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Tour de France Live Tracker

SBS ŠKODA Tour Tracker 4+

Tour de france live coverage, special broadcasting service corporation, designed for ipad.

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Follow the 2024 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes live with the SBS ŠKODA Tour Tracker. Follow the 2024 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes live with the SBS ŠKODA Tour Tracker, the official application that gives you in depth access and analysis of every aspect of the world's biggest and most exciting cycling race. From live video to GPS tracking, you can be part of the race action no matter where you are. The SBS ŠKODA Tour Tracker includes: - Live video stream coverage of every stage - Up-to-the-minute text updates - GPS tracking on interactive maps and profiles - Breaks, chases and time gaps on the road - Stage previews including maps, profiles and details of KOMs and Sprints - Daily results and overall standings - Tons of live video recaps of each stage - Team and rider listings with rider profiles - Rider search by name, bib, team or country - Rankings by time off the front - Fast provisional results - Live results for intermediate climbs

Version 14.1

- AirPlay issue - Fixed Stage text description size on iPad - Added jersey description

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29.2K Ratings

All great, except limited video capabilities

This app is great, I’ve used it for several years, and would recommend it to any one. But this year, the limited capability of the videos section is really annoying me. Here’s a short list of improved features this app needs: When watching highlights the app doesn’t remember where in the video you are up to if you minimise the app. If you check a text why watching the 1hr highlights, you will have to start the video again, and try and find where you are up to with just the dot on the progress bar. Suggestion- add fast forward (30seconds) and a continue watching option like the sbs app. The daily highlights is usually buried near the bottom of the daily videos, so by reading through the daily clips, you’ll likely find out who won and crashed, based on titles, and have the suspense of watching the highlights ruined. Suggestion- put the daily highlights at the top, to stop spoilers I can’t select the video quality, (low, medium high) it seems to only have auto. I’d like to be able to choose because if the internet is sketchy, I only get low resolution, I’d rather wait for high quality to buffer. But I don’t have the control Suggestion- add video quality option in settings button, just like sbs app. My current work around- use the apps for details, but use the sbs on demand app for watching highlights. Wish it was all in one app. Thanks

Women in the Commentary team

I’ve been watching since the first SBS coverage back in the 90s. The commentary was fantastic back then and I never thought it could be improved with the addition of Australian commentators. I was clearly wrong. Kate and Brighdie are absolutely brilliant. Kate is ready to anchor every nightly stage. Sorry Tomo. She lights up the screen and is incredibly knowledgeable and communicates with clarity and respect. Brighdie is an perfect addition to a legendary commentary team. I love her technical knowledge on racing, medicine, and all round general knowledge about anything. Incredibly smart yet sensitive and respectful. Keep the humour and banter going. We love it. I don’t need to provide feedback for Keeno and Robbie other than saying quite simply that they are the best commentators in the business of any sport! I reckon they could even make curling interesting if they tried. Many thanks SBS! George

Really Disappointing

I've edited this review having had a chance to use the app more. Last year, for the first time in years, this app hadn't run properly on my iPad3 running iOS9. I was really disappointed. The app store entry had said 'requires iOS9 and above' but when you downloaded the new version, iOS9 users were met with a rather unhelpful suggestion that the app wouldn't run properly on their operating system, and that they use the app on a more modern device with the latest IOS. ...Great if you had one! ....(This warning was still there this year). Anyway, whatever it was, it seems to have been fixed and 'Tour Tracker' is back to being a great companion to the Tour de France - for everyone!

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- 2024 Tour de France Live Online Coverage Guide - 

2024 Tour de France Route Map

  2024 Tour de France Stage 21 Profile

Cyclingfans.com Tour de France Tour Tracker w/live profile, gaps, etc. (currently unavailable - back in 2024)

Cyclingfans.com Tour de France Tour Tracker with live GPS tracking shows you key data about every stage, including every rider group, time gap, sprint and climb. Click any of the icons to get details about the item, including detailed gradients of every climb.

LIVE gradients and tracking for today's climbs

LIVE gradients and tracking for the first climb

-  Videos:    Tour de France Videos .

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 18 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 17 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 16 Art . (Greig Leach)

-  Official site ticker/tracking  LIVE   here .

-  Need a VPN to access a geo-restricted feed?   Try   ExpressVPN .

- Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (ARD, geo-restricted)  - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (CeskaTV, geo-restricted)  - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (Eitb, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video here and here .  (France 3, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (France 2, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (itv4, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (NOS, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (Rai 2, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (RCN, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (Rsi, geo-restricted)  - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (Rtbf, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (Rtp.pt 2, geo-restricted)  - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (Rts.ch 1, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (Rtvs Sport, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (Rtv Slo, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (S4C, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (SBS, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (Sky Sport, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE  video   here  and  here .  (Sporza, geo-restricted)  - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (Srf.ch, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)  - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (Tdp, geo-restricted)  - Expected  LIVE  video   here .  (TG4, geo-restricted)  - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (TV2/Sport.dk, geo-restricted) - Expected  LIVE   video   here .  (TV2 Sumo, geo-restricted)

- Need a VPN to access a geo-restricted feed? Try ExpressVPN .

- This page will be updated regularly up to and throughout the TDF.

- Results: Stage Results and G.C. here .

- Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the 2023 Tour de France.

- 2024 Tour de France Stage Previews, Towns, Timetables, Profiles:

- Start List here . (final)

- Monday is a rest day at the Tour de France. The race resumes Tuesday with Stage 16.

- Monday is a rest day at the Tour de France. The race resumes Tuesday with Stage 10.

