Bologna, 29 June 2024 – It’s a Tour de France that will go down in history. The first time the great departure from Italy – between Tuscany ed Emilia Romagna – and the first time that, arriving at Nicethe race will end in a different place than the classic one Champs-Elysees Paris. The dream so chased, so hoped for Andrea Bartali who wanted to remember his father, becomes reality thanks to consortium between the two regionswhich was also joined by Piedmont.
A stage of the last edition of the Tour de France (archive photo)
It will be one magic all yellowa dive into what is one of the largest sporting events in the world, capable of transforming some Italian cities into small ones islands French where you can breathe cycling, experience the wonder of the advertising caravan but also meet samples in the villages of Tour. And’yellow wave which overwhelms and will never be forgotten…
The Italian stages will be the longest besides that of Lioran e Villeneuve sur lot placed in the second yellow week.
The first leg, on Saturday, will be Firenze a Rimini, 206 km to remind Gino Bartali who won the Large loop in 1938 repeating the success there 1948 of the attack on Take away and, with his triumph directly requested by De Gasperi (or so the legend says), I will calm things down by saving Italy from the war civil. Homage also to the Mugello lion Gaston Nencini who won the tour in 1960 and the Sicilian Vincenzo Nibali who made Tuscany his home and who was the last Italian to conquer the yellow jersey. A Tour that also celebrates the first Italian to win the Grand boucle, thatOctavius Bottecchia who fixed his determination in the memory with the famous phrase “You persevered, you resisted. Above all, you wanted”.
The go-ahead will be given to Firenze at 12 but at 10.10 the beautiful one will start advertising caravan which will bring the entire race forward by two hours. TO Rimini instead, the freebie will be for Federico Fellini with the arrival on the seafront Giuseppe Verdi.
A Firenze everything will be between Viale Olmo and Piazza della Signoria where the official start will be given at 12.10. Then we will touch, in order: Candles (Bagno a Ripoli) at 12.41pm, Vallina at 12.44pm, Pontassieve (sp34-vc-ss67) alle 12:53, Masseto (13:04), Rufina (13:05), Scopes (13:11), Casini (13:14), County (13:16), San Biagio (13:18), Dicomano (13:20) Vicolagna (13:24), to Carbon (13:26), San Bavello (13:31), San Godenzo (13:36), Little horse (13:43), Col de Valico three beech trees (13:51).
This is where we come in Emilia Romagna with the yellow caravan that will pass through Twinkle (14:09), Heartbreak (14:11), Fantella bridge (14:23), San Zeno road (14:27), the climb of the Forca (14:31), Bucket (14:35), Santa Sofia (14:44), the climb of the Carnaio (15), St. Peter in Bath (15:08), Bagno di Romagna (15:22), Quarto (15:23), Turrito–Nice flower (15:30), Sarsina (15:33), Sorbano–ponte (15:36) , Romagnano (15:38), Monte Castello (15:42), Saracen Market (15:45), Barbotto climb (15:54), Savignano di Rigo (15:56), Perticara (15:59), Ca‘ Gianessi (16:05), Newfeltria (16:07), Campiano (16:13), They dry up (16:15), The Celle (16:22), Ascent of Saint Leo (16:25), Gualdruccia Bridge (16:26), Hill (16:29), Hall Of Montemaggio (16:39), word Of San Marino (16:57), Serravalle (5.08pm) and arriving at Rimini for them 17.30 around the seafront Giuseppe Verdi.
Around the finish line there will be no shortage of attractions and a village to be discovered. A magic that will continue in Italia with the Cesenatico – Bolognathen the Piacenza – Turin and finally the Pinerolo – Valloire.
If you want to see the Tour de France and the historical and natural wonders from the Romagna present in the first stage, from the Apennines Tuscan-Romagnolo up to the coast of Rimini passing through San Marino, but you can’t go to the places of interestit is possible to watch the race on TV.
The live in clear is entrusted to Rai 2 HD (starting from 2pm) e Rai Sport HD (starting from 12.40pm, then at 2pm the move to Raidue), while the complete live subscription can be seen on Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD (channels 210 and 211 of the Sky schedule). As regards streaming of the Tour, however, it is available both free of charge on the RaiPlay portal and by subscription on the Eursosport.it, Discovery+, Sky Go, Now and Dazn platforms.
