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Nbc sports, peacock to remain exclusive u.s. home of tour de france.

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 24: (L-R) Andrea Bagioli of Italy and Quick-Step - Alpha Vinyl Team and Guillaume Van Keirsbulck of Belgium and Team Alpecin-Fenix lead the peloton during the 109th Tour de France 2022, Stage 21 a 115,6km stage from Paris La Défense to Paris - Champs-Élysées / #TDF2022 / #WorldTour / on July 24, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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NBC Sports, Peacock and the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) today announced a six-year extension for exclusive U.S. media rights for the Tour de France.

Beginning with the 111 th Tour de France in June 2024, Peacock will become the exclusive home of the Tour de France in the United States through 2029 with live start-to-finish coverage of every stage . Select stages will also simulcast live on NBC throughout the three-week event. Daily coverage on Peacock will include NBC Sports-produced pre- and post-race studio shows, full-stage replays, highlights, stage recaps, rider interviews, and more.

As part of its previous agreement, NBC Sports and Peacock will present full live coverage of 110th Tour de France this summer (July 1-23, 2023). NBC Sports’ full coverage schedule for the 2023 Tour de France will be announced in the coming months.

“We’re excited to reach this long-term agreement with A.S.O. to present the world’s most prestigious cycling event live on Peacock for years to come,” said Jon Miller, President, Acquisitions and Partnerships, NBC Sports. “With the Tour de France and our extensive cycling portfolio, we are proud to continue as the home of cycling in the United States, while continuing to bolster Peacock’s best-in-class slate of live sports programming.”

“We are delighted to be able to extend our long-term partnership with NBCUniversal, which promotes the Tour de France and all the major A.S.O. sporting events to the American public on a cross-platform basis, including women’s cycling such as the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift that NBC Sports has supported since the first edition in July 2022. The combined coverage via Peacock, which will show the entire races from the beginning to the end, and network television, will ensure that everyone has access to the best of world cycling. Super fans won’t miss any of the twists and turns that cycling holds. NBC Sports will remain the home of cycling in the United States for another six years and in 2029 we will celebrate the 29th anniversary of a historic partnership that is proof of America’s sincere love for cycling and the Tour,” declared Yann Le Moenner, CEO of A.S.O.

As part of the agreement, NBC Sports will present many additional A.S.O. events throughout the year, including cycling events such as La Vuelta a España, which is the final Grand Tour event of the year following the Tour de France, La Vuelta Feminina by Carrefour.es, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, the Spring Classics including the men’s and women’s Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift, the Ardennaises Classics (men and women) that are La Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Criterium du Dauphine, and Paris Tours. Also included are the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, the world’s second-largest marathon, and the Dakar Rally , the world’s most challenging off-road endurance race.

Comcast/NBC Sports has served as the U.S. home of the Tour de France since 2001.

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Un an après la première victoire de Jonas Vingegaard, devant Tadej Pogacar, les coureurs retrouvent les routes de France mais pas seulement. Après le Danemark en 2022, le Tour de France s'élance cette année de l'Espagne et plus précisément de Bilbao. Après trois jours au Pays Basque (côté espagnol) les coureurs traverseront les Pyrénées avant de traverser le centre de la France pour filer dans les Alpes. Un seul contre-la-montre au programme (22 km) pour cette édition 2023, lors de la 16e étape, avant de conclure la Grande Boucle à Paris, sur les Champs-Elysées. 

Du 23 au 30 juillet 2023, ce sera au tour des femmes de s'élancer pour la deuxième édition de cette course de 8 étapes, dirigée par Marion Rousse. Lors de la première édition, Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) s'est largement imposée devant sa compatriote Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) et la Polonaise Katarzyna Niewiadoma. Cette année les coureuses vont partir de Clermont-Ferrand pour terminer cette grosse semaine à Pau, avec un contre-la-montre de 22 km. Après avoir traversé le Massif Central, direction les Pyrénées avec une arrivée au sommet et quelle étape ! Après être parties de Lannemezan, les athlètes vont grimper le Col d’Aspin (12 km à 6.5%) avant de conclure avec le tant redouté Col du Tourmalet (17 km à 7.3%).

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Questions fréquentes

Quelles sont les étapes du Tour de France Hommes cette année ?

