Tour de France 2024 to start in Italy for first time in history of race (+ video) Florence will host start of opening stage, while Stage 2 begins in Cesenatico, home town of 1998 winner Marco Pantani cycling
Sunday, 30 June — Stage 2: Cesenatico to Bologna, 200 kmThe opening stage from Florence to Rimini includes no less than 3,700km of climbing – including a visit to San Marino, the world’s oldest republic, which will become the 14th country to have hosted the race, with a climb that should make a selection before a fast run down to the finish on the Adriatic Coast.
The third and final stage entirely in Italy will be tailor-made for the sprinters as the peloton heads across the flat plain flanking the River Po for a finish in Turin, the most French of Italy’s cities, which has welcomed the race on three previous occasions. The last stage to finish in Italy saw Team Sky rider Edvald Boasson Hagen take a stunning solo win in Pinerolo, which also hosted the start of a stage the following day that will live long in the memory as Andy Schleck of Leopard-Trek won with a long-range lone attack.
Gastone Nencini took victory in 1950, with the two most recent winners, Felice Gimondi and Vincenzo Nibali, being among the seven cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours.
Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Donald Trump is losing ground to Ron DeSantis ahead of 2024Polls for the primary contest in 2024 currently put Ron DeSantis within a whisker of the once formidable Donald Trump
Lire la suite »
IndyCar thanks Mahle for work on 2024 hybrid systemIndyCar has thanked Mahle for its development work on the hybrid system, as Honda, Chevrolet and the series’ technical team assumes control and testing of the device.
Lire la suite »
Rwanda flights may not happen until 2024 despite court victory for asylum seeker planOfficials could not give a 'specific timeframe' for when the first flight will take off under the controversial scheme, which has cost £140m so far
Lire la suite »
The Real Winners of the 2024 Election Could be China and RussiaAmerica's political system is becoming increasingly polarized and divisive and that empowers its enemies, write leedrutman and seanmcfate
Lire la suite »
First pictures of King Charles banknotes revealedNotes featuring the King's portrait will enter circulation in mid-2024, says the Bank of England.
Lire la suite »