the final 5km, just to amp up the pressure if the GC is still close. The Côte de Magès is first, 1.6 km at 4.7%, before an uphill final stretch to the finish line. The Côte de l’Hospitalet is 1.5 km long with an average gradient of 7.8%. With the Netflix cameras in tow, ASO have designed this one for potential fireworks. Fingers crossed.

Who will win stage 20?

With these third-week time trials, it often comes down to who is the freshest rather than time trialling ability. Maybe the likes of Kasper Asgreen will have held something back over the final week, or maybe it will be a straight-up Pog vs Rog bout to decide the yellow jersey via stage victory.

Stage 21: Sunday, July 24 – Paris La Défense Arena to Paris Champs-Elysées, 112km 

And here we are. After 20 days of racing, three rest days, four countries and nearly 2,000 miles, the final stage.

Before the men get underway, the women will race the Paris circuit to kick off the Tour de France Femmes .

Then, to the west, the hommes will set off from the Paris La Défense Arena for congratulatory champagne and to soak in what they’ve done the past three weeks.

One fourth category climb lies just after Versailles before the peloton loops back toward the city centre, and the laps of the Champs-Élysées begin.

Who will win stage 21?

Hopefully many sprinters have survived a non-sprinter friendly edition to contest what is often called the fast men’s world championship. Will Wout van Aert win again? More than likely. 

Correction: An earlier version of this article stated the bridge in Copenhagen was 250 m off the ground, which is obviously insanely high and not true. It’s the height of the support columns that are 250 high. The bridge is 65 m off the water. Sorry about that.

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Stage 21: Jonas Vingegaard crowned Tour de France champion in Paris / As it happened

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the Tour de France for the second  year in a row after finishing safely in the main field with his Jumbo-Visma teammates. Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) sprinted to victory on the Champs-Elysées, beating green jersey Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) by less than a tyre width to take his first stage victory of the Tour de France.

Vingegaard topped the general classification with a 7:29 ahead of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and 10:56 on Pogačar’s teammate Yates.

Stage 20: Tour de France: Pogacar rebounds to take stage 20 victory as Vingegaard seals his second overall title / As it happened

Rebounding after a disastrous stage 17 on Col de la Loze, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won the final mountain stage of the 2023 Tour de France. Crossing the line in third, with the same time, was Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) who is set to claim the overall victory for a second year, with just Sunday’s final parade stage to Paris left to race. Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroën) was second on the stage. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), who delivered one final attack on his home roads to the delight of the huge crowds massing the roads, was caught on the final climb.

There were no changes in the top 3 on the general classification, Vingegaard, Pogačar and Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) are set to be on the final podium. Fourth on the stage, Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) moved up to fourth overall.

Stage 19: Tour de France: Mohoric outsprints Asgreen in drag race to stage 19 finish / As it happened

There was no rest and little recovery on a wickedly fast stage 19 of the Tour, where the winning breakaway took 100 kilometres to go clear. Three riders attacked from the 36-rider move, with Matej Mohorič giving Bahrain Victorious their third stage win after Pello Bilbao on stage 10 and Wout Poels on stage 15. The GC contenders all came in together almost 14 minutes behind.

Stage 18: Tour de France: Kasper Asgreen seizes stage 18 victory from all-day breakaway / As it happened

Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) won the closing sprint on stage 18 of the Tour de France to hold off his breakaway companions and a surging peloton. After 185 kilometres at the front of the race with Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) and Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X), it came down to the final 200 metres to secure the win for Asgreen, leaving Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), who had bridged across 58km earlier, in second and Abrahamsen third. 

There were no changes in the general classification on the largely-flat stage between Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) remaining in yellow.

Stage 17:   Tour de France: Vingegaard dashes Pogacar's GC hopes on stage 17 across Col de la Loze / As it happened

Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) attacked from a reduced front group with under 13km to go and held on for a solo victory across the Col de la Loze on stage 17 of the Tour de France. Race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) stamped his authority on the queen stage by dropping his main rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the final climb. Pogačar finished the stage 7:37 down – 5:45 behind Vingegaard – leaving him still in second place overall but a massive 7:35 back of the Dane.

