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Zwei Tage vor Beginn der Tour de France meldete sich einer zu Wort, der bei diesem wichtigsten Radrennen im vergangenen Jahr Historisches erreicht hatte. "Reflections" stand über dem Text, den Nicholas Dlamini in den sozialen Medien veröffentlichte. Was er darin reflektierte, war seine Reise aus den Townships Südafrikas bis zur Startlinie der Tour de France , wo noch nie zuvor ein Schwarzer Südafrikaner gestanden hatte: "2021 war ich der einzige Schwarze Fahrer bei der Tour de France in einem Feld von über 170", schrieb Dlamini. Und dann das: "2022 wird es keinen geben."

Man kann diesen Anachronismus beim Blick ins Fahrerfeld, das sich derzeit durch die französischen Berge quält und an diesem Wochenende das Ziel der Rundfahrt in Paris erreichen wird, leicht übersehen. Und doch sind da diese Zahlen, die nicht recht ins Jahr 2022 zu passen scheinen: 176 Fahrer standen am ersten Tag der Tour an der Startlinie, ein Schwarzer Fahrer war nicht dabei. Der asiatische Kontinent wurde von drei Kasachen und einem israelischen Fahrer vertreten, der afrikanische von zwei weißen Südafrikanern.

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Zum Teil lässt sich die europäische Dominanz historisch erklären: Die Wiege des Sports liegt in Europa, hier wurden die ersten Radrennen gefahren. Die prestigeträchtigsten Eintagesrennen finden in Belgien, Italien und Frankreich statt. Und bei den drei bedeutendsten mehrwöchigen Landesrundfahrten werden Spanien, Frankreich und Italien durchquert. Europa hat schlicht eine größere Radfahr- und Radrennkultur als Asien und Afrika.

Und doch stellt sich die Frage, warum der Sport in den vergangenen hundert Jahren nicht nennenswert vielfältiger geworden ist. Erste Beispiele von nicht weißen Spitzenfahrern gab es schon früh: Den US-Amerikaner Marshall "Major" Taylor etwa, der mehrere Weltrekorde aufstellte und 1898 der erst zweite Schwarze Sportweltmeister überhaupt wurde. Oder den Tunesier Ali Neffati, der 1913 bei der Tour de France startete – Jahre, bevor der erste Brite teilnahm.

533 Fahrer, acht aus Afrika

Doch seitdem hat sich kaum etwas getan. Das zeigt auch der Blick auf die Anzahl afrikanischer Topfahrer in der World Tour, der Eliteklasse des weltweiten Radsports . Von 533 Fahrern kommen in diesem Jahr nur acht aus Afrika, das sind 1,5 Prozent – und vier der acht sind weiße Südafrikaner. Läufernationen wie Kenia und Äthiopien, die in der Leichtathletik die Ausdauerdisziplinen dominieren, spielen im Radsport keine Rolle. Und selbst aus einem Land wie Eritrea, das lange eine italienische Kolonie war und eine riesige Radsporttradition hat, schaffen es nur die wenigsten in die Weltspitze.

Fast noch auffälliger ist die Abwesenheit Schwarzer Sportler im europäischen und US-amerikanischen Radsport, wenn man die jeweiligen Gesellschaften als Maßstab nimmt. In Frankreich, dem Heimatland der Tour, hat ein Drittel der Menschen unter 60 Jahren einen – oft afrikanischen – Migrationshintergrund. In vielen anderen Sportarten spiegelt sich das schon lange in den Nationalmannschaften wider, zur Tour de France aber schafften es in all den Jahren nur zwei Schwarze Franzosen: Yohann Gène und Kévin Reza. Letzterer bemängelte 2020 , dass die Belange Schwarzer Menschen im Radsport auf zu wenig Interesse stießen. Damals gab es in anderen Sportarten große globale Solidaritätsbekundungen mit der Black-Lives-Matter-Bewegung, bei der Tour de France hingegen passierte wenig. Bei anderen Nationen ist die Bilanz noch deutlicher: Einen Schwarzen Briten, Deutschen oder US-Amerikaner hat es bei der Tour noch nie gegeben. Der Radsport hat ein Diversitätsproblem.