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 15 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 14 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 13 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 12 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 11 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 10 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 9 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 8 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 7 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 6 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 5 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 4 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 3 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 2 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2024 Tour de France Stage 1 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 17 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 16 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 15 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 14 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 13 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 12 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 11 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 10 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 9 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Photos:   Puy de Dome Photos .

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 8 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 7 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 6 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 5 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 4 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 3 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 2 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2023 Tour de France Stage 1 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 18 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 17 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 16 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 15 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 14 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 13 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 12 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 11 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 10 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 9 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 8 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 7 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 6 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 5 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 4 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 3 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 2 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour de France Stage 1 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Time schedules for all stages are now available along with stage profiles and maps. See our stage table.

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 21 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 18 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 17 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 16 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 15 Photos .

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 15 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 14 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 13 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 12 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 14 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 13 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 12 Photos .

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 11 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 10 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 9 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 11 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 10 Photos .

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 8 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 7 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 6 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 5 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 4 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 9 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 8 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 7 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 6 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 5 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 4 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 3 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 2 Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Stage 1 Photos .

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 2 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 1 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Photos:   2021 La Course by le Tour de France Photos .

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Photos - Teams Presentation . (partial)

- Photos:   2021 Tour de France Photos - Pre-race .

- Art: 2021 Tour de France Stage 3 Art . (Greig Leach)

- Soudal-Quick-Step roster for the 2024 Tour de France:

Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Jan Hirt (CZE) Yves Lampaert (BEL) Mikel Landa (ESP) Gianni Moscon (ITA) Casper Phillip Pedersen (DEN) Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) Louis Vervaeke (BEL) Sports Directors: Davide Bramati (ITA) Dries Devenyns (BEL) Klaas Lodewyck (BEL) Tom Steels (BEL)

- Soudal-Quick-Step directeur sportif Tom Steels: "With both Remco and Mikel on the team we can aim for a good result in the general classification. Mikel has a lot of experience, as do many of our riders, and together they make for quite a strong and balanced team. Looking on the parcours, I think you can easily say this will be one of the toughest editions in recent years. The start is very hard, we have some big climbs early in the race followed by that gravel stage, and then the second and third week will be very demanding. We need to be focused and at the top of our game to get some good results, and we are confident in this team and what it can do this July."

- 2024 Tour de France stage schedule/times:

Stage 1 - Saturday, June 29 Start at 12:00 CET, 6:00am ET Finish at 17:34 CET, 11:34am ET

Stage 2 - Sunday, June 30 Start at 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET Finish at 17:06 CET, 11:06am ET

Stage 3 - Monday, July 1 Start at 11:15 CET, 5:15am ET Finish at 16:57 CET, 10:57am ET

Stage 4 - Tuesday, July 2 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:05 CET, 11:05am ET

Stage 5 - Wednesday, July 3 Start at 13:20 CET, 7:20am ET Finish at 17:16 CET, 11:16am ET

Stage 6 - Thursday, July 4 Start at 13:35 CET, 7:35am ET Finish at 17:19 CET, 11:19am ET

Stage 7 ITT - Friday, July 5 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:29 CET, 11:29am ET

Stage 8 - Saturday, July 6 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:19 CET, 11:19am ET

Stage 9 - Sunday, July 7 Start at 13:15 CET, 7:15am ET Finish at 17:49 CET, 11:49am ET

Rest Day 1 - Monday, July 8

Stage 10 - Tuesday, July 9 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:24 CET, 11:24am ET

Stage 11 - Wednesday, July 10 Start at 11:20 CET, 5:20am ET Finish at 16:54 CET, 10:54am ET

Stage 12 - Thursday, July 11 Start at 12:35 CET, 6:35am ET Finish at 17:16 CET, 11:16am ET

Stage 13 - Friday, July 12 Start at 13:30 CET, 7:30am ET Finish at 17:21 CET, 11:21am ET

Stage 14 - Saturday, July 13 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:17 CET, 11:17am ET

Stage 15 - Sunday, July 14 Start at 11:55 CET, 5:55am ET Finish at 17:22 CET, 11:22am ET

Rest Day 2 - Monday, July 15

Stage 16 - Tuesday, July 16 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:31 CET, 11:31am ET

Stage 17 - Wednesday, July 17 Start at 12:35 CET, 6:35am ET Finish at 16:58 CET, 10:58am ET

Stage 18 - Thursday, July 18 Start at 13:00 CET, 7:00am ET Finish at 17:30 CET, 11:30am ET

Stage 19 - Friday, July 19 Start at 12:20 CET, 6:20am ET Finish at 17:11 CET, 11:11am ET

Stage 20 - Saturday, July 20 Start at 13:35 CET, 7:35am ET Finish at 17:18 CET, 11:18am ET

Stage 21 - Sunday, July 21 Start at 14:40 CET, 8:40am ET Finish at 19:30 CET, 1:30pm ET

- When is the 2024 Tour de France?  The 2024 Tour de France will be held June 29-July 21.

- Photos:   Tour de France Photos .

- Art: Tour de France Art .

- Photos:   Women's La Course by le Tour de France Photos .

- Photos:   2019 Tour de France Stage 16 Photos .

- Results: Tour de France Results .

- Art:   Tour de France Art .

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- For the 20th consecutive year, you can follow the Tour de France live on cyclingfans.com .

- More info and links to come.

- We will update here with the best and latest live feeds at broadcast time.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2024 Tour de France .

