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Tour de France 2024 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

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The 2024 Tour de France is a truly unique race beginning in Florence and ending – for the first time in its 121-year history – outside Paris .

This year’s Tour will wrap up without the usual procession to the Champs-Elysees, where security resources will be focused on the Paris Olympics starting five days later. Instead, organisers have opted to end the race with an individual time-trial in Nice, adding the possibility of the yellow jersey changing hands on a dramatic final day.

Before that, riders face a typically gruelling challenge, with a hilly start in Italy before crossing to France where a perilous gravel stage awaits in Troyes. Week two leads the peloton south to the Pryenees and the monstrous Col du Tourmalet, before a series of days in the Alps including a particularly brutal stage 19 with a summit finish in Isola.

It all concludes in Nice on Sunday 21 July, where the race winner will be crowned.

Stage 1: Florence to Rimini (hilly, 206km) | Saturday 29 June

The opening stage of the 2024 Tour de France will be a beautiful ride, starting with the Grand Depart on the banks of the Arno river in the centre of Florence before heading through Tuscany to the finish line on Italy’s east coast, on the beachfront of Rimini. The route also takes in San Marino, the Tour’s 13th country. But it will be tough on what is the most hilly first stage in the race’s history with 3,600m of climbing to conquer. It could be a day for Tadej Pogacar to immediately make his mark, or for an outstanding classics rider like Mathieu van der Poel to target, while young puncheurs like Ireland’s Ben Healy and Belgium’s Maxim Van Gils could be outside bets.

• Stage 1: Romain Bardet shakes off peloton to finally claim yellow jersey

Stage 2: Cesenatico to Bologna, (hilly, 199km) | Sunday 30 June

The second day throws up a more gentle ride, though it still contains six categorised climbs to test the legs. The purest sprinters will get left behind but the small ascents are unlikely to put off the more hardy fast men, like Wout van Aert , who will like the look of the fast finish in Bologna.

• Stage 2: Kevin Vauquelin earns debut win as Tadej Pogacar assumes yellow

Stage 3: Plaisance to Turin (flat, 231km) | Monday 1 July

The long third stage will be the first opportunity for a bunch sprint to the finish line. Expect Alpecin-Deceuninck to try and control the final kilometres in an effort to position Jasper Philipsen for the win, but there is a stacked list of sprinters ready to challenge him including Arnaud de Lie, Dylan Groenewegen, Sam Bennett, Wout van Aert and Mark Cavendish, chasing a record 35th stage win to finally eclipse the great Eddy Merckx.

• Stage 3: Biniam Girmay makes history as first black African to win a Tour stage

Stage 4: Pinerolo to Valloire (mountainous, 140km) | Tuesday 2 July

A tough fourth stage takes the riders into France via a couple of testing category-two climbs and to the foot of the Col du Galibier – the first hors categorie ascent of the race. The gradient averages only 5.3% but at 23km long, it is a draining slog of a climb to the top and the strongest climbers will come to the fore. Expect some attacks among the big hitters like Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard as we get our first real sense of the battle for overall victory.

• Stage 4: Tadej Pogacar makes statement with dominant win to regain yellow

Stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas (flat, 177km) | Wednesday 3 July

The second sprint finish of this year’s Tour contains some small hills but nothing that should disrupt the power riders from reaching the finish near the front, where they will expect to battle for victory.

• Stage 5: Mark Cavendish makes history with record-breaking 35th win

Stage 6: Macon to Dijon (flat, 163km) | Thursday 4 July

An even flatter day looks ripe for a bunch sprint on the streets of Dijon. One small categorised climb early in the stage precedes an intermediate sprint which might be targeted by those hunting the green jersey, and a breakaway will almost certainly then take to the front of the race. But it is likely to be caught by the sprinters’ teams before the finish as the peloton’s power riders fight for the stage win.

• Stage 6: Dylan Groenewegen wins photo finish in Dijon

Stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, (ITT, 25km) | Friday 5 July

The first individual time-trial of this year’s Tour de France sweeps through thick forest before opening out into the picturesque vineyards of Burgundy. The only climb is the short Cote de Curtil-Vergy (1.6km at 6.1%), followed by a descent into Gevrey-Chambertin, and here Remco Evenepoel – the reigning time-trial world champion – will plan to take some time from his general classification rivals who are less adept against the clock.

• Stage 7: Remco Evenepoel claims ‘crazy’ time trial win

Stage 8: Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (flat, 176km) | Saturday 6 July

It may be officially listed as a flat day, but stage eight contains five categorised climbs and plenty more undulation, along with an uphill drag to the finish which should be enough to shake out some of the pure sprinters from contention. This could be a bunch sprint, a day for the breakaway or even a bold solo attack if the situation presents itself for an opportunist near the front of the race.

• Stage 8: Biniam Girmay secures second stage win in sprint finish

Stage 9: Troyes to Troyes (hilly, 199km) | Sunday 7 July

The Tour de France takes on the gravel roads of the Champagne region to see out the first week, and the white dusty terrain could take down a few unfortunate victims. The 14 sections of gravel span 32km in all, and they are similar to the roads of the iconic Italian race, Strade-Bianche. The past winners of Strade-Bianche – Tom Pidcock, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar – will fancy their chances here.

• Stage 9: Frustrated Tom Pidcock narrowly beaten on chaotic and dusty day

Rest day: Orleans | Monday 8 July

Stage 10: orleans to saint-amand-montrond (flat, 187km) | tuesday 9 july.

The Tour heads down to the centre of France, where on paper it is a nice-looking day for the sprinters, but they will need to stay alert to winds which could split the pack along this twisting route south to Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Loire Valley. A short, sharp climb 8km from the finish could be the launchpad for a brave attack, though the muscle men of the peloton will hope to fight it out against each other at the finish in Saint-Amand-Montrond.

• Stage 10: Jasper Philipsen capitalises on Mathieu van der Poel leadout for stage win

Stage 11: Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran, (mountainous, 211km) | Wednesday 10 July

Six categorised climbs pepper a hard up-and-down day through the Massif Central. The third-from-last ascent is the toughest, the Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol (5.4km at 8.1%), with a painfully steep final 2km to conquer, and strong climbing legs will be needed to win the stage. A good day for a breakaway to escape and potentially stay away to the end.

