Nothing, inside or past the game of biking, can actually evaluate to the Tour de France. The Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España can also be three-week races however the Tour de France is among the greatest annual sporting occasions on the planet, an important piece of France’s nationwide heritage, and above all, a gruelling, heroic spectacle that captivates tons of of thousands and thousands of viewers the world over. Le Tour eclipses all of them.
Giro d’Italia winner and outright favorite Tadej Pogačar goals for the double, Primož Roglič appeared in fine condition taking the Critérium du Dauphiné, whereas Remco Evenepoel is to not be discounted however seems an extended shot given his present type.
As for 2023 champion Jonas Vingegaard, it is a race to get match from his horrific crash within the Basque nation earlier this season.
The route of the 2024 Tour de France covers a complete of 3497.3km with some 52,320 metres of general elevation. That is 20% greater than the 2024 Giro d’Italia and with so most of the climbs coming within the closing week, it might make it troublesome for Pogačar to focus on the Giro-Tour double in 2024.
The 111th version of biking’s greatest race begins in Florence, Italy on Saturday, June 29 and ends three weeks later in Nice on Sunday, July 21. It is the primary time the Tour begins in Italy and the primary time it finishes in Nice, to keep away from preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics Games, which start only a week later.
Present on the Tour de France for the thirtieth consecutive yr, Cyclingnews will once more present unparalleled reporting and round the clock evaluation of the 21-stage race. The Tour each calls for and deserves nothing much less.
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Five of the Cyclingnews workforce shall be within the Basque Country and France for the Tour de France this yr, sharing the workload between them, with very important assist from the remainder of the Cyclingnews workforce in Europe, North American and Australia.
The workforce boast a long time of expertise on the bottom on the race and behind the scenes, capturing the every day information and occasions of every stage. Cyclingnews will present full dwell protection of each stage, with 24-hour rolling information of all the things that occurs in France.
Stephen Farrand, Dani Ostanek, Alasdair Fotheringham, Barry Ryan shall be on the bottom reporting on the racing in individual whereas our affiliate editor Josh Croxton shall be delving by way of the pits to identify essentially the most thrilling tech exclusives.
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Philippa York and different knowledgeable columnists will present distinctive perception and context into the within of the race that can assist you perceive the dynamics behind the overall classification and key jersey battles.
Beyond the pure racing, we’re consultants on the tech that the skilled groups use and we’ve damaged the information on new bikes for 2024, new groupsets and upcoming developments within the professional peloton noticed by our eagle-eyed consultants on the races.
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