The 2024 Tour de France is a historic edition because for the first time in 111 years it starts from Italy, specifically from Florence. There will be three stages in our country, all dedicated to a legendary cycling champion: starting with Gino Bartali, passing through Marco Pantani and ending with Fausto Coppi. The 1st stage is scheduled for June 29, then from July 3 the Grande Boucle will return to French soil.
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Il Tour de France 2024the 111th edition of the Grande Boucle is a historic edition. Because for the first time in over 100 years of the Tour, the race will start on Italian soil, specifically from Florence. A particular choice by the organizers who in the past (for another 25 times) had chosen a foreign land from which to begin (and which will be reiterated in the 2026 edition, from Barcelona in Spain). The Tour “tricolor” it will have four Italian stages, three in full and one for two thirds, which will start from Pinerolo and end in France.
The organizers of the Grande Boucle 2024 wanted to give something absolutely unmissable for all cycling enthusiasts, unveiling all 21 stages of the men’s competition at the Palais des Congrès in Paris on 25 October, which will take place from 29 June to 21 July 2024, and the women’s one, scheduled from 12 to 18 August with the great novelty of the departure from Italy. The “Great departure” will start from Florence and as starting locations, in addition to the Tuscan capital, Cesenatico and Piacenza will also be involved. The first three stages will be a clear and explicit homage to as many great champions of Italian cycling: Gino Bartoli, Marco Pantani and Fausto Coppi.
The stages in Italy of the Tour de France 2024: route and dates
The Big Start starts from Florence, with the first stage on June 29th and then two more entirely Italian ones and a fourth starting from Pinerolo and arriving in France, which will characterize almost entirely the first week of the race.
Tour de France 2024, where to see today’s 1st stage Florence-Rimini: route and live TV
Stage 1 of the Tour de France: Florence – Rimini dedicated to Gino Bartali
The first stage of the Tour de France is scheduled for June 29, 2024 and will touch the two Italian regions of Tuscany, Emilia Romagna and the Republic of San Marino. The Grande Boucle will start from Florence, in the land of the great Gino Bartali (winner in 1938 and 1948) and Gastone Nencini (in yellow in 1960). An immediately lively route with continuous ups and downs that will immediately give rise to tests of sprints and counter-sprints with particular attention to the 7.1 km long San Marino climb with gradients of around 5%.
The route of stage 2 of the Tour from Cesenatico to Bologna dedicated to Marco Pantani
The second stage of the Tour de France crosses the Emilia-Romagna region without any major difficulties in the route (200km) with the group that will pass by the Imola racing circuit. A start from Cesenatico that recalls a particular legend of Italian and world cycling, the unforgettable Marco Pantani. The scenery of the route changes in the finale, with the climb to the Santuario di San Luca (1.9 km at 10.6%) that is tackled twice in the last 40 km: a short but particularly steep climb
The tribute to Fausto Coppi for the 3rd stage of the Tour de France Piacenza-Turin
The third stage of the Tour de France is scheduled for July 1, 2024 and will first touch Emilia Romagna and then finish in Piedmont. It is a stage dedicated exclusively to sprinters and will be the longest stage of the entire Tour with its 229 kilometers in total. After the departure from Piacenza, the group will pay homage to another great of our cycling, Fausto Coppi, two-time winner of the Yellow Jersey in 1949 and 1952, passing through Tortona, where the Campionissimo died. After leaving the province of Alessandria, the caravan will finally head towards the Piedmont capital for a final sprint. There will be little room for maneuver for the breakaway riders.
Tour de France, stage 4: Pinerolo-Valloire, the last in Italy
The fourth stage of the Tour de France is scheduled for July 2, 2024 and will start in Piedmont and end in France. After a long climb starting from Pinerolo, towards the town of Sestriere, where Coppi triumphed in 1952, the caravan will cross the border into France passing through Montgenèvre. After climbing the Lautaret pass, the riders will tackle the 2,642 meters of the Galibier, which will be the first real opportunity for the favorites to test themselves in the high mountains.