• Stage 11: Tearful Jonas Vingegaard battles back to pip Tadej Pogacar

Stage 12: Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, (flat, 204km) | Thursday 11 July

The ‘flat’ categorisation disguises the numerous small hills dotted through this picturesque route to Villeneuve which will drain legs if the pace is high. Expect a determined breakaway to make it difficult for those teams hoping to set up a bunch sprint at the finish – twice before, the day has been won by a rider in the breakaway here.

• Stage 12: Biniam Girmay seals hat-trick of sprint stage wins

Stage 13: Agen to Pau, (flat, 165km) | Friday 12 July

Pau is a staple of the Tour de France over the years, acting as the gateway to the Pyrenees mountains. The hilly finish to the stage might slow down some of the pure sprinters but they will be determined to reel in a breakaway – especially if they failed to do so a day earlier, and with so much hard climbing to come.

• Stage 13: Jasper Philipsen pips Wout van Aert as Primoz Roglic abandons

Stage 14: Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, (mountainous, 152km) | Saturday 13 July

The iconic Col du Tourmalet stands in the middle of this mountain stage, with the road peaking at 2,115m above sea level. The 19km climb averages 7.4% gradient and once it’s conquered, two more big climbs await including a summit finish at Pla d’Adet. The GC contenders will surely trade blows on this brutal day.

• Stage 14: Tadej Pogacar wins wild stage after fan throws crisps in leader’s face

Stage 15: Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille (mountainous, 198km) | Sunday 14 July

A nice relaxing weekend in the Pyrenees is rounded off with five climbs over a 200km route, all rated category one or harder. Expect fireworks among the yellow jersey contenders as they race to the finish atop Plateau de Beille.

• Stage 15: Tadej Pogacar lands major blow to extend advantage over Jonas Vingegaard

Rest day: Gruissan | Monday 15 July

Stage 16: Gruissan to Nimes (flat, 189km) | Tuesday 16 July

This is the final chance for the sprinters to bag a stage before the road kicks up into the mountains once more. Those in contention for the win will need to keep their composure as roundabouts punctuate the long final strip into the line in Nimes.

• Stage 16: Jasper Philipsen seals hat-trick of sprint wins

Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Superdevoluy (mountainous, 178km) | Wednesday 17 July

The peloton reaches the Alps for a day that will be draining as the road tilts from the start. There are bonus seconds to be collected at the top of the category-one Col du Noyer, before a fast descent to a small summit finish which caps a tough second half to this stage.

• Stage 17: Richard Carapaz rides to victory as Remco Evenepoel takes time on Jonas Vingegaard

Stage 18: Gap to Barcelonnette (hilly, 180km) | Thursday 18 July

A breakaway will certainly have a go at escaping up the road to clinch this stage, and they should be able to make it stick. The five official climbs are all category-three ascents which might mean some of the more well-rounded riders with a fast finish can clamber over them and be a threat at the end.

• Stage 18: New dad Victor Campenaerts claims emotional maiden Tour stage win

Stage 19: Embrun to Isola 2000 (mountainous, 145km) | Friday 19 July

Perhaps the most eye-catching stage when the 2024 route was unveiled was this one: three monstrous Alpine climbs, back to back, with a summit finish at Isola. The middle climb of the trio is the giant Cime de la Bonette (22.9km at 6.9%), the highest road in France at 2,802m. If the fight for the yellow jersey is still alive at this point in the race, this will be a thrilling stage for the story to unfold.

• Stage 19: Peerless Tadej Pogacar tightens grip on yellow jersey

Stage 20: Nice to Col de la Couillole (mountainous, 133km) | Saturday 20 July

It may be a little shorter at only 133km, but this is another brutally tough mountain stage featuring four climbs and another summit finish, atop the Col de la Couillole.

Stage 21: Monaco to Nice (ITT, 34km) | Sunday 21 July

The race will finish without the usual procession through Paris and instead see the riders contest an individual time-trial from Monaco to Nice that could decide the outcome of the Tour. The last time-trial finale saw Greg Lemond pinch the yellow jersey on the Champs-Elysees, beating Laurent Fignon by eight seconds. This route is longer than the stage-seven time-trial, and a little more hilly too, so there is potential for some significant time gaps.

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The Tour de France is eternal, but 2024 packs plenty of firsts and plot-twists to deliver what should be a thrilling edition.

Not only are big hitters such as Jonas Vingegaard , Tadej Pogačar , Primož Roglič , and Remco Evenepoel expected to clash in a generational battle, the 111th edition of the French grand tour will deliver an interesting backdrop.

Early details reveal a varied and interesting route:

• 3492km total
• June 29 to July 21
• Four territories (Italy, San Marino, France, Monte Carlo)
• 7 mountain stages
• 4 summit finishes
• 32km of gravel roads

With the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris dictating the calendar, the men’s Tour de France — which will runs from June 29 to July 21 — will not finish in Paris as the riders head for Nice for a final-day time trial.

“We were committed to avoid Paris because of the Olympics,” Tour director Christian Prudhomme told Reuters . “There are only 28,000 police forces available and we knew we could not get more.”

Since its inception in 1903, the men’s race has always finished in Paris or its surrounding suburbs, and it has concluded on the Champs Élysées since 1975.

Also in a first, the race will start in Italy with the three opening stages.

Here are the key points:

‘Big Start’ in Italy for historical first

After more than a century, the “big loop” will make its “Big Start” in Italy for the first time.

Stage 1 jumps right into it, with a road stage starting in Florence and ending in Rimini, with a detour through San Marino. The yellow jersey will be up for grabs, with sprinters like Mark Cavendish, Jasper Philipsen, and Wout van Aert will need to endure 3600m of climbing as the route climbs over the Apennines.

Stage 2 pays homage to Marco Pantani and runs from Cesenatico to Bologna will hit the famed San Luca climb in final hour of racing that could throw a spanner in the wheels of the sprinters.

