If you visit the French Riviera this summer, you could be part of a significant event: the Tour de France 2024. Two days involve Nice as the host of this famous event. Cycling from Nice to the Col de la Couillole is 133 km, and the event’s last day is a timed sprint of 34 km between Monaco and Nice. The city of Nice will be the centre of the world for two days.
The Tour de France originated in 1903 and was organized by Henri Desgrange, editor-in-chief of L’Auto magazine. His young collaborator, journalist Georges Lefèvre, who was also the Tour director of the first edition, was inspired by cyclist Jean Marie Corre’s attempt in 1895.
Corre introduced an aluminium bicycle in 1895 and tested it single-handedly over all the famous courses in France. This inspired the idea in 1903 to revive these time trials annually. The Tour has become the most important and honourable cycling race of the year.
Tour de France 2024 in Nice on the French Riviera
In 2024, the Tour de France will end in Nice, the first time since the race started in 1903 that it will not finish in Paris. Due to the timing of the Olympic Games, which will take place in 2024, the event will be held in different cities.
The race will start in Florence, Italy, on June 29 and finish in Nice on July 21, five days before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris. The metropolitan area of Nice, which features various natural features and activities, is ideal for sports fans and professionals.
The organizers of the Tour de France have no regrets about ending the race in Nice in 2024. The last stage will be a time trial instead of a sprint, marking the first time that the event will not end in Paris. The city of Nice continues to write its cycling history.
Routes Tour de France
- 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
More details about the routes can be found here.
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