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Everything to know about the 2023 Tour de France

Cycling's biggest event will begin on july 1, by max molski • published june 28, 2023 • updated on june 28, 2023 at 10:25 am.

The top cyclists from around the globe are about to embark on a grueling journey through France.

The 110th Tour de France is set to begin this weekend as competitors chase yellow jerseys and the overall top prize throughout the next month. The event will conclude in Paris after 21 stages with one racer being crowned the champion.

Here is everything to know about this year’s Tour de France, including TV information, course details and key racers.

When does the 2023 Tour de France begin?

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The Tour de France does not actually begin in France.

The competition begins on Saturday, July 1, with the Grand Depart in Bilbao, Spain. Racers will cross over into France in Stage 3 and remain there until they cross the final finish line.

When does the 2023 Tour de France end?

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Speaking of the end, the 2023 Tour de France will conclude on Sunday, July 23, when the cyclists race from Yvelines to Paris in the final stage.

How to watch the 2023 Tour de France

NBC, Peacock and USA Network will broadcast different stages of the 2023 Tour de France.

Peacock will also air pre-race shows ahead of each stage of the competition.

How to stream the 2023 Tour de France

Coverage can be streamed on Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

How long is the 2023 Tour de France?

The total distance for the 2023 Tour de France is 3,408.9 kilometers (2,118 miles). Cyclists will have to go that distance across 21 stages with just two rest days throughout the event.

2023 Tour de France route

Here is a look at each stage of the 2023 Tour de France with start and finish points, as well as distance:

• Stage 1: July 1, Bilbao to Bilbao, 182 km
• Stage 2: July 2, Vitoria Gasteiz to Saint-Sebastien, 209 km
• Stage 3: July 3, Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne, 193.5 km
• Stage 4: July 4, Dax to Nogaro, 182 km
• Stage 5: July 5, Pau to Laruns, 163 km
• Stage 6: July 6, Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque, 145 km
• Stage 7: July 7, Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux, 170 km
• Stage 8: July 8, Libourne to Limoges, 201 km
• Stage 9: July 9, Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dome, 182.5 km
• Stage 10: July 11, Vulcania to Issoire, 167.5 km
• Stage 11: July 12, Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins, 180 km
• Stage 12: July 13, Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169 km
• Stage 13: July 14, Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier, 138 km
• Stage 14: July 15, Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil, 152 km
• Stage 15: July 16, Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, 179 km
• Stage 16: July 18, Passy to Combloux, 22.4 km
• Stage 17: July 19, Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc to Courchevel, 166 km
• Stage 18: July 20, Moutiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, 185 km
• Stage 19: July 21, Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny, 173 km
• Stage 20: July 22, Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering, 133.5 km
• Stage 21: July 23, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysees, 115.5 km

2023 Tour de France prize money

The total prize money for this year’s competition is €2,308,200, which is around $2.5 million.

The winner will take home €500,000 (around $546,000), the second-place finisher will earn €200,000 (around $218,000) and third place will collect €100,000 (around $109,000).

Who will race in the Tour de France 2023?

Each of the last three Tour winners will be racing in 2023.

Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark is looking for a repeat after emerging victorious in 2022. Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia already has a back-to-back under his belt, winning consecutively in 2020 and 2021. Egan Bernal of Colombia, the 2019 winner, is eyeing his second Tour title.

Mark Cavendish’s last ride will also be something to watch. The 38-year-old from Great Britain is tied for the all-time record in Tour stage wins (34) and said 2023 will be his final season.

As for the U.S., six Americans will participate this year: Lawson Craddock, Matteo Jorgenson, Sepp Kuss, Neilson Powless, Quinn Simmons and Kevin Vermaerke. Powless’ 12th-place finish last year was the best finish by an American in the competition since 2015.

In all, 22 teams will compete in the 2023 Tour de France. Each team has 10 members, two of whom are substitutes.

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Tour de France 2023: the great American expectations

Seven Americans who we think will shake up this year’s Tour and spring some surprises

Logan Jones-Wilkins

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Sepp Kuss leading Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar on the Hautacam during the 2022 Tour de France

While the number and prominence of Americans at the Tour de France has fluctuated over the past decade, 2023 is set to be an edition where the American contingent will play an important role throughout the three weeks of racing.

America does not yet have a sprinter who can compete for Tour stages, nor a rider with the credentials to fight for a GC podium, yet the riders here are some of the most talented and dynamic racers within the entire peloton. Who are they and what will they be up to? Read on for our predictions.

Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) – Durango, Colorado

Sepp Kuss during the Giro d’Italia where he assisted in Primož Roglič’s overall victory

When talking about Americans at the Tour de France, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) is the only name to start with. Not only has he won a Tour stage – which is one more than any other riders on this list – but he was also fundamental in Jonas Vingegaard’s 2022 Tour victory. Furthermore, Kuss is fresh off of pulling Primož Roglič around the mountains of the Giro d’Italia for three weeks, helping the Slovenian win his first pink jersey. By all accounts, and in particular his Strava account, Kuss’ fitness has only grown. The Durango native is, at this point in his career, becoming a signature figure in the Tour. Surely, 2023 will be no different.

What to expect

Sepp Kuss to do his Sepp Kuss thing: ride uphill faster than almost everyone. First in the Jumbo-Visma mountain train will be Christophe Laporte and Nathan van Hooydonck. Then will come Tiesj Benoot, Wout van Aert and Dylan van Baarle. Finally, Wilco Kelderman will raise the pace. Behind him, Kuss will be dancing away with a diminutive Jonas Vingegaard, most likely wearing a slightly more yellow jersey, trailing close behind. It will be, once again, a staggering line-up of talent punctuated by some of the peloton’s strongest pure climbers. In what will be Kuss’ fourth Tour, his MO is clear as day - help his leader win the race.

Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar Team) – Boise, Idaho

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Matteo Jorgenson during the stage 4 time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné

Beyond Sepp Kuss, Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar Team) is the American who will probably make the biggest dent in the race, if his spring is any indication of where his fitness will be come July. Despite a good spring, though, June has not been kind to Jorgenson. While he started strong in the Critérium du Dauphiné, two hard crashes on the go-slow stage 3 dampened what was looking like an infallible build to the summer.

For those of you who may have missed it, his spring included second overall at the Tour de Romandie, a fourth place behind ‘the big three’ at E3 Harelbeke, and top 10 finishes at the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Nice.For that very reason, Jorgenson is one of the most interesting riders in the peloton. He is almost old school in his slow, iterative development. Each year, the American just gets better. While his peers may have been more prodigious out of the junior ranks, Jorgenson had a graft that hasn’t slowed down. But progress at this point in his career seems to be more of a fork in the road – with one hand pointing to a one-day and stage hunting focus, and the other towards a GC focus – than a defined path forward.

Jorgenson is an enigma when it comes to expectations. Will Movistar demand the hearty all-rounder stays by leader Enric Mas? Will Jorgenson have a stage hunting role? Or, with his  burgeoning week-long stage race CV, will the Movistar man try his hand at his first Grand Tour top 10? For the man from Idaho, the Tour seems to be his oyster.

Likely, with the rumours circling overhead of a move to Jumbo-Visma for 2024, Jorgenson will be looking for every chance to grab personal glory. Thus, expect Jorgenson to be dutifully by Mas’ side for some of the days, and far in front of the peloton on others. A high GC place is much more likely to come from a ‘shoots and ladders’ approach and less likely to come from being a sticky mountain domestique.

Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) – Sacramento, California

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Neilson Powless rolling to the start after the team presentation at the 2023 Fleche Wallonne

Three riders finished in the top 10 of both the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Nice this spring. One is Tadej Pogačar, and the other two are on this list: Matteo Jorgenson, and Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost). In any other year, with any lesser rider than Pogačar steamrolling the early season, Jorgenson and Powless’s exploits would be lauded sky high. But that is not the world we live in and cycling is very much about what one has done lately.

In Powless’s case, that has not been a whole lot. While the American Classics rider was active in the Tour de Suisse, it was a big step down from the competitiveness he showed at last year’s Tour dress rehearsal where he finished 4th overall. Nonetheless, Suisse is small fry compared to July and the American team EF Education-EasyPost will have big designs for their home rider and second-best UCI point-scorer.

What exactly those designs will be, however, is up for discussion. Similar to Jorgenson, Powless is stuck between moments to find his own stage options and in playing a more supportive role in a team that will have a former podium finisher in Richard Carapaz leading the GC charge. While Carapaz, on paper, would be very well suited for this year’s Tour route, the Ecuadorian had a shocker of a Dauphiné after a stop-start spring that has produced more questions than answers when it comes to his Tour form. While Powless may have started the summer Grand Tour season with the perspective of being more of a domestique than he was last year, the recent races suggest things might have to be more fluid in the EF camp.

If the American team was to relinquish its GC ambition with Carapaz, who is as adept as a stage hunter in Grand Tours as a GC man, Powless would be one of five proven winners. Between Carapaz, Magnus Cort Nielsen, Alberto Bettiol, Rigoberto Urán and Powless, EF have multiple options for any stage that doesn’t end in a group gallup. From that perspective, and with the questions around Carapaz, this Tour seems like a fantastic forum for Powless to elevate to Tour de France stage winner.

Quinn Simmons (LIDL Trek) – Durango, Colorado

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Quinn Simmons climbing up Le Tolfe at the 2023 Strade Bianche

Quinn Simmons is back to the Tour de France and will come with a brand new shirt to boot! The American road race champion is coming off of a bit of a resurgence in form after an anonymous couple of months of racing and will be motivated to put on a show with the stars and stripes. That being said, Simmons often seems to prioritise the show and the audacity he is capable of in favour of being a shrewd racer, so on the biggest stages he is often left holding the bag as more experienced riders take the spoils. Yet, as shown by Simmons power file at the recent national championship, he has the power to be in almost any stage winning breakaway at the Tour. The key will be if this is the year his racing nous can translate being there to winning.

What to expect:

With motivation and momentum on his side, this year provides ample opportunities for Simmons to come good from a breakaway. It is his second Tour and only his third Grand Tour, so with some experience under his belt to boot, expect to see the American in better positions to perform at the pointy end of affairs. What might end up foiling him, and foiling any breakaway rider, would be Tadej Pogacar’s need for bonus seconds on the medium mountain days, but that might be premature speculation. There are certainly days that suit the powerhouse from the high mountains of Colorado and you can count on Simmons making a number of successful breakaways, and, possibly, stealing a march on those other top tier stage hunters.

Joe Dombrowski (Astana Qazaqstan Team) – Marshall, Virginia

Joe Dombrowski during the 2022 Tour de France, his first go at the race

Astana Qazaqstan has a clear objective but an awkward solution. With Mark Cavendish coming on board, and the Manx Missile chasing the all-time stage wins record this year, Astana will have a successful tour if they manage to get one win with one man. But sprinting is never that simple and, to be frank, Astana does not have the depth to field seven domestiques who can all capably support Cavendish in the sprints. Furthermore, Astana has had success with established riders on the roster, namely Alexey Lutsenko, and will be hoping to be competitive beyond the sprint stages.

With those diverse objectives in mind, Astana has tried to create a team with balance, despite their lack in depth, and are calling on Joe Dombrowski to double up this Grand Tour season with his second Tour start in as many years, following a ride at the Giro this May. While Dombrowski has had a subdued year so far, there will be at the very least opportunity to chase breakaways during the climbing stages at this year's Tour.

Unfortunately, the chances for pure climbers outside of the GC battle to win stages is expected to be sparse. Both Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates will have incentives to keep a tight leash on escapees and it seems likely that this will take the win away from potential breakaway riders on the few summit finishes on this year's route. With Dombrowski’s climbing characteristics, this means his chances of taking a stage to match the win he secured in the 2021 Giro are slim. Nevertheless, expect to see him up the road in the Alps and trying to find something special. Dombrowski often comes good in the final week of Grand Tours, so look out for him there especially.

Kevin Vermaerke (Team DSM - fermanich) – Orange County, California

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Kevin Vermaerke leading Romain Bardet at the recent Tour de Suisse

Kevin Vermaerke is one of Team DSM’s numerous young riders who fit a similar mould. Vermaerke is a good climber, but not a stand out. Vermaerke is a rider who has made strong results at the U23 classics level, but has yet to develop into a rider that can withstand the classics at the World Tour level. Yet, he is starting his second Tour in two consecutive years with a fairly open role outside of duties to protect Romain Bardet. At only age 22, things are still progressing for the man from Southern California and there is a wide open horizon. The question is will this be the Tour where he can elevate his stock through an individual performance or in a supporting role?

Vermaerke’s selection was a bit of a surprise, but with strong climbing performances at the Tour of Suisse it seems as if he earned his way onto the team by being present and able to help Bardet to a top-five overall when the going got tough. In the Tour, where DSM will have the split agenda of a high GC result for Bardet and sprint wins for Sam Welsford, Bardet will need a few riders to be there constantly for the three weeks. In the battle for the Tour GC, little moments of support can pay dividends as contenders rise and fall. For Vermarke, his objective in this tour will be to help manage the falls and springboard the rises.

Lawson Craddock (Team Jayco-AlUla) – Austin, Texas

Lawson Craddock during the stage 3 time trial at the Tour de Romandie

Lawson Craddock has ridden the Tour twice during his career and is best known for the pain he endured to make it through one of them. The Texas native was badly hurt in the early days of the 2018 Tour de France and soldiered on, raising money along the way. It was a fight that drove lots of buzz and goodwill, but ultimately has not been followed by a great deal of further success for Craddock beyond the consecutive US TT championships he won in 2021 and 2022. That being said, Craddock has been a staple of Jayco-AlUla’s roster at important races throughout his two seasons with the Australian outfit, and has the potential to continue to grow into that domestique role.

With a single Grand Tour top three to his name, do not expect Craddock to play a huge role in the fight for stages at the 2023 Tour, but that doesn’t mean he won’t have an impact on the race. It is likely that Craddock will be in a breakaway or two along during the race, but his main role will be to support sprinter Dylan Groenewegen and GC hope Simon Yates. That hierarchy at Jayco seems fairly set in stone, and Craddock will be a key domestique.

A good year for American success

Sepp Kuss’s stage win in the 2021 Tour was only the second American stage win since the ill-fated years of Lance Amstrong and Floyd Landis, but the current generation could change that soon. From the Americans on Tour this year, to the young riders who did not make this year’s cut – namely Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) and Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers) – there is a sea change in the expectations of Americans on cycling’s biggest stage. These riders are, undeniably, rubbing shoulders with the best riders in the world.

This seven rider line-up illuminates the state of American cycling by providing the perfect contrast between the two generations of the country's cycling talent. On one side are the two relative veterans in their early thirties in Dombrowski and Craddock. Solid riders with solid upside (Dombrowski’s emphatic Giro stage win is still fresh in many American die-hard fans minds), but not world beaters. On the other side are four world-class talents in their twenties who all can win stages. This year it seems increasingly likely that the Americans will go from knocking on the door of Tour success to bursting through the threshold. Expect, as a whole, for this to be the year where Americans win multiple stages at the Tour de France and end up with a rider back in the top 10 in the GC by Paris.