Stage 3 runs across the flats from Piacenza to Torino in what is expected to be the first chance for the sprinters.

Week 1: Into France and up the Galibier

The race’s three-day sojourn ends with stage 4 from Pinerolo to Valloire grinds up and over the Alps, including an assault of the HC Col du Galibier (23km at 5.1%).

“The Tour has never been so high so soon,” said Tour director Christian Prudhomme.

Stages 5 and 6 will see the sprinters see more chances as the race leaves the Alps only to return in the final weekend.

Stage 7 delivers a 25km individual time trial across the vineyards of Burgundy. The rolling course isn’t too long, and the GC will remain knotted up for anyone who’s survived the brutal first week.

Stage 8 from Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises sees a string of climbs early in the undulating stages to set up a breakaway. 

The opening week closes with a challenging stage featuring no less than 14 sectors of gravel on 34km of racing in a loop around Troyes.

Week 2: Pyrénées loom and a return of Plateau de Beille

Week 2 opens with a transition stage out of Orleans across the flats of central France and the Loire Valley that can be open to strong crosswinds.

Stage 11 dips into the Massif Central, with 4.350 of vertical gain, and the Néronne, the Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol, Pertus, and Font de Cère climbs stacked up late in the back half of the profile.

Stages 12 and 13 are, at least on paper, more chances for the sprinters, but midway into any Tour, breakaway chances increase by the kilometer.

The Tour’s first major mountaintop finale comes in stage 14 with Saint-Lary-Soulan deep in the Pyrénées, featuring the Col du Tourmalet midway through the stage.

Stage 15 sees a return to the Plateau de Beille (15.8km at 7.9%) in the Tour’s second-straight summit finale. Adding to the drama will be France’s Bastille Day, with six climbs and 4850m of vertical, fireworks are guaranteed.

Week 3: Alps and final-day TT decider

Despite a grueling opening two weeks, week three will crown the winner.

Stage 16 opens up the action in what’s likely another chance for the sprinters — who will see likely eight chances in this year’s edition — but the mistral heading into Nimes could prove tricky.

Stage 17 to Superdévoluy tiptoes into the Alps, and breakaway artists will have their chance to take centerstage with three moderate climbs stacked up in the final hour of racing. Another transition stage to Barcelonnette in stage 18 could deliver another breakaway.

Back-to-back summit finales high in the Alps will set up the decisive closing weekend anchored by the final-time trial in Nice, the first time the Tour’s ended in an individual time trial since 1989 when Greg LeMond overcame Laurent Fignon in his historic victory.

Altitude will be a key factor in both stages.

Stage 19 sees three summit higher than 2000m, and stage 20 tackles four climbs in a short, 133km circuit-burner ending atop Col de la Couillole. Vertical tops 7000m in two days of racing.

If the race remains undecided, the tension will be sky high in the “dernière bataille” in the 34km individual time trial up and over La Turbie and Col d’Eze climbs.

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The Tour de France 2024 began on Saturday 29 June and marks the 111th edition of cycling's flagship race. In the first Grand Départ for Italy, the race started in Florence and traced a path east across the country, before heading back west towards France and into the Alps. 

The riders will also take on the Apennines, Massif Central and Pyrenees mountain ranges, and pass through Italy, San Marino, Monaco and France.

With Paris busy preparing for the Olympic Games in August there will be no room for the Tour de France's traditional final stage finish on the Champs-Elysées. Instead the race will finish in Nice – the first time it has ever finished outside the capital.

The world's best riders are locked into a battle for victory, with newly crowned Giro d'Italia winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) taking on Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) – both of whom are currently returning from injury – and Primož Roglič (Red-Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).

The three-week event is the second in the trio of Grand Tours, coming after the Giro d'Italia and before the Vuelta a España .

Check out our page on the  Tour de France 2024 route  for everything you need to know about the 21 stages from Florence to Nice, and look at  complete start list for the race .

This will be the first Tour since  GCN+ closed down , so make sure you read our how to watch the Tour de France guide carefully to make sure you can be fully tuned in. 

Tour de France 2024 reports

• Romain Bardet snatches first stage of the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish struggles
• Kevin Vauquelin secures first ever Tour de France stage victory for Arkea-B&B Hotels, while Tadej Pogačar claims the yellow jersey on stage 2
• Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to take a Tour de France win in stage 3 sprint
• Tadej Pogačar wins stage 4 duel with Jonas Vingegaard to reclaim yellow at the Tour de France
• Mark Cavendish breaks Tour de France stage win record with victory on stage five
• Dylan Groenewegen edges home first in bunch dash for Tour de France stage six
• Remco Evenepoel powers to time trial victory on Tour de France stage seven , as Tadej Pogačar keeps yellow
• Biniam Girmay powers to second Tour de France win on stage 8
• Anthony Turgis pips Tom Pidcock to win stage 9 of Tour de France after breathless day on the gravel
• Jasper Philipsen finally has his moment, winning Tour de France stage 10 bunch sprint
• Jonas Vingegaard outsprints Tadej Pogačar to claim victory on stage 11 of the Tour de France
• Biniam Girmay sprints to third win of the Tour de France on stage 12
• Jasper Philipsen outsprints Wout van Aert to win stage 13 of the Tour de France in Pau
• Tadej Pogačar wins stage 14 of the Tour de France and tightens his grip on the yellow jersey
• Tadej Pogačar dominates stage 15 of the Tour de France to extend his lead

Tour de France 2024: Overview

Tour de france 2024: the route.

One for the climbers, the 2024 Tour de France route incorporates four summit finishes, spans four mountain ranges, and features the hilliest opening stage in Tour de France history.

One of the most interesting and intriguing routes of recent years, sitting between the predominantly hilly week one and week three sits a flatter week two, and stage nine – with an abundance of white roads; 14 sectors in total.

There's plenty for the sprinters as well as the general classification and climbing specialists, although there are going to be some tough mountains to get over to reach the sprint stages, and to finish the three weeks.

For the first time in 35 years, a final stage means the yellow jersey won't be decided on the penultimate day, but with a time trial in Nice.