Stage 16: Tour de France: Vingegaard removes all doubt, crushes Pogacar in stage 16 time trial / As it happened

After two weeks of racing for seconds, Jonas Vingegaard finally carved out a significant gap over second-placed Tadej Pogačar in the stage 16 time trial in Combloux. Vingegaard won the stage by 1 minute 38 seconds over his rival to extend his lead in the GC to 1:48.

Stage 15: Tour de France: Wout Poels blasts to blockbuster stage 15 solo victory / As it happened

The stalemate between Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) continued on the third mountainous day in a row at the Tour de France. The duo marked each other’s attacks on the final climb to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc and ultimately crossed the finish line together. Attacking from the break, Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) won stage 15 after an 11km solo ride to to claim his first Tour de France stage win.

Stage 14: Tour de France: Carlos Rodríguez strikes for win on stage 14 as Vingegaard gains valuable second on Joux Plane / As it happened

Rivals Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) continued their intense battle on the final climb on stage 14 of the Tour de France with the yellow jersey Vingegaard gaining one second in an evenly matched duel. Both riders used their respective teams to dispatch all the other riders before fighting it out on the Col de la Joux Plane. Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) took advantage of the situation to fly down the descent to take the win in Morzine, and move up to third overall.

Stage 13: Tour de France: Kwiatkowski wins stage 13 on Grand Colombier as Pogacar closes in on yellow / As it happened

The Tour de France overall standings remained neck-and-neck between leader Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar on stage 13, the second hors-categorie summit finish of the race. Michał Kwiatkowski (Ineos) won the stage from the breakaway, while UAE Team Emirates burned up the team to set up Pogačar. Vingegaard was on guard and fended his rival off until the final metres, losing eight seconds total but keeping the maillot jaune.

Stage 12:   Tour de France: Ion Izagirre secures solo victory on frantic stage 12 / As it happened

Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) won stage 12 of the Tour de France with a solo attack 30km from the line in Belleville-en-Beaujolais. His long-range breakaway rewarded the Basque rider with his second career Tour win, the last one coming in 2016. Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) outsprinted Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) 58 seconds back to complete the podium. 

The hectic first half of the hilly 168.8km stage saw lots of attack, including Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who was rewarded as the most combative rider. There were no changes between the top GC leaders, with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) still in yellow and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in second and in the best young rider jersey.

Stage 11: Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen flies to fourth sprint victory on stage 11 / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) showed more blistering speed, proving himself the best sprinter of the Tour de France on stage 11 to Moulins even without any lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel.

It was a squeaky clean sprint from the Belgian who has endured a flood of hate-mail about his previous sprints.

Daniel Oss (TotalEnergies) was the day's sole breakaway rider and caught with 13km to go. The GC standings remained the same as all of the contenders finished in the peloton.

Stage 10: Tour de France: Pello Bilbao scorches sprint from breakaway to win stage 10 / As it happened

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) out-sprinted Georg Zimmerman (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) and Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) to win stage 10 of the Tour de France on a sizzlingly-hot day. The Spaniard was part of the day's breakaway that brought six riders into Issoire, where he claimed the first stage victory of his career.

The breakaway gained 2:53 on the group containing race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) third-placed Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) to keep the top four in the GC standings the same.

Stage 9: Tour de France: Michael Woods triumphs with stage 9 victory atop Puy de Dôme / As it happened

The Tour de France reached the mythical ascent of the Puy de Dôme at the finish of stage 9 where Michael Woods (Israel Premier Tech) triumphed with the day's victory after being part of a large breakaway that gained upwards of 15 minutes on the main GC contenders during the stage.

On the upper slopes of the ascent, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) then surged with 1.5km to go, to put valuable seconds into Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). Vingegaard now leads Pogačar by 17 seconds in the battle for the yellow.