2024 Tour de France LIVE June 29-July 21 Official Website Start List (final)

Stage 21 starts at 2:40pm CET (8:40am U.S. Eastern)

Finish at around 7:30pm CET (1:30pm U.S. Eastern)

Live video from 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern)

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2023 Tour de France Route Map

2023 Tour de France Stage 21 Profile

- Expected LIVE video here .  (ARD, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (CeskaTV, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Eitb, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (France 3, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (France 2, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (itv4, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (NOS, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rai 2, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rsi, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtbf, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtl, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtp.pt 2, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rts.ch 1, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtvs Sport, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtv Slo, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (S4C, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (SBS, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Sky Sport, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Sporza, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here .  (Srf Zwei, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here .  (Tdp, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (TG4, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (TV2/Sport.dk, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (TV2 Sumo, geo-restricted)

- Teams Presentation - Thursday, June 29

- Expected LIVE video here .  (Official)

- Soudal-Quick-Step roster for the 2023 Tour de France:

Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Kasper Asgreen (DEN) Rémi Cavagna (FRA) Tim Declercq (BEL) Dries Devenyns (BEL) Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Yves Lampaert (BEL) Michael Mørkøv (DEN)

- Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quickstep): "I’m looking forward to the Tour de France, it’s always an exciting period of the year. I went on a recon of the start in Bilbao, and I can tell you it will be a beautiful and hard weekend. At the beginning of the month I did a solid Dauphiné, where I felt in good shape, got a win and took pleasure in riding, and the preparations went well. The Tour is a truly huge adventure, every day you have to fight together with the team, and has a really special atmosphere, with all the people along the roads. I’m ready for Le Tour."

- 2023 Tour de France stage schedule/times:

Stage 1 - Saturday, July 1 Start at 12:30 CET, 6:30am ET Finish at 17:15 CET, 11:15am ET

Stage 2 - Sunday, July 2 Start at 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET Finish at 17:04 CET, 11:04am ET

Stage 3 - Monday, July 3 Start at 13:00 CET, 7:00am ET Finish at 17:19 CET, 11:19am ET

Stage 4 - Tuesday, July 4 Start at 13:10 CET, 7:10am ET Finish at 17:12 CET, 11:12am ET

Stage 5 - Wednesday, July 5 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:21 CET, 11:21am ET

Stage 6 - Thursday, July 6 Start at 13:10 CET, 7:10am ET Finish at 17:08 CET, 11:08am ET

Stage 7 - Friday, July 7 Start at 13:15 CET, 7:15am ET Finish at 17:07 CET, 11:07am ET

Stage 8 - Saturday, July 8 Start at 12:30 CET, 6:30am ET Finish at 17:07 CET, 11:07am ET

Stage 9 - Sunday, July 9 Start at 13:30 CET, 7:30am ET Finish at 18:05 CET, 12:05pm ET

Rest Day 1 - Monday, July 10

Stage 10 - Tuesday, July 11 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:19 CET, 11:19am ET

Stage 11 - Wednesday, July 12 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:19 CET, 11:19am ET

Stage 12 - Thursday, July 13 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:21 CET, 11:21am ET

Stage 13 - Friday, July 14 Start at 13:45 CET, 7:45am ET Finish at 17:12 CET, 11:12am ET

Stage 14 - Saturday, July 15 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:18 CET, 11:18am ET

Stage 15 - Sunday, July 16 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 18:00 CET, 12:00pm ET

Rest Day 2 - Monday, July 17

Stage 16 ITT - Tuesday, July 18 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:36 CET, 11:36am ET

Stage 17 - Wednesday, July 19 Start at 12:20 CET, 6:20am ET Finish at 17:03 CET, 11:03am ET

Stage 18 - Thursday, July 20 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:31 CET, 11:31am ET

Stage 19 - Friday, July 21 Start at 13:15 CET, 7:15am ET Finish at 17:11 CET, 11:11am ET

Stage 20 - Saturday, July 22 Start at 13:30 CET, 7:30am ET Finish at 16:54 CET, 10:54am ET

Stage 21 - Sunday, July 23 Start at 16:30 CET, 10:30am ET Finish at 19:28 CET, 1:28pm ET

- When is the 2023 Tour de France?  The 2023 Tour de France will be held July 1-23.

- Official site ticker/tracking LIVE here .

- Expected LIVE video here .  (ARD, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (CeskaTV, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Eitb, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (France 2, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (itv4, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (NOS, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rai 2, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rsi, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtbf, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtl, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtp.pt 2, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rts.ch 1, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtvs Sport, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (SBS, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Sky Sport, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Sporza, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here .  (Srf Zwei, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here .  (Tdp, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (TV2/Sport.dk, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (TV2 Sumo, geo-restricted)

- Monday is a rest/travel day at the Tour de France. The race resumes Tuesday with Stage 4.

- Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange-Jayco) won Stage 3. Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) remains leader on G.C.

- Fabio Jakobsen (Quickstep-Alpha Vinyl Team) won Stage 2. Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) is new overall leader.

- Yves Lampaert (Quickstep-Alpha Vinyl Team) won Stage 1 and is first leader in the general classification.

- Expected LIVE video here . (Official, Teams Presentation)

- Ralph Denk, Bora-Hansgrohe Team Manager, regarding the selection of their riders for the 2022 Tour de France: "Over the past couple of years, we’ve had three top-ten results in the Tour and now we’re aiming for a podium. Of course, it’s a tough goal but with the performance we’ve seen from Aleksandr Vlasov this season it’s a realistic goal and we have a strong team with full support for him over every terrain. We want to show an active and attacking style of racing, focus on the GC and maybe even take a stage win. I’d be very happy on the Champs-Élysées if we achieve these goals."