• Tour de France 2024 route: Two individual time trials, five summit finishes and gravel sectors
• Opinion: Is the 2024 Tour de France too hard?
• FAQs of the Tour de France: How lean? How much power? How do they pee mid-stage? All that and more explained

Tour de France 2024 route: Stage-by-stage

Tour de france 2024: the teams.

The Tour de France peloton consists of 22 teams of eight riders. This includes all 18 UCI WorldTour teams, as well as the two best-ranked UCI ProTeams, and two further squads invited by the organiser, ASO. 

The teams racing the 2024 Tour de France are:

• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Arkéa-B&B Hotels
• Astana-Qazaqstan
• Bahrain-Victorious
• Bora-Hansgrohe
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
• dsm-firmenich PostNL
• EF Education-EasyPost
• Groupama-FDJ
• Ineos Grenadiers
• Jayco-AlUla
• Intermarché-Wanty
• Israel-Premier Tech
• Lotto Dstny
• Soudal Quick-Step
• TotalEnergies
• UAE Team Emirates
• Uno-X Mobility
• Visma-Lease a Bike

Tour de France 2024: General classification riders

When it comes to potential yellow jersey winners, there are four riders to watch out for.

The quartet comprises Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who has just won the Giro d'Italia; Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike), and Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) . 

Reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard is the only rider over whom hangs a significant question mark for the race. Along with Roglič and Evenepoel, he came down in a nasty crash on stage four of the Itzulia Basque Country in April. All were injured but the Dane came off worst, and he only began riding outside in May. All three made it to the start line, but how their form will progress over the Tour remains to be seen. 

Following the route announcement in October, Tadej Pogačar said that the "end of the journey makes me smile", with the final two stages starting and finishing close to his home in Monaco. Pogačar is hoping to take back the top step in 2024 after two years of missing out on yellow to Vingegaard. The Slovenian won the Giro earlier this year.

Remco Evenepoel will make his Tour de France debut in 2024. Although he took a win in 2022 at the Vuelta, his performance in other Grand Tour races has been either inconsistent or blighted by illness. If he's to compete against the likes of Vingegaard and Pogačar, he'll have to up his game. After coming 5th overall and taking a stage win in his Tour debut in 2023 , Carlos Rodríguez will lead Ineos Grenadiers .

Tour de France 2024: Sprinters

It's going to be a tough year for the sprinters. Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck was one of the star men of last year's Tour de France, taking four stage wins and the green sprinter's jersey at the end of the three weeks. He has had a fine season so far, with a win at Milan-San Remo and second at Paris-Roubaix and is likely to be the rider to beat at the Tour.

Like Philipsen, Mads Pederson of Trek-Segafredo has enjoyed a successful early season, with a win at Gent-Wevelgem and (unlike Philipsen) a hatful of sprint victories. He's likely to be the Belgian's main rival in the bunch finishes.

All eyes will be on Mark Cavendish in the 111th Tour de France after he postponed retirement to target the Tour win record, currently shared with Eddy Merckx, and gain his 35th win. He said, however, that he was "in shock" and that this was the "toughest course" he had ever seen , when it was revealed in October. 

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) and Fabio Jakobsen (dsm-firmenich-PostNL) are also challenging for wins.

Tour de France 2024: On TV

As you'd expect the Tour de France is being broadcast in several different places throughout July. 

The race is being live-streamed on Discovery+ and Eurosport , as well as ITV4, in the UK and in Europe. Subscription costs are £6.99/month or $8.99/month, and £39.99 or $49.99 for a year.

A Flobikes  annual subscription will cost you $209.99 if you want to watch in Canada, while in the USA  NBC Sports  via Peacock Premium ($4.99 per month) will show the race. Australians can can watch the Tour for free on SBS on Demand.

And, of course, if you want to watch your local stream from anywhere in the world you'll need a VPN from a trusted company like ExpressVPN .

Tour de France: The jerseys

Much like every year in recent memory, the Tour de France jerseys and classifications are yellow for the overall leader, green for the leader in the points standings, polka-dot for the mountain classification, and white for the best young rider.

Along with the jersey prizes, there is an award for the most combative rider of each stage, with the winner wearing a red number on the following day. This is awarded each day, with a 'Super Combativity' award decided by a jury at the end of the race for the most active rider throughout the entire event.

There is also a team classification where the time of the first three riders from each team is put together to create a single time. This is then done in a similar way as the individual general classification.

In addition, there are plenty of bonus seconds up for grabs at the race. There are ten, six and four bonus seconds available at the end of each stage for the first three riders, as well as bonus sprints that are dotted throughout the race on key climbs to try and make the racing more entertaining for spectators.

Of course, there's also prize money up for grabs. For winning the 2023 edition of the race, Jonas Vingegaard collected €535,220 (£463,100), a sum which is customarily shared out among the team's riders and staff.

Tour de France past winners in the last 12 years

• 2012: Bradley Wiggins (GBr) 
• 2013: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2014: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) 
• 2015: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2016: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2017: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2018: Geraint Thomas (GBr) 
• 2019: Egan Bernal (Col) 
• 2020: Tadej Pogačar (Slo) 
• 2021: Tadej Pogačar (Slo)  
• 2022: Jonas Vingegaard (Den)
• 2023: Jonas Vingegaard (Den)

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How does the tour de france work.

The Tour de France is one of a trio of races that are three weeks long, known as the Grand Tours, alongside the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. The Tour is the best known and arguably the most prestigious.

It is the second of the three races in the calendar with the Giro taking place in May, the Tour usually in July, and the Vuelta in August and September.

The Tour, like all Grand Tours, takes on varying terrain with flat days for sprinters, hilly days for puncheurs and mountains for the climbers and GC riders, along with time trials, so that a winner of the race has to be able to perform on all types of road.

The main prize in the race, known as the general classification, is based on time with the overall leader wearing the yellow jersey. The race leader and eventual winner is the rider who has the lowest accumulated time over the 21 days of racing. Riders can win the Tour de France without winning a stage, as Chris Froome did in 2017. Time bonuses of 10, six, and four seconds are given to stage winners though, creating incentive for those general classification riders to chase individual victories and lower their overall time.