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Matteo Jorgenson

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Neilson Powless

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Tour de France 2023 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

The 2023 Tour de France has all the ingredients of a classic: two leading protagonists ready to tear lumps out of each other in reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard and the deposed Tadej Pogacar; entertaining multi-talented stage hunters Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Pidcock; the great Mark Cavendish chasing a historic 35th stage win; all facing a brutal route with 56,000m of climbing and four summit finishes.

The Tour begins in the Spanish Basque country on Saturday 1 July and ends as ever on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday 23 July. Here is a stage-by-stage guide to how the race will unfold.

Stage 1: Bilbao to Bilbao, 182km

The 2023 Tour de France starts outside Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum, and winds north to the Bay of Biscay coastline before returning to the city where the stage winner will take the yellow jersey. This 182km opening stage is a hilly route with 3,000m of climbing featuring five categorised ascents, of which the final two are sharp and testing: they are tough enough to shake off the dedicated sprinters and open up early glory for the best puncheurs – those riders with the legs to get over short climbs and the power to surge away on the other side.

The profile of this stage is a great choice by organisers as it could suit just about anyone, from the speed of Wout van Aert to the climbing strength Tom Pidcock or Simon Yates – even two-time champion Tadej Pogacar.

Stage 2: Vitoria Gastiez to Saint Sebastian, 209km

The peloton will head east from Bilbao, touching more picturesque Basque coastline before arriving at the finish in San Sebastian. At more than 200km this is the longest stage of the 2023 Tour and, with the sizeable Jaizkibel climb (8.1km, 5.3% average gradient) shortly before the finish, this is even more tough on the legs than the first day. Another puncheur with the climbing strength to get over the steeper hills can capitalise, like two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe.

Stage 3: Amorebieta to Bayonne, 187km

Stage three starts in Spain and ends in France, and the finale in Bayonne is ripe for a bunch sprint. Mark Cavendish will get his first shot of this race at trying to win a historic 35th Tour de France stage, but he will be up against a stacked field including former QuickStep teammate Fabio Jakobsen and the awesome speed of Wout van Aert. It will be fascinating to get a first glimpse of how the power riders stack up.

Stage 4: Dax to Nogaro, 182km

Another flat day and an even faster finish in store on the Circuit Paul Armagnac, a race track in Nogaro. The 800m home straight will almost certainly tee up a showdown between the Tour’s serious fast men.

Stage 5: Pau to Laruns, 163km

The first major mountains of the Tour come a little earlier than usual, as the peloton heads up into the high Pyrenees on day five. The Col de Soudet (15km, 7.2%) is one of the toughest climbs of the race and rears up halfway through this 163km route from Pau to Laruns. The category one Col de Marie Blanque (7.7km, 8.6%) guards the finish 20km out, and holds bonus seconds for those first over the top to incentivise the major contenders to come to the fore and fight it out.

Stage 6: Tarbes to Cauterets, 145km

This has the potential to be a thrilling day: the 145km route takes on the double trouble of the category one Col d’Aspin (12km, 6.5%) followed by the monstrous hors categorie Tourmalet (17.1km, 7.3%), before a fast ascent and a final climb to the summit finish at Cauterets (16km, 5.4%).

It is a day with several possible outcomes. If the yellow jersey is on the shoulders of a fast puncheur at the start then it may well be transferred to one of the general classification contenders by the end, should they decide to fight for the stage win. Then again, a breakaway could be allowed to escape which would open up victory – and perhaps the yellow jersey – to an outsider. The last time the Tour finished in Cauterets in 2015, breakaway specialist Rafal Majka surged clear of his fellow escapers to win. Keep an eye on Ineos’s Tom Pidcock, who could use the long, fast descent from the Tourmalet summit to speed to the front, as he did before winning atop Alpe d’Huez last year.

Stage 7: Mont de Marsan to Bordeaux, 170km

The first week of racing finishes with in the Tour’s second most visited city, Bordeaux, and it’s a third flat day for the sprinters to contest. Much will depend on who has best preserved their legs through the high mountains when they come to this tight, techinical finish on the banks of the Garonne river in the city centre.

Stage 8: Libourne to Limoges, 201km

A long, hilly day will see the peloton head 201km east from Libourne outside Bordeaux to Limoges. The lumpy stage should suit a puncheur but it is not a particularly taxing set of climbs – only three are categorised and the toughest of those is just 2.8km at 5.2%. So could a determined team carry their sprinter to the finish and the stage win? Look out for Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel, superstars with the all-round talent to conquer the climbs and still finish fast.

Stage 9: Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dome, 184km

The final stage before the relief of the first rest day is relatively flat and gentle – until a brutal finish atop the iconic Puy de Dome volcano, a 13.3km drag at a gruelling 7.7% average gradient that last appeared in the Tour in 1988. The summit finish will require a serious climber’s legs to clinch the stage win, and the general classification contenders may well let a breakaway get ahead and fight for that prize.

Rest day: Clermont-Ferrand, Monday 10 July.

Stage 10: Parc Vulcania to Issoire, 167km

The race resumes in the centre of France from Vulcania – a volcano-themed amusement park – where riders will embark on a hilly 167km route through the Volcans d’Auvergne regional park, finishing down in the small town of Issiore. With five categorised climbs, including the sizeable Col de Guery (7.8km at 5%) and the Croix Saint-Robert (6km at 6.3%), it will be a draining ride with virtually no sustained flat sections, and a long descent to the finish town. It looks like a good day to plot something in the breakaway, as the big GC contenders save their legs for bigger challenges to come.

Stage 11: Clermont Ferrand to Moulins, 180km

The final flat stage before the hard Alpine climbs will present an opportunity for those fast men who managed to haul themselves through the Pyrenees to get here – although there is still some climbing to be done including three category-four leg-sappers along the 180km route. The day begins in the university city of Clermont-Ferrand before the riders wind north and then east to Moulins, a small town on the Allier river. Any breakaway is likely to be reeled by those teams with dedicated sprinters eyeing their only opportunity for a stage win between the two rest days.

Stage 12: Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169km

The race caravan will shift east to start stage 12 in Roanne in the Loire region, before taking a 169km route to Belleville, situated on the Saone river north of Lyon. This has been categorised as a hilly or medium mountain stage, but it might feel harder than that by the time the peloton reaches the foot of the fifth categorised climb of the day, the Col de la Croix Rosier (5.3km at 7.6%). That should be enough to put off the best puncheurs like Van der Poel and Van Aert, because the stage winner will need strong climbing legs. The GC riders will want to conserve energy, so expect a breakaway to stay clear and fight amongst themselves.

Stage 13: Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier, 138km

The first of three brutal stages that could decide the destiny of this year’s yellow jersey is only relatively short – 138km – but will provide a stern enough test to reveal any weaknesses in the major contenders. The peloton will enjoy a relatively flat and gentle first 75km from Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne before entering the Jura Mountains. A short climb and fast descent precedes the big climax: all 17.4km (7.1%) of the Grand Colombier providing an epic summit finish. This could be another day for a breakaway away to get free, but the overall contenders like Pogacar and Vingegaard will also fancy stage glory and the chance to stamp their authority on the race.

Stage 14: Annemasse to Morzine, 152km

Part two of this triple header of mountain stages sees the peloton ride into the Alps with a 152km route from Annemasse to Morzine ski resort. Three tough category one climbs line the road to the hors categorie Col de Joux Plane (11.6km at 8.5%), a brutally steep grind where bonus seconds await the first few over the top – and stage victory is the prize at the bottom. This is another potential spot for yellow jersey fireworks.

Stage 15: Les Gets to Saint Gervais, 180km

The last ride before the final rest day will take the peloton further east into the Alps, towards the French border with Italy . The 179km day is almost constantly up and down, with a fast descent before the final two climbs, and the summit finish atop Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc will require strong climbing legs once more.

Rest day: Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Monday 17 July.

Stage 16: Individual time trial from Passy to Combloux, 22km

This year’s home stretch begins with the only time trial of the race: a short, relatively flat 22km from Passy to Combloux in the shadow of Mont Blanc. The route includes one categorised climb, the steep but short Cote de Domancy (2.5km at 9.4%). This stage is unlikely to decide the yellow jersey or podium spots, but there is an opportunity here to make up crucial seconds for those that need them.

Stage 17: Saint Gervais to Courchevel, 166km

Put Wednesday 19 July in the diary: this will surely be the most brutal day of the entire Tour de France and it could be decisive. The 166km route features four big climbs, the last of which offers up this year’s Souvenir Henri Desgrange for the first rider over the highest point of the race. To get there the riders must endure a 28.1km slog averaging 6% gradient to the top of the Col de la Loze, towering in the clouds 2,304m above sea level. There are bonus points seconds up here too, before a short descent down to the finish at Courchevel.

A breakaway will probably form, but can they last the distance? Whatever happens up the road, the fight for the yellow jersey will be fierce – only the strongest handful of riders will be able to stand the pace and this will likely be the day that the 2023 winner is effectively crowned.

Stage 18: Moutiers to Bourg en Bresse, 186km

After a potentially explosive stage 17, stage 18 is classified as “hilly” but is really a relatively sedate 185km which the sprinters are likely to contest if their teams can haul in the inevitable breakaway. The big question is whether there will be many sprinters left in the peloton after such a demanding set of stages in the Alps. For those fast men still in the race, the descent into Bourg-en-Bresse precedes a technical finish, with roundabouts and a sharp corner before a swinging right-hand turn on to the home straight where the stage will be won and lost.

Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny, 173km

Another flat day gives a further opportunity for those sprinters left in the field, as the peloton travels 173km from Moirans, near Grenoble, north to Poligny. The general classification contenders will be happy to rest their legs before one final push to Paris.

Stage 20: Belfort to Le Markstein, 133km

The final competitive stage of the Tour is a 133km ride from Belfort to Le Markstein ski resort in the Vosges mountains, and it offers just enough for one final attack to steal the yellow jersey, should the overall win still be on the line. The last two climbs of the day are both steep category one ascents: first the Petit Ballon (9.3km, 8.1%) followed by the Col du Platzerwasel (7.1km at 8.4%). Whoever is wearing yellow just needs to hang on to the wheel of their fiercest rival here, and that should be enough to see them home.

Stage 21: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysees, 115km

As is tradition, the peloton will transfer to Paris and ride a truce to the Champs-Elysees. The stage will start at France’s national velodrome, home of cycling for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It will finish with one final sprint: Cavendish has won four times in Paris and it would be a fitting way to end the race that has defined his career if he were to repeat the feat one last time. And once the race is done, the winner of the 2023 Tour de France will be crowned.

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Stage 21: Jonas Vingegaard crowned Tour de France champion in Paris / As it happened

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the Tour de France for the second  year in a row after finishing safely in the main field with his Jumbo-Visma teammates. Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) sprinted to victory on the Champs-Elysées, beating green jersey Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) by less than a tyre width to take his first stage victory of the Tour de France.

Vingegaard topped the general classification with a 7:29 ahead of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and 10:56 on Pogačar’s teammate Yates.

Stage 20: Tour de France: Pogacar rebounds to take stage 20 victory as Vingegaard seals his second overall title / As it happened

Rebounding after a disastrous stage 17 on Col de la Loze, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won the final mountain stage of the 2023 Tour de France. Crossing the line in third, with the same time, was Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) who is set to claim the overall victory for a second year, with just Sunday’s final parade stage to Paris left to race. Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroën) was second on the stage. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), who delivered one final attack on his home roads to the delight of the huge crowds massing the roads, was caught on the final climb.

There were no changes in the top 3 on the general classification, Vingegaard, Pogačar and Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) are set to be on the final podium. Fourth on the stage, Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) moved up to fourth overall.

Stage 19: Tour de France: Mohoric outsprints Asgreen in drag race to stage 19 finish / As it happened

There was no rest and little recovery on a wickedly fast stage 19 of the Tour, where the winning breakaway took 100 kilometres to go clear. Three riders attacked from the 36-rider move, with Matej Mohorič giving Bahrain Victorious their third stage win after Pello Bilbao on stage 10 and Wout Poels on stage 15. The GC contenders all came in together almost 14 minutes behind.

Stage 18: Tour de France: Kasper Asgreen seizes stage 18 victory from all-day breakaway / As it happened

Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) won the closing sprint on stage 18 of the Tour de France to hold off his breakaway companions and a surging peloton. After 185 kilometres at the front of the race with Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) and Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X), it came down to the final 200 metres to secure the win for Asgreen, leaving Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), who had bridged across 58km earlier, in second and Abrahamsen third. 

There were no changes in the general classification on the largely-flat stage between Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) remaining in yellow.

Stage 17:   Tour de France: Vingegaard dashes Pogacar's GC hopes on stage 17 across Col de la Loze / As it happened

Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) attacked from a reduced front group with under 13km to go and held on for a solo victory across the Col de la Loze on stage 17 of the Tour de France. Race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) stamped his authority on the queen stage by dropping his main rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the final climb. Pogačar finished the stage 7:37 down – 5:45 behind Vingegaard – leaving him still in second place overall but a massive 7:35 back of the Dane.

Stage 16: Tour de France: Vingegaard removes all doubt, crushes Pogacar in stage 16 time trial / As it happened

After two weeks of racing for seconds, Jonas Vingegaard finally carved out a significant gap over second-placed Tadej Pogačar in the stage 16 time trial in Combloux. Vingegaard won the stage by 1 minute 38 seconds over his rival to extend his lead in the GC to 1:48.

Stage 15: Tour de France: Wout Poels blasts to blockbuster stage 15 solo victory / As it happened

The stalemate between Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) continued on the third mountainous day in a row at the Tour de France. The duo marked each other’s attacks on the final climb to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc and ultimately crossed the finish line together. Attacking from the break, Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) won stage 15 after an 11km solo ride to to claim his first Tour de France stage win.

Stage 14: Tour de France: Carlos Rodríguez strikes for win on stage 14 as Vingegaard gains valuable second on Joux Plane / As it happened

Rivals Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) continued their intense battle on the final climb on stage 14 of the Tour de France with the yellow jersey Vingegaard gaining one second in an evenly matched duel. Both riders used their respective teams to dispatch all the other riders before fighting it out on the Col de la Joux Plane. Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) took advantage of the situation to fly down the descent to take the win in Morzine, and move up to third overall.

Stage 13: Tour de France: Kwiatkowski wins stage 13 on Grand Colombier as Pogacar closes in on yellow / As it happened

The Tour de France overall standings remained neck-and-neck between leader Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar on stage 13, the second hors-categorie summit finish of the race. Michał Kwiatkowski (Ineos) won the stage from the breakaway, while UAE Team Emirates burned up the team to set up Pogačar. Vingegaard was on guard and fended his rival off until the final metres, losing eight seconds total but keeping the maillot jaune.