- 2022 Tour de France stage schedule/times:

Stage 1 ITT - Friday, July 1 Start at 16:00 CET, 10:00am ET Finish at 19:10 CET, 1:10pm ET

Stage 2 - Saturday, July 2 Start at 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET Finish at 16:59 CET, 10:59am ET

Stage 3 - Sunday, July 3 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:12 CET, 11:12am ET

Rest Day - Monday, July 4

Stage 4 - Tuesday, July 5 Start at 13:15 CET, 7:15am ET Finish at 17:14 CET, 11:14am ET

Stage 5 - Wednesday, July 6 Start at 13:35 CET, 7:35am ET Finish at 17:20 CET, 11:20am ET

Stage 6 - Thursday, July 7 Start at 12:05 CET, 6:05am ET Finish at 17:15 CET, 11:15am ET

Stage 7 - Friday, July 8 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:17 CET, 11:17am ET

Stage 8 - Saturday, July 9 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:28 CET, 11:28am ET

Stage 9 - Sunday, July 10 Start at 12:30 CET, 6:30am ET Finish at 17:28 CET, 11:28am ET

Rest Day 2 - Monday, July 11

Stage 10 - Tuesday, July 12 Start at 13:30 CET, 7:30am ET Finish at 16:57 CET, 10:57am ET

Stage 11 - Wednesday, July 13 Start at 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET Finish at 16:40 CET, 10:40am ET

Stage 12 - Thursday, July 14 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:55 CET, 11:55am ET

Stage 13 - Friday, July 15 Start at 13:05 CET, 7:05am ET Finish at 17:26 CET, 11:26am ET

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Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 1 of the 111th 2024 Tour de France!

It's back, finally! The biggest bike race in the world is about to start and we're getting the build-up started an hour and a half before the riders set off from the neutralised start in beautiful Florence. 

To get things started, make sure to read our preview of stage 1, written by one of CN's team on the ground at the Grand Départ, Dani Ostanek:

Tour de France 2024 stage 1 preview - Will Tadej Pogačar strike the first blow in Rimini?

Teams have arrived in Florence and are gearing up for sign-on and the team presentation. Here's Visma-Lease a Bike and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard setting off from their team hotel this morning.

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Here's Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) arriving at the start of stage 1 on his 16th and final Tour de France.

Just 30 minutes until the départ fictif now in Florence. Reminder that it is absolute scorcher today in Tuscany so temperature regulation will be incredibly important.  

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Make sure to check out CN's mega Grand Départ tech gallery, as shot and put together by our associate editor Josh Croxton, who is on the ground in Italy for the opening 3 stages:

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Unsurprisingly, Florence has made for a beautiful backdrop as the riders are introduced. Here’s world champion Mathieu van der Poel against the backdrop of the Duomo.

All eyes are on Tadej Pogačar today — as they often are. Given the interrupted preparations for all three of Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič, Pogačar is the favourite for the yellow jersey. And given the uncertainty about the others’ form — especially defending champion Vingegaard’s, whose presence here is borderline miraculous given the crash he suffered in the Basque Country — its anticipated that he will try to strike early, and lay the hammer down on today’s hills.

The riders have just set off from the neutralised zone - the Tour is to begin soon! Not just yet, though, as they will spend longer than usual in the zone than usual as they savour the sights of Florence.

Mark Cavendish is in good spirits, waving to the crowd as the peloton sets off from the unofficial start. He’s here riding the fifteenth Tour of his career, and is, as has been much discussed, chasing the record-breaking 35th win.

Although there are no climbs ranked higher than category two today, there are a lot of them — seven in total, amounting to 3,600m elevation gain in total. It’s been described as one of the hardest starts to a Tour de France, and one that even many puncheurs will find too hard. 

Make sure to read our more detailed preview of the stage.

The crowds are out in Florence to greet the Tour de France.

Still 10km left of the neutralised zone. The Tour de France is making the most of this unique Grand Départ.

Now just 4km until the official start. Sometimes earlier Grand Tour stages can be characterised by how little riders want to get into the break, but the amount of climbing on the menu today, and the prospect of everything from a Polka-dot jersey and fame on such a big occasion, should mean there’s action once the flag drops soon.

A terrible start to the Tour for Jan Hirt, even before the unofficial start. The Czech rider crashed on his way back to the team bus after signing on, breaking three of his teeth. Soudal-QuickStep team will need him to recover, as he’s set to be a key domestique in the mountains for Remco Evenepoel.

205KM TO GO

And they're off! The 2024 Tour has officially begun. 

After a pause of a few moments, the attacks begin, led by Groupama-FDJ's Valentin Madouas.

Stefan Küng is also being lively at the front. Groupama-FDJ seem eager to get into the break today, and have their strongest men utilised. 

Even fortmer podium finisher Romain Bardet is getting involved in the attacks! This is far from the usual suspects of wildcard teams and small names trying to get into the break. 

A group of about ten now has the biggest gap we've seen so far, but even that is only a few seconds.

That move has been brought back.

A new group now trying to clear, featuring Paul Lapeira, now very conspicuous in his tricolore jersey as newly crowned French national champion.

They’re brought back, and a new group of five try their luck, with a Groupama-FDJ rider involved again.

DSM is the best-represented team in the current leading group, with two riders.

Jan Hirt is at the back of the peloton, and already suffering. What an unfortunate start to the Tour for him. 

Everything is back together again in the peloton. 

Raúl García Pierna has managed to escape and is out in front alone, with a small group behind him chasing.

García Pierna now has seven riders with him at the front, and a handful of seconds on the peloton. Could this be the break?

It seems not - a flurry of counter-attacks from the peloton has seen everything come back together again. 

190KM TO GO

Seven new riders out front now, and they're building a lead...

Wout van Aert has his hand up at the back of the peloton.  He's taking things easy for now, but could be a contender for the stage later depending on how well recovered he is from his injury. 

