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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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Présentation A.S.O

Amaury Sport Organisation est une entreprise créatrice et organisatrice d’événements sportifs internationaux de premier plan. Spécialisée dans le « hors-stade », elle possède en interne la maîtrise de l’ensemble des métiers liés à l’organisation, à la médiatisation et à la commercialisation de compétitions sportives.

Avec le Tour de France, monument du sport international, le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, la Vuelta a España et de prestigieuses classiques telles que Paris-Roubaix (H&F), Liège-Bastogne-Liège (H&F), la Flèche Wallonne (H&F) et Paris-Tours auxquelles s’ajoutent Paris-Nice et le Critérium du Dauphiné, A.S.O. s’affirme comme le plus grand opérateur mondial du cyclisme avec 113 jours de compétition organisés chaque année . La mondialisation du cyclisme est l’un des axes majeurs de son développement. Avec le Tour of Oman, le Saudi Tour, l’Arctic Race of Norway, le Tour d’Allemagne, les Critériums de Saitama et de Shanghai et l’organisation de cyclosportives aux couleurs du Tour de France dans 25 pays sur les 5 continents, A.S.O. contribue activement au développement du cyclisme. Parallèlement, A.S.O. promeut le vélo comme mode de transport durable pour le cœur des cités à travers son programme « l’avenir à vélo ».

Sports mécaniques

Dépassement de soi et découverte sont au cœur du Dakar, aventures sportives au cours desquelles professionnels et amateurs cohabitent et partagent les mêmes émotions. Le plus grand rallye raid du monde offre chaque début d’année le décor éblouissant des grands déserts. Née en Afrique, l’épreuve s’est ensuite déroulée de 2009 à 2019 en Amérique du Sud avant d’aller à la découverte des immenses déserts saoudiens à partir de 2020. Les images produites par A.S.O. sont diffusées dans 190 pays sur les 5 continents. En 2022, le Dakar intègre les Championnats du monde de Rallye-Raid de la FIA et de la FIM, dont A.S.O. est désigné comme promoteur.

Épreuves grand public

1 million de concurrents s’alignent chaque année au départ d’une cinquantaine d’épreuves grand public organisées par A.S.O. et sa filiale britannique Human Race. Du Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, à la cyclosportives l’Etape du Tour de France, en passant par le Roc d’Azur en VTT et plusieurs triathlons, tout un chacun peut, sur les traces des champions et suivant leur exemple, vivre pleinement sa passion en bénéficiant des standards d’organisation et de sécurité généralement réservés à l’élite.

Avec l’organisation du Lacoste Ladies Open de France, A.S.O. est un acteur majeur du golf en France. Ce tournoi attire un plateau sportif rassemblant les meilleures joueuses européennes. A.S.O. met également à contribution son expertise et son savoir-faire pour l’organisation du Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, étape de l’European Challenge Tour.

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June 27, 2022

Flosports and amaury sports organisation announce partnership renewal for exclusive canadian broadcast rights to the tour de france.

Five Year Partnership Extension Also Includes Media Rights To A Wide Spectrum Of Elite Women’s And Men’s Competitive Cycling Events And More

FloBikes To Broadcast The 2022 Tour de France Starting On July 1 And The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift on July 24

AUSTIN, TX (June 27, 2022) – FloSports today announced a five-year partnership renewal with Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) to provide live and on-demand coverage of the prestigious Tour de France exclusively in Canada from 2024 through 2028. The partnership extension also includes a wide spectrum of elite women’s and men’s competitive cycling events such as the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift , Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift , La Vuelta and more. Additional non-cycling races produced by A.S.O will also be streamed by FloSports including the Dakar Rally and the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon . FloSports will broadcast the 2022 Tour de France starting on July 1 and the inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift on July 24 on its FloBikes platform as part of FloSports’ and A.S.O.’s existing partnership. A complete list of A.S.O. events added to the FloSports programming portfolio on FloBikes is below.

The Tour de France is the world’s largest and most prestigious cycling event. Featuring 22 teams composed of the sport’s best men’s athletes competing for cycling’s highest honor, the race covers a grueling route of more than 3,500 kilometers through France’s scenic countryside. The highly anticipated Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will make its debut this year and will include 24 teams of elite women’s cyclists competing for €250,000, the richest prize in women’s cycling.

“FloSports is committed to delivering the best in competitive cycling to Canadian audiences and we are excited to extend our relationship with Amaury Sport Organisation,” says Ryan Fenton, Director, Global Rights Acquisition, FloSports. “The addition of the Tour de France Femmes and other women’s cycling events brings more diverse programming to our FloBikes platform, and we’re honored to shine a spotlight on these world-class competitors. We take pride in the opportunity to broadcast these prestigious global sporting events including the Dakar Rally and the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris across our network.”

“We are very pleased to extend our partnership with FloSports in Canada,” says Julien Goupil, Media and Partnership Director, A.S.O. “They’ve have proven their commitment in bringing innovatively to their audience the year-long action of our cycling portfolio and the exciting storylines – culminating with the Tour de France and the first edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in 2022 that will create a strong momentum for women cycling.”

