https://www.letour.fr/en/overall-route

ROUTE
This will be the first Grand Départ in Italy and the 26th that’s taken place abroad First finale in Nice. Due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Paris, the race will not finish in the French capital for the first time.

2
Two time trials. 25 + 34 = 59km in total, the second of them taking place on the final Monaco>Nice stage. This will be the first time the race has seen a finale of this type for 35 years, the last occasion being the famous Fignon - LeMond duel in 1989.

4
Apennines (Italy), the Italian and French Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees will be the mountain ranges on the 2024 Tour route.

4
The number of countries visited in 2024: Italy, San Marino, Monaco and France. Within France, the race will pass through 7 Regions and 30 departments.

4
The number of bonus points 8, 5, and 2 bonus seconds go to the first three classified riders, featuring at strategic points along the route (subject to approval by the International Cycling Union)these will have no effect on the points classification. Bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds will be awarded to the first three classified riders at road stage finishes.

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Out of a total of 39, the locations or stage towns that are appearing on the Tour map for the first time. In order of appearance: Florence, Rimini, Cesenatico, Bologna, Piacenza, Saint-Vulbas, Gevrey-Chambertin, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, Évaux-les-Bains, Gruissan, Superdévoluy, Col de la Couillole.

14
The number of sectors on white roads during stage nine, amounting to 32km in total.

21
The number of stages: 8 flat, 4 hilly, 7 mountain (with 4 summit finishes at Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, Plateau de Beille, Isola 2000, Col de la Couillole), 2 time trials and 2 rest days.

176
The number of riders who will line up at the start of the Tour is divided into 22 teams of 8 riders each.

2802 M
The height of the summit of the Bonette pass in the Alps, the highest tarmac road in France, which will be the “roof” of the 2024 Tour.

52 230 M
The total vertical gain during the 2024 Tour de France.

PRIZE MONEY
A total of 2,3 million euros will be awarded to the teams and riders including € 500,000 to the final winner of the overall individual classification.

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It will be interesting to see how all of this shapes up internationally with everything going on.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-752634

Naturally some of the more fit people are called up to the reserves... the response rate has actually been 130% (i.e. people not even in the reserves are volunteering).

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