Stage 8: Tour de France: Mads Pedersen beats Jasper Philipsen to win crash-marred stage 8 / As it happened

Stage 8 was a highly anticipated day for the puncheurs, even so, Mark Cavendish had his sights set on a 35th career stage win at the Tour de France, but it wasn't meant to be as the Manxman crashed with 60km to go and forced to abandon the event.

In a chaotic finish to the hilly run-in to Limoges, which saw a late-race crash take down Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla), Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) stormed to the victory in a close sprint ahead of Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). Jonas Vingegaard finished safely in the field and carries the yellow jersey into stage 9 with a finish at Puy de Dôme.

Stage 7: Tour de France: Philipsen denies Cavendish, completes hat-trick in Bordeaux / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) blasted across the line in Bordeaux to win stage 7 of the Tour de France, winning by one bike length over Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan). Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) finished third in the sprint.

For Philipsen, it was his third victory of the three sprint stages in the first week of the 2023 race. He bolted down the main avenue and passed Cavendish in the closing 50 metres, holding the Manxman's attempt at a record 35th Tour stage win  at bay.

Stage 6: Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar claws back time with victory at Cauterets / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 6 with a massive attack across the final 2.7km and stormed back into the general classification mix. He distanced Jonas Vingegaard at the line at Cauterets by 24 seconds, while the Jumbo-Visma rider took the overall lead and yellow jersey away from Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), who was 2:39 back in sixth place. 

Vingegaard now has a 25-second advantage over rival Pogačar, while Hindley held the third spot in the overall, 1:34 back, after the massive 144.9km climbing day in the Pyrenees. 

Stage 5: Tour de France: Jai Hindley wins stage 5 as Vingegaard drops Pogacar in Pyrenees / As it happened

The first of the Pyrenean stages at the Tour de France had the potential to shake up the general classification, and it did just that as Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) went on a day-long attack, won stage 5 into Laruns and took the yellow leader's jersey in the process.

Hindley moved into the overall race lead by 47 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and 1:03 on Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), as Tadej Pogaçar (UAE Emirates) slipped to 6th now at 1:40 back.

Stage 4: Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen wins two in a row in crash-marred stage 4 / As it happened

There was no doubt who won stage 4 at the Tour de France, with Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) securing his second-consecutive sprint stage win in Nogaro. A day for the sprinters ended in carnage, however, as several riders crashed along the motor speedway circuit that hosted the finish.

There were no changes to the overall classification as Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) finished in the field at the end of the 181.8km stage and will wear the yellow leader's jersey into stage 5.

Stage 3 - Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 3 after impressive lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen  (Alpecin-Deceuninck) rocketed across the line in a bunch sprint in Bayonne to win stage 3 of the 2023 Tour de France. A half a wheel behind, Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) claimed second and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) third.

All the general classification contenders, including Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) in the yellow jersey, finished safely in the field with no time changes after 193.5km from the hills of Spanish Basque territory to the roads of France.

Stage 2 - Tour de France: Victor Lafay gives Cofidis their first win since 2008 on stage 2 / As it happened

Victor Lafay (Cofidis) put in a stunning attack to claim stage 2 in San Sébastian. The Frenchman clipped off the front of a select group that formed after the Jaizkibel and stole the show from Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), who won the sprint for second.

Tadej Pogačar added to his tally with a time bonus for third and also won the five bonus seconds atop the Jaizkibel ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). His teammate Adam Yates held the lead by six seconds.

Stage 1 - Tour de France stage 1: Adam Yates wins ahead of twin brother Simon in Bilbao / As it happened

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 1 of the Tour de France in Bilbao, outsprinting his brother Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula)  after the duo escaped together after the final climb of the Pike. Adam Yates leads the general classification by 8 seconds over his brother, and 18 seconds over his teammate Tadej Pogačar who finished third on the stage.

Enric Mas (Movistar) abandoned the stage after crashing with Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) with 23km to go. Carapaz ultimately crossed the line, over 15 minutes from Adam Yates. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) along with other contenders Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) are 22 seconds down overall.

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Tour de France 2023 route

The full 2023 Tour de France route was revealed at the official Tour de France presentation on 27th October .

The race starts across the border in the Basque Country, the first time the race has started there since 1992. A handful of hilly stages open the action before the race crosses the Pyrenees into France.