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Mani Arthur kämpft dafür, dass sich das ändert. Arthur ist in Ghana geboren und als Kind nach England gekommen; seit einigen Jahren ist er dort eine der lautesten Stimmen für mehr Diversität im Radsport. Fragt man Arthur, wann er bemerkt habe, wie weiß sein Sport ist, muss er schmunzeln: "Oh, das wusste ich sofort." Bei seiner ersten Fahrt mit einem Radsportclub habe ihm der Anführer der Gruppe deutlich zu verstehen gegeben, dass er an der falschen Adresse sei: "Er sagte mir immer wieder: 'Wir fahren hier Rennen, wir sind ein Rennteam, weißt du.'" Als die Gruppe nach der Fahrt gemeinsam in einem Café saß und ein Schwarzer Radfahrer an ihnen vorbeirollte, habe man ihm gesagt: "Guck mal, vielleicht solltest du mit ihm fahren."

Bis Arthur seine erste Erfahrung verdaut hatte und wieder aufs Rennrad stieg, dauerte es ein halbes Jahr. Dann fand er einen Verein, bei dem er sich wohler fühlte. Aber er weiß, dass andere schon diesen ersten Schritt in den Sport scheuen. "Viele Schwarze Fahrer fahren allein, weil sie Angst haben, einem Verein beizutreten", sagt er. "Wenn sie Fußball spielen wollten, hätten sie kein Problem damit, den Verein um die Ecke anzurufen und zu fragen: 'Hey, wann trainiert ihr?' Der Unterschied ist, dass sie oft keine Ahnung von Radsportkultur haben und nicht wissen, was sie im Verein zu erwarten haben. Radsportclubs wirken auf Schwarze Fahrer oft einschüchternd."

"Wir wollen ein Zugang sein"

Um diese Hürden auf dem Weg in den Sport kleiner werden zu lassen, gründete Arthur 2018 in London das Black Cyclists Network, einen Verein als Anlaufstelle für Schwarze Radfahrerinnen und Radfahrer. Mittlerweile erregt sein Engagement viel Aufmerksamkeit, manche nehmen für eine Ausfahrt mit Arthurs Gruppe mehrere Stunden Anreise auf sich. "Die frage ich in der Regel, ob sie auch mit ihrem lokalen Verein fahren. Und oft sagen sie mir, dass sie da nicht hingehen, obwohl sie schon seit Jahren Rad fahren – weil sie glauben, sie würden im Verein nicht akzeptiert." Sein Ziel ist, dass solche Fahrerinnen in seinem Verein die ersten Schritte machen und die Etikette und Radsportkultur kennenlernen, anschließend aber auch in anderen Gruppen fahren. "Wir wollen ein Zugang sein, ein Einfallstor in die Radsportkultur, damit die Leute sich sicher genug fühlen, um sich im Weißen Radsportumfeld zu bewegen."

Damit mehr People of Color sich zutrauen, nicht nur zum Zeitvertreib, sondern kompetitiv Rad zu fahren, bräuchte es auch Vorbilder, meint Arthur. Identifikationsfiguren, die auf höchstem Level sichtbar sind und Erfolge feiern. Am besten bei dem Rennen, das mit Abstand die meiste Aufmerksamkeit erfährt: der Tour de France.

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The 2021 Tour de France begins on Saturday, June 26 through Sunday, July 18. This year’s cycling event features 10 new sites and stage cities indicated with an asterisk in the schedule below. Additionally, there will be 2 individual time trials in this year’s Tour. See below to find out more information including how to watch, stages, the complete schedule, and more.

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When is the 2021 tour de france what time does coverage start.

The 2021 Tour de France will take place from June 26 - July 18. Coverage of Stage 20 starts at 7:00 a.m. ET on NBCSN and 6:55 a.m. ET on Peacock . Click here for start times for the rest of the 2020 Tour de France.

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Stream all 21 stages of the 2021 Tour de France from start to finish, or watch on-demand on Peacock . Coverage will also be available on NBCSN. Click here for the full broadcast schedule .

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The 2021 Tour de France is 23 days long. There will be one stage contested per day and two rest days. The first rest day is on July 5 (between stages 9 & 10) and the second will be on July 12 (between stages 15 & 16).

How many riders are in the Tour?

There will be a total of 184 riders. There will be 23 teams with 8 riders per team.