A.S.O. events on FloBikes and other FloSports vertical sport platforms include the following:

A.S.O. Cycling Events On Flo Bikes

Arctic Race of Norway

CERATIZIT Challenge by La Vuelta

Clásica San Sebastián

Critérium du Dauphiné

Deutschland Tour

Eschborn-Frankfurt

La Flèche Wallonne

La Flèche Wallonne Femmes

Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes

Paris Tours

Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift

Saitama Criterium by Le Tour de France

Tour de France

Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

Tour de Hongrie

Tour de la Provence

Santos Tour Down Under

Tour of Oman

Tour of Turkey

Volta a Catalunya

A.S.O. Non-Cycling Events On Other FloSports Platforms

Dakar Rally (on FloRacing)

Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris (on FloTrack)

To access live and on-demand coverage of the Tour de France, and more Grand Tour and UCI World Tour events, visit FloBikes to become a subscriber. Your subscription will unlock access to premium content across the entire FloSports network that includes live events and original programming featuring over 25 different sports categories including rugby, track & field, hockey, motorsports, combat sports, and more. Watch the events across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, and the App Store.

About FloSports

Founded in 2006, FloSports is a subscription video streaming service dedicated to sports, offering live and on-demand access to hundreds of thousands of competition events across 25+ vertical sport categories in the US and abroad. FloSports’ vision is to give underserved sports the love they deserve. With a growing library of more than 300,000 hours of premium content including news, expert commentary, films, documentaries and more, FloSports has established itself as an innovator and leader in sports streaming. Finally, your sport has a home. For more information, please visit: flosports.tv .

About Amaury Sport Organisation

Amaury Sport Organisation is a company that owns, designs and organises top international sporting events. Specialised in the ‘non-stadia’ events, it has in-house knowledge of professions linked to organisation, media and sales of sports events. A.S.O. organises 250 days of competition per year, with 90 events in 30 countries. A.S.O. is involved in 5 major sports including cycling with the Tour de France, motor sports with the Dakar, mass events with the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, golf with the Lacoste Ladies Open de France and sailing with production and distribution of images for prestigious races. Amaury Sport Organisation is a subsidiary of the Amaury Group, media and sport group that owns the newspaper L’Equipe.

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ABOUT US AMAURY SPORT ORGANISATION

Amaury Sport Organisation is a company that owns, designs and organises top international sporting events. Specialised in the ‘non-stadia’ events, it has in-house knowledge of professions linked to organisation, media and sales of sports events.

A.S.O. organises 250 days of competition per year, with 90 events in 30 countries .

A.S.O. is involved in 5 major sports including cycling with the Tour de France, motor sports with the Dakar, mass events with the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, golf with the Lacoste Ladies Open de France and sailing with production and distribution of  images for prestigious races.

Amaury Sport Organisation is a subsidiary of the Amaury Group , media and sport group that owns the newspaper L’Equipe.

Commitment A.S.O.’s event organisation teams devote maximum effort to deliver their very best.

Passion This goes hand in hand with sport, and is an integral part of an organisation that prides itself on its understanding of both athletes and spectators.

Responsibility Involves constantly developing new environmentally friendly and community-minded solutions, as well as rigorous safety procedures.

Excellence A.S.O. teams strive for excellence by constantly reviewing and improving their organisational procedures.

Inspiring the next generation - Marion Rousse on the Tour de France Femmes

Q&A with the dynamic Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift director

When Amaury Sport Organisation offered Marion Rousse the job of Director of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift she accepted the role without hesitation, and now she is overseeing the rebirth of the race as it continues its journey from Paris to the peak of La Super Planche des Belles Filles. 

Rousse, a former French National Road Race champion and Lotto-Soudal racer, has always been keen to see a development in women’s professional cycle racing. During her racing days most had to work alongside their sporting careers so she is thrilled to see the evolution and increasing professionalism in recent years. By holding and televising the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift, she can be part of the step to normalising women’s cycle racing and inspiring the next generation of racers. Rousse spoke with Cyclingnews , reflecting on her role with the Tour de France Femmes, which is running from July 24 to 31, and the part it has to play in the evolution of the sport.

Cyclingnews: How did you get into bike racing?

Marion Rousse: Well I’ve been in cycling all my life as I was born into a cycling family. My cousins raced professionally, and my dad was a first category rider. As a baby I would watch him at races on the roadside from my buggy.  When I was six I had enough of cheering from the sidelines so I announced to him that I wanted to get into cycling. 

My dad wasn’t in favour of it at first as he felt I was too young and it would be too hard for me. So, one day, while my dad was at work my mum signed me up for a race on the sly. Then when my dad returned from work and I showed him my racing licence, he laughed and said, “Okay you can race but I’m telling you now, we won’t be going to races every weekend.” I did my first race the following weekend, and I did more races after that. Eventually, my dad became my coach and he accompanied me to all my races after that.

CN: So you were passionate about cycling? 

MR: Yes. When I was growing up I was always watching bike races on TV with the family. There wasn’t a single televised race that I missed – whether it was Paris-Roubaix , the Tour de France or Tour of Flanders . Roubaix was special for me because I was in a cycling academy and I did all my championship races at the velodrome in Roubaix. 

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I grew up in a village near Valenciennes, not far from the early sectors of pave on the Paris-Roubaix route, so I would go out and ride some of them with my dad. 

CN: So do you wish you could have competed in the Paris-Roubaix Femmes?

MR: Yes, I would have liked to do it, even if it is a poisoned chalice as it is nevertheless the most difficult race in the world. I think I would have loved doing it, as much as I would have hated doing it! But it’s sure I would have still been on the start line to do it if I had the chance – which is how a lot of cyclists feel about it.