The route features only 22km of time trialling, all coming on the hilly stage 16. Four summit finishes also feature, including the Puy de Dôme for the first time in 35 years and the Grand Colombier in the Pyrenees.

The mountainous course brings a tough final week, concluding with a final showdown in the Vosges to Le Markstein on stage 20.

Tour de France 2023 contenders

2022 champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will return to defend his title after dispatching two-time winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) last July. The Slovenian is racing after recovering from a fractured wrist in April, while Vingegaard starts off the back of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Other big-name GC men lining up at the start in Bilbao include David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Enric Mas (Movistar), Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious).

See: Tour de France 2023 – Analysing the contenders

Tour de France 2023 teams

The 2023 Tour de France will be made up of 22 teams, 18 WorldTour teams, the two top-ranked second-division teams, and two discretionary wild-card teams.

Lotto Soudal and TotalEnergies made the cut as the best ProTeams of 2022, while Israel-Premier Tech and Uno-X were chosen as the two wildcard teams for the 2023 Tour de France .

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Tour de france history.

Jonas Vingegaard is the reigning champion, having won his first Tour de France in 2022. The Danish rider denied Tadej Pogačar a trio of consecutive victories, the Slovenian having snatched the 2020 title before dominating the 2021 race. 

Pogačar himself broke a Ineos/Sky stranglehold on the race, with the British team having won seven of the previous eight Tours de France with Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins and four-time winner Chris Froome . Vincenzo Nibali, then riding for Astana, was the other man to break the British squad's dominance with a win in 2014.

The Tour wins record is currently held by four men, with Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil and Miguel Indurain all on five titles.

Peter Sagan getting once dominated the green jersey for the points classification but has been usurped in the past three years, with Wout van Aert establishing himself as the dominant man of all terrains in 2022. Sagan still holds the all-time green jersey record with seven wins in nine participations. Erik Zabel's six jerseys lie second, ahead of Sean Kelly's four.

In addition to his yellow jersey, Vingegaard won the polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification in 2022, as Pogačar did the previous two years.  Richard Virenque holds the record for polka dot jersey wins at seven, and it won't be beaten anytime soon as Pogačar and Rafał Majka are the only current riders to have won more than one king of the mountains title, with two.

Pogačar has won the white jersey for best young rider three years in a row and, at 24, is still eligible for a fourth crack in 2023.

Read on for a list of the riders with the most wins of the Tour de France, the most stage wins, as well as the major jerseys.

Most Tour de France overall wins

• 5 – Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain
• 4 –  Chris Froome
• 3 – Phiilippe Thys, Louison Bobet, Greg LeMond
• 2 – Lucien Petit-Breton, Firmin Lambot, Ottavio Bottecchia, Nicolas Frantz, André Leducq, Antonin Magne, Sylvère Maes, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Bernard Thévenet, Laurent Fignon, Alberto Contador, Tadej Pogačar
• 1 – Geraint Thomas , Egan Bernal , Jonas Vingegaard

Most Tour de France stage wins

• 34 – Eddy Merckx, Mark Cavendish
• 28 – Bernard Hinault
• 25 – André Leducq
• 22 – André Darrigade
• 20 – Nicolas Frantz
• 19 – François Faber
• 17 – Jean Alavoine
• 16 – Jacques Anquetiil, René Le Grevès, Charles Pélissiier ...
• 12 – Peter Sagan
• 11 – André Greipel
• 9 – Tadej Pogačar , Wout van Aert
• 7 – Chris Froome

Most Tour de France points classification/green jersey wins

• 7 –  Peter Sagan
• 6 – Erik Zabel
• 4 – Sean Kelly
• 3 – Jan Janssen, Eddy Merckx, Freddy Maertens, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Robbie McEwen
• 2 – Stan Ockers, Jean Graczyk, André Darrigade, Laurent Jalabert, Thor Hushovd, Mark Cavendish
• 1 – Michael Matthews , Sam Bennett , Wout van Aert