The pace has slowed in the peloton - this might be the break of the day.

47 seconds for this 7-man group - this certainly seems like the day's break.

It's a strong group, too.  Mohorič, Ion Izagirre and Valentin Madouas are all present. 

The group in full:

Matej Mohorič

Ion Izagirre

Valentin Madouas

Clément Champoussin

Mattéo Vercher

Frank van den Broek

Sandy Dujardin

There were some riders trying to bridge up to them, Gianni Vermeersch and Jonas Abrahamsen but they’ve been brought back.

52 seconds now between the peloton and the seven leaders. If anyone wants to bridge, they're going to have to go now.

Magnus Cort jumped out of the peloton, but already seemed to have given up the ghost.

Cort's brought back, and now one of his Uno-X teammates ups the pace in the peloton. It's clear the team are unhappy about missing the break, but they seem in mixed minds as to what to do next. 

They're not committing to leading the peloton, either. The pace is off again.

Instead, they've fired two riders up the road in a counter-attack.

180KM TO GO

You can see the logic in using two riders rather than one, as bridging the gap alone would be too big asn ask. But even now, the 1-30 they'll need to catch up might be too much. 

Rasmus Tiller and Odd Christian Eiking are the two Uno-X riders. They're 15 seconds ahead of the peloton, but still 1-20 behind the seven leaders. 

Big crowds at the roadside as the riders pass through Dicomano. The Italians have turned out in numbers to greet the Tour.

Lidl-Trek riders are now pulling in the peloton. That's an early signal of intent - do they fancy Mads Pedersen to manage to get over the climbs today?

The work from Lidl-Trek has brought back the Uno-X Mobility duo. 

Uno-X Mobility aren't done yet though - now Abrahamsen tries to get up the road.

Bike change for Jonas Vingegaard in the peloton - as a result of a mechanical, not a crash. 

Abrahamson has Ryan Gibbons on his wheel, and the peloton seems happy to let them go clear.

Vingegaard is back safely in the peloton.

170KM TO GO

The peloton is now 1-40 adrift from the seven leaders, while the two poursuivants are making progress. They're now 45 seconds behind the leaders.

First sighting of the world champion Mathieu van der Poel, but it's out the back of the peloton. He's needing someone to fix his radio.

The break is climbing for the first time today, taking on the first of seven hills. It’s almost all either uphill or downhill until now and the finish in Rimini.

Another image from the start of the day, one of many stunning views of Florence.

Gibbons and Abrahamsen have made the juncture, meaning the lead group is now made up of nine riders.

TotalEnergies representative Vercher is being dropped from the break on the climb. The problem for riders from the wildcard teams like them on a day as tough as today is that, even if they succeed in making the break, staying in it is no guarantee.

The pace is really off in the peloton now, allowing the gap to grow to 4-40. Someone in the peloton will have to take control eventually, if they are to bring this break back and contest for the stage, and the race's first yellow jersey. 

So who are the riders in the break? The headline name is Matej Mohorič, who last year added a third career Tour stage win to his palmares. This kind of terrain suits him, though you might have expected him to hold back until later in the Tour, when breaks are more likely to succeed, to try his hand at a breakaway.

The rider in the break with the best climbing credentials is Ion Izagirre. He’s not had the form to be considered a threat on GC, hence being allowed up the road, but should still fancy his chances of dropping the rest of the break come the later climbs.

The third standout name is Valentin Madouas, back in Groupama-FDJ colours having just lost his French national champion title. Unlike the other two, he hasn’t before won a Tour stage, though has come close with a second place finish in 2022. He was eager to get into the break at the start of the day, and will want to make the most of it having succeeded.

160KM TO GO

The gap between the break and the peloton is continuing to grow, now up to 5-25. That might seem like a lot, but on such hilly terrain as this, it's still under control.

Now that he's made it into the break at last, Abrahamsen needs keeping an eye on. The Norwegian rider was a livewire last year, attacking multiple times, and has since proven himself a breakaway specialist.

Mark Cavendish has been dropped out the peloton, and is struggling. The way he is dousing himself in water suggests he might be struggling in the heat.

Cavendish has his teammates around him, but he's 25 seconds off the peloton. 

With the gap having grown to over six minutes, EF Education-EasyPost are the first team to take matters into their own hands and lead the peloton.

They're working for Alberto Bettiol, the recently-crowned Italian champion. What a story it would be for him to win on home roads in the tricolore.

The break reach the top of the first climb, and there's a tussle for the KOM points...

Izagirre took maximum points, from Madouas and Abrahamsen. It wasn't an all-out sprint, but they've still shown intent. 

More sprinters now being dropped out the peloton - Fabio Jakobsen and, more surprisingly, Fernando Gaviria. 

Three and a half minutes after the leaders, Vercher crests the climb. It seems there's no way he's making it back into that group. 

Here's a glimpse of the break of the day from earlier. 

The peloton now reach the top of the climb. EF's work has been enough to bring the gap back down from six minutes to five minutes already. 

Every time the camera goes back to Cavendish, he' having water poured over him. He's looking very uncomfortable. 

He has four teammates with him trying to encourage him, but is shaking his head and looking bad. He'll need to find reserves of strength from somewhere or else his Tour is in peril.

150KM TO GO

Cavendish reaces the top of the climb, 1-30 behind the peloton.

Cavendish is visibly unwell. He vomited on the bike near the top of his summit. He’ll be relieved to be descending again, but desperately needs to recover fast with so many more climbs to come. For now, he looks in a world of pain.

Cavendish has just been sick again on the descent. He's not making any inroads, three minutes adrift from the peloton.

Vercher has been brought back by the peloton.