In 2020 it took race winner Tadej Pogačar 87 hours 20 minutes and 5 seconds to complete the race with the second-place rider overall 59 seconds slower. That continues all the way down to the last place rider, which was Roger Kluge (Lotto-Soudal) who finished 6 hours 7 minutes and 2 seconds behind.

The white best young rider's jersey is worked out in the same way but only riders under the age of 26 are eligible for the jersey.

The polka-dot mountains jersey and the green points jersey are based on a points system and not time. The only reason time would come into account would be if riders are tied on points, then it would go to who is the best placed in the general classification.

The team classification is based on the general classification times of the first three riders of a team on each stage. The time of those three riders is added up and put onto their team's time, creating a GC list much like in the individual classifications. The leading team gets to wear yellow numbers and helmets on each stage.

The final classification available is the combativity prize. This is decided by a race jury or, in more recent years, Twitter. This takes place just before the end of each stage and often goes to a rider from the breakaway who has put in a daring performance or attempted to liven up the stage by attacking. The winner of the combativity award gets to wear a special red race number on the following day's stage.

There is a final prize added to this with the Super Combativity prize being awarded on the podium in Paris. This is decided in a similar fashion to pick out the most aggressive, entertaining, and daring rider of the whole three weeks. Again, usually going to a rider who has featured regularly in the breakaway.

Stage winners do not wear anything special the day after apart from getting a small yellow jersey to stick on their number on their bike, this can be replaced if they win multiple stages.

Teams used to come to the race with nine riders but the UCI, cycling's governing body, decided that nine riders from each team was too dangerous and dropped it to eight, however more teams now take part.

How long is the Tour de France?

The Tour de France takes place over 23 days with 21 of them being race days. The riders get two days of resting; they usually fall on the second and third Monday of the race.

This year's race is 3,492km long, which is 2,170 miles, around the same distance from Washington DC to Las Vegas, or Helsinki to Lisbon. 

Road stages can range from anything around 100km to something approaching 250km, sometimes more. This year the shortest road stage is stage 20, from Nice to Col de la Couillole, with the longest being 229km on stage three in Italy, from Plaisance to Turin.

Road stages often take around four to five hours with the longer days sometimes nudging over seven hours.

Time trials are always much shorter. Team time trials have long since gone out of fashion in the world of road racing so individual time trials are the main focus these days. 

In 2024, the Tour has two individual time trials for the riders to tackle, the first on stage seven at 25km long from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, and the second on the final stage from Monaco to Nice, at 34km long.

When does the Tour de France start?

The 2024 Tour de France starts on June 29 in Florence, Italy, with a road stage. There will be three full stages in Italy, before the fourth heads into France. The race finishes in Nice three weeks later.

The 2024 edition of the race runs from 29 June - 21 July, covering 21 stages. 

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Tour de France 2024 Route stage 2: Cesenatico - Bologna

The first 74 kilometres are as flat as can be and the first cluster of hills appears. The Passo di Calbane – or, as the ASO puts it, Côte de Monticino – is 2 kilometres long and averages 7.5%. The route descends to Riolo Terme before the climb to Toranello, the Côte de Gallisterna, adds 1.2 kilometres at 12.8% to the mix.

After plunging down to Imola the Tour continues on the plains of Emilia-Romagna towards Bologna. But just before entering the town a left turn leads to Botteghino di Zocca. The road to the village climbs for 1.9 kilometres at 6.8%. Shortly after the descent the road goes uphill again, this time to Montecalvo, a 2.7 kilometres climb at 7.7%.

The riders cross the line in Bologna to enter two identical laps of 18.3 kilometres. The leg-breaking climb to the sanctuary of San Luca is expected to be the decisive with its 1.9 kilometres at 10.6%. The last 9 kilometres of the race begin on a descent, and the final 5 kilometres are flat.

The San Luca was the main ingredient in the ITT on the first day of the 2019 Giro d’Italia. Primoz Roglic climbed into pink that day.

The first three riders across the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds, while there are 8, 5, and 2 seconds available on the second passage of the San Luca climb.

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Heading to The Hague

The opening stage of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is a 123km route starting in Rotterdam and finishing on the North Sea coast in The Hague. It’s the first time the race has started outside France and the strong Dutch contingent in the peloton features contenders for the opening stage win and the overall GC victory. The stage commences with a 40km loop that features two trips through a long and recently constructed tunnel under the River Scheur, with the tunnel to be formally opened for this celebratory occasion. The riders will then find themselves on flat and wind-exposed terrain, as the route passes through tulip fields and urban areas, where the ‘Oranje’ fans will be out in force. Crosswinds leading to echelons could be a possibility, though the forecast does not suggest that the wind speed will be disruptively high. Hot weather (with predicted temperatures of 30°C) and the numerous changes of direction along the route will test the robustness and alertness of the peloton, whilst there will surely be plenty of nervous energy amongst the 153 riders participating. The last five kilometres, which are wide and free of significant difficulties, lead to a final straight on an avenue ideal for a bunch sprint. In this scenario the likes of Dutch trio Charlotte Kool (dsm-firmenich PostNL), Lorena Wiebes (Team SD Worx - Protime) and Marianne Vos (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) are expected to be amongst the main contenders for the win, fighting for the cherished Yellow Jersey on home roads. Local star Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx - Protime) is the hot favourite for another GC triumph having taken the win in 2023. Unfortunately, Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) is finally not on the 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift start list due to injuries sustained in a recent training crash. Vollering expects Longo Borghini’s teammate Gaia Realini to be a strong overall challenger, along with Juliette Labous (dsm-firmenich PostNL), Evita Muzic (FDJ - SUEZ), Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing) and Niewiadoma’s colleague Neve Bradbury. The task for all those GC favourites’ teams is to keep them safe and in contention on what promises to be an intriguing opening day of racing.

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The 2022 Tour de France starts on July 1 in Copenhagen, Denmark and ends in Paris on Sunday July 24 after 3328km of racing. The 21 days include every aspect of bike racing, which you can dissect in more detail in our Tour de France preview .