Most Tour de France polka dot jersey/mountains classification wins

• 7 – Richard Virenque
• 6 – Federico Bahamontes, Lucien Van Impe 
• 3 – Julio Jiménez
• 2 – Felicien Vervaecke, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Charly Gaul, Imerio Massignan, Eddy Merckx, Luis Herrera, Claudio Chiappucci, Laurent Jalabert, Michael Rasmussen, Rafał Majka , Tadej Pogačar
• 1 – Nairo Quintana , Chris Froome , Warren Barguil , Julian Alaphilippe , Romain Bardet , Jonas Vingegaard

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Tour de France 2022: Michael Morkov, the 'lead-out man' every sprinter dreams of

The 36-year-old Dane is not a star of the peloton but he is the best when it comes to launching his leader in the final phase. A belated but fortunate vocation.

By  Alexandre Pedro

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How do you win a stage in a sprint in the Tour de France? You must be able to pedal hard in the last straight line, elbow your way past your rivals and avoid, if possible, hitting the asphalt. Another solution is to sign with the Quick-Step team and be dropped off at the finish line almost with your eyes closed by Michael Morkov.

To try him is to start winning. Just ask Fabio Jakobsen. After Elia Viviani, Sam Bennett and Mark Cavendish, the Dutchman was put into orbit by this Danish Saturn rocket conceived in 1985 to raise his arms in the Tour de France.

Year-round, the Dutchman "shares" Morkov's services with Cavendish, against whom he won out for the 2022 Tour. Both swear by him. "I'm flattered that Mark and Fabio say they want to race with me," the sturdy 1.83-meter rider said to Le Monde . "In the team, we've always had several good sprinters, it's in our DNA and I've gotten used to working for one or the other."

Happiness at work is possible and the Dane says he has been engulfed by it since he found his vocation as a "lead-out man" late in his life: a role halfway between light and shadow, an ultra-specialized job consisting of reassembling, placing and launching his sprinter in the last kilometer. Today, the entire peloton is in agreement regarding Morkov. He is the best at what he does but he has no desire to cross the line first.

His age is also a factor in this. In truth, Morkov is not a sprinter converted into a lead-out man like most of his colleagues. In 2012, the Tour discovered this breakaway chaser and even he even wore the jersey of the King of the Mountains jersey for six days. "I was with Saxo-Bank and we found ourselves at the last moment without a leader after the Contador's steak episode." Suspended for doping, Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador tried to explain – unsuccessfully – the presence of clenbuterol in his urine by the fact that he had eaten a veal sirloin.

At the time, Morkov was riding for the "Pistolero" and didn't have much of a chance to show off his burst of speed for someone else's service. "I turned pro at Saxo thanks to Bjarne Riis. He wasn't very interested in having a sprinter and the team was focused on the overall rankings."

His stage victory in the Vuelta in 2013 did not change his professional outlook. Without expressing it, this track specialist felt that he was at odds with his role as a "jack of all trades." In 2016, Alexander Kristoff invited him to join his "train" in the Katusha team. Initially, Morkov was only of the supporting members before becoming the Norwegian's official "lead-out man."

An Olympic champion team member

The early moments were tricky, but the student learned quickly. Studious, he watched and rewatched every possible sprint available on YouTube. "I wanted to understand this role of lead-out man. I was studying how Mark Renshaw was taking Mark [Cavendish] when he was pushing for it, how he was adapting to the wind and the width of the road. I felt I had good potential to fill that role with my track skills."

In the streets of Copenhagen, this father of two is mostly known as the American Olympic champion in 2021 with his compatriot Lasse Norman Hansen. "In Denmark, I think my career will always boil down to Tokyo rather than my role as a teammate," he said. On the track and on the road, Morkov has a higher-than-average sprint IQ, able to analyze the situation in a tenth of a second and immediately adapt to it.

"I really believe in this idea that every finish has a story," said the 30-year-old. "It's about finding the right solution to place your leader, feeling which team is going to take charge or if we will." Whereas in the 1990s, Mario Cipollini asked his teammates to clear a wide Roman road for him before putting his foot down, Quick-Step often prefers to spring up in the last three kilometers to take advantage of the other runners' efforts.

