Key occasions
The Tour de France however make it Italy. Florence, setting off from Piazza della Signoria, riders rolling throughout Le Ponte Vecchio, they’ve accomplished the total Italian job on this. The riders are nonetheless on the rollout and have about 8km to the flag drop.
Right here’s a have a look at in the present day’s stage, Saturday 29 June: Florence to Rimini, 206km, with William Fotheringham’s preview.
A primary Grand Départ in Italy, satirically when biking expertise on this conventional heartland is vanishingly scarce. There shall be barely any Italians on the beginning record and there’s zero prospect of a repeat of Italy’s final general win, Vincenzo Nibali in 2014. A dramatically exhausting opening stage is suited to the punchy expertise of Giulio Ciccone; nevertheless, with three second class climbs, who would guess in opposition to Tadej Pogacar making an attempt to realize an early benefit?
📈 7 ascensions au programme aujourd’hui, pour 3 600m de D+ 🥵
🧮 Un most de 23 factors à prendre aujourd’hui. Qui voyez-vous endosser le maillot à pois ce soir ? ⚪️🔴#TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/R1mYsUzf2G
— Maillot à Pois E.Leclerc (@maillotapois) June 29, 2024
Preamble
We’re quickly to be away in Firenze, and we’ve been loading up on previews all week.
The place else to begin than Cav?
This weekend will see a real nice, for all his flaws, remembered.
The contenders to be within the yellow jersey in Paris.
Right here’s your team-by-team information.
And, after all, stage by stage.