For the first time since 2017, the Tour begins with a city-centre time trial, the Copenhagen test followed up by two flat stages across the country from Roskilde to Nyborg and then south from Vejle to Sønderborg. The riders will fly to France on Sunday evening after stage 3 and enjoy an extra rest day before starting the real lap of France.

Copenhagen is arguably the best bike city in the world, where 1.4 million people a day travel by bike – more than in the whole of the USA. The Danish capital will celebrate cycling during the Grand Départ, with a party atmosphere expected for the opening time trial.

The 13.2km city-centre course includes 18 corners and visits the Little Mermaid and other landmarks but Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) will have little time to enjoy the views as he dives through the corners at close to 54kph.

The world time trial champion is the favourite to win and so pull on the first yellow jersey but should be challenged by Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and other time triallists willing to take risks in the corners.

The overall contenders will also be fighting for every second, with Primož Roglič hoping to gain a psychological advantage on Tadej Pogačar , while everyone else tries to limit their losses on the two Slovenians.

Following the rest day and the transfer to France, racing returns on Tuesday July 5 with stage 4 near the northern French coast via an inland loop between Dunkirk and Calais. The 171km stage includes several hills and the Cap Blanc Nez climb on the white cliffs just 10km from the finish.

Things get far more serious for the overall contenders on stage 5, which includes 11 sectors and a total 19.4km of Paris-Roubaix cobbles. They come in the second half of the 153.7km stage and could, like in previous years, cause crashes, significant time gaps, heartbreak and glory for the winner.  

Things gets serious in the Alps

After tackling the cobbles a 220km hilly stage in Lorraine lies in wait before the first summit finish of the race – the stage 7 test up to Super Planche des Belles Filles.

La Planche des Belles Filles was first climbed in the 2012 Tour de France when Chris Froome won the stage and Bradley Wiggins took the yellow jersey, and last in 2020 when Pogačar broke Roglič's heart. This year is again a ‘super’ Planche des Belles Filles finish, with the line atop the very peak of the mountain after an additional gravel track.

Two hilly transfer stages during the weekend take the Tour to Lausanne and Aigle in Switzerland before the second Monday rest day and a climb into the high Alps. Stage 10 is short at 148.1km but ends with a 19.2km climb to the summit finish on the Megève runway, where Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) won a stage at the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné.

Stage 11 is much tougher and includes the spectacular Lacets de Montvernier before the mighty Col du Télégraphe and Col du Galibier. The stage ends for just the second time in Tour history with a mountain finish on the Col du Granon. It is a breathtaking 2413m high and saw the battle royal between Greg Lemond and Bernard Hinault in 1986.

Stage 12 is held on Bastille Day and will be a celebration of France as well as Grand Tour racing. The 165km stage returns to the Col du Galibier via the easier side and then climbs the Croix de Fer before celebrating the 70th anniversary of a finish on L’Alpe d’Huez and  Fausto Coppi’s victory in 1952.

The legendary hairpins will surely be packed again with fans from around the world as the likes of Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Romain Bardet (Team DSM) fight for a French stage win.

Heading to the Pyrenees and a closing time trial

The Tour route heads out of the Alps via Saint-Etienne and a finish on the Mende Plateau, where Steve Cummings famously won on Mandela Day for MTN-Qhubeka in 2015. Another long, hot transfer stage takes the peloton onto Carcassonne for the third rest day, with the Pyrenees in view as the riders try to rest up.  

Stage 16 to Foix in the foothills seems perfect for a breakaway before the back-to-back mountain-top finishes in Peyragudes and then Hautacam. Four passes are packed into the second half of the 129.7km stage 17, which finishes like in 2017 on the spectacular mountain runway finish at Peyragudes that featured in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies.

The final mountain stage of this year’s Tour comes on stage 18, and includes two Hors-Catégorie climbs – the Col d’Aubisque and the finish up to Hautacam - plus the mid-stage Col de Spandelles (10.3km at 8.3%). The 13.6km final climb up to Hautacam will be the last chance for the pure climbers to gain time before Saturday’s 40.7km time trial across the Lot department in Southwestern France.

Who knows who will have survived to this point and who remains in contention for overall victory and podium places. The time trial will decide the final placings, with the 1.5km climb up to the line on time trial bikes the final moment of drama in this year’s race.

As per tradition, the final stage around Paris on Sunday evening is a celebration of cycling, with only the sprinters and their lead-outs focused on the final sprint up the Champs Elysées.

This year’s final stage 115km stage is preceded by the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes, marking a symbolic but historic handover as the women’s cycling makes a huge step forward.      

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Tour de France Femmes 2024: Stage-by-stage guide and route maps with the yellow jersey on the line for the women

Updated 10/08/2024 at 08:26 GMT

Starting in Rotterdam for the first time before heading down through France to finish in the Alps, the Tour de France Femmes features two mountain stages, some days to interest the sprinters and one individual time trial. The eight-stage race will reach its conclusion at the top of Alpe d'Huez for the first time, with Demi Vollering (SD Worx) set to defend her yellow jersey.

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The Tour de France Femmes 2024 features a "brutal" ascent of the historic Alpe d'Huez climb when the revived race returns for its third edition on 12-18 August.

The ascent, famed for its 21 switchback bends and rising to just over 1,800m, has hosted some of the most iconic Tour battles in the men's race's history and marks the finish line of this year's women's race.

"We have the profile for this [stage] on VeloViewer and I didn't want to highlight it," said British champion Pfeiffer Georgi, who will be on the start line again with her DSM-Firmenich PostNL team having competed in both previous editions.

"The first climb [of the stage, over the Col du Glandon] is 20km at 7% and then the second [to Alpe d'Huez] is 13km at 8% and I thought 'that's brutal'."

Taking place slightly later in the year because of the Olympic Games in Paris, the race remains at eight stages although is held over seven days - with stages two and three held back-to-back on the same day.

For the first time it starts abroad, with the grand depart in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, before moving through Belgium and then into France, mixing flat stages with a time trial, rolling classics style stages, and two big days in the Alps to finish.

Georgi takes BBC Sport through all eight stages and what we can expect from the race.

