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TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 [Highlights]
Cycling as a sport began on May 31, 1868, with a 1200-meter race between the fountains and the entrance of Saint-Cloud Park (near Paris). The winner was James Moore, an 18-year-old expatriate Englishman from Paris. Since then, cycling became a national heritage of France with its key event – Le Tour de France.
The race itself is one of the most difficult annual multiple-stage bicycle races in the world, held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.
The race itself is one of the most difficult annual multiple-stage bicycle races in the world, held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.
The participants – strongest cyclists in the world from intercontinental cycling teams, approved by UCI (The Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body of cycling, recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), race everyday over a 23 or 24 day period and cover approximately 3,500 kilometers with the finish at the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris.
This year the 111'th edition of the race started in Florence, Italy and finished in Nice, France for the first time since its inception, owing to preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
We ended up visiting this tremendous event for the first time, covering 3 impressive race stages for you here.
This year the 111'th edition of the race started in Florence, Italy and finished in Nice, France for the first time since its inception, owing to preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
We ended up visiting this tremendous event for the first time, covering 3 impressive race stages for you here.
Our first stop was Troyes for Etape 9 – a small city 160 km from Paris, the closest spot to see the race for those living in the French capital. The community named it the "Gravel King" stage, since the most exciting thing about this one was that it consisted of fourteen gravel sectors, covered with dust, dirt and rocks. Huge trial for cyclists, getting closer to their equator of the race and one of the key stages as well. Just look at the destroyed faces of these riders after the finish below. Honorable mention – the stage was won by Anthony Turgis, with his first victory on Grand Tours.
The next stop for us and the last for the Tour was the city of Nice, the French Riviera. Nice held the start of the 20th stage and the finish of the 21st. Last two stages had a mountainous trek to the Col de la Couillole (1678m) that featured 4 categorized climbs and 4600m of climbing that was successfully won by the Yellow Jersey leader – Tadej Pogacar.
Le Grand Arrivee, Stage 21, happened on Sunday, July 21 as an individual time trial with the start in Monaco, Monte-Carlo, at the actual F1 race course through 33,7 km down to the Nice promenade. The podium of this stage completed, repeated and concluded the overall race rankings: Tadej Pogačar – Jonas Vingegaard – Remco Evenepoel. The 25-year-old Pogacar hailed a new "golden age" for cycling after securing a third Tour de France title on Sunday to add to his 2020 and 2021 triumphs.
Le Tour de France 2024 not only didn’t happen in the shadows of Paris Olympics 2024, but turned out a phenomenal performance of all winners and riders throughout the whole race and a historical event in many moments, which we’re so proud to be a part of and to share with you. We can’t wait to see the Olympics cycling road race soon with some of these familiar faces and hope to get back here again next year.
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