Stage 12:   Tour de France: Ion Izagirre secures solo victory on frantic stage 12 / As it happened

Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) won stage 12 of the Tour de France with a solo attack 30km from the line in Belleville-en-Beaujolais. His long-range breakaway rewarded the Basque rider with his second career Tour win, the last one coming in 2016. Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) outsprinted Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) 58 seconds back to complete the podium. 

The hectic first half of the hilly 168.8km stage saw lots of attack, including Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who was rewarded as the most combative rider. There were no changes between the top GC leaders, with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) still in yellow and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in second and in the best young rider jersey.

Stage 11: Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen flies to fourth sprint victory on stage 11 / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) showed more blistering speed, proving himself the best sprinter of the Tour de France on stage 11 to Moulins even without any lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel.

It was a squeaky clean sprint from the Belgian who has endured a flood of hate-mail about his previous sprints.

Daniel Oss (TotalEnergies) was the day's sole breakaway rider and caught with 13km to go. The GC standings remained the same as all of the contenders finished in the peloton.

Stage 10: Tour de France: Pello Bilbao scorches sprint from breakaway to win stage 10 / As it happened

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) out-sprinted Georg Zimmerman (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) and Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) to win stage 10 of the Tour de France on a sizzlingly-hot day. The Spaniard was part of the day's breakaway that brought six riders into Issoire, where he claimed the first stage victory of his career.

The breakaway gained 2:53 on the group containing race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) third-placed Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) to keep the top four in the GC standings the same.

Stage 9: Tour de France: Michael Woods triumphs with stage 9 victory atop Puy de Dôme / As it happened

The Tour de France reached the mythical ascent of the Puy de Dôme at the finish of stage 9 where Michael Woods (Israel Premier Tech) triumphed with the day's victory after being part of a large breakaway that gained upwards of 15 minutes on the main GC contenders during the stage.

On the upper slopes of the ascent, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) then surged with 1.5km to go, to put valuable seconds into Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). Vingegaard now leads Pogačar by 17 seconds in the battle for the yellow.

Stage 8: Tour de France: Mads Pedersen beats Jasper Philipsen to win crash-marred stage 8 / As it happened

Stage 8 was a highly anticipated day for the puncheurs, even so, Mark Cavendish had his sights set on a 35th career stage win at the Tour de France, but it wasn't meant to be as the Manxman crashed with 60km to go and forced to abandon the event.

In a chaotic finish to the hilly run-in to Limoges, which saw a late-race crash take down Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla), Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) stormed to the victory in a close sprint ahead of Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). Jonas Vingegaard finished safely in the field and carries the yellow jersey into stage 9 with a finish at Puy de Dôme.

Stage 7: Tour de France: Philipsen denies Cavendish, completes hat-trick in Bordeaux / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) blasted across the line in Bordeaux to win stage 7 of the Tour de France, winning by one bike length over Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan). Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) finished third in the sprint.

For Philipsen, it was his third victory of the three sprint stages in the first week of the 2023 race. He bolted down the main avenue and passed Cavendish in the closing 50 metres, holding the Manxman's attempt at a record 35th Tour stage win  at bay.

Stage 6: Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar claws back time with victory at Cauterets / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 6 with a massive attack across the final 2.7km and stormed back into the general classification mix. He distanced Jonas Vingegaard at the line at Cauterets by 24 seconds, while the Jumbo-Visma rider took the overall lead and yellow jersey away from Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), who was 2:39 back in sixth place. 

Vingegaard now has a 25-second advantage over rival Pogačar, while Hindley held the third spot in the overall, 1:34 back, after the massive 144.9km climbing day in the Pyrenees. 

Stage 5: Tour de France: Jai Hindley wins stage 5 as Vingegaard drops Pogacar in Pyrenees / As it happened

The first of the Pyrenean stages at the Tour de France had the potential to shake up the general classification, and it did just that as Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) went on a day-long attack, won stage 5 into Laruns and took the yellow leader's jersey in the process.

Hindley moved into the overall race lead by 47 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and 1:03 on Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), as Tadej Pogaçar (UAE Emirates) slipped to 6th now at 1:40 back.

Stage 4: Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen wins two in a row in crash-marred stage 4 / As it happened

There was no doubt who won stage 4 at the Tour de France, with Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) securing his second-consecutive sprint stage win in Nogaro. A day for the sprinters ended in carnage, however, as several riders crashed along the motor speedway circuit that hosted the finish.

There were no changes to the overall classification as Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) finished in the field at the end of the 181.8km stage and will wear the yellow leader's jersey into stage 5.

Stage 3 - Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 3 after impressive lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen  (Alpecin-Deceuninck) rocketed across the line in a bunch sprint in Bayonne to win stage 3 of the 2023 Tour de France. A half a wheel behind, Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) claimed second and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) third.

All the general classification contenders, including Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) in the yellow jersey, finished safely in the field with no time changes after 193.5km from the hills of Spanish Basque territory to the roads of France.

Stage 2 - Tour de France: Victor Lafay gives Cofidis their first win since 2008 on stage 2 / As it happened

Victor Lafay (Cofidis) put in a stunning attack to claim stage 2 in San Sébastian. The Frenchman clipped off the front of a select group that formed after the Jaizkibel and stole the show from Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), who won the sprint for second.

Tadej Pogačar added to his tally with a time bonus for third and also won the five bonus seconds atop the Jaizkibel ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). His teammate Adam Yates held the lead by six seconds.

Stage 1 - Tour de France stage 1: Adam Yates wins ahead of twin brother Simon in Bilbao / As it happened

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 1 of the Tour de France in Bilbao, outsprinting his brother Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula)  after the duo escaped together after the final climb of the Pike. Adam Yates leads the general classification by 8 seconds over his brother, and 18 seconds over his teammate Tadej Pogačar who finished third on the stage.

Enric Mas (Movistar) abandoned the stage after crashing with Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) with 23km to go. Carapaz ultimately crossed the line, over 15 minutes from Adam Yates. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) along with other contenders Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) are 22 seconds down overall.

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Tour de France 2023 route

The full 2023 Tour de France route was revealed at the official Tour de France presentation on 27th October .

The race starts across the border in the Basque Country, the first time the race has started there since 1992. A handful of hilly stages open the action before the race crosses the Pyrenees into France.

The route features only 22km of time trialling, all coming on the hilly stage 16. Four summit finishes also feature, including the Puy de Dôme for the first time in 35 years and the Grand Colombier in the Pyrenees.

The mountainous course brings a tough final week, concluding with a final showdown in the Vosges to Le Markstein on stage 20.

Tour de France 2023 contenders

2022 champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will return to defend his title after dispatching two-time winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) last July. The Slovenian is racing after recovering from a fractured wrist in April, while Vingegaard starts off the back of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Other big-name GC men lining up at the start in Bilbao include David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Enric Mas (Movistar), Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious).

See: Tour de France 2023 – Analysing the contenders

Tour de France 2023 teams

The 2023 Tour de France will be made up of 22 teams, 18 WorldTour teams, the two top-ranked second-division teams, and two discretionary wild-card teams.

Lotto Soudal and TotalEnergies made the cut as the best ProTeams of 2022, while Israel-Premier Tech and Uno-X were chosen as the two wildcard teams for the 2023 Tour de France .

Tour de France 2023 schedule

Tour de france history.

Jonas Vingegaard is the reigning champion, having won his first Tour de France in 2022. The Danish rider denied Tadej Pogačar a trio of consecutive victories, the Slovenian having snatched the 2020 title before dominating the 2021 race. 

Pogačar himself broke a Ineos/Sky stranglehold on the race, with the British team having won seven of the previous eight Tours de France with Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins and four-time winner Chris Froome . Vincenzo Nibali, then riding for Astana, was the other man to break the British squad's dominance with a win in 2014.

The Tour wins record is currently held by four men, with Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil and Miguel Indurain all on five titles.

Peter Sagan getting once dominated the green jersey for the points classification but has been usurped in the past three years, with Wout van Aert establishing himself as the dominant man of all terrains in 2022. Sagan still holds the all-time green jersey record with seven wins in nine participations. Erik Zabel's six jerseys lie second, ahead of Sean Kelly's four.

In addition to his yellow jersey, Vingegaard won the polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification in 2022, as Pogačar did the previous two years.  Richard Virenque holds the record for polka dot jersey wins at seven, and it won't be beaten anytime soon as Pogačar and Rafał Majka are the only current riders to have won more than one king of the mountains title, with two.

Pogačar has won the white jersey for best young rider three years in a row and, at 24, is still eligible for a fourth crack in 2023.

Read on for a list of the riders with the most wins of the Tour de France, the most stage wins, as well as the major jerseys.

Most Tour de France overall wins

• 5 – Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain
• 4 –  Chris Froome
• 3 – Phiilippe Thys, Louison Bobet, Greg LeMond
• 2 – Lucien Petit-Breton, Firmin Lambot, Ottavio Bottecchia, Nicolas Frantz, André Leducq, Antonin Magne, Sylvère Maes, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Bernard Thévenet, Laurent Fignon, Alberto Contador, Tadej Pogačar
• 1 – Geraint Thomas , Egan Bernal , Jonas Vingegaard

Most Tour de France stage wins

• 34 – Eddy Merckx, Mark Cavendish
• 28 – Bernard Hinault
• 25 – André Leducq
• 22 – André Darrigade
• 20 – Nicolas Frantz
• 19 – François Faber
• 17 – Jean Alavoine
• 16 – Jacques Anquetiil, René Le Grevès, Charles Pélissiier ...
• 12 – Peter Sagan
• 11 – André Greipel
• 9 – Tadej Pogačar , Wout van Aert
• 7 – Chris Froome

Most Tour de France points classification/green jersey wins

• 7 –  Peter Sagan
• 6 – Erik Zabel
• 4 – Sean Kelly
• 3 – Jan Janssen, Eddy Merckx, Freddy Maertens, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Robbie McEwen
• 2 – Stan Ockers, Jean Graczyk, André Darrigade, Laurent Jalabert, Thor Hushovd, Mark Cavendish
• 1 – Michael Matthews , Sam Bennett , Wout van Aert

Most Tour de France polka dot jersey/mountains classification wins

• 7 – Richard Virenque
• 6 – Federico Bahamontes, Lucien Van Impe 
• 3 – Julio Jiménez
• 2 – Felicien Vervaecke, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Charly Gaul, Imerio Massignan, Eddy Merckx, Luis Herrera, Claudio Chiappucci, Laurent Jalabert, Michael Rasmussen, Rafał Majka , Tadej Pogačar
• 1 – Nairo Quintana , Chris Froome , Warren Barguil , Julian Alaphilippe , Romain Bardet , Jonas Vingegaard

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Ag2R-Citroën

Veteran French Tour battlers notorious for wearing brown shorts. Their Australian climber Ben O’Connor had a nightmare in 2022, ripping a muscle in a crash, but O’Connor is back on form this season so they need a repeat of his 2021 feats, with Paret-Peintre and Cosnefroy likely to target hilly stages.

Team Stan Dewulf, Clément Berthet, Felix Gall, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Ben O’Connor, Benoît Cosnefroy, Oliver Naesen, Nans Peters

Main man Ben O’Connor – Aussie mountain man still out to prove 2021’s fourth overall was not a fluke

Alpecin-Deceuninck

From a relatively small cyclo-cross squad this cannily managed Dutch team has grown into a force to be reckoned with, mainly due to the presence of Mathieu van der Poel, the most charismatic racer in the bunch, but also because the team has recruited wisely around him. At the Tour they focus on Jasper Philipsen for the sprints and perhaps the green points jersey, with VdP targeting everything bar the high mountains; he will be a favourite on stage one’s short steep hills. Van der Poel took a long rest after his Classics campaign which seems to have paid off given his form in late June.

Team Silvain Dillier, Michael Gogl, Søren Kragh Andersen, Mathieu van der Poel, Quinten Hermans, Jasper Philipsen, Jonas Rickaert, Ramon Sinkeldam

Main man Mathieu van der Poel – flying this year, with two major Classic wins and a dominant display in the Tour of Belgium: expect fireworks.

Arkea-Samsic

This Breton-centred squad don’t have enough firepower to thrive in cycling’s most competitive milieu. Leader Warren Barguil was the future once but now looks like just another plucky contender. They will put riders in the daily daring moves but it’s hard to foresee a great deal more.

Team Warren Barguil, Clément Champoussin, Simone Guglielmi, Anthony Delaplace, Luca Mozzato, Jenthe Biermans, Matîs Louvel, Laurent Pichon

Main man Warren Barguil. “Wawa” was King of the Mountains and double stage winner in 2017, but there’s only so long you can live off past glories.

Astana Qazaqstan

Kakakhstan’s finest have changed tack by hiring Mark Cavendish; a stage win for the Manxman is the obvious target but there’s not a lot of sprint support here apart from Cees Bol, with Moscon for the grunt work beforehand. To hedge their bets, Federov and Lutsenko will target mountain stages.

Team Mark Cavendish, Aleksei Lutsenko, Cees Bol, David de la Cruz, Yevgeniy Federov, Luis Leon Sanchez, Gianni Moscon, Harold Tejada

Main man Mark Cavendish – the greatest sprinter of all needs one Tour stage win for the absolute record but it won’t be simple given the dearth of sprint stages.

Bahrain Victorious

Likely to be scarred mentally by the shocking death of Gino Mäder in the Tour of Switzerland, but if that tragedy brings them together, most of the riders look to be coming to form and they have a raft of chances to be “victorious” with new British champion Wright, Poels, Bilbao and Mohoric.

Team Niklas Arndt, Phil Bauhaus, Jack Haig, Pello Bilbao, Fred Wright, Mikel Landa, Matej Mohoric, Wout Poels

Main man Mikel Landa – the Basque climber is a cult figure due to his enigmatic, tragic mien; he could make the top five or fall apart. That’s “Landismo”.

Bora-Hansgrohe

Multiple opportunities for Germany’s finest, who pulled an excellently crafted Giro d’Italia win out of the bag last year with Australian climber Jai Hindley – quite the progression since their humble beginnings as team NetApp more than 10 years ago. Once again there is no place for the sprinter Sam Bennett, who has not ridden the Tour since winning two stages and the points prize in 2020. Around Hindley there’s plenty of climbing strength with Konrad, Buchman and Higuita plus a 2022 stage winner in Jungels, and a sprinter who can look after himself in Meeus.

Team Emanuel Buchman, Marco Haller, Jai Hindley, Bob Jungels, Patrick Konrad, Nils Politt, Jordi Meeus, Danny van Poppel, plus one to be named by Friday 30 June

Main man Jai Hindley. Fourth in the recent Criterium du Dauphiné bodes well but can he step up into cycling’s most hostile environment?