Monday, 12 August - stage one: Rotterdam to La Haye, 124km

The sprinters will be the favourites to take the first yellow jersey of the race on the opening stage

The 2024 race begins outside France for the first time in the city centre of Rotterdam, with a pan-flat stage typical of the Netherlands.

The one kilometre categorised climb in the middle is the only lump on the road as the riders travel northwest towards The Hague, where the sprinters should contest the win.

"Stage one is interesting because all the jerseys are up for grabs. It will be a sprint, but teams that don't have sprinters will be really all-in and attacking, trying to get the jerseys," Georgi said.

"I think it will probably be down to SD Worx to chase and control with Lorena [Wiebes]. I think we can take advantage of that.

"From the previous two years the first day is always crazy because everyone is fighting for everything.

"The Tour is such a high profile event that everyone is peaking for it coming in to it super fresh and you can feel the nervousness and people are really fighting and taking risks the first few days."

Tuesday, 13 August - stage two: Dodrecht to Rotterdam, 67km

Another completely flat stage in the Netherlands that the sprinters should be able to control

The first of two stages in one day for the peloton with a short 67km road stage back into the centre of Rotterdam that again will suit the sprinters.

This stage is entirely flat, although in the Netherlands there is always the potential that crosswinds could come into play on more exposed roads.

"That will definitely be a sprint day. The finish is a bit interesting in the city with a few bridges and corners so I think that will be pretty technical and fought for," Georgi said.

"But I think it's so short that it will definitely be easier to control. Even if people attack there's not going to be enough time to get such a big gap.

"The fact we've got a split stage might deter a few people from attacking because it's so set on for a sprint they'll know teams will control and it's really unlikely [to succeed]. People who aren't sprinters will probably just save their energy for the time trial."

Tuesday, 13 August - stage three: Rotterdam to Rotterdam, 6.3km ITT

The time trial is short and will suit a variety of different types of rider

The riders will have a short break before returning to their bikes for an evening time trial.

At 6.3km long it is barely long enough to cause significant time gaps so the tactic from general classification (GC) riders and specialists will likely be to not make any mistakes on a circuit with city-centre street furniture to navigate.

"There's going to be so many people in the mix for this because you can have the faster girls as well as the time trial specialists and the GC girls will have to go full [effort]," Georgi said.

"It will be a lot of people very close together so I'm interested to see who will come out on top there.

"From our team we all have pacing plans but when it's so short it's really just about making sure you get everything out as it's over so quickly.

"It's nice to see a TT on the route because over the last few years the number of time trials on the women's calendar has decreased massively."

Wednesday, 14 August - stage four: Valkenburg to Liege, 122km

Stage four replicates a mini-Ardennes classic for the peloton

Stage four sees the peloton leave the Netherlands on a hilly route that channels the Ardennes classics of the spring.

The loop around Valkenburg to start takes in the climbs featured in the Amstel Gold Race, including the steep Cauberg and its 8% gradients.

There is barely any let up before the run-in to Liege, Belgium, with the final three climbs made famous by the Monument race Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons is typically where the race-winning move is sprung.

"For me this is the most exciting stage. Depending on how it's raced it could already see a small GC selection," Georgi said.

"It's going to be a rollers warm-up kind of day, it's going to be a really hard start and people attacking from the gun because there's so many opportunities on that [opening] lap.

"The climbs at the end of Liege like Redoute and La Roche aux Faucons are pretty hard even though they're quite short.

"I think maybe the less punchy GC riders might suffer a bit more so there is the potential for some gaps.

"If classics riders are still there then maybe when the GC riders are all looking at each other there's potential for attacking and them getting away."

Thursday, 15 August - stage five: Bastogne to Amneville, 152.5km

The Tour finally crosses into France on the fifth stage of the race

The Tour reaches France with an attritional stage that features five categorised climbs and packs in more than 2,000m of climbing.

None of the climbs are that steep on their own but they are relentless in frequency before a 200m uphill drag to the line.

"This looks like a breakaway day because it's constantly undulating all day and no real long climbs," Georgi said.

"I don't know if I see any team wanting to control for such a long time if a breakaway goes early on. This is the day that I think if a breakaway is going to win it will be stage five.

"It has got a steep climb to the finish line and a few kickers beforehand so it's probably not going to be a sprint. More likely a solo winner or someone who has got away in a breakaway.

"The race is so back heavy that it will be in the GC riders' minds that they've got a lot coming, but I think for everyone else this could be maybe the last day they could do something so it will get raced even more aggressively."

Friday, 16 August - stage six: Remiremont to Morteau, 159.5km

Stage six could likely be won from a breakaway before two big mountain stages

The race hits France's Jura mountains region and after a relatively flat first half, there are four climbs packed into the second.

The final two are likely to be where the race-winning move is decided, with the Cote de Fins averaging almost 7% gradient before a descent to the line.

"There's a 3km climb at the beginning so I think if a breakaway goes on there it's likely to be a strong breakaway that could survive until the end," Georgi said.

"After that first climb they've got quite a bit of time where it's fairly flat and they can get a big advantage.

"The next three climbs are not super hard, it seems like quite gradual gradients so I don't think there will be massive splits in the GC.

"It will either be a reduced group or a breakaway to contest this, I think."

Saturday, 17 August - stage seven: Champagnole to Le Grand-Bornand, 166.5km

Le Grand-Bornand has been used as a finish in the men's Tour on a number of occasions

The first of two big mountain stages in the Alps, the race's precursor La Course finished there in 2018.

This stage finishes with an ascent of a new 7km climb to Chinaillon where the GC battle will come alive.

"This is the longest stage and the last two days most people are going to try and get in a breakaway to survive longer and support their [GC] team-mates further on," Georgi said.

"We've had it the last two years that when it's a proper mountain stage the fight for the breakaway is [between] everyone - like five out of seven riders from every team - otherwise [classics] riders like myself, when it's in these really big mountains, you're no help unless you're ahead of the race.

"You have to back it up in two mountain days so that is also a different dynamic to see if people really race full and then do it again, because the last day is so, so hard."