CN: Why did you retire from professional cycle racing when you were still only 25 years old?

MR: I raced at a time when women’s cycling was not as developed as it is now. There were big differences in the level of racing between the racers. A few who were very strong, had higher salaries and won prize money, and then there was everyone else – and most of us had to work in order to supplement our salaries. 

I did different little jobs, including podium girl, then I got the opportunity to be a commentator for a few cycle races on TV. Initially I tried to do both commentating and racing, but I found it hard to juggle both, so I began to reconsider my future given that at the time I already had a 20-year career in cycle racing and thousands of kilometres in my legs. I was enjoying the media work so much that I thought maybe this is the moment to turn the page and move in a new direction. I must say, I don’t regret that decision.

CN: Do you miss being a professional bike racer? 

MR: Well, once I have done something I tend not to look back much. My character is to move on without looking back and wishing I was doing what I used to do. I’m not nostalgic. Even if I’m not part of the exciting racing that is going on now in the women’s peloton, I really love commentating on it for France Television, knowing that the racing is reaching a wide audience. Women’s cycling has developed a lot.  

Rather than saying “Damn, I didn’t have the opportunity to do this or that when I was a racer,” I’d rather focus on moving forward.

CN: How has cycle racing changed since the time when you were a professional? 

MR: When I raced there was a massive difference in level among the women. A couple of teams paid their riders well – though that was quite rare in the women’s peloton. So because of that you had a few paid professionals racing alongside others who were practically amateurs. Whereas now, because of the evolution in women’s racing there is a more level playing field than before. It’s not always the same women winning. It’s not easy to predict who will win, as the competition is at a much higher level than when I raced. 

The professionalism in women’s racing now is commonplace, where it previously wasn’t. It’s great that we now have things like the minimum salary, but it’s a shame that we had to wait so long for this to happen. 

Even if I know we still have some way further to go in the development of women’s racing I am optimistic about the future and look forward to more positive things for women’s cycling and women’s sport in general.  

CN: Why did you accept the role of Director of the Tour de France Femmes?

MR: Well, I never imagined that I would be doing this, though I must also say I never imagined working in television either or other things. 

When Christian (Prudhomme) called me to say he was really thinking of me for the role of Director of the Tour de France Femmes, and he asked if I’d be interested, I accepted the offer without hesitation. It’s an amazing role that I am proud of. Cycling has brought me so much, so if I can bring something to cycling in my role, I will do it with my heart. 

In accepting the role, I had to know that Amaury Sports Organisation were treating the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift with the same attention as they do with Tour de France – not just doing the race for the sake of it. They needed to really want to do it, and I hope that young girls can watch this race and be inspired to become a cycle racer. 

CN : How have your previous roles helped you in this role of TDFF Director?

MR: Well, I have worn various caps in the world of cycling. I haven’t just come from nowhere when doing this role. Working in the media with France Television, means I know the media side of things as well. Then I stepped into the world of event organising, being Assistant Director of the Tour de la Provence. I learned the various aspects – having meetings with the town councils, identifying sponsors, designing routes and many other things. So my experience in organising the Tour de la Provence helped me in quickly assimilating into the role as Tour de France Femmes director.

Also having been a racer I know the difficulties in women’s cycle racing. I raced at an time when women’s racing was a lot less developed, so I am very aware of the path that we have travelled to get to where we are today. So I know what it means for women’s cycling and women’s sport to have a specific Women’s Tour de France for us. 

CN: Why is it important to have the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift when there are already big women’s races, including stage races?

MR: Yes, there are more and more important races for women, like Flèche Wallonne, Tour of Flanders, Giro Donne, and last year for the first time there was the Paris-Roubaix, which was brilliant to watch and even got really good viewing figures. 

But we were missing a stage race of reference for women. Well, the most beautiful cycle race in the world is the Tour de France, which is such a big race that goes beyond sport and resonates so much for the sport of cycling. So having a women’s Tour de France is the best thing that can happen. Amaury Sports Organisation is treating it in exactly the same way as they do with the men’s Tour de France. This is the best thing that can happen for women’s sport. 

CN : Which stages are you looking forward to?

MR: Well, all the stages will be interesting given that we marked out the route in such a way that each type of rider could potentially win a stage. There are stages for sprinters, all-rounders, punchy riders, and climbers. It’s true that the stage to Bar-sur-Aube is exceptional for a Tour de France race, having the appearance of a Classics race in July! In fact, that there has never been such a long stretch of unmade road included in the men’s Tour de France.

 So I am very excited to see how things go over these 13km of “strade bianche”. The stage will be difficult because these “strade bianche” are preceded by steep roads. So it will be the stage with a lot of complications because you have to be strong on those roads. It will be a touch and go in terms of keeping your position on the General Classification during this stage. A lot can happen during this stage.  

For this stage, I would be looking at Lotte Kopecky, Annemieke Van Vleuten, Kasia Nieuwiadoma, or Elisa Balsamo. Though it might be a bit tough for Balsamo given steepness of the climbs.  

CN: Who do think will really shine over the eight days of the Tour de France Femmes?