Bilbao > Bilbao Vitoria-Gasteiz > San Sebastian Amorebieta-Etxano > Bayonne Dax > Nogaro Pau > Laruns Tarbes > Cauterets Mont-de-Marsan > Bordeaux Libourne > Limoges Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat > Puy de Dôme Vulcania > Issoire Clermont-Ferrand > Moulins Roanne > Belleville-en-Beaujolais Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne > Grand Colombier Annemasse > Morzine Les Gets > Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc Passy > Combloux Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc > Courchevel Moûtiers > Bourg-en-Bresse Moirans-en-Montagne > Poligny Belfort > Le Markstein Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines > Paris

Quelles sont les étapes du Tour de France Femmes cette année ?

Clermont-Ferrand > Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand > Mauriac Collonges-la-Rouge > Montignac-Lascaux Cahors > Rodez Onet-le-Château > Albi Albi > Blagnac Lannemezan > Tourmalet Pau > Pau

Combien y a-t-il de coureurs au Tour de France Hommes ?

22 équipes sont invitées à disputer le Tour de France avec une sélection de 8 coureurs soit un total de 176 coureurs.

Combien y a-t-il de coureuses au Tour de France Femmes ?

22 équipes sont invitées à disputer le Tour de France avec une sélection de 7 coureuses (6 l’an dernier) soit un total de 154 coureuses.

Combien y a-t-il de contre-la-montre cette année ?

Le Tour de France Hommes compte un seul contre-la-montre dans cette édition 2023. Le mardi 18 juillet 2023, lors de la 16e étape, les coureurs s’élanceront pour 22.4 kilomètres entre Passy et Combloux, sur un terrain escarpé dans les Alpes. Le Tour de France Femmes compte également un seul contre-la-montre, lors de la 8e et dernière étape, le dimanche 30 juillet 2023. Au programme 22 kilomètres entre Pau et Pau.

Combien gagne le vainqueur du Tour de France Hommes ?

Au total 2,3 millions d’euros seront attribués et mis en jeu pour les équipes et les coureurs dont 500 000 € au vainqueur du classement général individuel final.

Combien gagne la vainqueure du Tour de France Femmes ?

Au total, 250.000 euros seront partagés entre les coureuses dont 50 000 € pour la vainqueure du classement général individuel final. La deuxième touchera 25 000 € et la troisième 10 000 €.

Qui a gagné le Tour de France Hommes en 2022 ?

Jonas Vingegaard a remporté l’édition 2022 avec une avance de 2mn43 sur Tadej Pogacar. Le Danois a remporté l’épreuve pour la première fois de sa carrière.

Qui a gagné le Tour de France Femmes en 2022 ?

Annemiek van Vleuten a remporté l’édition 2022 avec une avance de 3mn48 sur Demi Vollering. La Néerlandaise remporte cette épreuve pour la première fois de sa carrière.

Combien d’équipes françaises sont au départ du Tour de France Hommes ?

Cinq équipes françaises prendront le départ de cette édition 2023 : AG2R Citroën Team, Groupama-FDJ, Team Arkea-Samsic, Team Cofidis et TotalEnergies.

Combien d’équipes françaises sont au départ du Tour de France Femmes ?

Quatre équipes françaises prendront le départ de cette édition 2023 : FDJ-Suez, Cofidis, Arkéa Pro Cycling Team et St Michel-Mavic-Auber93.

How To Watch the Tour de France in 2023

Cheer on your favorite riders and teams as the Tour de France comes to NBC, USA Network, and Peacock this July.

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The Tour de France pedals onto TV every July—showcasing the world’s greatest road cyclists. As in recent seasons, NBC Sports will broadcast this year’s event across NBC , USA Network, and Peacock .

Peacock is our favorite service for watching the race because it carries every stage live and on demand. It’s also the streaming home of the Tour de France Femmes and Vuelta a España.

Keep scrolling for a closer look at watching the Tour de France in 2023—including the complete schedule with channel listings.

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What channel shows the Tour de France?

You can watch the Tour de France on NBC , USA Network, and Peacock . You’ll get the most live coverage from Peacock, which streams every stage and the daily Tour de France Pre-Race Show . USA Network shows a mix of live and encore coverage, while NBC carries select portions of the race—primarily an encore of the final stage in Paris.

Pro tip: To heighten your Tour de France viewing experience, download the official Tour de France mobile app on your Android or iOS device. The app comes with course maps, real-time stats, and live commentary.

2023 Tour de France schedule

This year’s Tour de France begins on July 1 in Spain before crossing into France on the third day. As usual, the 21-day route features a solid mix of flat to mountainous terrain. Two rest days break up the action before racers make their way to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 23.