Sunday, 18 August - stage eight: Le Grand-Bornand to Alpe d'Huez

The iconic Alpe d'Huez climb with its 21 hairpin bends has long had a place in Tour de France folklore

A day purely for the GC riders and climbers to finish this year's race.

After a relatively tame start, the hors categorie Col du Glandon - the highest point of this year's Tour at 1,924m - begins the challenge before the iconic Alpe d'Huez.

Ever since Fausto Coppi first won there in 1952 in the men's race, Alpe d'Huez has firmly been part of the Tour history books, and it is there the yellow jersey will surely be won.

"It's going to be a complete GC battle, from the first climb it's just going to be the best and then they're just going to have to fight it out themselves.

"Alpe d'Huez is a climb I've always wanted to do. In the first year when we did La Planche de Belles Filles you could feel the excitement for everyone, the fans were at the side of the road doing Mexican waves and pushing us - so I'm hoping for more of that.

"I think the GC can definitely be decided on the last day. Anyone who is not confident of beating the likes of [defending champion] Demi Vollering or [Giro d'Italia winner] Elisa Longo Borghini, they're probably going to have to use the first seven days to really attack and try and get time because they're in great shape.

"A lot of people will be worried that if everyone waits to the last day massive gaps will open here."

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Favorites for stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes 2024 | Can Vollering challenge Niewiadoma for the yellow jersey, or will it all come down to Alpe d'Huez?

Y es, it’s finally here! We’ve arrived at the final weekend of the Tour de France Femmes. On Saturday and Sunday, the battle for the yellow jersey will reach its climax. IDLProCycling.com gives you the rundown on Saturday’s stage, stage number seven!

Stage 7 Tour de France Femmes 2024 route.

Get ready to climb, and how! After a challenging route with barely a flat moment, we’ll end the day with the Grand Bornand. On paper, it’s 7 kilometers at 5.1 percent, not too tough, so maybe some strong riders can survive here, but they’ll likely be dropped on the final day.

57.8 km: Col de la Croix de la Serra (12.0 km at 5.1%)

88.0 km: Côte de Bois d'Arlod (2.4 km at 4.6%)

111.0 km: Côte de Cercier (4.0 km at 4.9%)

156.0 km: Col de Saint-Jean-de-Sixt (5.4 km at 5.1%)

166.4 km: Grand Bornand (7.0 km at 5.1%)

Start: 10:50 AM

Finish: around 3:45 PM

Weather stage 7 Tour de France Femmes 2024

The stage could be absolutely spectacular, but the weather might not be. According to most forecasts, it’s going to be rough around the Annecy area, where the Grand Bornand is located. The chance of rain is constantly between thirty and seventy percent on Saturday, during the longest stage of the race. Good luck, ladies!

Favorites stage 7 Tour de France Femmes 2024

As you know, Demi Vollering ( SD Worx-Protime) still has some ground to make up on the overall leader, Kasia Niewiadoma ( Canyon//SRAM Racing), after Thursday's stage. The Dutch rider is currently 1 minute and 19 seconds behind her Polish rival after stage six. With two mountain stages remaining to close that gap, Vollering would be wise to start her comeback as soon as possible, provided she feels strong enough! On Friday, the rider from South Holland looked quite powerful, but so did Niewiadoma.

We’re also keeping an eye on Puck Pieterse . The rider from Amersfoort lost her polka dot jersey to Justine Ghekiere on Friday, but she’s still sitting in a solid fourth place in the overall standings (and leads the youth classification). With the podium within reach, the all-rounder will undoubtedly push herself to the limit. On Friday, Cédrine Kerbaol (CERATIZIT WNT) took the stage win, moving up to second place in the GC. The home rider is an excellent climber, so she’s definitely one to watch on Saturday!

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Speaking of home riders, Juliette Labous (dsm-firmenich PostNL) also deserves attention, as she currently holds fifth place in the overall standings. On Friday, she showed her strength with several sharp accelerations, which bodes well for the following day!

Lastly, we shouldn’t overlook a few other riders who could surprise us in one way or another. We’re talking about Liane Lippert (Movistar), Gaia Realini , Shirin van Anrooij (both Lidl-Trek), and Evita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ).

According to  IDLProCycling.com  who are the favorites for the 6th stage of the Tour de France Femmes?

Top favorite: Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime)

Outsiders: Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing) and Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck)

Long shots: Cedrine Kerbaol (CERATIZIT WNT), Juliette Labous (dsm-firmenich PostNL), Liane Lippert (Movistar), Gaia Realini and Shirin van Anrooij (both Lidl-Trek)

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Women's Tour de France 2024: Home Rider Cedrine Kerbaol Makes History With Solo Stage Win

Cedrine Kerbaol lifted her arms above her head and made a heart sign with her hands as she crossed the line at the end of the sixth stage, a hilly 159.2-kilometer (99-mile) route from Remiremont to Morteau

Cedrine Kerbaol soloed to the biggest victory of her career on Friday as she became the first home rider to win a stage in the three-year history of the women's Tour de France. ( More Sports News )

Kerbaol lifted her arms above her head and made a heart sign with her hands as she crossed the line at the end of the sixth stage, a hilly 159.2-kilometer (99-mile) route from Remiremont to Morteau.

The 23-year-old Frenchwoman attacked from the bunch at the top of the final climb, with 14.5 kilometers (nine miles) remaining, and used her descending prowess to pull away and finish 21 seconds ahead Marianne Vos and Liane Lippert.

The victory also lifted Kerbaol into second spot in the general classification, 16 seconds behind Kasia Niewiadoma heading into the final two stages in the high mountains. American Kristen Faulkner was third, 19 seconds behind Niewiadoma.

Polish cyclist Niewiadoma moved into the overall lead on Thursday after yellow-jersey wearer and defending champion Demi Vollering crashed in the final stages of the fifth stage and lost more than a minute to her rivals.

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Saturday's penultimate stage is almost entirely devoid of flat sections and has five classified climbs on the 166.4-kilometer (103.4-mile) route from Champagnole, including the second-category ascent to the summit finish at Le Grand-Bornand.

The race finishes Sunday at the top of the punishing climb of the Alpe d'Huez's famous 21 hairpin bends.

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