MR: Well, I think Van Vleuten won’t be far off the top of the GC for sure. Then there’s Elisa Longo Borghini, and Marianne Vos. I think Vos will be present on quite a few of the stages as she does well on all types of terrain. So it’s women like her who are going to make it a spectacle, and show that women racing bikes is a normal thing. For me, Marianne Vos has been one of the greatest ambassadors for our sport.

CN: Do you feel you, as a woman, that you had to work harder in your roles within a male-dominated environment?

MR: Well, I am comfortable in the jobs I have done, and I just get on with my work without thinking whether I am a man or a woman. I’ve always been keen to move up the ladder, but I also think that if I move up it was because I have worked and proven myself. It’s not because the organisation was just looking to have a woman in place, but because I knew what I was talking about and I had earned my place. 

So the best reply I can give to people who are stuck on the fact that a woman shouldn’t be on a bike, or in cycling, I don’t have anything to say to them, and it is through my work – be it the Tour de France Femmes or other activities – that we deserve our presence. We have nothing to explain because we are in our well-deserved places and we do our jobs well. It’s up to the cynics to change their opinions, rather than us needing to explain anything to them. 

CN: What advice would you give to women who would like to become a professional cycle racer? 

MR: Well, I think that the Tour de France could serve a role in inspiring little girls to want to have a go at racing at this level. They will switch on the TV and see women on a bike, and they may even say to themselves “well I could have a go at that too” and they won’t pose themselves the question about whether they can do it or not. By staging and televising the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift we are showing that it is possible to do bike racing, and it is perfectly normal to see women’s cycle racing on TV. 

So my advice would be that women should go out and do exactly the thing that they love and to not get a complex about having a go at it, be it cycling, rugby, or any other sport. Do whatever you want to do. 

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Tour de France 2020: How NTT is helping solve the biggest challenges ever

The crowds may (largely) not be there, but NTT is helping Tour de France fans around the world enjoy cycling's greatest race

The sporting world has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, with events across nearly all sports postponed, delayed or cancelled outright. 

Professional cycling, which typically dominates the European summer calendar, was particularly hit hard, with the three grand tours of France, Italy and Spain all postponed from their midsummer heyday as a solution was found.

With the 107th Tour de France finally underway, race organisers Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) faced a challenge unlike no other, as the hundreds of thousands of fans that line the route each year are a huge part of the event itself. With many obeying orders to stay away, the challenge now became how to keep the race as accessible and interactive as possible.

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Race Center 2.0

NTT Data has enjoyed a fruitful relationship as the official Tour de France technology partner with the ASO - as well as being the sponsor of one of the sport’s most successful pro cycling teams.

The bulk of NTT’s work can be found on the ASO’s official Race Center website, which the company says has been completely redeveloped this year. The hub provides live updates and coverage on each stage of the Tour de France, giving fans a variety of tools concerning the unfolding day’s events.

The company describes this as a virtual “global stadium” that will let fans all around the world get more in-depth information on their favourite riders, as well as exciting features such as stage win predictions and even a “Tour de France Fantasy” online game.

“We've really built what we describe as a co-innovation relationship with the ASO, where we're innovating together and working together to bring new capabilities to the sport of cycling, and not just the Tour de France,” said Peter Gray, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology Group: Sport at NTT.

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“The Tour de France is the pinnacle event in world cycling, and the technology implementation of the Tour de France is the pinnacle of any cycling event in the world, and for any sporting event for that matter.”

Remote working

The global tech giant, which is entering its sixth year as the ASO’s technological partner, made an early decision to not have employees at the race for the very first time, with workers instead operating remotely.

This covered workers based in all corners of the globe, from Australia to India to the UK, yet Gray notes that, "so far, it's actually worked remarkably well...it's the next best thing to being at the race."

NTT works with the ASO production team on the course to create a wealth of data and information, supported on Microsoft Azure, that can be shared with broadcasters all over the world and online in order to enrich the viewing experience for fans.

This spans from simple information such as which riders are in the lead, to the latest weather data, to who may have fallen in a crash or suffered a mechanical issue.

All of this is updated in real time thanks to transponders clipped to every rider’s bike, just below the saddle, which provides NTT with 50 pieces of data from each rider every second.

This information transmits from the transponder, to the motorcycles or helicopters involved in production, from where it is bounced to a range of edge computing solutions that pass it on to NTT itself.

This year, the company has created a new “virtual zone technique” setup that takes live TV feeds, data monitoring, infrastructure monitoring into a single collaboration platform, combining various different strands into the best offering for broadcasters.

“Really, it's about how do we use digital technologies to bring new capabilities and enhance the fan experience and particularly bring younger, engaged younger viewers in the sport of cycling,” says Gray.

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The 2025 Vuelta a España Is Set to Start in Italy

This year’s Tour de France starts in Italy . Next year, it looks like the Vuelta a España will follow suit in 2025. The race director of the Spanish grand tour, Javier Guillén, recently confirmed that northwest Italy’s Piedmont region (home to the cities of Torino , Novara, and Alessandria) is now the leading candidate to host the opening stages of the 2025 race.

In its seventy-eight editions, the Vuelta has started outside of Spain only three other times. However, Vuelta organizer Unipublic might take a page from Tour de France organizers Amaury Sports Organisation (A.S.O.) with designs to expand the race’s early stages beyond Spain’s borders. By 2026, the number of starts outside of Spain will double as this year’s race kicks off in Lisbon, and 2026’s Vuelta will begin in Monaco .