How many stages is the Tour de France?

There are 21 stages: 8 flat, 5 hilly, 6 mountain stages, and 2 individual time trials.

What is the 2021 Tour de France schedule and route?

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How many miles is the 2021 Tour de France?

The route is 3,414 km (approximately 2,121 miles) long.

Previous Tour de France Winners

2020 - Tadej Pogacar

2019 - Egan Bernal

2018 - Geraint Thomas

2017 - Chris Froome

2016 - Chris Froome

2015 - Chris Froome

2014 - Vincenzo Nibali

2013 - Chris Froome

2012 - Bradley Wiggins

2011 - Cadel Evans

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Tour de France won’t finish in Paris for first time in more than a century because of the Olympics

This photo provided by the Tour de France organizer ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) shows the roadmap of the men’s 2024 Tour de France cycling race. The race will start in Florence, Italy, on June 29, 2024, to end in Nice, southern France on July 21, 2024. (ASO via AP)

This photo provided by the Tour de France organizer ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) shows the roadmap of the women’s 2024 Tour de France cycling race. The race will start in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Aug. 12 2024 to end in Alps d’Huez, French Alps, on Aug. 18, 2024. (ASO via AP)

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PARIS (AP) — The final stage of next year’s Tour de France will be held outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a clash with the Olympics, moving instead to the French Riviera.

Because of security and logistical reasons, the French capital won’t have its traditional Tour finish on the Champs-Elysees. The race will instead conclude in Nice on July 21. Just five days later, Paris will open the Olympics.

The race will start in Italy for the first time with a stage that includes more than 3,600 meters of climbing. High mountains will be on the 2024 schedule as soon as the fourth day in a race that features two individual time trials and four summit finishes.

There are a total of seven mountain stages on the program, across four mountain ranges, according to the route released Wednesday.

The race will kick off in the Italian city of Florence on June 29 and will take riders to Rimini through a series of hills and climbs in the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. That tricky start could set the scene for the first skirmishes between the main contenders.

Riders will first cross the Alps during Stage 4, when they will tackle the 2,642-meter Col du Galibier.

“The Tour peloton has never climbed so high, so early,” Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme said.

And it will just be just a taste of what’s to come since the total vertical gain of the 111th edition of the Tour reaches 52,230 meters.

The next big moment for two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and his rivals will be Stage 7 for the first time trial in the Bourgogne vineyards. The first rest day will then come after a stage in Champagne presenting several sectors on white gravel roads for a total of 32 kilometers that usually provide for spectacular racing in the dust.

Tour riders will then head south to the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, then return to the Alps for a pair of massive stages with hilltop finishes, at the Isola 2000 ski resort then the Col de la Couillole, a 15.7-kilometer (9.7-mile) ascent at an average gradient of 7.1%.

There should be suspense right until the very end because the last stage, traditionally a victory parade in Paris for the race leader until the final sprint takes shape, will be a 34-kilometer (21.1-mile) time trial between Monaco and Nice.

“Everyone remembers the last occasion the Tour finished with a time trial, when Greg LeMond stripped the yellow jersey from the shoulders of Laurent Fignon on the Champs-Elysees in 1989, by just eight seconds,” Prudhommne said. “Thirty-five years later, we can but dream of a similar duel.”

There are eight flat stages for the sprinters, leaving plenty of opportunities for Mark Cavendish to try to become the outright record-holder for most career stage wins at the sport’s biggest race.

The route for the third edition of the women’s Tour will take the peloton from the Dutch city of Rotterdam, starting Aug. 12, to the Alpe d’Huez resort. The race will feature eight stages and a total of 946 kilometers.

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Professional cycling's 35 fastest times ever up Alpe d'Huez

• July 19, 2018

Here’s a list that most riders would probably rather not be on, given the names that litter it. It’s the riders who have record the 35 fastest ascents of Alpe d’Huez in the history of the Tour de France, based on the ascent being 14.454km for each rider.

The riders in the 2018 Tour de France face the climb today. And with Chris Froome in 2nd overall some 1:25 down on Team Sky team mate Geraint Thomas; might he let rip on the mountain?

Froome is one of the very few riders in this year’s Tour who could beat the times set in past eras. The Tour de France profile for today’s stage has the climb down as 13.8km.