Data effective as of post date. Race times include Peacock’s live Tour de France Pre-Race Show coverage.

2023 Tour de France Femmes schedule

Just as the men’s tour wraps up in Paris, the Tour de France Femmes takes off from Clermont-Ferrand. This is the second edition of the women’s race and features an eight-day route ending with an individual time trial in Pau.

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Best TV plans for watching the Tour de France

A Peacock subscription is the best way to watch the Tour de France. Starting at $4.99 a month, the streaming service provides live and on-demand access to every stage of the men’s and women’s races. You’ll also get daily pre- and post-race studio coverage during the men’s competition, plus race highlights and rider interviews.

If you’re only interested in the Tour de France, you can cancel your subscription after the final stage. Otherwise, Peacock’s cycling coverage doesn’t stop there. The service also hosts the Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Critérium du Dauphiné, Vuelta a España, and Paris Tours. It’s also home to the Summer Olympics , which features road race and track cycling events every four years.

Which TV providers carry the Tour de France

Besides Peacock, most TV services carry Tour de France coverage via NBC and USA Network. Our table below illustrates which popular providers offer the two channels.

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The most convenient way to watch the Tour de France for free is by using an over-the-air (OTA) antenna to pick up your local NBC station. Unfortunately, NBC doesn’t show a lot of race coverage—mostly encore presentations of early and late stages. But it never hurts having an antenna in your TV setup.

If you don’t have an antenna, most cost between $20.00 and $60.00. We recommend the Mohu Leaf 50 for its 60-mile range and slim design. But you’ll want to verify the distance of your nearest NBC station by entering your zip code into the Federal Communications Commission’s Reception Map Tool . That’ll help determine if you need a more robust antenna, which we feature on our Best OTA Antennas page.

Pro tip: To make up for every stage NBC doesn’t air, you can stream free race recaps on NBC Sports’ YouTube channel .

The 110th Tour de France will stream on Peacock and air on NBC and USA Network throughout July 2023. Peacock offers the best way to watch Le Tour because it streams every stage from beginning to end. It also carries the entire women’s race, which begins the same day as the men’s competition ends.

If you’re a cycling fan without access to fast and reliable internet, most cable and satellite TV services have NBC and USA Network. Those channels don’t show as much Tour de France coverage as Peacock, but you’ll still see the most vital moments of the race.

How to watch the Tour de France FAQ

Can you watch the tour de france on nbc.

Yes, some Tour de France coverage airs on NBC. But you’ll want a Peacock Premium subscription to watch every stage from start to finish.

How can I watch today’s Tour de France stage?

If today’s date is between July 1 and July 23, you can watch the current Tour de France stage live and on demand via Peacock . Check out our complete Tour de France 2023 schedule for race start times and channel listings.

Is every cycling Grand Tour race on NBC?

No, not every race in the Grand Tour of Cycling airs on NBC. While NBC Sports channels and platforms televise the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, the Giro d’Italia streams on Max’s  B/R Sports Add-On .

What cycling events are on Peacock?

Popular cycling events featured on Peacock include the Tour de France, Vuelta a España , and Olympic cycling . Other major UCI World Tour races like the Giro d’Italia, Milan–San Remo, and Tour of Flanders stream on services like FloBikes and Max’s B/R Sports Add-On .

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Who’s #1? Ranking the Top 2024 Tour de France Riders

This is the latest edition of Bicycling’ s Power Rankings for the 2024 Men’s Tour de France, where we rank the top contenders leading up to July’s race. This continuously updated list will give you an in-depth look at the riders that have the best shot to stand atop the podium at the end of the Tour—and how they’re performing in the races leading up to July.

These rankings will be constantly refreshed, so you can see who’s up and who’s down on the road to the 2024 Tour de France.

The 2024 Tour de France was expected to bring together the sport’s four best grand tour riders: Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), winner of the last two Tours de France; Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), winner of the 2020 and 2021 Tours de France; Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step), winner of the 2022 Vuelta a España; and Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe), a 3-time winner of the Vuelta and the champion at last year’s Giro d’Italia.

Each rider was taking a different route to the Tour de France , with each choosing to mix race days with extended periods of time spread at training camps. And while some of their paths crossed at certain races throughout the first few months of the season, they weren’t expected to all race together until the Tour.