“I can confirm that what the Piedmont region published, declaring its interest in hosting the 2025 start, is true and that we are working on it,” Guillén said. “We would like it very much, because Italy is a cycling country that this year will also host the start of the Tour de France, and we would love for the Vuelta to be present in the territory.

“There are talks, intense work, and if everything goes well, there will be great joy. The official confirmations will come when it happens from both sides, but I am very happy to say that the Vuelta and Piedmont are getting closer and closer. It’s not done yet, but we are on the line we want, moving forward. The idea is to make an announcement before La Vuelta 2024.”

The 2024 Vuelta a España starts on August 17.

This is another notable move from the Piedmont region, which is furiously attracting major cycling events to their region, highlighting the area’s often stellar roads and its major Apennine climbs.

Last month’s Giro d’Italia started in Venaria Reale and ran into Torino. The race’s second stage kicked off in San Francesco al Campo and enjoyed a summit finish in Oropa. This year’s men’s and women’s Tour de l’Avenir will finish on the Piedmont’s Colle delle Finestre.

Earlier this year, the Italian broadcasting company RAI reported that next year’s Vuelta could also start in Venaria Reale. The report also mentioned the Piedmontese towns of Novara, Ceres, and Bussoleno, with the parcours traversing the region’s hilly area, called the Langhe. Additionally, rumors abound that next year’s Tour de France will return to Italy for a stage finish, likely somewhere in the Alps.

In something of a surprise result, American Sepp Kuss won last year’s Vuelta . However, the Eagle of Durango’s victory wasn’t without drama, as there were plenty of rumors and stories about internal strife between Kuss and his Jumbo-Visma teammates Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič.

As of this writing, Visma-Lease a Bike has yet to say whether or not Vingegaard will return for this year’s Vuelta. Meanwhile, Roglič, now with BORA-hansgrohe, will likely be back to target his fourth Vuelta win, which would tie Roberto Heras for the most ever in the race’s history. Heras won in 2000 and went three-for-three from 2003-05. Tony Rominger’s wins came from 1992-94, and Contador won in 2008, 2012, and 2014.

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JUNE ON WHEELS FOR SCHOOLS

• On this World environmental Day, the “École Solidaire – un vélo pour tous les enfants” (School in Solidarity - a Bike for Every Child) operation kicks off! Once again, this year, the French Ministry of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the French Ministry of Education and Youth and the Tour de France are joining forces for an initiative to promote the “Bike Riding Skills” (Savoir Rouler à Vélo’, SRAV) concept in schools. The operation aims to get 3,500 classes, or 100,000 pupils, to participate.
• During June, the classes taking part in the operation will be able to organise their cycling activities based on the SRAV programme, which helps pupils acquire the skills they need to ride a bicycle independently and safely by the time they get to secondary school.
• Tour de France is committed to donating up to €100,000 to Secours Populaire Français, Qhubeka and the ANAIS Foundation (€1 per pupil who takes part in a SRAV learning initiative during this period).

The "School Solidarity — A Bike for Every Child" operation targets primary school classes that organise a cycling event in June and take the opportunity to implement all or part of the Bike Riding Skills (“Savoir Rouler à Vélo, SRAV) programme (blocks 1, 2, 3 or all). Target: 3,500 classes, like the 3,500 km the Tour de France covers! This programme teaches children how to ride on their own when they start secondary school. Over 10 hours, divided into 3 learning blocks, these fun and educational activities enable children aged 6 to 11 to get to grips with the bicycle as a safe everyday means of transport. The workshops in Block 1, for example, teach the basics of cycling: how to balance properly and how to ride and steer a bike correctly (pedalling, turning, braking). At the end of the 3 blocks, students receive their SRAV certificate.   A full-scale demonstration will be staged in Nice, in the presence of Matteo Trentin, three-time stage winner of the Tour de France (2013, 2024, 2019), at 10:30 am on Friday, 7 June. In addition to a series of lessons on how to ride a bike and the SRAV programme for 300 children from the Terra Amata school group, this programme will also open a weekend devoted to cycling in Nice: “Nice fête le Tour” (Nice celebrates the Tour). The city hosting the arrival of the next Tour de France and L’Étape du Tour will be organising bicycle and balance bike routes on Saturday, 8 June. The winners of the “Dictée du Tour” (Dictation of the Tour) will also be rewarded.   This initiative also educates children about the benefits of cycling, particularly in terms of health and the climate. It reminds them of the importance of regular physical exercise, which is a major national cause in 2024.   As part of the Tour de France - SRAV challenge, education goes hand in hand with a commitment to solidarity. The aim is to get 100,000 children involved in good cycling practices during June. For each child participating in one or more SRAV blocks, Tour de France will donate €1 to 3 associations: Secours Populaire, Qhubeka and the ANAIS Foundation, for a total of €100,000. The main objective of this donation will be to train children from underprivileged backgrounds to learn how to ride a bike and offer bikes to those not fortunate enough to have one.

About Savoir Rouler à Vélo, SRAV The Savoir Rouler à Vélo (SRAV) programme was initiated in 2019 to encourage children aged 6 to 11 to learn to cycle and travel independently. This three-module programme aims to enable children to become independent cyclists before they start secondary school and to embed the reflexes of moving towards low-carbon mobility from an early age. An inter-ministerial initiative, the SRAV programme is steered by the Ministry of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, in conjunction with the federations and all the parties involved in cycling, and benefits from financial support via the French National Agency for Sports (ANS) local authorities and approved sports associations in setting up training courses.