A team of options and caveats. Zingle, Martin, Lafay, Izaguirre and Geschke can hope for an opportunistic stage win, while Coquard is competitive in a small group finish. But they will struggle to rival the heavyweights so will probably end up with the French fallback: the daily suicide break.

Team Bryan Coquard, Simon Geschke, Ion Izaguirre, Victor Lafay, Guillaume Martin, Anthony Perez, Alexis Renard, Axel Zingle

Main man: Guillaume Martin – a cerebral climber who has written a book on philosophy; he could scrape into the top 10 overall but that looks like his limit.

DSM-Firmenich

This squad doesn’t have the biggest budget but it has a knack of landing key wins when it matters. They split neatly into a climbing half around the evergreen Romain Bardet, and Degenkolb, Edmondson and Eeckhoff in the sprint half in support of Sam Welsford – one of the surprises of this season.

Team Nils Eeckhoff, John Degenkolb, Kevin Vermaerke, Alex Edmondson, Sam Welsford, Matthew Dinham, Chris Hamilton, Romain Bardet.

Main man Romain Bardet. No longer the force he was when he finished second in the 2016 Tour but still capable of a solid top 10 overall.

EF Education-Easypost

The American team that loves to act the kooky underdogs but the facts belie this. They had a great Tour in 2022 thanks to Magnus Cort’s stage win; this year they had notched up 20 race wins by late June. The Olympic champion Carapaz, Bettiol, Uran and Powless could all land a stage.

Team Richard Carapaz, Rigoberto Uran, Neilson Powless, Alberto Bettiol, Esteban Chaves, Magnus Cort, James Shaw, Andrey Amador

Main man Magnus Cort – behind the (sponsored) fighter pilot moustache is a ruthless stage hunter chasing his 10th Grand Tour stage win.

Groupama-FDJ

In their 27th Tour, as usual it’s going to be fly or flop, with a bit more pressure after leader David Gaudu’s spat with sprinter Arnaud Démare sidelined this proven winner. Much loved Thibaut Pinot starts his final Tour; expect tears aplenty, hopefully on the Champs Elysées rather than before.

Team David Gaudu, Kevin Geniets, Stefan Küng, Olivier Le Gac, Valentin Madouas, Quentin Pacher, Thibaut Pinot, Lars Van den Berg

Main man David Gaudu – is France’s best hope for a podium finish but can he bear the weight of a nation?

Ineos Grenadiers

Once upon a time, the squad reputed to be the richest in cycling were the ones to beat in the Tour, but they have lost direction since Chris Froome’s departure and Egan Bernal’s horrific crash in 2022, and are now scrabbling to keep up with Jumbo and UAE. That’s reflected in a victory haul this season of around half that of the Big Two. A lot hangs on Tom Pidcock, winner at l’Alpe d’Huez last year; with Bernal struggling to return to his best, this line-up prompts a mild chin stroke rather than a sense of shock and awe.

Team Dani Martínez, Tom Pidcock, Michal Kwiatkowski, Jonathan Castroviejo, Carlos Rodriguez, Egan Bernal, Omar Fraile, Ben Turner

Main man Tom Pidcock. Super talented and a terrifyingly good bike handler, the 23-year-old Yorkshireman needs to build on a great 2022 race.

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty

Seamless progress for the Walloon team since their Tour debut in 2018. No Belgians in their squad which won’t go down well at home, but they have a real stage win hope in Girmay, a potential top 10 finisher in Meintjes and wildcards such as Calmejane, Costa and Teunissen.

Team Lilian Calmejane, Rui Costa, Biniam Girmay, Louis Meintjes, Adrien Petit, Dion Smith, Mike Teunissen, Georg Zimmerman.

Main man Biniam Girmay – after landing a sprint stage of the Giro last year, the Eritrean is a good bet to become the first black African Tour stage winner.

Israel-PremierTech

With only five wins this year, they need to buck that trend with climber Woods, the punchy Teuns, sprinter Strong or all-rounder Clarke. They will have to box clever, because none of these is the very best at their speciality. No place for Chris Froome after his poor start to 2023.

Team Guillaume Boivin, Simon Clarke, Hugo Houle, Krists Neilands, Nick Schultz, Corbin Strong, Dylan Teuns, Michael Woods

Main man Michael Woods – 36 years old and a four-minute miler in the past, the Canadian is a decent outside bet on any steep uphill finish.

Jayco-AlUla

All in for sprinter Groenewegen and climber Yates. Yates has had a lean 2023, but he’s notched up 10 Grand Tour stages since 2018 and will have plenty of chances in a very hard Tour. Harper and Craddock support him in the mountains; Mezgec will deliver Groenewegen in the sprints.

Lawson Craddock, Luke Durbridge, Dylan Groenewegen, Chris Harper, Chris Juul-Jensen, Luka Mezgec, Elmar Reinders, Simon Yates

Main man Dylan Groenewegen. Looking for his sixth career Tour stage win, the Dutchman has had a strong season with half a dozen wins to his name already.

Jumbo-Visma

One of the two “superteams” in the race; there are times when Jumbo seem to win when, how and where they want. Here it’s all in for Vingegaard with Küss, Van Baarle and Kelderman his mountain support crew. The biggest asset is Wout van Aert, the most powerful all-rounder in cycling, who could probably hope to win half a dozen stages if he was the team leader. What’s disconcerting is that Jumbo put out a strong squad to win this year’s Giro with Primoz Roglic, and they can afford to leave all of them out of the Tour including the Slovene.

Team Wilco Kelderman, Dylan van Baarle, Wout van Aert, Tiesj Benoot, Christopher Laporte, Nathan van Hooydonck, Sep Küss, Jonas Vingegaard

Main man Jonas Vingegaard – wraith-like Dane who had the climbing legs to break Tadej Pogacar when it mattered last year, but the second Tour win never comes easy

There’s plenty of value for money here. It’s all about stage wins. The 2019 world champion Mads Pedersen is the best bet, but Skjelmose took the recent Tour of Switzerland while Ciccone landed stages in Catalonia and the Dauphiné. They boast three newly crowned national champions in Skjelmose, Kirsch and Simmons.

Giulio Ciccone, Tony Gallopin, Alex Kirsch, Juan Pedro Lopez, Mads Pedersen, Quinn Simmons, Mattias Skjelmose, Jesper Stuyven

Main man Mads Pedersen – he has stage wins at the Giro and Paris-Nice to his name this year, and will have a good chance on the hillier days at the Tour

Lotto-Dstny

Relegated to the second division last season, Belgium’s oldest team put most of their eggs in a basket labelled Caleb Ewan. Most of the team will be dedicated to ensuring he is in the right place at sprint finishes; strongmen Vermeersch and Campenaerts may be let off the leash on the non-sprint days.

Team Caleb Ewan, Jasper de Buyst, Jacopo Guarnieri, Florian Vermeersch, Frederik Frison, Victor Campenaerts, Pascal Eenkhorn, Maxim van Gils

Main man Caleb Ewan – five Tour stages to his name so far, one more would make Lotto’s Tour.

There’s a mid-table look to cycling’s oldest team, a far cry from when Miguel Indurain won five Tours in a row. Mas can target the podium, and Jorgensen is one of the most exciting prospects in the sport, but the fact he’s rumoured to be moving on in 2024 speaks volumes.

Team Alex Aranburu, Ruben Guerreiro, Gorka Izaguirre, Matteo Jorgensen, Enric Mas, Gregor Mühlberger, Neilson Oliveira, Antonio Pedrero

Main man Enric Mas – often the bridesmaid never the bride, the Spaniard is one of the big group targeting third place behind the Big Two while aiming for better if they falter.

Soudal-Quickstep

Belgian winning machine have converted themselves to a Grand Tour team led by Remco Evenepoel, who sits this one out. Here it’s about fidgety Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe and sprinter Fabio Jakobsen. “Juju” is under pressure from manager Patrick Lefevère and needs to find his former magic touch, while Jakobsen needs to at least repeat his stage win of last year; his five victories this year suggest that’s on the cards with the support of top lead-out man Mørkøv. Asgreen, Lampaert and Cavagna will support Alaphilippe in the hills and go in the breaks when he’s having a recovery day.

Team Julian Alaphilippe, Yves Lampaert, Tim Decelercq, Dries Devenyns, Fabio Jakobsen, Kasper Asgreen, Michael Mørkøv, Remi Cavagna

Main man Julian Alaphilippe – double world champion endured a torrid 2022 but has won twice this year and will be a favourite for stage one.

TotalEnergies

Once a reservoir of developing French talent, now a home for stars past their sell-by dates such as Boasson-Hagen, Oss and Sagan, while French riders Turgis and Latour are no longer cutting edge. Between them they will deliver various near misses, while a stage win would be a miracle.

Team Edvald Boasson-Hagen, Mathieu Burgaudeau, Steff Cras, Valentin Ferron, Pierre Latour, Daniel Oss, Peter Sagan, Anthony Turgis

Main man Peter Sagan. Once a mega star, the multiple world champion, Tour stage winner and record points winner is now on his farewell Tour.

UAE Team Emirates

Cycling’s other “super team”, with a wealth of strong men to rival Jumbo-Visma in support of double Tour winner Tadej Pogacar, who had taken on another dimension this year with his wins in the Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold and Flèche Wallonne before his untimely crash in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Behind “Pog”, Adam Yates has hit form in the Critérium du Dauphiné and won the Tour de Romandie back in May, so should prove a decent understudy. After illness ripped through their ranks in last year’s Tour, arguably contributing to Pogacar’s defeat to Vingegaard, every cough, sniffle and minor headache will be viewed with suspicion.

Team Mikkel Bjerg, Felix Grossschartner, Vejgard Stake Langen, Rafal Majka, Tadej Pogacar, Marc Soler, Matteo Trentin, Adam Yates

Main man Tadej Pogacar – cycling’s biggest winner is targeting a third Tour; wins in his national road and time trial titles suggests the form has returned after a hiatus to nurse a broken wrist.

Invited to their first Tour, the Norwegian squad have a solid reputation for developing new talent and making the most of their resources. They bring a promising line-up fronted by veteran sprinter Kristoff, climbers Johanneson and Traeen, a strong all rounder in Waerenschold, plus the gritty Rasmus Tiller at the helm.

Team Jonas Abrahamsen, Torsten Traeen, Søren Waerenschold, Anton Charmig, Jonas Gregaard, Rasmus Tiller, Tobias Halland Johannesen, Alexander Kristoff

Main man Alexander Kristoff – is long in the tooth but could still snag a stage win; in a team of Tour debutants his experience will be crucial.

Changes can be made until Friday 30 June. Team line-ups correct at time of publication

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Tour de France 2023 - Comprehensive team-by-team guide

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This is your comprehensive team-by-team guide of all 22 teams and 176 riders competing in the 2023 Tour de France, which starts in Bilbao on Saturday, July 1.

All 18 WorldTour teams and the two best-ranked ProTeams, Lotto Dstny and TotalEnergies, are automatically invited. Race organisers ASO also gave wildcard entries to Israel-Premier Tech and Uno-X.

Budgets, calibre of riders and pre-race goals vary immensely. UAE-Team Emirates, led by their superstar Tadej Pogačar, are squarely focused on Tour de France glory.

Other teams, such as Trek-Segafredo and Alpecin-Deceunick, are gunning for stage victories. There are those, like Uno-X and Cofidis, who will regularly be up the road in breakaways, dreaming of an unlikely Tour stage triumph. Then there’s Jumbo-Visma, the team of defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and green jersey winner Wout van Aert, who could feasibly challenge for every stage.

Circumstances such as crashes, COVID-19 positive and mechanical problems can quickly change pre-race ambitions.

Whatever happens on the road between Bilbao and Paris, every team will want to make an impression and enjoy success. We look through every squad, assessing their leaders, objectives and chances of success.

AG2R-Citroën

Team leader: Ben O’Connor

Objective: GC and stage wins

Rider to watch: Benoît Cosnefroy

It’s a big test for Ben O’Connor as he seeks to back-up his breakthrough fourth place from 2021. Last year’s Tour was crash-addled, most damagingly for his ambitions on the cobbled stage to Arenberg where he dropped over three minutes to his fellow contenders. He abandoned before stage 10 with a torn glute.

This season has gone more smoothly. The man from Perth was sixth at the Tour Down Under and finished third at June’s Critérium du Dauphiné, coming into form at the right time.

The 27-year-old will be shepherded in the winds and on the flat by Belgian bodyguards Greg Van Avermaet and Oliver Naesen.

Meanwhile, there is a Tour debut for former junior world champion Felix Gall. The Austrian climber shone at the Tour de Suisse, winning a stage.

In the French team’s 30th Tour appearance, stage wins will not be sacrificed in the name of GC ambitions. A triumph in the race’s final week, on a stage close to their Alpine base in Chambéry, would send them into raptures.

Alpecin-Deceuninck

Team leaders: Jasper Philipsen, Mathieu van der Poel

Objective: Stage wins

Riders to watch: The leaders

Alpecin-Deceuninck only joined the WorldTour this season, but they’ve been outperforming most top-tier teams for years, including in their two previous Tour de France performances.

No GC rider? No worries. In Jasper Philipsen and Mathieu van der Poel, they have two of the sport’s stars and prime candidates for a stage win.

The flying Dutchman was the man of the spring with his Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix triumphs. He was unusually off colour at last year’s Tour, but after a lighter racing schedule this time round, missing out on the Giro d'Italia, we can expect a different Van der Poel. He will be hoping for another stage win or spell in the yellow jersey to match his 2021 performance.

Additionally, Van der Poel can be an ultimate domestique deluxe and lead-out supporter for Philipsen. The Belgian sprinter has six wins in the bag this year, including a recent one outgunning rival Fabio Jakobsen at the Baloise Belgium Tour. In a closely-matched field of fast men, he’s a nose ahead of the rest.

Philipsen broke his Tour duck with sprint wins in Carcassonne and on the Champs-Elysées last year. There ought to be more victories this time round and a clearer shot at the green jersey, given Wout van Aert’s uncertainty about finishing the Tour due to the forthcoming birth of his second child.

New to the team this season, Søren Kragh Andersen could also threaten on rolling breakaway days. His paymasters would no doubt love a repeat of his Tour stage brace from 2020.

Astana Qazaqstan

Team leaders: Mark Cavendish , Alexey Lutsenko

It’s the last dance for Mark Cavendish, a final Tour de France before retiring, one more chance to add to his prolific tally of stage wins. However, twelve months ago, few would have expected his partner to be the Kazakhstani boys in blue.

Cees Bol will serve as a guiding light in the hectic bunch sprint finales. If the Giro d’Italia is anything to go by, there will be times the “Manx Missile” is surfing other lead-out trains in the final kilometres too.

Cavendish took a hard-fought stage win in Rome after fighting over the mountains. There ought to be more opportunities for sprint success here than the Giro, but an even higher level of rival too.