140KM TO GO

4-25 now for the break. EF's work leading the peloton is keeping them under control.

EF's work is bad news for Cavendish, though, who is now over three and a half minutes adrift. He faces one of the fights of his life to make the time limit. 

Michael Mørkøv, Cees Bol, Davide Ballerini and Michele Gazzoli are the four riders with Cavendish. There present as much for emotional support as physical support. 

130KM TO GO

The break is at last done descending, and on the second climb now, Côte des Forche. It's much shorter than the previous one, lasting only 2.5km, but relatively steep with an average of 6.7%.

The break reaches the top, and the same riders sprint for it. Izagirre wants again claimed maimum points, ahead of Abrahamsen and then Madouas.

There's now about 4-30 between the peloton and Cavendish. The gap is still growing, but not exponentially, so he's not capitulating yet.

Cavendish and his Astana teammates reach the top of the climb, 5 minutes after the peloton. 2 climbs down, 5 to go. 

120KM TO GO

The seven leaders are now approaching the intermediate sprint.

Abrahamsen and Dujardin both sprinted for it, with the latter coming out on top. The real interest will come in a few minutes, when we see which sprinters are interested in the points classification. 

Having done that sprint, the break are back climbing again, this time the category three Cote de Carnaio (10.1km at 4.7%). 

Lidl-Trek lead out the peloton for the remaining points available in the intermediate sprint, for Mads Pedersen. Pedersen was edged to the line by defending Philipsen, though.

Philipsen and Pedersen were the top two from last year's points classification, and look set to do battle once again this year.

Three other riders also competed in the sprint - Biniam Girmay, Bryan Coquard and Sam Bennett. It's especially interesting to see Bennett give it a go, given his struggle for form in recent years - he clearly believes he will be stronger this Tour. 

Dujardin has been dropped from the lead group on this climb, having claimed maximum points at the sprint. 

Dylan Groenewegen is the latest sprinter to be dropped out of the peloton, on the current climb. He'll be saving himself for stage three, likely to be the first bunch sprint of the Tour. 

Steve Williams is making his way back into the peloton having fallen back with a mechanical. 

More damage in the break, with  Champoussin the latest to be dropped.

Mechanical for Dorian Godon, who'll need to chase back on on this climb. 

More sprinters going out the back now, including Arnaud Demare and Jasper Philipsen. Philipsen may believe it's job done for the day having earned those intermediate sprint points. 

Here's Mark Cavendish, digging deep and trying to survive. 

Pogačar is down a teammate, as Nils Politt is dropped. He has more than enough protection to keep him safe today - in fact, soon we’ll be wondering if and when they will apply pressure at the front of the peloton for a potential attack.

110KM TO GO

For minutes at is stands between the leader and the peloton, as they continue making their way up the climb. Cavendish, meanwhile, is over seven minutes adrift from the peloton. 

Izagirre launches a sprint towards the top of the summit, and takes maximum points again. Abrahamsen is on his wheel for second, and looks annoyed at the Basque, but it's hard to tell why - he didn't appear to do anything wrong. 

We've had a first crash on the road today, as Wilco Kelderman hits the deck. The TV cameras didn't capture the incident, but he's just been shown now rejoining the peloton, with some bandaging on his left elbow. 

At the back of the race, Cavendish and the Astana riders have some company now as Fabio Jakobsen and his DSM teammate Bram Welten, plus Jonas Rickaert of Alpecin-Deceuninck, drop back. That suggests he's not suffering uniquely, and should help him survive the day.

100KM TO GO

We're entering the second half of the stage now, and it's the hillier half. There's still some way until the next, about 25km, but with that comes four in quick succession. For now, the gap between the peloton and the six riders remaining in the lead group is four minutes. 

It's hot out there, and the riders are constantly having to rehydrate. 

Just under five minutes between the leaders and the peloton, while the Cavendish group is 10 minutes further down. How Cav handles these final four climbs will be crucial, but things are looking better for him than they were. 

The Tour has it's first abandonment - Michele Gazzoli. The Italian was one of the riders with Cavendish, and has clearly been having his own problems. 

You can read more about the ongoing sitution with Mark Cavendish here , in what is still shaping out to be the story of the day. 

It's still EF Education-EasyPost leading the peloton, led by Sean Quinn in his snazzy news American national champion jersey.

Just 4km until the start of the next climb, Coté de Barbotto. There's been a lull in the racing on this long descent, but things should liven up again soon. 

The leaders are on the climb now, beginning it with a lead of 4-30. That's still a big gap, but could disslve very quickly once the peloton start riding hard.

And the pace is already up in the peloton as they approach the foot of the climb. Lots of teams want premium position before starting it. 

This is the most intense it's been in the peloton since the breaks were forming at the start of the day. 

They hit the climb, and it's Ineos at the front. 

The pace is slower on the climb, though, the riders more interested in being well-positioned then setting a tempo up it. 

Now UAE Team Emirates take to the front. Is this the beginning of their plan for today?

Tim Wellens is the man leading the peloton up the climb for UAE Team Emirates. 

Bad news for David Gaudu, who is slipping out the back of the peloton. He's been in bad form going into the race, but wouldn't have expected to suffer this much. His GC hopes might be over already. 

Magnus Cort now being dropped, who had been considered an outside shout for the stage win. 

Back in the break, Madouas is setting the pace, and Izagirre has surprisingly been dropped as a result. 

Michael Matthews now dropped out the peloton, another who might have fancied his chances.

Wellens has done his turn, and now it's the turn of Marc Soler to take over for UAE.

Huge crowds greeting the break as they continue up the climb, even a kilometres out from the summit. 

Arnaud De Lie has also been dropped from the peloton with Stevie Williams. This is looking more and more like a stage for the climbers than the puncheurs. 

