The 2024 edition of the Tour de France, the most loved cycling race in the world, continues. This year’s Grande Boucle has a very particular route (also due to the coincidence with the Olympics in France). The departure was in fact from Italy (from Florence), and will arrive after 21 stages with an individual time trial in Nice (an unprecedented finale compared to the classic catwalk in Paris). Today, the third stage, which ran from Piacenza to Turin, for 230.8 km, was won by Girmay. While Carapaz wore the yellow jersey.
The third stage
Third Italian stage with the first 67 km completely flat. In Tortona (1.1 km at 6.3%) first GPM of the day, named after Fausto Coppi. Shortly after the GPM of Barbaresco (1.5 km at 6.5%) and the GPM of Sommariva Perno (3.1 km at 4.6%), all climbs of the 4th category. Last 40 km flat, with arrival in Turin.
The Tour de France 2024
There are 21 stages: 8 sprint stages, 4 mixed stages, 2 time trials, 7 mountain stages, 4 of which have a mountain finish, and 14 dirt sections. In total, the riders will have to tackle more than 52,000 meters of altitude difference over a distance of 3,498 kilometers, of which 59 are time trials and 32 are dirt. The highest point will be the Col de la Bonette, at 2,802 meters above sea level. There will also be 6 climbs above 2,000 meters: Sestriere (2,035 meters), Galibier (2,642 meters) from Briançon, Tourmalet (2,115 meters) from Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Col de Vars (2,109 meters) and Isola (2,024 meters).