Taking a 35th Tour de France stage win to move above Eddy Merckx in the all-time list would be a fairytale achievement, fourteen years since his first triumph. The 38-year-old is just as determined as day one, even if the super-powered lead-out and devastating acceleration of his heyday are not quite there. Whether Cavendish achieves it or not will likely define Astana Qazaqstan’s race.

Alexey Lutsenko will be the team’s GC man, looking to improve on his seventh and eighth place finishes in 2021 and 2022.

Things surely can’t go worse than last year’s anonymous performance. Astana Qazaqstan featured in few breakaways or stage top-10s. They finished bottom of the race-ending prize list, earning a meagre €15,000 – barely enough to cover the team bus petrol expenses.

Bahrain Victorious

Team leaders: Mikel Landa, Pello Bilbao

Riders to watch: Fred Wright, Matej Mohoric

Bahrain Victorious have a variety of different options in their well-rounded line-up. Experienced leader Mikel Landa will be leading their challenge. A fourth place finisher in 2017 and 2020, he’ll be in the fight for a similar finish this time round. The lack of time-trial kilometres plays into his hands.

This squad won the team classification in 2021 and they have one of the most formidable climbing line-ups here. Landa’s fellow Basque, Pello Bilbao, offers back-up and a Plan B, showing his good legs at the Tour de Suisse.

They’ll be gunning for a stage win or two, having gone away empty-handed from a 2022 edition damaged by Jack Haig’s race-ending crash on the cobbles.

Affected by COVID-19 last summer, Matej Mohorič is nearer his best and attacking Briton Fred Wright offers another versatile option for breakaways.

Bahrain Victorious are grieving the loss of their Swiss rider Gino Mäder. They will be riding for him after his death following a crash at the Tour de Suisse.

Bora-Hansgrohe

Team leader: Jai Hindley

Rider to watch: The leader

A year after winning the Giro d’Italia, Jai Hindley heads to the 2023 Tour de France with ambitions of adding a maillot jaune to his maglia rosa. He will lead the German team, Bora-Hansgrohe, on a route that suits his qualities perfectly.

Hindley narrowly missed out on a podium place at the Critérium du Dauphiné, finishing 20 seconds behind Australian compatriot Ben O’Connor (AG2R-Citroën), but he was pleased with his form leading into his main goal of the season.

Acting as key mountain domestiques will be Bob Jungels, winner of stage 9 at last year’s Tour and Emanuel Buchmann, who finished fourth overall at the 2019 edition of the race. The German squad is yet to announce their final rider but has said it will be another climber.

They will also be hunting stages, after failing to win one in the 2022 Tour de France, through Jordi Meeus. He has been given the nod as the sprint option, ahead of former two-time stage winner at the Tour and green jersey winner, Sam Bennett.

Meeus will make his debut at the Tour and will benefit from the luxury of having the best lead-out rider in the world, Danny van Poppel, working to launch him to the line on the eight possible sprint stages. Van Poppel has succeeded at delivering Bennett into winning positions throughout the last two seasons, but the Irishman has failed to deliver consistent results since claiming a brace of wins at last year’s Vuelta a España.

Team leaders: Guillaume Martin, Bryan Coquard

Rider to watch: Simon Geschke

The French squad are part of the race furniture, making their 27th appearance. But it’s 15 years and counting since their last Tour de France stage win, a breakaway by Sylvain Chavanel.

Last year, they came close. Solo attacker Benjamin Thomas was caught 400 metres from the finish in Carcassonne and Simon Geschke lost the King of the Mountains jersey to Jonas Vingegaard on the last significant mountain stage.

Who can end the drought and heartache? Guillaume Martin is a trusty candidate for a top-10 finish. He has a history of following breakaways and yo-yoing up and down the general classification, gaining time one day, losing it the next. A stage win would arguably be more valuable than a peripheral GC finish.

This is a team geared for breakaways. Veteran climbers Simon Geschke and Ion Izaguirre have won past Tour stages up the road.

There’s also Bryan Coquard to mix it in the punchier bunch sprints. He’s got unfinished business after missing out last year due to a COVID-19 positive.

EF Education-EasyPost

Team leader: Richard Carapaz

Rider to watch: Neilson Powless

Olympic Champion Richard Carapaz joined EF Education-EasyPost as a proven Grand Tour winner and contender. The Ecuadorian finished third at the Tour in 2021 behind both of this year’s favourites, Pogačar and Vingegaard and can live with the very best on his day.

He’ll ride in the Ecuadorian national champion’s jersey after winning it on debut for Jonathan Vaughters' team but hasn’t been in the best form throughout 2023. He’s only won two races and, despite trying to race aggressively at the Dauphiné, wasn’t able to follow Vingegaard or the rest.

Carapaz finished a discouraging 36th overall and appeared far from his Giro d’Italia winning form in 2019 or his triple stage-winning best from last year’s Vuelta.

He’ll be backed up by a team focused on solidifying his GC position alongside trying to get into breakaways and capture stages. Alberto Bettiol, Magnus Cort and Neilson Powless are capable of winning on a multitude of parcours.

Cort took a wonderful win into Megève in 2022 and always seems to perform at the biggest races when his team needs it most. Powless rode a great Classics, finishing in the top seven of Milan-Sanremo and the Tour of Flanders and will be eyeing up a maiden stage win at the Tour. The American also has great memories in the Basque Country, having won the Clásica San Sebastián in 2021, so should be on show in the first week.

Groupama-FDJ

Team leader: David Gaudu

Rider to watch: Thibaut Pinot

Groupama-FDJ had a controversial initial roster announcement for the Tour de France, due to the omission of top French sprinter, Arnaud Démare, and the focus placed primarily on David Gaudu’s general classification hopes. Team manager Marc Madiot’s decision to leave Démare out was curious given how there could be as many as eight chances for the sprinters.

Gaudu finished a career-best 4th in last year’s Tour and will be hoping to go one better and reach the podium. His form has, however, fluctuated throughout 2023 with an impressive 2nd place finish at Paris-Nice being offset by an underwhelming 30th at the recent Critérium du Dauphiné.

Stefan Küng will be on domestique duty as a rouleur and versatile puncheur Valentin Madouas will play a key support role in the mountains.

The French team will still hunt stages through the likes of Quentin Pacher, who was excellent at last year’s Vuelta a España and finished in the top six on four stages.

Inspirational fan favourite Thibaut Pinot will start his final Tour de France after announcing his retirement in January. Cycling fans will be willing him to chase stages with the hope he sits atop the podium at the Tour once again. Despite narrowly falling to win a stage at the Giro d’Italia, Pinot won the mountains classification and finished fifth overall on GC, showing he’s more than capable of performing well in the Tour.

If Pinot is unable to achieve a fairytale ending and Gaudu doesn’t replicate his top-four finish, Madiot may rue the decision to snub Démare.

Ineos Grenadiers

Team leader: Dani Martínez and Carlos Rodríguez.

Objective: GC

Rider to watch: Tom Pidcock

We’ve reached a strange moment in the British team’s history as they again lack a clear leader or a top-five favourite. They are set to line up in the Basque Country with former winner Egan Bernal after his long journey back to recovery following his life-threatening crash in 2022, but it’s still too soon to expect a charge for the yellow jersey.

The Colombian has performed well in the lead-up, despite recurring knee issues and crashes plaguing his 2023 season and it was a delight to see Bernal back in the front group in at the Dauphiné where he finished 12th overall.

Bernal’s Colombian compatriot Dani Martínez is likely the strongest overall candidate for Ineos and did appear to be in fine form at the Dauphiné before dropping from sixth to 23rd overall after the final stage.

Ineos should experiment with young GC hopes in Tom Pidcock and Carlos Rodríguez. Pidcock rode an exciting debut Tour last year with the highlight of course his victory atop the legendary Alpe d’Huez, but he should be set for a prolonged attempt at cracking the general classification top ten alongside Rodríguez who finished ninth and Best Young Rider at the Dauphiné.

Racing Director Rod Ellingworth should also have the experienced trio of Luke Rowe, Michał Kwiatkowski and Jonathan Castroviejo to protect the leaders across the three weeks. The latter two won their respective national time trial championships in Poland and Spain a week before the start in Bilbao.

Intermarché - Circus - Wanty

Team leaders: Biniam Girmay and Louis Meintjes

Rider to watch: Biniam Girmay

Biniam Girmay is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated debutant at this year’s Tour de France. The Eritrean made history for African cycling by winning Gent-Wevelgem and a stage of the Giro d’Italia last year, and it would be no surprise if he were to write another chapter at the Tour.

A rapid finisher with the ability to hang tough on some rugged terrain, Girmay won’t lack opportunities on this Tour, and he warmed up for the main event with a stage victory at the Tour de Suisse. It was a reassuring win for the 23-year-old after a Classics campaign beset by bad luck, and he travels to France with justifiable confidence.

Louis Meintjes quietly rode himself into 7th overall at last year’s Tour, the third top-ten finish of his career, and the South African has the ability and the form to replicate that showing in 2023. His last outing before the Tour came at the Dauphiné, where his consistency carried him to 7th overall.

Georg Zimmerman, a stage winner at the Dauphiné, also features, alongside former World Champion Rui Costa and Lilian Calmejane. Mike Teunissen, winner on the opening day in 2019, lines up as part of Girmay’s lead-out train with Adrien Petit.

Jumbo-Visma

Team leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Wout van Aert

Objective: Win the Tour

Riders to watch: Christophe Laporte, Sepp Kuss

It was a surprise when Jonas Vingegaard decisively cracked Tadej Pogačar on the Col du Granon last year, but he went on to show that he was the strongest in the Tour. The Dane was steely, sportsmanlike and unbending in the face of the Slovenian’s numerous attacks. Is there yet more to come from the defending champion this summer?

He has kicked on from his victory, dominating at O Gran Camino and Itzulia Basque Country. Confidence will be high after two stage wins and an emphatic victory at the recent Critérium du Dauphiné. The only blot on his copybook this year is his third place at Paris-Nice, beaten by Pogačar, who could be affected by his fractured wrist.

The Dutch-registered team were the stand-out performers at last year’s race. They became the first team in 25 years to win both the yellow and green jersey. While they have gone from being the hunters to the hunted after their first Tour de France title, the same core team returns in 2023.

Wout van Aert is on board as a Mr. Do-It-All, a leading light for bunch sprints, time-trials, punchy hill finishes and dream helper for Vingegaard.

As the recent Netflix Tour de France documentary Unchained showed, it’s not always easy for this star-studded squad to accommodate multiple lofty ambitions. However, the Belgian has suggested he might not target the green jersey, expecting to abandon the race to be present for childbirth.

Fresh off his lieutenant role to Primož Roglič at the Giro d’Italia, American Sepp Kuss will offer invaluable support as last man in the mountains, aided in support by Tiesj Benoot.

Christophe Laporte was a candidate for most improved rider last season. He can climb the hills, protect on the flat, ride in the wind, sprint and attack to victory, as we saw with his poacher’s stage win in Cahors. A powerful new face in the engine room for the team is 2022 Paris-Roubaix winner Dylan van Baarle.

Overall, Jumbo-Visma can win on several fronts. Rather than sitting back, they will likely look to capitalise on their strength-in-depth with race-making, proactive moves.

Team leader: Enric Mas

Rider to watch: Matteo Jorgenson

It will be a special 41st appearance for the long-running Spanish squad with the Grand Depart in the Basque Country, and they will be hoping Mas can bounce back from his underwhelming performance at the 2022 Tour that eventually ended in him abandoning due to COVID-19.

Mas has been far from his best in one-week stages throughout 2023, but he’s rarely entered a Grand Tour with a whole host of big results behind him and tends to bring it together in the three-week tests.

The 28-year-old has on three occasions been runner-up at the Vuelta a España and has finished in the top six of the Tour twice. Mas will be relishing a great chance to podium the Tour with the only time trial being 22km and hilly.

Alongside Mas will be the versatile Matteo Jorgenson. The young American has been a stand-out in 2023, taking his first professional wins at the Tour of Oman, securing a top ten at the Tour of Flanders and coming second at the Tour de Romandie.

Jorgenson came painstakingly close to a stage win at last year’s Tour, finishing in the top five three times from the break. He could play a support role for Mas while hunting stages if given the freedom.

Movistar are yet to formally announce their team but have shown off a special ‘iceberg’ kit for the 2023 race which will be auctioned to raise funds for ocean protection.

Soudal-QuickStep

Team leader: Fabio Jakobsen and Julian Alaphilippe

Rider to watch: the leaders

The Belgian team have long been a stage-hunting side at the Tour, often lining up with the best sprinter in the world, be that Mark Cavendish or Marcel Kittel. Fabio Jakobsen is the next sprinter to take up the mantle and secured his first win at the Tour on debut last year after coming back from a life-threatening crash in 2020.

Jakobsen is one of the outright fastest sprinters but hasn’t quite clicked as well with the normally uber-efficient Quickstep lead-out as riders such as Cavendish in 2021. Michael Mørkøv is renowned as one of the best in the lead-out business, however, Jakobsen has on occasion opted to follow his rivals' wheels.

The Dutch sprinter took two wins at the Baloise Belgium Tour ahead of the Tour against a top-tier sprint field and will be hoping for much more than his solitary win at the 2022 race.

They would’ve arguably been disappointed with the 2022 Tour with only two stage wins, both of which came at the Grand Depart in Denmark. Outside of Jakobsen, they’ll look to their superstar that missed out last year due to a crash-marred season, Julian Alaphilippe.

The two-time World Champion returned to winning ways at World Tour level at the Dauphiné and sent a message to everyone with his celebration. Calm down, he signalled after sprinting easily to victory.

The swashbuckling Frenchman is a hero for many and should light up the opening stage in the Basque Country with dreams of another stint in the yellow jersey.

Arkéa-Samsic

Team leader: Warren Barguil

Rider to watch: Clement Champoussin

The French team have long been a recipient of one of the wildcard invitations to the Tour de France but after being promoted to World Tour status at the end of the 2022 season, they automatically qualified for their home race.

Significant moves were made in their ambitions after signing French star Warren Barguil to lead them at the Tour from 2018 onwards, but the talented climber hasn’t yet won them a stage. He’s more than capable and twice finished in the top-four of stages at the Giro d’Italia this season, so there’s still hope for fan-favourite Wawa.

They haven’t yet announced their team, but expect one (or a few) of their many sprinters to start the Tour and with eight possible chances at a bunch sprint, the likes of Hugo Hofstetter and Luca Mozzato will be hoping to use their consistent ability to finish in the top ten of flat stages and extend that to a win.

Elie Gesbert and Clément Champoussin are on the provisional team list alongside Barguil and will also be hunting stages and supporting their leader. Champoussin won a memorable stage at the Vuelta two years ago after attacking from the GC group and if he is present during the break on a hilly day, could have a great chance of victory.