But that might have gone out the window in early April after a scary, high-speed crash on Stage 4 of Spain’s Tour of the Basque Country took down several riders, including three of the five riders on our first two Power Rankings. And two of them–Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) and Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick Step)–suffered serious injuries.

News about each of the three riders has trickled out in the weeks following the crash, and while they’ve all made progress, there are still more questions than answers as to where their form will be by the time the 2024 Tour de France starts in Florence, Italy on Saturday, June 29th.

But there are no questions regarding the rider at the top of our latest Power Rankings.

Tadej Pogačar

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Previous Ranking : 1

Race Days : 12 (and counting)

Race Wins : 8

Best Result : 1st-place, Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Current Race : Giro d’Italia, May 4-26

Pogačar just keeps on winning, and even though he’s racing the Giro d’Italia before this year’s Tour de France (a double-dose of grand tours that usually forces riders to prioritize one race over the other), he’s currently the best-looking rider (form-wise, at least) heading into the Tour this July.

Since our last Power Ranking, Pogačar has spent much of his time training at altitude in Spain’s Sierra Nevada. He raced just once before the start of the Giro d’Italia, winning late-April’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the second time in his career after attacking on the steep slopes of the Côte de La Redoute 30K from the finish and riding away from the peloton. No one was close to matching the Slovenian; they were all racing for second.

And it’s been much the same so far at the Giro d’Italia, where Pogačar has jumped out to an early lead after dropping his GC rivals on Stages 1 and 2 to take the maglia rosa as the Giro’s overall leader.

Pog currently leads the race by 45 seconds and will likely add more to his advantage by the end of next weekend with a gravel stage on Thursday, a time trial with an uphill finish on Friday, and another summit finish on Saturday. In fact, don’t be surprised if Pogačar essentially puts the Giro out of reach by the first Rest Day, which would allow him to sit back, ride defensively, and essentially win his first Giro while “training” for the Tour de France.

Once upon a time we thought there would be no way that Pogačar could win the Giro and the Tour de France this season. But the way things are shaping up, we won’t be surprised if he becomes the first rider to win the Giro-Tour double since Italy’s Marco Pantani in 1998.

Primož Roglič

Previous Ranking : 2

Race Days : 11Race Wins: 1

Best Result : 1st-place, Stage 1 - Tour of the Basque Country

Next Race : Critérium du Dauphiné, June 2-10

Roglič also went down in the crash that took out Vingegaard and Evenepoel, and like the other two, he abandoned the race immediately. But after a series of medical examinations, BORA-hansgrohe reported that the 34-year-old suffered no major injuries.

The Slovenian was initially expected to take part in Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège last month, but the team changed plans, giving him extra time to heal. That was the right call, as the weather in the Belgian Ardennes was atrocious, and the juice wouldn’t have been worth the squeeze. In fact, Roglič probably made more gains by not racing than he would have if he had.

Assuming he’s now fully healed from his injuries, he’s now resumed training for the Tour de France, the only grand tour still missing from his resume. His next race will be the Critérium du Dauphiné in early June, a French week-long stage race that he and several other contenders are expected to use as their dress rehearsal for the Tour de France.

No one wants to see their Tour de France preparation interrupted for any reason, but compared to Vingegaard and Evenepoel, Roglič dodged a huge bullet.

Remco Evenepoel

Previous Ranking : 3

Race Days : 17

Race Wins : 4

Best Result : 2nd place, General Classification - Paris-Nice

Another victim of the crash at the Tour of the Basque Country, Evenepoel broke his right clavicle and scapula in Spain and had surgery a few days later in Belgium to address the broken collarbone.

The injury meant the Belgian would miss a chance to become only the fourth rider to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège three years in a row–and fans would miss their first chance to see the Belgian champion go head-to-head with Pogačar this season.

But we got some good news before Liège-Bastogne-Liège when it was announced that Evenepoel would be attending his team’s altitude camp in Sierra Nevada this month and is back on schedule in terms of his training for this summer’s Tour de France.

That sets him up for an interesting battle with Roglič at the Critérium du Dauphiné, which was always part of the Belgian’s program. If his training goes as well as his team seems to think it will, the Belgian could still head to Florence as one of the Tour’s top-3 contenders.

Egan Bernal

Previous Ranking : 4

Race Days : 28

Race Wins : 0

Best Result : 3rd place, General Classficiation - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

Next Race : Tour de France, June 29-July 21

Well, it took a little while, but INEOS finally made the call we’d been expecting them to make: Bernal will race this summer’s Tour de France. It was an easy decision given how well the Colombian has raced this season.

