The 2024 edition of the Tour de France will reportedly not finish in Paris for the first time in history.
Tour finale in Nice instead of Paris?
Instead, the most important cycling race in the world will end in Nice in 2024. Dhe Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.
The start of the tour is therefore planned in Florence - which would also be a first, as the Grand Départ of the Tour de France has never been held in Italy, the country of the Giro d'Italia. The organisers of the Tour in Paris did not initially confirm the report.
Olympics as a possible reason?
The Tour of France always ends on the magnificent Champs-Élysées boulevard in Paris. According to Gazzetta-However, this tradition will be broken in two years' time, as the capital will already be in the final preparations for the Olympic Games. The final stage on 21 July is planned just five days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games.
Crossing from Italy to France
Instead, Nice on the Cote d'Azur is planned as the finale. According to the report, the first three stages will take place entirely in Italy, with the fourth stage travelling from Italy to France.
This summer, the tour begins on 1 July in Copenhagenthe following year, the Basque Country in Spain hosts the Grand Départ.
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