Morkov knows his job. He lets his teammate Kasper Asgreen pull a straightaway to put his team back in the lead; he asks his sprinter of the day to stay behind him and, above all, to trust him. "That's the key. In the heat of the moment, you can't ask yourself any questions and it has to be instinctive," he said. "Sometimes I feel I have to drop him off 250 meters from the line or 150 meters. But in some situations, my role can change. When Mark [Cavendish] won the fourth stage in Fougères last year, there was still a breakaway rider and the sprint was not organized at all; I was forced to put him back at 500 meters and then let him manage by himself."

'Drafting behind Morkov, even I can win '

Morkov maintains this chemistry thanks to constant communication with his sprinters. "I spend a lot of time talking with Mark, Fabio and even the other riders on the train; it's a real team effort." With Cavendish, the connection goes back much further. The two have known each other, faced each other and appreciated each other on the track at the Madison or points race. "I've had the opportunity to be drafting behind Morkov, and then even I can win," quipped the Isle of Man sprinter after a stage win at the Tour of Belgium in June and nearly four seasons of struggle.

In March, Morkov almost added Milan-Turin to his list of achievements, which also includes two Danish championship titles. On that day, Cavendish only had to stand on his pedals 50 meters from the line to win the Italian semi-classic. His lead-out man finished 7th while freewheeling. In his most unmentionable dreams, does he fantasize about a Gert Steegmans-like scenario?

In 2007, the Belgian Quick-Step "forgot" to slow down and won the second stage of the Tour de France in Gent ahead of his leader, Tom Boonen. "I remember this episode. I was watching it on TV," smiled Morkov. "It's a nice story and it could have happened to me in other races, but not in the Tour, honestly. And then I don't think about it at all. I'm just focused on my job as a teammate and happy to do it." Winning by proxy suits him just fine.

Alexandre Pedro

Translation of an original article published in French on lemonde.fr ; the publisher may only be liable for the French version.

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2023 Tour de France watch guide: Everything to know to get ready for the 110th edition

The Super Bowl of cycling is back.

Jonas Vingegaard will attempt to defend his title in the 110th Tour de France, which starts July 1. Last year's win was the Danish rider's first victory as he beat the favored Tadej Pogacar with impressive performances in the mountains.

The yellow jersey is up for grabs again as Pogacar will be racing after suffering a broken wrist in April. Other notable participants include Spain's Mikel Landa and Enric Mas, France's David Gaudu and Australia's Jai Hindley and Ben O'Connor.

American team Trek-Segafredo will rebrand at the end of this month and race as Lidl-Trek for the Tour de France. Mattias Skjelmose, 22, won the Tour de Suisse on Sunday and the Dane will be seeking to carry that momentum into the Tour de France.

This year's route starts in Bilbao, Spain before its celebratory conclusion in Paris, France.

Here's everything you need to know for the 2023 Tour de France:

When is the 2023 Tour de France

The 2023 Tour de France starts on July 1 and races through July 23.

How to watch the 2023 Tour de France

The Tour de France will be televised on NBC, NBC Sports and USA Network.

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Phil Liggett returns as play-by-play for his 51st Tour de France. He will work alongside veteran analyst and former Tour de France participant Bob Roll. Steve Porino and Christian Vande Velde will report from the scene.

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Tour de France won’t finish in Paris for first time in more than a century because of the Olympics

This photo provided by the Tour de France organizer ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) shows the roadmap of the men’s 2024 Tour de France cycling race. The race will start in Florence, Italy, on June 29, 2024, to end in Nice, southern France on July 21, 2024. (ASO via AP)

This photo provided by the Tour de France organizer ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) shows the roadmap of the women’s 2024 Tour de France cycling race. The race will start in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Aug. 12 2024 to end in Alps d’Huez, French Alps, on Aug. 18, 2024. (ASO via AP)

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PARIS (AP) — The final stage of next year’s Tour de France will be held outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a clash with the Olympics, moving instead to the French Riviera.