Jayco-AlUla

Team leader: Simon Yates, Dylan Groenewegen

Altitude training is de rigueur for any serious Tour de France contender, but Simon Yates is taking it to an extreme. Favouring that preparation, he will have not raced since stage two of the Tour de Romandie in late April when he lines up in Bilbao on July 1.

The 30-year-old will hope less is more in his challenge for the podium. His busier spring ticked all the boxes, with a stage win and second at the Tour Down Under and fourth in Paris-Nice.

He’ll be sharing some limelight with sprinter Dylan Groenewegen, an early stage winner last year.

With six victories so far, including a brace at the recent Tour of Slovenia, he’ll have the belief that he can add to his Tour tally. Luka Mezgec can help guide the Dutchman and Luke Durbridge will call the shots as road captain.

DSM-Firmenich

Team leader: Romain Bardet

Rider to watch: Sam Welsford

They come to the Tour with a new team name and potentially new stars to be made. In his second season on the WorldTour, bunch sprinter Sam Welsford has gone up a level, winning two races and regularly featuring on the podium. It would be a whistlestop journey to the top if he can taste glory in France.

DSM-Firmenich have a reputation for bringing through new talent, as well as a challenging leadership style.

Theirs is a young team with a savvy, battle-hardened leader in Romain Bardet. The 32-year-old has been inside the top ten of every stage race he’s completed this season.

Last summer, he finished sixth at the Tour; it might have been more, had he not lost several minutes on a sweltering stage to Foix. Extra motivation comes in the shape of stage finishes in his home city of Clermont-Ferrand and on the nearby Puy de Dôme.

Team leader: Giulio Ciccone and Mads Pedersen

Objective: Stage wins and green jersey

Rider to watch: Mattias Skjelmose

Having missed out on his home race due to a COVID-19 positive, Giulio Ciccone will lead a talented Lidl-Trek side riding under that name for the first time. The Italian recently extended his contract with the US team until 2027 and has more than earned the leadership spot with a blistering start to the season.

Ciccone won the final stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné and has consistently performed on GC at each race this season. The 28-year-old is very punchy and could also snap up bonus seconds in the first week.

Mattias Skjelmose should be there as support and after his mature ride that saw him take victory at the Tour de Suisse, the 22-year-old could also challenge for stage wins on some of the hardest days from the break if given the opportunity by his team.

The real push for stages in the Lidl-Trek camp will come from former World Champion, Mads Pederson. The powerful Dane took his first Tour de France win from the break in 2022, and he may have to adopt similar tactics if he is to claim another.

The sprint field is set to be stacked with as many as eight possible chances for a bunch sprint. Pedersen is, of course, no slouch in a sprint, but his top-end speed may not be as high as Jakobsen, Philipsen or Groenewegen. He’ll likely put his team to work to make stages as hard as possible and sap the legs of the pure sprinters, but if that doesn’t work, look out for him in the break.

UAE Team Emirates

Team leader: Tadej Pogačar

Objective: Yellow jersey

The team has one clear goal, winning the Tour de France with Pogačar. The Slovenian superstar was denied his third yellow jersey in as many years after being well-beaten by Vingegaard in the high mountains and will be looking to bounce back at the 2023 Tour.

Pogačar produced a spring classics campaign for the ages and dominated with an air of invincibility. Paris-Nice, The Tour of Flanders, Fleche Wallonne and Amstel Gold Race. You could be mistaken for reading out the spring calendar when looking through his wins this season.

His onslaught of wins was halted however, by a crash at Liège-Bastogne-Liège where he fractured his wrist and was forced to take some time off the bike. This may have been timely after such an arduous spring and his training schedule hasn’t been overly disrupted.

It’s difficult to find a parcours that doesn't suit Pogačar’s abilities and he will want to maximise his bonus seconds on the punchier stages, especially in the first week.

Pogačar returned to racing at the Slovenian national time trial championships where he took an emphatic victory, albeit against a weak field, 5:14 ahead of the runner up on a 15.7km route.

UAE Emirates have not yet announced their full team, but expect loyal lieutenant Rafał Majka to start and provide the final pull for Pogačar on the toughest climbing days.

The Polish super-domestique has worked well with Adam Yates in 2023, helping the Brit win the Tour de Romandie and finish second at the Critérium du Dauphiné, behind only Vingegaard. Yates is provisionally set to take the start and would be another luxury domestique to help Pogačar.

Lotto-Dstny

Team leader: Caleb Ewan

Rider to watch: Maxim Van Gils

The Belgian team were relegated from the UCI World Tour at the end of 2022 but still received an invitation as one of the two top-ranked ProTeams. They haven’t won a stage of the Tour de France since 2020 and will be desperately trying to rectify that in 2023 with their headline sprinter Caleb Ewan.

It’s no surprise to see Ewan backed up by Jasper de Buyst, who will be his last man in the lead-out and veteran lead-out specialist, Jacopo Guarnieri, who they signed from Groupama-FDJ at the end of the season to bolster their train.

Ewan won three stages in 2019 and two in 2020. Since then, he’s been without luck or a consistent lead-out, however, doesn’t appear to have lost his top-end speed. He should not be overlooked if he can get a clear run to the line.

The Australian fast man had a tough 2022 season, crashing in the opening stage of the Giro and on the gruelling cobbled stage at the Tour. He suffered another setback at the Baloise Belgium Tour after crashing and staying down for some time before getting back on his bike.

Outside of Ewan, one of their riders to watch is young star Maxim Van Gils, who has impressed throughout 2023. The 23-year-old finished in the top eleven of all three Ardennes Classics and fifth in stages one and two of the Dauphiné. Look to see him feature in the punchy days or alongside another of Lotto Dstny’s new signings, Pascal Eenkhoorn, in the breakaway.

TotalEnergies

Team leader: Peter Sagan

Objective: stage wins

Rider to watch: Anthony Turgis

This is one of the oldest line-ups in the race. Several squad members have Tour de France success in their past and will be looking to show that they aren’t yesterday’s men: Alexis Vuillermoz, Maciej Bodnar, Edvald Boasson Hagen and, last but certainly not least, Peter Sagan.

It will be the last Tour de France for the retiring, but not shy, Slovakian. He has seven points jerseys and a dozen stage wins to his name. While his best days are behind him, you can never write off Sagan. Several fourth and fifth places in bunch sprints at the 2022 race showed the legs are still there.

TotalEnergies will be active in breakaways, but a stage win would make their year. They need a pick-me-up after a fallow year too, with only one victory in Europe so far.

Uno-X Pro Cycling

Team leader: Alexander Kristoff

Rider to watch: Torsten Traæn

The Norwegian squad are the fresh-faced debutants in the pack. Gaining a wild card from the race organisers in January was a first victory for them.

They are on a journey of discovery at the sport’s top level and there is no more brutal testing ground than the Tour de France to show where they belong.

Expect these underdogs to light up the race with many attacks while also working to set up veteran sprinter Alexander Kristoff.

Uno-X have several promising youngsters, waiting to make a name for themselves. U23 TT world champion Søren Wærenskjold packs a powerful sprint. Then there’s mountain men Tobias Halland Johannessen, who won the 2021 Tour de l’Avenir and Torsten Træen, who was eighth at the Critérium du Dauphiné. They could surprise a fair few observers.

Israel-Premier Tech

Team leader: Michael Woods and Dylan Teuns

Rider to watch: Corbin Strong

Despite their relegation from the UCI World Tour at the end of the 2022 season, Israel-Premier Tech were one of the two teams that received an invitation to the Tour de France as a wildcard. It’s their fourth participation at the Tour and they will have high expectations after securing two emotional and inspiring victories in 2022 through Simon Clarke and Hugo Houle.

As a whole, the Israeli team impressed fans at the Giro d’Italia with their mainly young squad riding an attacking race where they targeted the majority of breakaways. Their Tour team features much of their older contingent, but hopefully, the same style of racing will be adopted. Clarke and Houle have both been selected again to get into breaks.

Michael Woods and Dylan Teuns have shown the best climbing form in recent weeks with Woods winning the Route d'Occitanie and Teuns finishing ninth at the Tour de Suisse, despite barely figuring on the radar for much of the race.

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was expected to start, ten years after he won his first Grand Boucle for Team Sky. Finally, though, he was left out for a squad the team believed was better suited to their goals.

Stage hunting will be the agenda for the whole three weeks with Corbin Strong and Nick Schultz making the eight-man roster. Strong is a quick finisher with a great track-racing background and could be very dangerous from a break, while Schultz came agonisingly close to a stage win in Megève at last year’s Tour, so he’ll be hoping for another chance at victory here.

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The 2023 Tour de France has reached its final week.

But with two pivotal mountain stages remaining, as well as the only time trial stage of the 2023 Tour de France, everything is on the line as the riders prepare for the final week.

Following the last rest day of the 2023 Tour on Monday, riders will take on the 2023 Tour’s sole time trial on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday the peloton will take on the second-to-last mountain stage of this year’s Tour, which features the final uncategorized mountain climb of the 2023 Tour de France: Col de la Loze . This climb covers 28.4 kilometers and riders will gain over 1,800 meters of elevation, at a gradient of 6%.

Currently, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard has a ten-second lead over Tadej Pogacar, the winner in both 2020 and 2021. But with a difficult week in front of the peloton, everything is on the line.

Read on for more on this year’s Tour de France, including broadcast information, stage information, a summary of each stage to date, and more.

Previous updates: Cycling’s most prestigious event is about to get underway.

Starting on Sunday, nearly 200 riders from 22 teams will embark on a 2,115-mile journey from Bilbao, Spain into the heart of Paris. Riders will endure 21 stages over 23 days — meaning just two rest days — as they tackle France’s five biggest mountain ranges.

This year’s event has no shortage of storylines, starting with the battle between Dane Jonas Vingegaard, riding for UCI WorldTeam Jumbo–Visma, and Slovenian Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates.

Vingegaard is the reigning Tour de France champion, winning the 2022 version ahead of his rival Pogačar. The two previous years, the Slovenian was the one to earn the prestigious yellow jersey, the maillot jaune; his victory in 2020 at the age of 21 made him the second-youngest winner in race history. The two are the odds-on favorites to compete for the top spot on the podium again in 2023.

Vingegaard is arguably the best pure climber in the world and he impressed during the lead-up races to the Tour de France. Pogačar, meanwhile, has been ranked the No. 1 rider in the world for a record 92 straight weeks but had only two race days since late April, when he suffered a broken wrist in a crash. Despite their difference in preparation, their expected three-week fight for the victory projects to be an entertaining one — if Pogačar is on form.

The 2023 Tour de France will also have the last three champions in the field for the first time since 2009. That includes Vingegaard and Pogačar, as well as Colombia’s Egan Bernal of Ineos Grenadiers. The winner of the 2019 edition, Bernal became the first South American to finish the race in first place.

There are also some tweaks to the race itself. The opening stage, which is usually either a time trial or flat stage, is on hilly terrain this time around and will likely be a chance for general classification riders to get an early jump on their opponents. In addition, the penultimate 20th stage will not be a time trial this year. Instead, it is now a mountain stage, taking riders from Belfort to Le Markstein, covering 82.9 miles with almost 12,000 feet of climbing.

Another major storyline to watch? British cyclist Mark Cavendish. Cavendish is tied with Belgian legend Eddy Merckx for 34 Tour stage wins, the current record.

Cavendish stated back in May during the Giro d’Italia that he was retiring at the end of this year. A year ago Cavendish was a Tour de France reserve for his previous team, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl. Cavendish was announced as a team member by his current team, Astana Qazaqstan.

There are two teams from the United States in the field: EF Education-Easypost and Lidl-Trek. While none of the individual American riders are considered among the favorites for general classification, you could see a United States cyclist secure a stage win or two. Neilson Powless, riding for EF Education-Easypost, finished 13th overall in last year’s Tour de France, has two wins and three top-tens this year, and could secure a stage victory early.

Matteo Jorgenson, who rides for Movistar Team, nearly won Stage 16 last year in his Tour de France debut. He could push for a stage win this year. Another American, Sepp Kuss with Jumbo–Visma, is always strong in the mountains. While his main role with the team is to aid Vingegaard, he has won a Tour stage before.

For more on the Tour de France in general, we would strongly recommend this piece looking at the new Netflix docuseries “Unchained,” which looks at the 2022 Tour de France.

Here is how to watch, a look at each stage, and more.

How to watch the 2023 Tour de France

NBC Sports is your home for every stage of the 110th Tour de France, with the bulk of the coverage airing live each day on Peacock. NBC and USA Network will also air live coverage during the first week of the 2023 Tour de France, along with encores of each stage on USA at 2 a.m. ET most days.

All NBC and USA Network coverage also streams on NBCSports.com/live, as well as the NBC Sports app.

Here is the full broadcast schedule:

2023 Tour de France Broadcast Information

What teams are competing in the 2023 tour de france.

22 teams are competing in the 2023 Tour de France: That includes all 18 UCI WorldTeams, and 4 UCI ProTeams.

18 UCI WorldTeams

AG2R Citroën Team Alpecin-Deceuninck Arkéa-Samsic Astana Qazaqstan Team Bora-Hansgrohe Cofidis EF Education-EasyPost Groupama-FDJ Ineos Grenadiers Intermarché-Circus-Wanty Lidl-Trek Movistar Team Soudal—Quick-Step Team Bahrain Victorious Team dsm-firmenich Team Jayco-AlUla Team Jumbo-Visma UAE Team Emirates

UCI ProTeams

Israel—Premier Tech Lotto—Dstny Team TotalEnergies Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

The 2023 Tour de France map

Here is the official map of the 2023 Tour de France:

You can also view the map on the official Tour de France website.

Stages, dates, and distances for the 2023 Tour de France

Here are the stages for the 2023 Tour de France. There are eight stages considered “flat,” four hill stages, eight mountain stages, and one time trial stage this year.

2023 Tour de France Stages

The toughest stretch of the 2023 Tour de France looks to be Stages 13 through 16. Over three straight days riders will be tested by the French Alps, with a summit finish on both Stage 13 and Stage 15.

Stage 17, another mountain stage, might be the toughest individual test of the 2023 Tour de France. Riders will tackle a 103.1 mile stage with over 16,000 feet of elevation climb. Stage 17 also features a climb to the top of the 7,559-feet Col de la Loze, the highest point in this year’s Tour and one of the summits considered “ beyond category .”

If Stage 17 is not the toughest stage, Stage 6 might be. Another mountain stage, this includes the 6,939-foot Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees, and features the first of the summit finishes in the 2023 Tour de France.

2023 Tour de France results

Stage 1: Bilabo to Bilabo

Stage Winner: Adam Yates, UAE Team Emirates Overall Leader: Adam Yates, UAE Team Emirates Yates holds off his twin brother Simon Yates to win Stage 1 of the 2023 Tour de France. It is Yates’ first ever stage win at the Tour de France. Tadej Pogacar comes across the line third, giving UAE a first-third start to the 2023 TDF.

