Stage 21 | Sunday, 21 July | Monaco - Nice | 33.7 kilometres (individual time trial) | 650 metres of climbing
Rolf Aldag's assessment of the 21st stage: A day for the best
An individual time trial on the last day - that's something for history-conscious cycling fans. The last time there was such a plan in the Tour de France was in 1989, and the drama on the Champs-Elysees in Paris is one of the discipline's most historic moments. Back then, the Frenchman Laurent Fignon lost the yellow jersey, which he thought was safe, in the final kilometres to the American rider Greg LeMond, who relied on modern technology and better aerodynamics. However, we are not in the year 1989, which is why such a coup is unlikely today. All those who are now far ahead in the classification will feel quite comfortable in today's stage.
Instead of a royal sprint in Paris, there will be this unusual run-out on the Mediterranean due to the Olympic Games in the capital. The layout of this stage in the battle of man against man and clock is again fully geared towards the very best. No time trial specialist from the track will win here. It's all about overcoming two demanding climbs without helpers and mastering a very technical descent back to the coast without making any mistakes. The rider in yellow is usually best at this. The wearer of the green jersey, however, will experience an unusual final day. He will only make it through the classification. Just like the sprinters, I'm looking forward to next year's Tour once again featuring a final sprint in the heart of Paris.
Schedule, TV coverage & live stream of the 21st stage of the Tour de France 2024
- First start: 14:40, last start 18:45
- Estimated arrival time: between 15:24 and 19:30
- TV broadcast: ARD 17:30 - 19:58, Eurosport 1 14:00 - 20:00
- Live stream: ARD one, sportschau.de, GCN+, Discovery+, Eurosport
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TOUR expert Rolf Aldag
As a racer with a great overview, Rolf Aldag was a bank for successful Tour teams and supported Bjarne Riis and Jan Ullrich in their victories in France. As a sports manager and sporting director, the Westphalian is also one of the most respected representatives in the industry. He is also planning the Tour de France mission again in 2024 with the newly named Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team. As in previous years, Aldag has once again focussed exclusively on this year's tour for TOUR readers.
The 55-year-old has looked at the dramaturgy of the route planners and gone into detail to assess the possible course of the individual stages. In this work, he reflects on which constellations are likely in the race and which riders are likely to have particular hopes - or worries - on which stages. He also includes his view on innovations and trends in the business. In addition, Aldag provides a compact overview of the relevance of each stage for the classification. He assigns zero to three jerseys per classification: for the overall classification (yellow jersey), the points classification for the best sprinters (green jersey) and the Tour's mountain classification (dotted jersey). In this way, Rolf Aldag's forecast offers added value every day.
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