Every time he races, the 27-year-old continues to impress, most recently at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where–despite never having raced it before–he crossed the line in the elite group of riders that finished behind Pogačar.

And he only ended the day 21st, that belies his overall performance. He was one of only a handful of riders able to stay within shouting distance of the Slovenian on La Redoute and put in a late attack of his own to try and escape the chasing group. After the race, Bernal said he felt stronger than he was before the 2022 crash that almost ended his career.

Then he went right to the Tour of Romandie, where he finished tenth overall while helping his teammate, Spain’s Carlos Rodriguez, win the race overall. He looked like his old self on the climb to Leysin on Stage 6, putting down several attacks to whittle down the leading group and setting Rodriguez up to win the race overall. And had it not been for the Stage 3 time trial (in which he lost about a minute to the other contenders) he might have won the race himself. (Luckily, there’s just one time trial at this year’s Tour de France–and it’s made for climbers.)

Given how much he’s already raced this season, Bernal might not race at all until the Tour, where he’ll join Carlos Rodriguez (fifth at last year’s Tour), Geraint Thomas (currently racing the Giro), and Thomas Pidcock (the team’s next grand contender?) on the starting line in Florence.

Carlos Rodriguez

Previous Ranking : Under consideration

Race Days : 24

Race Wins : 2

Best Result : 1st-place, General Classification - Tour de Romandie

Vingegaard’s drop from the top-5 makes room for Spain’s Rodriguez, who finished fifth in last year’s Tour de France and has been steadily riding his way back to that same level of fitness throughout the first part of the season.

The 23-year-old took his first win of the year on the final stage of the Tour of the Basque Country–on his way to finishing second overall. He then took his first overall victory in a WorldTour stage race at last week’s Tour de Romandie, where he showed himself to have the all-round capabilities (time trialing and climbing) that a rider often needs to win a grand tour.

His next stop will be the Dauphiné, where he’ll face the toughest competition he’s faced so far this season. A strong performance could make him a solid Option 1A at INEOS, and force us to move him over Bernal (who nudges ahead for now since he’s a two-time grand tour champion) in our Power Ranking.

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Unfortuantely, the Tour’s two-time defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) is running out of time to win a third consecutive Tour de France. One of the worst victims of the crash at the Tour of the Basque Country, the Dane lay motionless along the side of the road for a few minutes before finally being placed in an ambulance and taken to a local hospital.

Initial tests revealed a broken collarbone and a few cracked ribs, but later the team shared that Vingegaard also suffered a pulmonary contusion and a collapsed lung. After staying in the hospital for twelve days, he was finally released.

At first, Vingegaard and his team weren’t talking about the Tour de France, rightfully choosing to focus on the health of their star rider. But we got some news Tuesday as Visma-Lease a Bike posted a video to social media , showing Vingegaard on the bike for the first time since he suffered the injury.

Visma-Lease a Bike director Merijn Zeeman told Dutch website Wielerflits.nl that Vingegaard will not be joining the team at its training camp in Sierra Nevada (which started over the weekend) and he will not be racing what was supposed to be his final race before the Tour de France, the Critérium du Dauphiné.

“Winning the Tour will be difficult for Jonas,” Zeeman said, “but it is certainly not impossible." We appreciate Zeeman’s optimism, but with less than eight weeks until the start of the Tour de France, it sounds pretty ominous to us.

Zeeman went on to say, “We have to wait and see, but we certainly still have hope that he can defend his Tour title." That’s an interesting choice of words. Vingegaard could certainly start the Tour in a bid to “defend his Tour title,” but that doesn’t mean he’ll be doing it on his own behalf.

But it could mean that the Dane will start the Tour as a key support rider for American Sepp Kuss , the winner of last year’s Vuelta a España. Kuss hasn’t raced since the Tour of the Basque Country and won’t race again until the Critérium du Dauphiné. He’s been building his season around the Tour de France–as a domestique deluxe to Vingegaard–but now he might get a chance to lead the team himself.

Kuss has raced much this season (he’ll head to the Tour with just 21 race days in his legs). But the 29-year-old has always preferred training over racing and the team has had more than enough time to make whatever (minor) adjustments to his training plan needed to be made to prepare him to be the squad’s Tour de France captain.