It's actually Pavel Sivakov who's leading for UAE, with Marc Soler waiting in the wings. His work is fast bringing the break closer. 

Abrahamsen sprints for the mountain points, from far out.

And Abrahamsen takes maximum points. It looked like Van den Broek was going to pip him, after he overtook the Norwegian close to the summit, but he faded at the last push.

More big names out the back of the peloton - Van der Poel and Pedersen. The pace set by UAE on this climb is proving to be too much for many fancied for the stage win.

By taking maximum points Abrahamsen takes over from the dropped Ion Izagirre as the virtual King of the Mountains. Valentin Madouas was second to the summit, meaning he is now third-place virtually. 

Now even outside GC contenders are sturggling - Bahrain Victorious' leader Santiago Buitrago has been dropped. That's a surprise, as this terrain seems tailer-made for him.

Buitrago is part of a group that has rejoined the peloton on the descent, however, along with Pedersen. But with three more climbs to come, he'll have to recover fast if he's not to lose time.

Ion Izagirre is now back in the peloton, which is now just over minutes away from the break.

Here's EF Education-EasyPost setting the pace in the peloton for Italian national champion Alberto Bettiol to his left, with defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to his right. They've since moved over for UAE Team Emirates.  

Two minutes between the leading quintet and the peloton, while Cavendish continues to toil a further 17 minutes adrift. 

Bike change needed for Richard Carapaz in the peloton. This has been a better start to his Tour so far than last year's, when he crashed and abandoned on the very first day. 

The break have started the next climb, Coté de San Leo. It's a steep one, averaging 7.7% for 4.8km. 

It's not UAE leading on the approach to this climb, but rather Ineos Grenadiers and Bora-Hansgrohe. 

Now UAE take control again, with Sivakov resuming the pace-setting. 

The peloton doesn't look like it has much more than 40 riders left in it. 

Attack from Romain Bardet!

An interesting move from the experienced French rider, who's taking part in his last ever Tour de France. With the break now just 1-15 from the peloton, he might feel he can bridge the gap.

Talking of the break, it's splitting up on this climb. Gibbons and Mohorič have been dropped by the other three.

And now Van den Broek has been dropped, leaving just Madouas and Abrahamsen at the front. 

Bardet is flying up this climb. He's just passed Mohorič, and is closing down on the leaders, already just 40 seconds behind. 

Bardet is also already 40 seconds ahead of the peloton, who clearly aren't worried about letting him go. 

Gibbons is the next rider Bardet passes on his way towards the top of the climb.

Now he's reached his DSM teammate Van den Broek, who can set the pace for him. This has turned into a very smart ploy by Bardet and his team. 

The leaders crest the climb, with Madouas taking the points from Abrahamsen. The latter remains in the lead of the KOM virtually. 

Bardet and Van den Broek are flying down the descent, and almost with the leading duo. 

They now have almost 1-20 on the peloton, too. Bardet is in with a chance!

Madouas and Abrahamsen start the next, and day's penultimate climb, and within seconds have been joined by the two DSM riders.

Van den Broek has been put to work immediatley. He'll bury himself now for Bardet, and stay with him for as long as possible. 

Attack from Ben Healy! The Irishman makes his move just as the peloton starts the climb.

We assumed EF were working for Bettiol earlier, but it seems their plan was multi-pronged. 

Abrahamsen is done. The pace from Van den Broek is too much for him, and he's dropped from the lead group. It was an excellent day for him nonetheless.

Now Abrahamsen has to hope that Madouas can't hang on to the two DSM riders for the rest of this climb, otherwise the Frenchaman may take the polka-dot jersey instead. 

Visma-Lease a Bike are again leading the peloton up this climb. Whatever plan UAE might have had, they appear to be changing tune now and riding more defensively. 

Madouas has cracked, just over a kilometre from the top. he DSM duo are riding away from him, as are his hopes of being in the polka-dot jersey. 

Juan Ayuso is struggling at the back of the peloton! This would explain why UAE have eased off.

Bardet reaches the top, and he still has Van den Broek with him. That'll be of help as he pushes on during the descent to the foot of the next and final climb.

Ben Healy now reaches the top, a minute behind the leaders. 

Now Visma-Lease a Bike lead the peloton over the summit of the climb, 45 seconds after Healy. It's not a guarantee that they will being these riders back, especially if they keep going at this pace.

At the back of the race, Fabio Jakobsen is now struggling even more than Cavendish. He's been dropped by the Astana riders, with his teammate Bram Welten waiting up to help. 

As for Cavendish, he has been limiting his losses better recently, and is about 20 minutes behind the peloton. Things aren't looking as perilous for him as earlier. 

They're on the final climb of the day, the Coté de San Marino. If we're going to see GC action, or attacks from the peloton to try to catch these breakaway riders, they're going to have to do so here. 

It's looking good for Bardet for now, who has a lead of a minute over Healy and now 2 minutes on the peloton, and still has his teammate Van den Broek for company. 

Wilco Kelderman is now taking it up for Visma-Lease a Bike. Might they go in for the kill, and try to eliminate Juan Ayuso from GC contention?

Healy had caught Madouas earlier, and now has dropped him on this climb. The Irishman is now third on the road. 

A line of four Visma-Lease a Bike riders lead the peloton, followed by six Ineos riders. 

Less than 4km of climbing left for Bardet, after which there's just a descent and flat section to the finish. This is looking good for the Frenchman...

The three Visma riders behind Kelderman are Vingegaard, Jorgenson and Van Aert. Van Aert might fancy his chances for a stage win, but it's slipping away for them with Bardet still almost two minutes ahead. 