There are slightly different definitions of where the climb starts. And because of that, the lists for cycling’s fastest times up Alpe d’Huez can vary a little.

However, the variation only affects the order of the riders way down the list. That’s because gaps of one or two seconds separate those riders. In some cases less than one second.

But the riders at the top, as well as the years they recorded their fastest times, don’t change from list to list. The gaps at the top are bigger so defining the climb as being a few hundred metres longer or shorter doesn’t affect the order of the faster riders.

Of the 35 times, 24 were recorded by men we now know were drugs cheats, or who have been implicated in doping.

Pedro Delgado, technically did not break UCI rules with a contentious dope test in the 1988 Tour, which he won. The substance found in his system was only included on the world governing body’s banned list in the weeks after the race.

Two infamous names dominate the top of the list; Marco Pantani and Lance Armstrong. The now deceased Pantani’s climb of the mountain in 1997 was the fast ever. It was even quicker that doped up Armstrong’s time trial ride up the feared climb in 2004. Between them, Pantani and Armstrong recorded all of the fastest five times.

One’s eye has to travel all the way down to 14th place to find a time recorded by a man never touched by drugs-related controversy; Nairo Quintana. The Colombian’s time of 39:22 in 2015 was just six seconds faster than the next quickest; Miguel Indurain in 1995.

The Spaniards’ time is the second fastest recorded by a rider whose record has not been ruined by positive tests or being embroiled in drugs allegations.

The 1997 Tour was the most doped year, with the top three riders on the stage all in the top 10 times ever. And all have been exposed as some of the biggest dopers in the history of pro cycling.

Pantani’s winning time of 37:35 was followed by Jan Ulrich – 2nd on the stage some 48 seconds down. And Richard Virenque was 3rd, 40 seconds back.

The times below in bold mark those riders who have tested positive, been banned or been deeply implicated in drug taking.

Cycling’s fastest times on Alpe d’Huez

1 37′ 35″ Marco Pantani 1997 Italy 2* 37′ 36″ Lance Armstrong 2004 United States 3 38′ 00″ Marco Pantani 1994 Italy 4 38′ 01″ Lance Armstrong 2001 United States 5 38′ 04″ Marco Pantani 1995 Italy 6 38′ 23″ Jan Ullrich 1997 Germany 7 38′ 34″ Floyd Landis 2006 United States 8 38′ 35″ Andreas Klöden 2006 Germany 9* 38′ 37″ Jan Ullrich 2004 Germany 10 39′ 02″ Richard Virenque 1997 France 11 39′ 06″ Iban Mayo 2003 Spain 12* 39′ 17″ Andreas Klöden 2004 Germany 13* 39′ 21″ Jose Azevedo 2004 Portugal 14 39′ 22″ Nairo Quintana 2015 Colombia 15 39′ 28″ Miguel Induráin 1995 Spain 16 39′ 28″ Alex Zülle 1995 Switzerland 17 39′ 30″ Bjarne Riis 1995 Denmark 18 39′ 31″ Carlos Sastre 2008 Spain 19 39′ 44″ Gianni Bugno 1991 Italy 20 39′ 45″ Miguel Induráin 1991 Spain 21 39′ 50″ Nairo Quintana 2013 Colombia 22 40′ 00″ Jan Ullrich 2001 Germany 23 40′ 46″ Fränk Schleck 2006 Luxembourg 24 40′ 51″ Alexander Vinokourov 2003 Kazakhstan 25 41′ 18″ Lance Armstrong 2003 United States 26 41′ 21″ Samuel Sánchez 2011 Spain 27 41′ 30″ Alberto Contador 2011 Spain 28 41′ 46″ Cadel Evans 2008 Australia 29 41′ 50″ Laurent Fignon 1989 France 30 41′ 50″ Luis Herrera 1987 Colombia 31 41′ 57″ Pierre Rolland 2011 France 32 42′ 15″ Pedro Delgado 1989 Spain* 33 42′ 18″ Thibaut Pinot 2015 France 34 43′ 12″ Ryder Hesjedal 2011 Canada 35 43′ 12″ Thomas Danielson 2011 United States

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• Delgado tested positive for Probenecid in the 1988 Tour de France, which he won. However, while the substance was banned by the IOC at the time, it was not placed on the UCI banned substances list until August 1988, the month after the Tour. It meant he was no sanctioned as he was not in breach of UCI rules at the time.