Stage 2: Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint-Sébastien

Stage Winner: Victor Lafay, Cofidis Overall Leader: Adam Yates, UAE Team Emirates. Lafay notched the first stage win for Cofidis in 15 years with an impressive showing, breaking clear of the pack in the closing kilometer for his first stage victory. Lafay now sits fourth in the general classification. Adam Yates retained the yellow jersey, with his twin brother Simon six seconds behind him, tied with Pogacar for second in the general classification.

Stage 3: Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne

Stage Winner: Jasper Philipsen, Alpecin-Deceuninck Overall Leader: Adam Yates, UAE Team Emirates The first flat stage of the Tour de France offered the first chance for a true sprint finish. Laurent Pichon of Arkéa–Samsic broke away from the peloton early, but the pack slowly reeled him in ahead of the finish. With five kilometers to go, Team Jumbo-Visma made their way to the front, with Vingegaard and Wout van Aert — who was reportedly frustrated after how Stage 2 ended — among those pushing hard. It all set the stage for a high-speed finish that saw Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck secure his first stage win of the 2023 Tour de France. Philipsen won two stages a year ago. Phil Bauhaus, Caleb Ewan, Fabio Jakobsen, and Van Aert round out the top five of the stage. Adam Yates retains the yellow jersey as the overall leader.

Stage 4: Dax to Nogaro

Stage Winner: Jasper Philipsen, Alpecin-Deceuninck Overall Leader: Adam Yates, UAE Team Emirates The fourth day of the Tour de France featured a second-straight flat stage, culminating in a wide-open finish at the Paul-Armagnac auto racing track in Nogaro with a 700-meter straight. With just under five miles remaining, the peloton cranked up the pace, pushing upwards of 37 mph as the pack closed in on Paul-Armagnac. When the peloton arrived at the race track, the finish was marred by three different crashes before coming down to a photo-finish between Philipsen and Caleb Ewan of ProTeam Lotto–Dstny. In the end it was Philipsen by half a wheel over Ewan for his second-straight stage victory. Cavendish, seeking his record 35th-stage win, finished fifth. Adam Yates holds onto the yellow jersey as the overall leader.

Stage 5: Pau to Laruns

Stage Winner: Jai Hindley, Bora-Hansgrohe Overall Leader: Jai Hindley, Bora-Hansgrohe We have a new leader at the Tour de France. After two-straight flat stages, the peloton returned to the mountains, winding from Pau to Laruns. The stage included some difficult climbs, including Col de Soudet, Col d’Ichère, and Col de Marie-Blanque. It was Hindley who ultimately broke away, securing his first-ever Tour de France stage victory. His strong ride also saw him take over as the overall leader in the general classification. Jonas Vingegaard pushed hard in the end, and now sits fifth in the general classification. Pogacar, however, struggled on Wednesday and now sits eighth in the general classification, more than 90 seconds behind Hindley.

Stage 6: Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque

Stage Winner: Tadej Pogacar, UAE Team Emirates Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma Thursday delivered the first true duel between the heavyweights, Pogacar and Vingegaard. For the second day in a row the riders tackled a mountain stage, complete with a climb up Col du Tourmalet, a 6,939-foot climb in the Pyrenees. A group of about 20 riders broke away early, but in the closing kilometers it was down to Pogacar, Vingegaard, and Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers). Kwiatkowski eventually sat up before the finish, leaving just Pogacar and Vingegaard to battle it out over the final three kilometers. Pogacar attacked with 2.7 kilometers to go, and eventually came across with his first stage win of the 2023 Tour. However, it was Vingegaard who took over as the leader for the general classification, with Pogacar just 25 seconds behind.

Stage 7: Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux

Stage Winner: Jasper Philipsen, Alpecin-Deceuninck Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma After two mountain stages, the 2023 Tour de France returned to more flat terrain, offering up another potential sprint. That opened the door for Mark Cavendish to set the all-time mark for stage wins, and the Astana rider made a push in the closing kilometers. But he was not alone, and at the end Jasper Philipsen nipped him for his third stage win of the 2023 Tour, denying Cavendish his record. Vingegaard finished 22nd, but retained the yellow jersey.

Stage 8: Libourne to Limoges

Stage Winner: Mads Pedersen, Lidl-Trek Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma Mads Pedersen won his second-career stage at the Tour de France, and Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey. But the big story from Stage 8 is the bitter end of the 2023 Tour de France — and likely career — for Mark Cavendish. Cavendish entered the 2023 TDF hoping to set the career mark with his 35th stage victory, and Stage 8 offered another chance for him after being nipped at the line on Friday. But an early crash in the middle of the peloton saw Cavendish land hard, and retire to the medical tent. A broken collarbone has ended his 2023 Tour de France, and likely his career, as he was set to retire at the end of the year.

Stage 9: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dôme

Stage Winner: Michael Woods, Israel Premier-Tech Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma Stage 9, ending at the iconic Puy de Dôme, was conquered by Michael Woods of Israel Premier-Tech. Woods was part of an initial group of 14 riders that broke away from the peloton, and while various riders made their attacks, it was Matteo Jorgensen from Movistar whose attack with 50 kilometers remaining posed the biggest threat. But Woods was able to chase him down in the final 500 meters of the summit finish to claim the stage. Behind them a battle between Vingegaard and Pogacar for the yellow jersey was heating up. Pogacar went on the offensive with over a kilometer remaining, and while Vingegaard fought back, Pogacar shaved eight seconds off Vingegaard’s lead. Up next? A day of rest for the riders before Stage 10.

Stage 10: Vulcania to Issoire

Stage Winner: Pello Bilbao, Team Bahrain Victorious Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma For the first time since 2018, a Spanish rider has won a stage at the Tour de France. Pello Bilbao secured his first-ever stage victory, first reeling in Krists Neilands who had broken away from the field, and then topping Georg Zimmermann from Intermarché–Circus–Wanty over the final two kilometers to secure the win. Following his victory, Bilbao dedicated his stage win to former teammate Gino Mäder, who tragically passed away at the Tour de Suisse last month. As for the general classification, Vingegaard and Pogacar were part of an initial breakaway at the start of the stage, but they settled in and finished three minutes behind Bilbao. Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey, with Pogacar now 17 seconds behind his rival.

Stage 11: Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins

Stage Winner: Jasper Philipsen, Alpecin-Deceuninck Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma History was made at the Tour de France on Wednesday. Philipsen secured his fourth stage of the 2023 Tour, edging past Dylan Groenewegen and Phil Bauhaus in the Tour’s final flat stage until Stage 19. That makes Philipsen just one of two active riders with four stage wins in a single Tour de France, joining Mark Cavendish. Regarding the general classification, Vingegaard maintained his yellow jersey, thanks to a strong effort from his Jumbo-Visma teammates to protect him until the final few kilometers. That opened the door for a charge from Wout Van Aert, but the Jumbo-Visma rider could not catch Philipsen.

Stage 12: Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais

Stage Winner: Ion Izagirre, Cofidis Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma Seven years after his first-ever Tour de France stage win, Ion Izagirre from Cofidis claimed his second. It was also the second stage victory in as many days for a Spanish rider. After an early breakaway from Mads Pedersen, a group reeled him in at the front which included Izagirre. Izagirre then broke away from the pack with around 30 kilometers to go, and held on for the win. Vingegaard maintained the yellow jersey, with Pogacar still 17 seconds behind him.

Stage 13: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier

Stage Winner: Michal Kwiatkowski, Ineos Grenadiers Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma The peloton returned to the mountains for Stage 13, concluding with a summit finish at the above categorization Grand Colombier. When all was said and done, Michal Kwiatkowski from Ineos Grenadiers who carried the day. He took the lead with over ten kilometers remaining, and fought off attacks from Adam Yates and Maxim Van Gils, securing the second Tour de France stage victory of his career. In terms of the general classification, Pogacar made a charge of his own over the final 400 meters of the summit finish to finish third in the stage. The four seconds of bonus time he picked up for that third-place finish, plus the four seconds he gained on Vingegaard, now see him trailing by just nine seconds.

Stage 14: Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil

Stage Winner: Carlos Rodriguez, Ineos Grenadiers Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma Stage 14 saw a milestone in the history of the Tour de France: The 250th uncategorized mountain climb since the classification system was unveiled in 1979. This stage saw a breakaway group of 16 riders at the front with 30 kilometers to go, with Vingegaard and Pogacar among them. While those two were battling, it was Carlos Rodriguez from Ineos Grenadiers who took advantage, sprinting away with under ten kilometers to go for his first stage victory. His effort moved him to third in the general classification, behind only Pogecar and Vingegaard, who retained the yellow jersey.

Stage 15: Les Gets - Les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc

Stage Winner: Wout Poels, Bahrain Victorious Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma Veteran rider Wout Poels claimed his first-ever Tour de France stage win, surviving the third mountain stage in as many days. Poels broke away from the pack with just over ten kilometers remaining, as the riders climbed Côte des Amerands. Pogacar attacked with under a kilometer to go, but Vingegaard stuck to his wheel and would not let his rival break away, retaining the yellow jersey.

Stage 16: Passy to Combloux

Stage Winner: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma Overall Leader: Jonas Vingegaard, Team Jumbo-Visma If Vingegaard goes on to win his second-straight Tour de France, he and the rest of the cycling world will look back at Stage 16 as the day he took control. In the only individual time trial of the 2023 Tour de France, Pogacar began the day just ten seconds behind Vingegaard with a fantastic chance to whittle away at that lead. But in what was described on the coverage as a “ time trial of destruction ,” Vingegaard not only won the stage, but won it by 1’38” over his rival, giving himself a 1’48” advantage as the Tour begins its final week.

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Tour de France 2023: Route and stages

Read about the entire route of the 2023 Tour de France.

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Tour de France 2023 stages

Tour de france 2023: route, profiles, more.

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More about the Tour de France

Tour de france 2023: the route, tour de france 2023 route stage 1: bilbao - bilbao.

Tour de France 2023 Route stage 2: Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián

Tour de France 2023 Route stage 3: Amorebieta-Etxano - Bayonne

Tour de France 2023 Route stage 4: Dax - Nogaro

A CYCLING DESTINATION

Tour de paris, upcoming events.

40th Annual Tour de Paris

July 20, 2024.

The Tour de Paris began in 1984 with just a few enthusiastic cyclists. Since then, it has evolved into a community favorite that now boasts over 1,700 cyclists and volunteers.

Official Start will take place at 8 am

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Route Information

The Tour de Paris features multiple routes that are tailored to riders of all skill levels. These include the 14 & 24 mile off-road on the Northeast Texas Trail and the 22, 35, 62, 68, and 80-mile county routes. Maps for each route can be viewed below.

Event Information

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Pre-registration ends Friday, July 19th at 11:59 pm.

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Friday, July 19 – Love Civic Center – 2025 S. Collegiate

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Grand Départ 2023 Pays Basque

To start from the basque country.

• Bilbao , the most populous city in the Basque Country,  will host the start of the 110 th  Tour de France on Saturday 1 July 2023.
• The peloton of the  Grande Boucle  already converged in Spain for the 1992  Grand Départ , which was also held in the Basque Country, specifically in San Sebastián. In addition to the Pyrenean stages that pass through the country now and then, nine Spanish towns and cities have hosted a Tour stage start or finish.  Bilbao will join the club in 2023 as the show gets on the road with a loop stage. The second stage will also take place entirely within the borders of the Basque Country.

HALFWAY BETWEEN THE SKY AND THE SEA,  Christian Prudhomme  

"A Grand Départ became a grand wish. Ever since the Tour de France hit the road in San Sebastián in summer 1992, the authorities and elected representatives of the Basque Country have longed to host the Grande Boucle again. This burning desire, combined with what the region brings to the table, could not be ignored, and this fervent courtship deserved to get a new taste of the three days of the Grand Départ after such a long wait.   We are therefore thrilled to return to these hospitable lands, which have continued to dispatch passionate orange armies to the Pyrenees and far beyond, flying the ikurrina on the roadsides to boost the morale of their riders.   Halfway between the sky and the sea, Biscaye, Alava et Gipuzkoa, the three provinces that make up the autonomous community, are fertile ground for spectacular cycling. I have no doubt that the leaders and punchers, clashing on every single climb, buoyed by the enthusiasm of the crowds, will put on quite a show. A Grand Départ for a grand wish."

WE WELCOME THE TOUR!,  Iñigo Urkullu Renteria,  President of the Basque Government  

"July 2023 will be a momentous occasion for the Basque Country. Fans will turn out in force and pump up the festive atmosphere that Basque supporters are known for on the roads of the Tour de France. The colourful Basque tide that infuses legendary mountains with joy will sweep through our own climbs, coast, towns and villages.   All the Basque institutions have embraced the challenge and are working as a team to seize the opportunity. For us, this is a dream come true. We understand how important this stage is for the Euskadi/Basque Country Strategy for Internationalisation, which aims to raise the profile of our country beyond our borders.   Cycling is a long-standing tradition in the Basque Country. Our goal is to host a flawless Grand Départ to make our lands an even more attractive destination. Our enthusiasm and commitment fill us with a sense of purpose as we prepare to welcome the 110th edition of the Tour de France."

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Autonomous Community located in the north of Spain and consisting of three historical territories: Araba-Alava, Biscay et Gipuzkoa  

Lehendakaria (President of the Government): Iñigo Urkullu Renteria  

Area: 7 234 km2  

Population: 2 200 000 inhabitants  

Capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz (253 000 inhabitants)  

Main cities: Bilbao (354 000 inhabitants), Donostia / San Sebastian (188 000 inhabitants)  

Languages: euskara (basque) and spanish   Voltaire defined the Basque Country as " the People who sing and dance on both sides of the Pyrenees ". It shares the Basque language, the oldest language in Europe, with Navarre and with Iparralde, the French Basque Country, forming the " territory of the Basque language " with a unique culture that provides its own identity, personality and sense of belonging.  

Currency: Euro  

Socio-economic situation:   The Basque Autonomous Community is one of the territories with the most advanced social and economic indicators in Europe. It has a high life expectancy, as well as a high rate of academic training and is among the first countries in the world in the Human Development Index. The Basque productive fabric is dynamic and open and aspires to that industry and advanced services represent 40% of the Gross Domestic Product. In addition, the European Union's Regional Innovation Scoreboard places the Basque Country in the group of High Innovation Regions with the consideration of Pole of Excellence.

Basque sports legends:

Women: Maialen Chourraut (whitewater canoeing, gold, silver and  bronze 3 olympic medals 2012-2016-2020), Joane Somarriba (cycling, winner Tour de France 2000, 2001, 2003), Edurne Pasaban (alpinism, the world's first woman to summit the 14 eight-thousanders), Ibone Belaustegigoitia (trampoline jump, the first basque olympic athlete), Maider Unda (wrestling, bronze olympic medal 2012), Josune Bereziartu (climbing, leading the top female difficulty in world sport climbing from 1997 to 2017).