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Countdown to the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné: Excitement Mounts in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

The eight-day mini-Tour de France begins this Sunday with a 174.8 km stage and features top contenders, diverse stages, and the iconic Yellow Leader’s Jersey.

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Like many European bike races, the Critérium du Dauphiné (we just call it “the Dauphiné”) was originally created to promote a local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, a provincial newspaper that covers the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France—the area that the race calls its home. In fact, the race was actually called the “Dauphiné Libéré” until 2010, at which point it was taken over by the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), the organizers of the Tour de France .

The race highlights one of the most beautiful regions in France, an area that includes the Alps, Mont Ventoux, and the Massif Central. This gives the organizers lots of options when it comes to building a challenging course, and they often create stages that mirror those in the upcoming Tour de France. This is one of the main reasons why it’s a popular dress rehearsal for General Classification riders hoping to be at their best for the French grand tour.

And it’s not uncommon for riders to win the Critérium du Dauphiné and then the Tour de France six weeks later. Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard-Hansen did it last year with Jumbo-Visma. Team Sky made winning both races a habit in the 2010s, with Britons Chris Froome winning both events in 2013, 2015, and 2016, and Geraint Thomas winning the Dauphiné-Tour combo in 2018.

It’s also a race that has traditionally favored Americans. Five riders from the United States have won the prestigious event in its 75-year history, and we wouldn’t be surprised if America makes it six by the time the race wraps up on the Plateau des Glières next Sunday.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, one of the most exciting and important week-long stage races of the season:

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This year’s Dauphiné covers 1203.8 km (746 mi) spread over eight stages. The race begins Sunday with Stage 1, a jagged road stage around Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule that–despite three categorized climbs early in the stage–should end with a field sprint.

But Monday’s Stage 2, a 142-kilometer road stage that begins in Gannat, definitely won’t. That stage contains four categorized climbs, including two Category 2 ascents on the way to an uphill finish on the Col de la Loge. This could be an early day for the Dauphiné’s General Classification contenders to try and take the yellow leader’s jersey. If they don’t, the stage will certainly go to a breakaway filled with puncheurs .

Stage 3 continues this year’s punchy trend with a hilly route filled with five categorized climbs. The 181.2-kilometer stage begins in Celles-sur-Durolle and ends with an uphill finish on the Category 3 climb to Les Estables, a 3.8km climb with an average gradient of 5.2 percent.

Wednesday brings Stage 4, a 34.4-kilometer individual time trial from Saint-Germain-Laval to Neulise. This should cause the first real shuffling of the General Classification of the race, with men like Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) among the favorites to win the stage and take the yellow jersey.

Thursday’s Stage 5 is the longest stage of the Dauphiné, a 200.2-kilometer ride from Amplepuis to Saint-Priest. Even with four categorized climbs spread throughout the stage. This should be the last chance for the sprinters–unless a breakaway ruins their plans.

And then come the mountains, starting with Friday’s Stage 6, a 173.2-kilometer stage that starts in Hauterives and ends with a summit finish on the hors categorie (“Beyond Category”) Collet d’Allevard, an 11.1km climb with an average gradient of 8.1-percent.

Starting in Albertville, Stage 7 is even harder, with four Category 1 ascents and then a summit finish on the hors categorie climb to the Samoëns 1600 ski resort–all crammed into just 145.5 km. The climb to Samoëns 1600 is a beast: 10 km long, the climb averages 9.3 percent–and even that’s a bit misleading thanks to the opening kilometer’s 3.3 percent average gradient. With over 4,200m of elevation gain, this is the hardest stage in this year’s Dauphiné.

But just in case the race hasn’t been decided yet, Stage 8 ends the week with a bang. Beginning in the town of Thônes–near the base of the Category 1 Col de la Forclaz de Montmin–the 152.5km stage takes the riders over three categorized climbs before yet another summit finish, this time on the Category 1 Plateau des Glières. This is another short, intense stage that should provide an exciting conclusion to the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.

NBC’s Peacock ($5.99/month or $59.99/year) streams all events organized by A.S.O., which means you can watch the Dauphiné in June and then the Tour de France in July. If you’re looking for ad-free coverage, you’ll need a subscription to Peacock Premium Plus , which runs $11.99 per month or $119.99 for the year.

The Peacock app is available on Roku, Apple devices, Android and AndroidTV devices, Google platforms, Chromecast, Xbox consoles, PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles, VIZIO SmartCast TVs, and LG Smart TVs. You can also watch online via the Peacock website.

If you’re in Canada, FloBikes ($29.99/month CDN) is the best way to watch the Critérium du Dauphiné with all eight stages available live and on-demand on FloBikes.com , the FloSports IOS app, and the FloSports app for Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Apple TV.

If you have cable and prefer conventional television viewing, each stage of the Dauphiné will be shown on CNBC. This year, the network looks set to show replays, as–according to NBC’s website–Stage 1 is scheduled to air at 1:00 p.m. EDT, a few hours after the stage is expected to end.