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How to watch the Tour de France 2021 – Live TV and streaming details for race on Eurosport

Updated 28/06/2021 at 13:34 GMT

The Tour de France is back! Defending champion Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas headline this year’s event, with the Slovenian duo having a memorable tussle in 2020 and the Welshman winning in 2018. Full viewing details follow in this article, but usual drill – the Tour is live and ad-free on the Eurosport App and eurosport.co.uk. Download the Eurosport app now for iOS and Android.

Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo - Visma / Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey / during the 107th Tour de France 2020, Stage 21 a 122km stage from Mantes-La-Jolie to Paris Champs-Élysées

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• 26 June, Stage 1: Brest - Landerneau (197.8km, hilly)
• 27 June, Stage 2: Perros-Guirec - Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan (183.5km, hilly)
• 28 June, Stage 3: Lorient - Pontivy (182.7km, flat)
• 29 June, Stage 4: Redon - Fougères (150.4km, flat)
• 30 June, Stage 5: Changé - Laval (27.2km, ITT)
• 1 July, Stage 6: Tours - Châteauroux (160.6km, flat)
• 2 July, Stage 7: Vierzon - Le Creusot (249.1km, hilly)
• 3 July, Stage 8: Oyonnax - Le Gran-Bornand (150.8km, mountains)
• 4 July, Stage 9: Cluses - Tignes (144.9km, mountains)
• 5 July, first rest day
• 6 July, Stage 10: Albertville - Valence (190.7km, flat)
• 7 July, Stage 11: Sorgues - Malaucène (198.9km, mountains)
• 8 July, Stage 12: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Nîmes (159.4km, flat)
• 9 July, Stage 13: Nîmes - Carcassonne (219.9km, flat)
• 10 July, Stage 14: Carcassonne - Quillan (183.7km, hilly)
• 11 July, Stage 15: Céret - Andorra la Vella (191.3km, mountains)
• 12 July, second rest day
• 13 July, Stage 16: Pas de la Case - Saint-Gaudens (169km, mountains)
• 14 July, Stage 17: Muret - Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet (174.8km)
• 15 July, Stage 18: Pau - Luz-Ardiden (129.7km, mountains)
• 16 July, Stage 19: Mourenx - Libourne (207km, flat)
• 17 July, Stage 20: Libourne – Saint-Émilion (30.8km, ITT)
• 18 July, Stage 21: Chatou - Paris Champs-Élysées (112km, flat)

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• Geraint Thomas 4-1
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How do time cuts work in the Tour de France?

Riders face being sent home from the race if they finish outside the daily limit

The Tour de France is arguably one of the toughest challenges in elite sport – three weeks in the saddle, riding 5-6 hours a day, along thousands of kilometres of roads and ascending some of Europe’s most iconic (and savage) peaks.

While the media attention focuses on the action at the front of the race, there’s little consideration given to those at the back, who are embroiled in their own battle – trying to avoid the infamous time cut.

What is the time cut, and why is it necessary?

The time cut is used by the race organisers, ASO, as a means of encouraging the spirit of the race, and deterring those who might prefer to coast along in the wheels of others for three weeks. It’s designed to ensure that every participant is up to task.

The time cut varies by stage, and is dependent on two key factors – the difficulty of the stage, and the average speed of the winner. It’s calculated daily and although it’s not the last word – the commissaires can exercise discretion where necessary – generally speaking, if you miss the time cut for the day, you must leave the race.

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Spare a thought then for the riders who find themselves battling the time cut. 

As a rule which comes into effect most prominently in the big mountain stages, when the pure climbers and GC contenders are pushing the pace at the front, those most affected by the time cut are usually sprinters and their teams, who are less specialised for HC climbs. Lead-out trains must switch roles and tow their most valuable assets – their designated sprinters – over the lofty peaks in time to avoid them falling victim to the day's cut off.

How is the Tour de France time cut calculated?

Of the two key factors that come into play when calculating the day’s time cut, one is decided prior to the race by the organisers. The difficulty of each stage is determined and a number from 1-6 assigned – also known as a ‘coefficient’. These figures are published in the race road book. Completely flat stages would be given a rating of 1, through to the most stringent of days in the mountain being rated a 6.