Because of security and logistical reasons, the French capital won’t have its traditional Tour finish on the Champs-Elysees. The race will instead conclude in Nice on July 21. Just five days later, Paris will open the Olympics.

The race will start in Italy for the first time with a stage that includes more than 3,600 meters of climbing. High mountains will be on the 2024 schedule as soon as the fourth day in a race that features two individual time trials and four summit finishes.

There are a total of seven mountain stages on the program, across four mountain ranges, according to the route released Wednesday.

The race will kick off in the Italian city of Florence on June 29 and will take riders to Rimini through a series of hills and climbs in the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. That tricky start could set the scene for the first skirmishes between the main contenders.

Riders will first cross the Alps during Stage 4, when they will tackle the 2,642-meter Col du Galibier.

“The Tour peloton has never climbed so high, so early,” Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme said.

And it will just be just a taste of what’s to come since the total vertical gain of the 111th edition of the Tour reaches 52,230 meters.

The next big moment for two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and his rivals will be Stage 7 for the first time trial in the Bourgogne vineyards. The first rest day will then come after a stage in Champagne presenting several sectors on white gravel roads for a total of 32 kilometers that usually provide for spectacular racing in the dust.

Tour riders will then head south to the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, then return to the Alps for a pair of massive stages with hilltop finishes, at the Isola 2000 ski resort then the Col de la Couillole, a 15.7-kilometer (9.7-mile) ascent at an average gradient of 7.1%.

There should be suspense right until the very end because the last stage, traditionally a victory parade in Paris for the race leader until the final sprint takes shape, will be a 34-kilometer (21.1-mile) time trial between Monaco and Nice.

“Everyone remembers the last occasion the Tour finished with a time trial, when Greg LeMond stripped the yellow jersey from the shoulders of Laurent Fignon on the Champs-Elysees in 1989, by just eight seconds,” Prudhommne said. “Thirty-five years later, we can but dream of a similar duel.”

There are eight flat stages for the sprinters, leaving plenty of opportunities for Mark Cavendish to try to become the outright record-holder for most career stage wins at the sport’s biggest race.

The route for the third edition of the women’s Tour will take the peloton from the Dutch city of Rotterdam, starting Aug. 12, to the Alpe d’Huez resort. The race will feature eight stages and a total of 946 kilometers.

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Tour de France champ Vingegaard has collapsed lung after crash

Danish rider may not be able to defend his title.

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Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard remained hospitalized in Spain a day after he broke his collarbone and several ribs in a bad crash with other top riders during the Tour of Basque Country.

The Danish rider's Visma-Lease A Bike team said Friday that further tests revealed the Vingegaard also suffered a collapsed lung and a pulmonary contusion. The team said that cycling's leading star was "stable and had a good night" but remains in a hospital in the northern Spanish city of Vitoria.

The accident comes less than three months before the start of the Tour on June 29 when Vingegaard is scheduled to to again face off against top rival Tadej Pogačar. That highly anticipated rematch is now in doubt.

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Vingegaard was hardly moving as he was put in an ambulance wearing an oxygen mask and neck brace after the crash occurred on Thursday with less than 30 kilometres left in the race's fourth stage.

The pileup also took out cycling stars Primož Roglič and Remco Evenepoel.

Evenepoel, considered one of the favourites for the road race at the Paris Games, broke a collarbone and his right shoulder blade and was set to undergo surgery when he returns to Belgium on Friday, his Soudal Quick-Step team said.

The accident happened as riders were making what looked to be a conventional right-hand turn going downhill when one rider's front tire appeared to slip out and send other cyclists off the road. There were some large rocks and trees in the area, though it wasn't clear if any of the riders hit them. There was also a concrete drainage ditch place on the edge of the curve.

Roglič, a three-time Spanish Vuelta winner, emerged with just scratches but he did have to abandon the race he was leading.

Vingegaard was trying to defend the tittle he won last year at the six-day Tour of Basque Country.

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