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As it did the year before (sorta), the 2023 Critérium du Dauphiné served as a bit of a crystal ball heading into the Tour de France, with Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard and Jumbo-Visma dominating the race from start to finish. In all, the Dutch super-team won four stages, with France’s Christophe Laporte winning Stages 1 and 3 (and the green jersey as the winner of the Points Classification) and Vingegaard winning Stages 5 and 7 on his way to winning the race overall. The Dane won his second consecutive Tour de France six weeks later.

Great Britain’s Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) finished second–he went on to finish third at the Tour de France–and Australia’s Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroën Team) finished third. Spain’s Carlos Rodriguez won the white jersey as the Dauphiné’s Best Young Rider, and Italy’s Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) won the polka dot jersey as the Dauphiné’s King of the Mountains.

Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe)

Roglič won the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2022 and is once again using the French WorldTour stage race as a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France. The Slovenian was one of the victims of the horrible crash in April’s Itzulia Basque Country –the same crash that took down Vingegaard, who won’t be participating in this year’s Dauphiné due to his injuries (he’s at a training camp instead).

Roglič abandoned the Basque race immediately–despite being the race leader at the time–but he was among the less injured of the riders who went down. So, while he was forced to skip the Ardennes Classics, he remained largely on track for the Tour.

The Dauphiné will be his last stop before heading to the Grand Depart in Florence, and his performance here will go a long way toward determining whether or not he has a realistic chance of winning his first Tour de France. And his BORA-hansgrohe team is stacked, with basically all the riders we expect to support the Slovenian at the Tour joining him at the start, including Australia’s Jai Hindley, who won a stage and spent a day in the yellow jersey in last year’s Tour de France–and won the 2022 Giro d’Italia .

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step)

Evenepoel was another victim of the Basque crash that took down Vingegaard and Roglič–the Belgian broke his right clavicle and scapula. That wiped out the rest of his spring program, but now he’s healed and back on his bike–and reports say that his training is going well. Like most competitors, the Dauphiné will be the Belgian’s last test before the Tour. He’s likely targeting the time trial–he’s the reigning world champion in the discipline–but we’re more eager to see how he fares against the other contenders on the summit finishes at the end of Stages 6, 7, and 8. We’re also curious to see how his team–which has traditionally been built more for one-day classics–handles itself against proven stage race squads like BORA, Visma, and INEOS.

Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers)

Rodríguez finished ninth overall and won the white jersey as the Best Young Rider in last year’s Dauphiné, an impressive ride that perhaps should have been more hyped (blame jumbo-Visma’s dominance for that). But his performance turned out to be a sneak preview of what the Spaniard would do at the Tour, where he finished fifth overall and won a stage in the mountains.

Just 23 years old, Rodríguez has continued to improve throughout the spring: he finished second at Itzulia Basque Country and then won the Tour de Romandie, his first WorldTour stage race victory. Assuming he’s saving his best for the Tour, we’re expecting another top-10–possibly top-5–finish at the Dauphiné, which would make him a true podium contender in July.

Sepp Kuss (Visma–Lease a Bike)

With Vingegaard uncertain about riding the Tour de France following his crash, Kuss might end up being Visma’s GC captain, a stunning turn of events for a rider who spent much of last season as a support rider–at least until he took a surprise win at the Vuelta a España in September.

The American has had a quiet season so far, racing just a handful of times and spending the majority of his time at training camps. In fact, the Dauphiné will be the first time raced since the Itzulia Basque Country in early April. His performance will give us at least a hint as to whether or not he has the legs to be a true podium contender at the Tour.

Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates)

Ayuso joins Rodríguez at the forefront of a new generation of young, Spanish grand tour contenders. Just 21 years old, he already has two top-5 finishes at the Vuelta a España , including a third-place finish in 2022. Like Rodríguez, he seems to get better with every race he enters–he took second at Tirreno-Adriatico and fifth at the Tour of Romandie. And like Rodríguez, the Spaniard also won his first WorldTour stage this spring–the Tour of the Basque Country. And while he’s heading to the Tour to support Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar , we’re expecting him to be racing for himself at the Dauphiné–which could be bad news for the race’s other contenders.

Matteo Jorgenson (Visma–Lease a Bike)

If an American does win this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné, don’t be surprised if it’s Jorgenson, a 24-year-old who was born in Walnut Creek, California but grew up in Boise, Idaho. After spending the first few seasons of his WorldTour career with Movistar, Jorgenson transferred to Visma-Lease a Bike this past off-season and has since taken a major step forward, winning his first WorldTour stage race–Paris-Nice-and his first major one-day Classic–Dwars door Vlaanderen.

His last event was the Amstel Gold Race in mid-April, and he’s spent the past six weeks training for the Tour de France. And with Kuss likely biding his time for the Tour de France, there’s a good chance that he’ll be given the chance to try and win the Dauphiné before taking on more of a supporting role at the Tour. Visma has only scratched the surface of Jorgenson's potential, and this could be the race in which he takes another big step forward in his development as a rider.

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Gruissan-Nîmes, la 16e étape du Tour de France 2024 à la loupe

Ce sera le 16 juillet. L’étape, plate, sera longue de 188,6 km avec un dénivelé positif de 1 200 m. Départ – fictif – des coureurs du boulevard du Pech Maynaud à 13 h 05. Arrivé prévue entre 17 h 30 et 17 h 50 à Nîmes.