And we know now that Kuss will also have Belgium’s Wout van Aert by his side. The Belgian broke his collarbone in the Dwars door Vlaanderen semi-Classic in late-March and missed his own targeted block of races–including what would have been his first Giro d’Italia–due to his injuries. But van Aert is back on his bike and now building toward the Tour de France, which he’ll use to put the finishing touches on his form for the Olympic Games.

So if Vingegaard is healthy enough to start the Tour–and continues to get stronger as the race progresses–Visma could head to the French grand tour with Kuss as their leader and van Aert and Vingegaard as his two most important support riders, a tantalizing prospect for American fans.

We’re also keeping our eyes on Spain’s Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) . Ayuso won the overall title at the Tour of the Basque Country and the time trial in Romandie (where he finished fifth overall). If anything happens to Pog, he’ll be UAE’s team captain at the Tour. He’s not slated to race before the Tour de France, but we won’t be surprised if that changes in the weeks to come.

Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) almost stayed with Pogačar on La Redoute in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and won the mountain stage at the Tour de Romandie. The 30-year-old has podium finishes in all three grand tours (including a victory in the 2019 Giro), and looks to be right on track to challenge for another top-3 finish at the Tour. His next race will be the Tour de Suisse, which wraps-up two weeks before the start of the Tour.

Other riders worth mentioning include Spain’s Enric Mas (Movistar) , Great Britain’s Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek) , and France’s David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) . All four of them raced at Romandie, and while none made major headlines, they all showed that their form is trending in the right direction with 8 weeks left to the Tour. Geoghan Hart and Gaudu will be in action at the Dauphiné, while Mas and Yates–for now at least–won’t be racing until they get to Florence for Stage 1 of the Tour on June 29th.

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Publié le : 09/05/2024 - 12:37 Modifié le : 09/05/2024 - 13:45

Alors que la flamme olympique, débarquée hier du Belem, a fait son entrée en France, penchons-nous sur le parcours qui l'attend. Depuis Marseille, la flamme va entreprendre un tour de France de 12 000 kilomètres qui la conduira aux quatre coins du territoire, avant de rejoindre Paris le 26 juillet pour l'ouverture des Jeux olympiques. Un récit de notre confrère à France 2 Benjamin Delombre.

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Il n'y a décidément qu'un seul patron sur ce Giro. Vainqueur sur le contre-la-montre vendredi lors de la 7e étape, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) n'était visiblement pas rassasié ce samedi. Toute la journée, il a fait rouler ses coéquipiers, ne laissant que peu de marge à l'échappée, bien décidé à gratter son troisième succès dans cette édition 2024. Et le Slovène ne s'était pas trompé puisqu' il était bien le plus frais - et le plus rapide - au sommet du Prati di Tivo , s'imposant au sprint devant le Colombien Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora-Hansgrohe).

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Si les principaux favoris ont répondu présent lors de cette 8e étape, terminant avec ou à quelques secondes de Pogacar, d'autres ont perdu gros et ont reculé au classement général. C'est le cas notamment de Luke Plapp (Jayco-AIUIa), 5e ce matin. Le porteur du maillot de meilleur jeune n'a pas pu suivre la cadence et a cédé sa tunique à Cian Uijtdebroeks (Ineos Grenadiers), qui intègre le top 5. 6e après le chrono de la veille, Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) a lui aussi perdu du temps et est désormais hors du top 10.

10e de l'étape du jour, Alex Baudin (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) est le premier coureur français au général (13e).

Le classement général après la 8e étape :

1- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) 2- Daniel Felipe Martinez (Bora-Hansgrohe) à 2'40 3- Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) à 2'58 4- Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) à 3'39 5- Cian Uijtdebroeks (Ineos Grenadiers) à 4'02 6- Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) à 4'23 7- Lorenzo Fortunato (Astana) à 5'15 8- Einer Rubio (Movistar) à 5'28 9- Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) à 5'30 10- Jan Hirt (Soudal Quick-Step) à 5'53 ... 13- Alex Baudin (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) à 6'34 ... 16- Romain Bardet ( dsm-firmenich PostNL ) à 7'51

Le classement par équipes après la 8e étape

1- Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale 2- Ineos Grenadiers à 1'20 3- Astana à 9'23 4- Bora-Hansgrohe à 16'05 5- UAE Team Emirates à 18'06 6- EF Education - Easypost à 21'01 7- VF Group - Bardiani CSF à 21'17 8- Bahrain Victorious à 33'51 9- Soudal Quick-Step à 34'56 10- Movistar à 36'41

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