Here's Ben Healy chasing the two leaders. He's still not making inroads, however, and is over a minute down. 

Bardet reaches the top of the climb, and still Van den Broek is there! Bardet's ride is extraordinary, but Van den Broek's is arguably even more impressive given he was dropped from the break earlier. 

EF have changed their plan. With Healy going nowhere, they've taken over at the front of the peloton. We can expect a Bettiol attack shortly. 

The DSM are taking risks down this descent. With EF upping the pace they might have to, but they do still have a big lead of 1-37.

We had assumed that Bardet would be the DSM rider to take the glory today, but if he and Van den Broek make it to the finish together, will they sprint against each other? Or have an agreement about who takes the stage, and therefore the yellow jersey?

They're not worrying about that just yet. They still have 24km to ride to make it to the finish. 

20km to go for the leaders, and theyhave 1-30 over the peloton. It's still EF doing the work in the peloton. 

The two leaders Bardet and Van den Broek, digging deep. 

Bardet has won three Tour de France stages in his career, but never worn the yellow jersey. This would be a huge moment in his career. 

Still 1-25 for the DSM leaders, though things are about to get harder as they finish descending and ride on the flat. 

As for Cavendish, he's under half an hour behind the peloton, and should make the time cut. We're unsure exactly where Jakobsen is though - he could be in more trouble if he's been dropped from that group. 

There's an irony in that this exceptional ride by the two DSM riders could yet cause the team's sprinter, Fabio Jakobsen, to potentially miss the time cut. 

In the peloton, EF have been joined by Lidl-Trek, who have Mads Pedersen still in the peloton. They are going to do everything thay can to let him sprint for the stage win.

The gap comes under one minute for the first time in a while, and there's still 11km left to ride. 

Visma-Lease a Bike are also joining the chase, trying to set up Wout van Aert.

50 seconds now for the leaders. The advantage is swinging towards the peloton.

EF are the third team contributing. They clearly still believe in Bettiol, even if he's unlikely to have the kick to compete with Pedersen and Van Aert. 

#TDF2024 15km to go and the gap is still holding at 1'22". Come on guys! 💪🏻This is definitely us right now 😅 pic.twitter.com/HfDzJoU97w June 29, 2024

40 seconds now for the leaders, with 7.5km still to ride. 

5km to go, 35 seconds. This is going to be agonisingly close. 

4m to go, and the clock is still saying 35 seconds. If that's correct, it's looking better for the DSMs.

There aren't much numbers in this severely reduced peloton to take up the chase, and they appear to be struggling. 

The clock has updated, and is now saying 22 seconds. Only 3km left to ride. It's still very close. 

Just 14 seconds for the leaders...

Pedersen and Van Aert will have started to think about their sprint, is there anyone who can compete with them if they do catch the leaders?

1,500 metres to go, 11 seconds.

The peloton has them in their sights now.

Final kilometre!

They have a chance...

It's looking good for them...

Theyve done it!

Bardet was first over the line, and takes the victory!

Behind Van Aert wins the sprint for third place, a few seconds behind.

That was an astonishing finish, and a truly extraordinary achievement from Team dsm-firmenich PostNL.

It's one thing to win a stage and take the yellow jersey at the Tour de France - to do so with two of your riders crossing the line together is the stuff teams dream of.

It's an emotional moment for Romain Bardet, who can't have expected his final Tour de France to begin this way when he announced his retirement recently. He’s been one of the great French riders of his generation, and this is one of the best moments of his career.

And what about Frank van den Broek? Bardet couldn’t have done it without him, and he announces himself as a major talent with this ride - not to mention an exemplary teammate. He can demand one hell of a pay rise when contract talks reopen.

For all the work done by their respective Lidl-Trek and EF Education-EasyPost teams, Pedersen and Bettiol didn’t have it in the sprint after all, finishing down in seventh and tenth. Pedersen must have used up so much energy just to still be in the peloton after all that climbing, while Bettiol isn’t a natural sprinter.

Here’s the top ten in full:

1 Romain Bardet

2 Frank van den Broeck at same time

3 Wout van Aert at 5secs

4 Tadej Pogačar

5 Max Van Gils

6 Alex Aranburu

7 Mads Pedersen

8 Remco Evenepoel

9 Pello Bilbao

10 Alberto Bettiol all at same time

As for the GC contenders, there were no major surprises, with all the top favourites finishing in the 50-or-so strong peloton - including Juan Ayuso and Santiago Buitrago, despite some of his problems. 

One rider not able yet with the rest of his DSM teammates is Fabio Jakobsen. He's still out on the road trying to finish within the time limit, but it seems as though he will make it.

The same applies for Mark Cavendish, but he seems to have put the worst behind him earlier in the day, and is also presumably on course to make it to the finish in time. 

Bardet will wear yellow tomorrow, of course, for the first time in his career at the Tour de France. For his stirling efforts helping him Van Den Broeck will wear green, while Abrahamsen did enough to take the polka-dot jersey ahead of Madouas.

By finishing fifth on the stage, Van Gils will wear white, keeping the jersey warm for Van den Broeck, who leads that classification as well as the points classification.

Only a few kilometres to go for Cavendish. He's going to make in time.

He even gives a thumbs up to the camera. He must have been through hell today, but is relieved now.

Cavendish is on the finishing straight now with his Astana teammates, as well as Jakobsen and his DSM teammates. There are relieved smiles all round. 

Thans for joining us today, for what was a barnstormer of a Tour opener, an emotional rollercoaster full of drama and stories! Make sure to read our full report of everything that happened today. At this rate we're in for a vintage Tour, and the action resumes in Italy tomorrow.

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