En ce début du mois de juin, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) a dévoilé tous les contours de la 16é étape du Tour de France 2024 qui s’élancera, le 16 juillet, pour la première fois de l’histoire de Gruissan. Au terme des 188,6 km, les coureurs rallieront Nîmes, la préfecture du Gard. Le parcours ne sera que très peu accidenté avec un dénivelé positif de 1 200 m. Départ – fictif – à 13 h 05 (caravane 11 h 05) du boulevard du Pech Maynaud. Non loin de l’office de tourisme et du port. Direction Narbonne Plage et Saint-Pierre-la-Mer et retour à Gruissan pour le départ lancé. Cette fois cap sur l’Hérault. En route vers Lespignan, Lieuran-lès-Béziers, ou encore Pézenas. Un premier sprint intermédiaire animera la course aux Matellettes. Après 112 km, les cyclistes se coltineront la seule ascension du parcours, un col de 4e catégorie avec la côte du Fambetou : 1,2 km à 5 %. Une paille. Avant de poser le pied à Nîmes entre 17 h 30 et 17 h 50 (caravane à 15 h 53), les coureurs passeront par Sommières, Villevieille, Vergèze et Caissargues. "Les pronostics donneront certainement la faveur aux sprinteurs en partant du littoral narbonnais. Mais le mistral peut souffler dans tous les sens à cette période de l’année, et pourquoi pas chambouler les plans des équipes de sprinteurs si des formations à l’aise dans les rafales parviennent à éparpiller le peloton ?", avait déclaré le directeur du Tour de France Christian Prudhomme à l’occasion de la présentation du tracé à Paris le 25 octobre dernier.

Pech Maynaud nouveau

Le boulevard du Pech Maynaud d'où sera donné le départ à fictif à 13 h 05 symbolise quelque part le nouveau Gruissan. Initialement à forte connotation routière, cet axe a été totalement rénové et repensé par la station balnéaire entre 2018 et 2022. 2,8 millions d’euros ont été investis par les collectivités locales pour le réinventer.

Il faut rappeler que la veille du départ, le 15 juillet, Gruissan accueillera également la deuxième journée de repos. "Justement, ce jour-là, nous organiserons un circuit VIP d’une trentaine de kilomètres. Le rugbyman Philippe Dintrans sera là, l’entraîneur de foot Élie Baup également, la présidente de la Région d’Occitanie Carole Delga sera présente. Au milieu de beaucoup d’autres personnalités. Je suis un passionné de vélo et je serai heureux de pédaler à cette occasion", nous avait confiés le maire de Gruissan Didier Codorniou lors de la venue de Christian Prudhomme dans la station le 7 février 2024.

Un Didier Codorniou, véritable passionné de la petite reine, lui-même cycliste à ses heures, qui l’a souvent répété : "Je veux faire de Gruissan la première station balnéaire sans voiture. Nous avons 13 km de pistes cyclables pour l’heure, le but étant de mailler totalement la station."  Gruissan, ville de vélo !

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Paris La Défense Arena arbore les anneaux olympiques

Avant même que ne soient présentés ceux de la Tour Eiffel, Paris La Défense Arena a dévoilé, mercredi, les anneaux olympiques sur la façade de l'enceinte, située à Nanterre, qui accueillera les épreuves de natation, paranation et la finale de water-polo.

C'est Christine Caron, médaillée d'argent sur 100 m dos aux Jeux de 1964, qui a ôté le voile noir recouvrant les anneaux olympiques, accrochés à la façade en écailles de Paris La Défense Arena, situé à Nanterre, mercredi peu avant midi. « Je n'ai jamais pensé voir les Jeux à Paris  », a expliqué la première femme porte-drapeau de la délégation française en 1968 , visiblement émue. Encore moins des épreuves de natation, para-natation et la finale de water-polo dans une enceinte habituée aux matches du Racing 92 et aux concerts.

Dès le début des discussions avec Paris 2024, le groupe Ovalto, propriétaire de l'enceinte et du club du Top 14, a obtenu du comité d'organisation de pouvoir apposer les anneaux olympiques sur sa façade. « C'était une option que l'on a inscrite noir sur blanc en signant le VUA (venue use agreement, contrat d'utilisation du site) » explique Jean-François Lamour, double champion olympique de sabre et vice-président d'Ovalto. Paris La Défense Arena est ainsi le seul site à arborer les anneaux olympiques. L'antre des Racingmen a même grillé la priorité à la Tour Eiffel qui affichera bientôt des anneaux bien plus gros et fabriqués par Arcelor Mittal, partenaire de Paris 2024.

Le comité d'organisation a récupéré les clés de l'enceinte trois jours après le dernier concert de la star Taylor Swift, le 15 mai, et les grandes manoeuvres se poursuivent pour installer les deux bassins de 50 m , dont l'un destiné à l'échauffement. Plus de cent cinquante personnes s'affairent aujourd'hui sur le chantier avant une mise en eau prévu fin juin. « Tout baigne  », sourit Denis Navizet, ancien rugbyman et responsable du site pour Paris 2024.

« Les équipes de Myrtha Pools (société italienne partenaire et fournisseur des bassins) avancent de façon extrêmement satisfaisante, de manière très cadencée  », poursuit le dirigeant. Ce mercredi, plusieurs d'entre eux déroulent ainsi les lignes noires sur le fond du bassin de compétition encore blanc. Pendant les épreuves de natation des Jeux, à raison de deux sessions par jour, ce sont 30 000 personnes qui viendront encourager les athlètes.

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