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The second figure is calculated once the stage winner has crossed the line on any given day. The average speed of the winner is combined with the stage’s coefficient to determine a percentage. This percentage determines the amount of time outside the winner’s final time in which all other participants must cross the line. Anyone outside this percentage will sadly be sent home.

While the time cut is obviously more forgiving on the harder stages, it’s those stages which see riders struggle the most to make the cut. In 2021 we saw images of the Deceuninck-QuickStep team crossing the line as a unit on stage 9, making the time cut by just 97 seconds as they protected key rider Mark Cavendish from dropping out of the race.

Other riders weren’t so lucky. Seven unlucky stragglers missed the cut-off that day, including sprinters Bryan Coquard ( Cofidis ) and Arnaud Démare ( Groupama-FDJ ). The time limit that day was set using the difficulty coefficient of 5, combined with the average speed of stage winner Ben O’Connor ( AG2R-Citroen ), an impressive 32.596km/h.

This resulted in a 14% time limit, which gave riders finishing behind O’Connor 37.20 to drag themselves over the line in order to continue the race.

How can riders avoid the time cut?

Aside from the obvious – simply riding fast enough – riders can find other ways around the time limit, or at least ways of making their lives a bit easier on difficult days.

Their best bet is banding together in the gruppetto – the group that forms behind the main peloton and works together to try to finish the day ahead of the allotted time cut. Working with other riders is the most reliable way to ensure you don’t drop off the pace entirely.

If a rider falls foul of a mechanical or gets caught up in an accident that prevents them from making the time cut, ASO have the power to make exceptional decisions, at their own discretion. The rules outline this power, as follows: "The commissaires’ jury may in exceptional cases allow one or several particularly unlucky riders to be reinstated in the race, after informing the race directors."

Reinstating a rider depends upon four factors, to be considered by the race jury: the average speed of that stage; in the case of accident or incident the point at which this occurred; the perceived effort made by the affected rider(s) to overcome the setback, along with any blockage of the roads that may have occurred.

All is not lost, then, should a rider find themselves finishing outside the time cut.  

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UPDATE March 26, 2024: in March, Zwift reconfigured these events to be rides with a results screen at the end, instead of standard races. They’ve told us this change was made to make the L’Etape du Tour events feel more like sportives than races.

L’Etape du Tour de France is one of the biggest amateur Gran Fondos in the world, with over 16,000 participants each year. Riders return year after year to take on a full Tour de France mountain stage, and Zwift has a history of working with L’Etape as a training partner.

This year, Zwift is hosting a creative and challenging Virtual L’Etape du Tour de France series which is sure to be very popular with riders. Whether you’re training for the IRL L’Etape or just looking to get some hard racing in, you’ll want to add these events to your calendar!

All the details for the series are below, although some links are not yet active and will be updated as Zwift updates their sites.

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This is a monthly series, with events scheduled one week per month. Shorter Prologue races happen midweek, with Grand Fondos on the weekend. Events are scheduled every two hours for maximum availability ( see upcoming events ).

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• Petit Boucle 1 Lap (62 km/38.5 miles, 430 m/1,411′)

Note: there are no make-up weeks in this series.

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These are race events, not group rides. But there are no categories, so everyone will start together and ride together until gaps open up and packs form. Pace yourself accordingly!

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You can treat these events as one-off races, competing in them whenever you’d like. However, some riders will compete for the time-based general classification, which ranks riders based on their total time for each stage.

Each month will have a GC competition on ZwiftPower (look under “Leagues”) based on that month’s Prologue and Main Stage events. There will also be an overall GC which includes all four months.

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L’Etape du Tour de France is already sold out for 2024, but you could win a spot!

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🚴🏼 nice will be hosting the finish of the tour de france 2024, on its beautiful promenade des anglais.

For the first time in its history, the Tour will finish somewhere other than Paris! This 111th edition will start in Florence, Italy, on 29 June and finish in Nice on 21 July 2024.

In the presence of the Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, and Prince Albert II of Monaco, the organisers of the Tour de France have unveiled the details of the last 2 stages of the 2024 event.

