The big moment is about to arrive Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2024: yesterday there was a splendid presentation of the teams in the setting of Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence and it is from the city of Dante that this 111th edition of the Grande Boucle will start and arrive in Rimini after over 200 kilometres.
PATH
We start from Florence to reach Rimini after 206 kilometers and almost 4000 meters of altitude difference. It will start with the transfer inside Florence, with the entire center route, between Piazza Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Piazzale Michelangelo and the kilometer zero located in Bagno a Ripoli. A slight climb through Pontassieve, Rufina and Dicomano to then climb the Three Beech Pass second category on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines (12.5 km at 5.1%), you will then arrive in Emilia-Romagna to climb the Forche Pass (2.5 km at 6.2%, third category). There will not be a moment’s rest between Carnaio Pass (10.5 km at 4.6%, third category), Barbotto (5.8 km at 7.6%, second category), Saint Leo (4.6 km at 7.7%, second category), Montemaggio (4.2 km at 6.6%, third category) e San Marino (7.1 km at 4.8%, third category) and the last hill climb 26 km from the finish line, to then glide towards Rimini.
ALTIMETRY
PROGRAM FIRST STAGE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024
1st stage – Saturday 29th June
Florence-Rimini (206 km)
Official departure time: 12.40
Estimated arrival time: 17.34
TOUR DE FRANCE 2024, WHERE TO WATCH IT ON TV AND STREAMING
Live: Rai Sport + HD (channel 58 dgt) from 12.40 pm, from 2.00 pm on Rai 2 free to air, from 11.45 am on Eurosport 1 (channel 210 Sky) for subscribers
Diretta streaming: RaiPlay from 12.40, Discovery Plus, eurosport.it, Sky Go and NOW from 11.45
Live text broadcast: OA Sport
