Tour de France , here we are, presented the official route of the 2024 edition, which will start from Italy , with the first stage from Florence to Rimini . A special dedication to Gino Bartali and a very tough start, with over 3000 meters of altitude difference with the passages from the Apennines and San Marino . Another challenging stage the following day with the road from Cesenatico (homage to Marco Pantani) to Bologna with the long-awaited arrival on San Luca, at the end of a circuit to be tackled twice. The third stage, however, will be for sprinters, from Piacenza to Turin , even if it will be the longest of this edition with a passage to Tortona in homage to Fausto Coppi , who will then also be remembered with the departure from Pinerolo which will then lead to France after having faced Sestrieres, Montgenevre and Galibier until arriving in Valloire.

After the first day of rest, however, we start again with a simple day, but immediately afterwards here is the stage towards Le Lloran which could offer a spectacle given that it will be followed by two days of flat terrain before a high intensity weekend in the Pyrenees thanks to the arrival in Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, followed the next day by a very demanding stage of 198 km and 4,850 m difference in altitude with arrival at the Plateau de Beille .  

The rest day will be followed by another quiet day on paper, although going towards Nimes you will have to watch out for the dreaded Mistral. The rest of the week will be a constant climb, starting from the arrival in Superdévoluy, followed by a moving day towards Barcelonette, which could provide a brief respite before three days of fire. It begins with a big stage with three mountains over two thousand meters above sea level, in which the return on the Col de la Bonnette stands out, which with its 2802 meters is the highest asphalted road in France, and then ends at Isola 2000. A short stage follows and explosive of just 133 kilometers from Nice to Col de la Couillole, after Col de Turini and Col de la Colmiane. Grand finale then time trial, but anything but flat in its early stages, which from Monte Carlo will lead to Nice (historic arrival away from Paris for the first time in history).  

Here is the complete list of stages:  

Stage 1 (29/06): Florence – Rimini (206 km)
Stage 2 (30/06): Cesenatico – Bologna (200 km)
Stage 3 (01/07): Piacenza – Turin (229 km)
Stage 4 (02/07): Pinerolo – Valloires (138 km)
Stage 5 (03/07): Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas (177 km)
Stage 6 (04/07): Maçon – Dijon (163 km)
Stage 7 (05/07): Nuits-Saint-Georges – Gevrey-Chambertin (25 km, time trial)
Stage 8 (06/07): Semur-en-Axois – Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (176 km)
Stage 9 (07/07): Troyes – Troyes (199 km)
Stage 10 (09/07): Orléans – Saint-Amand-Montrond (187 km)
Stage 11 (10/07): Evaux-les-Bains – Le Lloran (211 km)
Stage 12 (11/07): Aurilla – Villeneuve-sur-Lot (204 km)
Stage 13 (12/07): Agen – Pau (171 km)
Stage 14 (13/07): Pau – Saint-Lary-Soulan (152 km)
Stage 15 (14/07): Loudenvielle – Plateau de Beille (198 km)
Stage 16 (16/07): Gruissan – Nimes (187 km)
Stage 17 (17/07): Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux – Superdèvoluy (178 km)
Stage 18 (18/07): Gap – Barcelonette (179 km)
Stage 19 (19/07): Embrun – Isola 2000 (145 km)
Stage 20 (20/07): Nice – Col de la Couillole (133 km)
Stage 21 (21/07): Monte Carlo – Nice (34 km, time trial)