The 2024 edition of the Tour de France will conclude in the city on July 21. Beautiful and the organization’s announcement this Friday with a time trial phase confirmed assumptions that Paris would not host the end of the test because of the Olympic Games.
After 110 prints where the test ended legendary elysian fieldsThe closeness of the Games, which will begin on July 26, 2024, caused the organization to decide to abandon the French capital for this edition.
The presence of the Games in Paris was created “logistical imperatives” The organization said in a statement that it was thrown out of capital, particularly as the Champs-Elysées was blockaded a few days before opening.
The final was chosen, Nice, another city with a brilliant cycling tradition, and it was also decided to return interest to the last day with a test. trial period which can be decisive.
The organization is American in its 1989 edition. Greg LeMond snatched the final victory from the French laurent fignon It’s in a time trial on the last day that allowed him to win the round by the smallest margin in test history, by just eight seconds.
The tour will arrive in the Nice area (southeast France) on 20 July and on Sunday 21st. trial period will close the test and will be able to decide the final overall classification. “There may be opportunities to rock the yellow jersey“It warns the organization.