Men: Miguel Indurain (Navarre. Cycling, winner of five Tour de France 1991-1995), Joseba Beloki (Alava. Cycling, second Tour de France 2002 and third 2000 et 2001), Abraham Olano (Gipuzkoa. Cycling, fourth Tour de France 1997 and sixth 1999), Marino Lejarreta (Biscay. Cycling, fifth Tour de France 1989 and 1990), Xabi Alonso (football), Martin Fiz (marathon), Julen Aginagalde (handball), Aritz Aranburu (surf), Jose Maria Olazabal (golf), Jon Rahm (golf), Martin Zabaleta (alpinism, the first basque alpinist in Everest), Jose Angel Iribar (football).

Basque traditional sports : greats champions of basque pelota (“ esku-pilota ”, hand-pelota, and zesta-punta/Jai-Alai), “ harri-jasotzea ” (stone lifting), Iñaki Perurena and “ arrauna” (basque traditional row).

Wednesday 28th June :  Opening of the reception desk and press centre at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Barakaldo. Thursday 29th June :  Presentation of the 2023 Tour de France teams at the Guggenheim museum. Saturday 1st July : STAGE 1 - Bilbao > Bilbao. Sunday 2nd July : STAGE 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz > Saint-Sébastien. Monday 3rd July : STAGE 3 - Amorebieta-Etxano > Bayonne.

STAGE 1 |  BILBAO > BILBAO  |  1 JULY 2023 |  185 km 

This loop within the borders of Biscay takes the peloton on a roller-coaster ride on the primeval hills that mound the sea, with a double passage through Guernica, a place of remembrance. Boasting an elevation gain of 3,300 metres, this beast of a stage guarantees that the yellow jersey will go to one of the hard men. A succession of climbs will serve as an appetiser before the Pike Bidea, a 2 km climb packing an average gradient of 9%, with sections of up to 15%, coming 10 km before the finish, on the heights above Bilbao. The riders would do well to save some energy for the finish, where the stage will be decided at the top of a 5% ramp. 

STAGE 2 |  VITORIA-GASTEIZ > SAN SEBASTIÁN | 2 JULY 2023 | 210 km 

Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of Álava and seat of the Basque institutions, will get the ball rolling on a plateau at 600 masl. The overall profile is that of a stage that rolls down towards the sea, but looks can be deceiving. After their legs have been softened up by the rugged, merciless terrain, the riders will get to grips with the Jaizkibel climb, near the Gipuzkoa capital, in the opposite direction from the Clásica de San Sebastián, which is every bit as tough than the side that often decides the outcome of the one-day race. Expect attacks to come thick and fast!  

STAGE 3 |  AMOREBIETA-ETXANO >  BAYONNE |  3 JULY 2023

The race is going home the long way round. The sprinters could get their first chance… as long as they can navigate such a dicey course. Pedalling their way through Biscaye, the riders will reach the sea in the jaw-dropping port town of Lekeitio. From there, 80 km of coastal roads peppered with little difficulties will be a feast for their eyes and an ordeal for their legs. After bidding farewell to San Sebastián, it will be time to head towards Irun and…

 Federico Ezquerra: Cannes (1936)

Jesús Loroño: Cauterets (1953)

Luis Otaño: Bourg-d'Oisans (1966)

José María Errandonea: Angers (1967)

Aurelio González: Lorient (1968)

Miguel María Lasa: Verviers (1976) and Biarritz (1978)

José Nazabal: Vitoria (1977)

Julián Gorospe: Saint-Étienne (1986)

Pello Ruiz: Évreux (1986)

Federico Echave: Alpe-d'Huez (1987)

Marino Lejarreta: Millau (1990) 

Javier Murguialday: Pau (1992)

Abraham Olano: Disneyland-Paris (1997)

David Etxebarria: Saint-Flour and Pau (1999)

Javier Otxoa: Hautacam (2000)

Roberto Laiseka: Luz-Ardiden (2001)

Iban Mayo: Alpe-d'Huez (2003)

Aitor González: Nîmes (2004)

Juan Manuel Gárate: Mont Ventoux (2009)

Ion Izagirre: Morzine (2016)

Omar Fraile: Mende (2018) 

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Bordeaux > San Sebastián, 228 km: Louis Caput (FRA)

San Sebastián > Pau, 196 km: Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)

Oloron-Sainte-Marie > Vitoria-Gasteiz, 248 km: José Nazabal (ESP)         

 Vitoria-Gasteiz > Seignosse-le-Penon, 256 km: Régis Delépine (FRA)

San Sebastián, 8 km (prologue): Miguel Indurain (ESP)            

San Sebastián > San Sebastián, 194.5 km: Dominique Arnould (FRA)

San Sebastián > Pau, 255 km: Javier Murguialday (ESP)     

Argelès-Gazost > Pamplona, 262 km: Laurent Dufaux (SUI)

Pamplona > Hendaye, 154.5 km: Bart Voskamp (NED) 

THE BASQUE COUNTRY, perfect to be enjoyed at close quarters

You couldn’t fit any more in so little space. Because it’s not easy to find so many wonders so close to each other. The Basque Country is the ideal place to enjoy numerous attractions in a short time: diverse landscapes, a pleasant climate, an age-old culture, renowned gastronomy... What more could you ask for from this unique land? We can sum up the Basque Country with these 10 great icons, but there’s much more:

• Donostia-San Sebastián
• Vitoria-Gasteiz
• Gernika Assembly House
• Biscaye Bridge
• San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
• Balenciaga Museum
• Sanctuary of Loyola

The Basque Country is recognised the world over as a cycling country. Its fans, its great professionals, its events and the brands linked to the cycling industry clearly show the close links between the Basque Country, its people and this most demanding of sports.

If you’re passionate about cycling, the Basque Country offers you endless enjoyable possibilities: MTB centres, green ways, cycle holiday routes, urban routes, or hundreds of kilometres of roads with sparse traffic winding through incredible landscapes, are just some of the most attractive options you’ll find in these guides:

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• Grand Tour Cycling Route Around the Alavan Plain Guide  https://issuu.com/turismoeuskadi/docs/folleto_cicloturismo_alava_2018_enf

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Date: July 20, 2024

Event: 40th Annual Tour de Paris

Route distances: 14, 22, 24, 35, 57, 68, 80 Miles

Tour: This event is a part of a four rally challenge – European Tour of Texas Challenge

About the ride:

To all our cycling Friends who came to ride in our 39th Annual Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally on Saturday, July 15th, 2023,

THANK YOU!! Our community loves this event, and we have over 650 volunteers, sponsors, city and county personnel who love to help welcome our cyclists and make sure ALL are safe and well cared for!

July 20th, 2024 will be our 40th Annual Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally! Hope to see you ALL next year and be sure to invite friends!

Location: Love Civic Center, 2025 S Collegiate Dr, Paris, TX 75460

Event Website: www.tourdeparis.org    |   Facebook page

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Taylor Swift joins Oprah, Rihanna on Forbes billionaires list. See who else made the list

It's been a long time coming, but... Taylor Swift has now joined Forbes' Worlds' Billionaire List.

Here's what we know.

Is Taylor Swift a billionaire?

Yes . The pop superstar, who  reached billionaire status in October , landed on Forbes'  World’s Billionaires list , the business magazine shared Tuesday. Among other celeb billionaires who made the cut — including  Rihanna ,  Kim Kardashian ,  Oprah Winfrey  and  "Star Wars"  creator George Lucas — Swift was ranked at No. 14 with a net worth of $1.1 billion.

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Lucas tops the celebrity billionaire list, with a net worth of $5.5 billion — five times that of Swift.

However, the "Is It Over Now?" singer still managed to make history as the first person to reach billionaire status "based solely on songwriting and performing," according to Forbes .

Swift had a lucrative 2023, thanks in large part to her record-breaking  Eras Tour , which became the first tour in history to earn more than $1 billion. The global trek,  which kicked off in March 2023 , took in an estimated ticket gross of $1.04 billion last year from 4.35 million tickets sold, according to  music industry trade publication Pollstar .

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Swift's U.S. concerts added an estimated $4.3 billion to the country’s gross domestic product in 2023,  Bloomberg reported in October .

A concert film of the tour,  "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,"  opened at the box office in October with earnings of $92.8 million. Within days, it became the highest-grossing concert film ever in North America, not accounting for inflation.

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Not yet . As of December 2023, Forbes estimates Beyoncé's net worth to be around $800 million.

Of course, this was calculated before "Queen Bey" dropped her new country album "Cowboy Carter."

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Valero Texas Open 2024 prize money: What Akshay Bhatia earned for second PGA Tour win

Akshay Bhatia earned his second PGA Tour victory at the Valero Texas Open and, financially, it was worth far more than win No. 1.

Bhatia's maiden Tour title came last year at the Barracuda Championship, played opposite The Open. It paid out $684K to Bhatia. The Texas Open triumph was worth nearly $1 million more.

Here's a look at what Bhatia and those who made the cut earned at TPC San Antonio.

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It pays to play well on the PGA Tour. Just ask  this week’s winner, Akshay Bhatia .

The 22-year-old won the 2024 Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio after a playoff against Denny McCarthy on Sunday to claim his second PGA Tour victory. His first win at last year’s 2023 Barracuda Championship also came via a playoff. For his efforts, Bhatia will take home the top prize of $1,656,000. Despite coming up short in the playoff, McCarthy still cleared seven figures and banked $1,002,800 for a hefty consolation prize.

With $9.2 million up for grabs, check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2024 Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.

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Akshay Bhatia leads by five shots entering weekend play at the Valero Texas Open.

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Kurt Kitayama Betting Profile: Masters Tournament

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 29: Kurt Kitayama of the United States hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the second round of the Texas Children's Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 29, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

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Kurt Kitayama hits the links April 11-14 in the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club following a 36th-place finish in the Texas Children's Houston Open, which was his last competition.

The Masters Tournament & Course Info

• Date: April 11-14, 2024
• Location: Augusta, Georgia
• Course: Augusta National Golf Club
• Par: 72 / 7,555 yards
• Previous Winner: Jon Rahm

At the Masters Tournament

• Kitayama has entered the Masters Tournament once in recent years (in 2023), posting a score of +8 and missing the cut.
• When Jon Rahm won this tournament in 2023, he finished with a driving average of 298.8 (24th in the field), 85.71% driving accuracy (fourth), and 28.75 putts per round (17th).

Kitayama's Recent History at the Masters Tournament

Kitayama's recent performances.

• Kitayama has posted one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes over his last five events.
• He's qualified for the weekend in four of his last five appearances.
• Kitayama has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in three of his last five events, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
• He has carded an average score of -7 over his last five events.
• Off the tee, Kurt Kitayama has averaged 305.8 yards in his past five tournaments.
• Kitayama has an average of 0.619 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
• In his past five starts, Kitayama is averaging 1.497 Strokes Gained: Total.

Kitayama's Advanced Stats and Rankings

• Kitayama has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.425 this season (25th on TOUR). His average driving distance (302.7 yards) ranks 44th, while his 55.2% driving accuracy average ranks 124th.
• In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kitayama has a 0.435 mark (34th on TOUR).
• On the greens, Kitayama has delivered a -0.082 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 111th on TOUR, while he ranks 104th with a putts-per-round average of 29.00. He has broken par 23.18% of the time (126th on TOUR).

Kitayama's Best Finishes

• Kitayama hasn't won any of the eight tournaments he has taken part in this season, though he has earned one top-10 finish.
• In those eight tournaments, he made the cut on seven occasions.
• Kitayama, who has 302 points, currently ranks 69th in the FedExCup standings.

Kitayama's Best Strokes Gained Performances

• This season, Kitayama posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking sixth in the field at 3.939. In that tournament, he finished eighth.
• Kitayama produced his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at The Sentry, ranking sixth in the field at 3.988. In that event, he finished 29th.
• In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kitayama's best effort this season was at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 3.104 (he finished 39th in that tournament).
• At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Kitayama delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.480, which was his best so far this season. That ranked 11th in the field.
• Kitayama recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.258) at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), which ranked him eighth in the field. He finished eighth in that tournament.

Kitayama's Strokes Gained Rankings

Kitayama's past results.

All stats in this article are accurate for Kitayama as of the start of the Masters Tournament.

Note: The PGA TOUR has created this story via a machine-learning model using data from ShotLink , powered by CDW, in addition to player performance data. While we strive for accuracy and quality, please note that the information provided may not be entirely error-free.

Houston Open moves to PGA's spring schedule beginning in 2024, to stick around through at least 2028

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Open, the city's longtime PGA Tour event, is not going anywhere, but it will be making a move.

On Wednesday, the Astros Golf Foundation announced the Houston Open will move to a spring date in 2024 and be part of the PGA Tour's schedule. Additionally, the Astros Golf Foundation has extended its agreement with the City of Houston and the PGA Tour through 2028.

The 2024 Houston Open will mark the first time the tournament, while under the leadership of the Astros Golf Foundation, will have a spring date. The event was held in November from 2019 to 2022 .

"This is a great day for the Houston Open and a great day for the City of Houston," Astros Golf Foundation President Giles Kibbe said. "We are moving back to the PGA's prime schedule and we are back on national TV. We are positioned to continue doing great things for the City of Houston and so many local charities."

The PGA Tour's Houston Open is the single largest fundraiser for the Astros Foundation and also benefits the City of Houston, First Tee of Greater Houston and countless local charities. About $3.5 million were given back to the greater Houston community following the 2022 tournament.

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Due to the shift, the Houston Open will not be held in 2023. The tournament will remain at Memorial Park.

"We have a full year now to really work on that course," Kenneth Allen, director of Houston's Parks and Recreation Department, told ABC13. "We've done some wonderful things with the Astros. To maintain a PGA course and allow everyday golfers to experience that is a wonderful opportunity to the everyday golfer."

For his part, Mayor Sylvester Turner gave credit where credit's due.

"The return of the Houston Open to the City of Houston and to the PGA Tour's spring schedule is something I have advocated for and supported since I became mayor," Turner said in a statement. "The fact that it happened so quickly must be credited to Astros owner Jim Crane and is a testament to what can be accomplished by a true public and private partnership and this community's support of the Astros Golf Foundation, which raised $34 million to renovate the Memorial Park Golf Course and improve its facilities."

The new spring date has yet to be announced, but ABC13 was told the Houston Open is expected to replace the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, which was held annually two weeks before The Masters. The 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play took place on March 20.

After eight years, Austin is losing the event, and Houston is expected to benefit.

"It's a really good course. It's a hard golf course and the better players love it," Kibbe added. "If we get this positioned right on that date, we're going to have a lot of the top players here."

Last year, just eight of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings played the Houston Open.

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