• On Saturday 20 th July, the riders will set off from the Promenade des Anglais on a spectacular route up to the Col de la Couillole.
• On Sunday 21 th July, the 21 st and final stage will be contested as a time trial between Monaco and Nice.

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Nice Côte d’Azur is a destination par excellence for cycling enthusiasts!

Stunning coastal panoramas blend harmoniously with majestic Alpine peaks , offering an unrivalled diversity of landscapes. Between sea and mountains, Nice is much more than just a tourist destination; it’s a veritable playground for cycling enthusiasts , where every pedal stroke promises an unforgettable adventure.

⏱ A final time trial in Nice

From the coast to the mountain peaks, Nice Côte d’Azur is an exceptional playground for sports enthusiasts and professionals alike. The organisers of the Tour de France made no mistake when they chose Nice to crown the winner of the 2024 edition!

The final stage of the 2024 Tour de France will not be a traditional sprint on the Champs-Elysées, but an individual time trial between the Principality of Monaco and Nice. This will be the first time that the Tour will finish in a time trial since the 1989 victory of American Greg Lemond, who stole victory from Frenchman Laurent Fignon, then wearing the jersey, by eight seconds.

📍 The Tour de France route

The Tour de France 2024 is set to be an exceptional event, with a Grand Départ from Italy!

🔎 Focus on the 21 stages

• Florence ▸ Rimini – 206 km
• Cesenatico ▸ Bologne – 200km
• Plaisance ▸ Turin – 229km
• Pinerolo ▸ Valloire – 138km
• Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne ▸ Saint-Vulbas – 177km
• Mâcon ▸ Dijon – 163km
• Nuits-Saint-Georges ▸ Gevrey-Chambertin – 25km
• Semur-en-Auxois ▸ Colombey-les-deux-églises – 176km
• Troyes ▸ Troyes – 199km
• Orléans ▸ Saint-Armand-Montrond – 187km
• Évaux-les-Bains ▸ Le Lioran – 211km
• Aurillac ▸ Villeuneuve-sur-Lot – 204km
• Agen ▸ Pau – 171km
• Pau ▸ Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet – 152km
• Loudenvielle ▸ Plateau de Beille – 198km
• Gruissan ▸ Nimes – 187 km
• Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux ▸ Superdévoluy – 178km
• Gap ▸ Barcelonnette – 179km
• Embrun ▸ Isola 2000 – 145km
• Nice ▸ Col de la Couillole – 133km
• Monaco ▸ Nice – 34km

The Tour stage

The 32 nd stage of the Tour de France will take place on 7 July 2024 between Nice and the Col de la Couillole.

📍 A 138 km route with 4,600 m of ascent and four passes on the programme:

• Col de Braus – 1002m
• Col de Turini – 1607m
• Col de la Colmiane – 1500m
• Col de la Couillole – 1678m

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The 77th Tour de Romandie packs in 11,000m of climbing across six stages in Switzerland

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Last year's winner Adam Yates and third-placed Damiano Caruso both return to this six day-stage race in Romandie, the French speaking area of west Switzerland to battle again in the region's beautiful mountain scenery.

Read on and we'll show you how to watch the Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams from anywhere with a VPN , and potentially for FREE .

Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams take place between Tuesday, April 23 and Sunday, April 28. Start times vary. • FREE STREAMS —   Watch on SRF (Switzerland) •   U.S. — Watch on FloBikes •   U.K. — Watch on Discovery+ • Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN

Starting with a minuscule 2.3km prologue in the town of Payerne, the 77th Tour de Romandie will cover a total of 657km and pack in over 11,000m of climbing with a time trial on stage three and summit finishes on both stages two and four at Les Marécottes and Leysin.

Favourite to repeat his victory of last year will be Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) who will be backed up by a strong team including Pavel Sivakov, Felix Großschartner and Juan Ayuso. Leading the challenge will be the ever improving Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) winner of the recent Giro d’Abruzzo Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan Team) and young French star Lenny Martinez (Groupama - FDJ).

The course isn’t just for the climbers though as with a prologue and a mid-race time trial many TT specialists are on the start sheet too including Josh Tarling and Ethan Hayter from (INEOS Grenadiers) and Rémi Cavagna (Movistar Team).

