Tour de France 2024 - Stage 21 preview
July 21, 2024: Monaco - Nice, 33.7km
For the first time in history, the Tour de France will conclude outside of Paris due to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which begin just a week later.
The 111th edition will end with a 33.7 hilly time trial from Monaco to Nice and should create a tense finish to three weeks of racing. After leaving the start gate situated on the Formula 1 start grid in Monaco, the route will climb La Turbie (8.1km at 5.7%) and then go up the summit of the uncategorized Col d'Eze (1.6km at 8.1%) before a long but technical descent to Nice. The final five kilometres will follow the Quai des Etats-Unis and then an out-and-back on the Promenade des Anglais before turning left for the finish in Place Masséna,
The last occasion the Tour finished with a time trial was memorable when Greg LeMond stripped the Yellow Jersey from the shoulders of Laurent Fignon on the Champs-Élysées in 1989, by just eight seconds. Only time will tell if a similar duel will take place 35 years later in Nice.
Stage 21 Mountains
- La Turbie (8.1km at 5.7%), cat. 2, km 11.2
Stage 21 Time Checks
- Kilometre 11.2
- Kilometre 17.1
- Kilometre 28.6
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Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.
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