Tour de France 2024 Stage 1 Preview: TDF starts in Florence, Italy

The 2024 Tour de France is finally here as the first stage of the world’s toughest cycling race starts in Florence, Italy, for the first time in the race’s 111-year history.

The first phase of the tour kicks off on June 29 at 5:50 AM EST in the heart of one of the most famous cities in the world.

From there, the race will cross Italy over the next few days before spending more than two weeks in France, where cyclists will climb several mountain ranges, including the Pyrenees and the French Alps.

There are hundreds of cyclists and dozens of racing teams who will be starting on Saturday looking to cement their legacies with victory in the sport’s most important race. And that includes the two riders who have won the last four Tours between them, reigning back-to-back champion Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, who won in 2020 and 2021.

This is what you need to know about stage 1 of the Tour de France.

How to watch Tour De France 2024 stage 1

In Canada, the Tour de France will be streamed live on FloBikes and the FloSports app.

In the United States, the NBC family of networks and the streaming service Peacock will broadcast the race.

FloBikes and the FloSports app are home to race highlights, stage breakdowns and more breaking news.

Tour de France 2024 Route in Stage 1

The route of stage 1 of the Tour de France will be a hilly, 206 km drive from Florence to Rimini. Florence is the capital of the Tuscany region of Italy and is one of the most famous landscapes in the world. The riders will start there. The finish will be the coastal city of Rimini.

Tour de France 2024 Stage 1 Profile

This is what the height looks like for phase 1.

Tour de France 2024 Stage 1 Mountain passes and hills

These are the biggest climbs and elevation changes in stage 1:

• Col de Valico Tre Faggi: Category 2, 12.5 km long climb with 5.1%
• Cote Des Forche: Category 3, 2.5 km climb of 6.2%
• Côte de Carnaio: Category 3, 10.5 km climb of 4.6%
• Cote de Barbotto: Category 2, 5.8 km long climb of 7.6%
• Côte de San Leo: Category 2, 4.6 km climb of 7.7%
• Cote de Montemaggio: Category 3, 4.2 km long climb with 6.6%
• Cote de San Marino: Category 3, 7.1 km climb at 4.8%

Who won stage 1 of the Tour de France in 2023?

Last year the Tour de France started in Bilbao, Spain and was won by Britain’s Adam Yates.

Tour de France 2024 route map

Here is the map for this year’s Tour de France:

Here are a few more things you need to know about the Tour de France:

How to watch the 2024 Tour de France in the United States

For those watching from the United States, a live broadcast of the 2024 Tour de France will be available on Peacock.

Peacock will be the exclusive home of the event in the United States through 2029, with start-to-finish coverage of every leg, though select legs will also air on NBC.

How to watch the 2024 Tour de France in Canada

FloBikes provides a live broadcast to the Canadian public.

Viewers in Canada can watch all 21 stages of the 2024 Tour de France live on FloBikes and the FloSports app.

FloBikes will also be providing updates, highlights and behind-the-scenes coverage throughout the event for all Flo subscribers.

On which channel can the Tour de France be shown?

The Tour de France will be on the NBC network and streamed daily in the United States on Peacock. The entire race will be broadcast on NBC and USA Network channels.

Tour de France teams Before 2024

This year, 22 teams and a maximum of 176 participants will take part in the Tour de France:

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• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team
• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Arkéa – B&B Hotels
• Astana Qazaqstan team
• Bahrain – Winner
• BORA hansgrohe
• Cofidis
• EF Education – EasyPost
• Groupama – FDJ
• INEOS Grenadiers
• Intermarché-Wanty
• Team Visma | Lease a bike
• Lidl Trek
• Movistar team
• Soudal Quick-Step
• Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
• Team Jayco AlUla
• UAE Team Emirates
• Israel – Premier Tech
• Lotto Dstny
• Uno-X Mobility
• Total Energies

When does the 2024 Tour de France start?

The Tour de France consists of 21 stages.

The 2024 edition starts on June 29 in Florence, Italy, and ends on July 21 in Nice, France.

Every day the cyclists start together to complete the stage of a race. Each stage differs in distance and physical demands.

What is the schedule for the 2024 Tour de France?

Here is the complete schedule for the 2024 Tour de France.

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