Stage four, the Queen stage of the race lived up to all the hype providing a pulsating finale on the finishing climb. The win and race lead were both up for grabs and it was Richard Carapaz (EF Education–EasyPost) who took the stage, but only just from the fast approaching Florian Lipowitz (Bora-Hansgrohe).

Behind the race for the overall was just as exciting as overnight leader Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) cracked opening the door for another young Spaniard Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers) to pull on the yellow jersey.

The final stage, stage five sees the race cover 150km around the town of Vernier so read on to find out where to watch the Tour de Romandie 2024 cycling action live, wherever you are in the world.

FREE Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams

If you live in Switzerland then you can look forward to a FREE Tour de Romandie live stream in 2024. 

Switzerland's SRF is set to serve up a free stream of this six-stage stage race.

But what if you're based in Switzerland but aren't at home to catch that free Tour de Romandie coverage? Maybe you're on holiday and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country, when you'd usually be able to watch for free at home?

Don't worry — you can watch via a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.

Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams around the world

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the cycling on your usual subscription?

You can still watch the Tour de Romandie 2024 live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN . It's the best on the market:

There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 5,000 servers, across 60 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend.

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice . As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view a Swiss service, you'd select Switzerland from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to SRF or another streaming service and watch the action.

How to watch 2024 Tour de Romandie live streams in the U.S.

Cycling fans in the U.S. can watch the 2024 Tour de Romandie on  FloBikes . A subscription will set you back US$149.99 for the year or US$29.99 on a monthly basis.

And if you're currently out of the U.S. but still want to watch the race, then don't forget to explore  NordVPN  set out above.

How to watch Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams in the U.K.

Live coverage of the 2024 Tour de Romandie will be broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+.

A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+ which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports including snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.

A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports ( Premier League , Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP) costs an additional £29.99 per month.

If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use NordVPN to watch from abroad.

How to watch Tour de Romandie live streams in Canada

Cycling fans in the Canada can watch the 2024 Tour de Romandie on  FloBikes . A subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.

Not at home right now? Use NordVPN or another VPN service to trick your device into thinking you're still in Canada.

Tour de Romandie 2024 stages

The race starts with a very short 2.3km prologue which will be contested by the overall favorites, keen to install a pecking order early on, and the short TT specialists looking for a chance to gain a leaders jersey in a big stage race. 

Stage one follows the next day and it’s a lumpy 165.7km from Château d’Oex to Fribourg which will likely end in a sprint finish, although there are very view big name sprinters on the start sheet.

Stage two is where the GC action will really kick off with two huge mountains and a summit finish at Salvan/Les Marécottes. This 10km final ascent, averaging 7.3%, has slopes maxing out at 14% so will be a proper test for the climbers.

Those same climbers will the next day have to take on the 15.5km continuously undulating time trial around Oron and utilise another skill needed to win a stage race.

Stage four from Saillon to Leysin is 151.7km and takes the riders into higher territory with five classified climbs including the 10km summit finish at the end.

After this the GC battle should be stitched up with just the laps around Vernier to contend with on the final stage which will likely end in a sprint.

Prologue | Tuesday April 23, | Payerne - Payerne. 2.3km

Stage 1 | Wednesday April 24, Château d’Oex - Fribourg. 165.7km

Stage 2 | Thursday April 25, Fribourg - Salvan/Les Marécottes. 171km

Stage 3 | Friday April 26, Oron - Oron. 15.5km

Stage 4 | Saturday April 27, Sailion - Leysin. 151.7km

Stage 5 | Sunday April 28, Vernier - Vernier. 150.8km

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Simon Warren has been obsessed with cycling since the summer of 1989 after watching Greg Lemond battle Laurent Fignon in the Tour de France. Although not having what it took to beat the best, he found his forte was racing up hills and so began his fascination with steep roads. This resulted in his 2010’s best-selling  100 Greatest Cycling Climbs , followed to date by 14 more guides to vertical pain. Covering the British Isles, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain he has been riding and racing up hills and mountains for over 30 years now. He hosts talks, guides rides, has written columns for magazines and in 2020 released his first book of cycling routes,  RIDE BRITAIN . Simon splits his time between working as a graphic designer and running  his 100 Climbs brand  and lives in Sheffield on the edge of the Peak District with his wife and two children.

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