The 2024 Tour de France comes to an end with a time trial between Monaco and Nice that is already historic to conclude a Grande Boucle largely dominated by Tadej Pogacar. The first riders have left.
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14:59 – Lenny Martinez speaks
“I’m looking forward to this day pretty well. I’m happy to finish with a time trial and we’re going to have fun on this Tour de France. I didn’t have the feelings I was hoping for but there was a great atmosphere,” assured the young rider who is finishing his first Grand Boucle in his career.
14:55 – Cavendish scored
The Briton already has a well-marked face as he finds himself in La Turbie. It is a demanding time trial to finish this 2024 Tour de France.
14:51 – Words of Sandy Dujardin
“I’m going to try to do this time trial without too much pain. It’s special here in Monaco,” briefly explained Sandy Dujardin, who will be the first Frenchman to tackle this final stage of the 2024 Tour de France.
14:48 – Cavendish’s beautiful start
Discover the beautiful images of Mark Cavendish’s departure for his last Tour de France.
14:41 – Mark Cavendish’s smile
One of the legends of the Tour de France is leaving for the last time! The British Mark Cavendish also leaves the starting pen with a huge smile and a great ovation.
14:40 – And here we go!
The first rider to set off in this time trial has just left the starting gate heading towards Nice. Davide Bellarini has set off.
14:30 – The Super-Fighter of the designated round
Before this last stage of the Tour de France 2024, the Super-Combatif of this edition has been designated. It is the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz who will therefore have the right to this status in addition to that of the best climber.
14:20 – Weather conditions
It’s expected to be hot on the Côte d’Azur. This 21st stage of the 2024 Tour de France will take place in around thirty degrees. The rain should spare the riders, as it has almost throughout these three weeks of racing.
14:10 – First departure at 14:40
If you are used to time trials you know the principle. The riders will set off one by one starting with the last in the general classification. The Italian Davide Ballerini will start the ball rolling at 2:40 p.m. Every minute and a half, a rider will set off then every two minutes. The infernal trio at the front will certainly compete for the time with the start of Remco Evenepoel at 6:41 p.m. The last arrival is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – Romain Bardet’s last stage
A French cycling star will bow out of the Tour de France at the end of this 21st stage between Monaco and Nice. Romain Bardet, who burst into tears this Saturday, finished 10th in the 20th stage and is 30th in the general classification. “It’s tough. It all comes back. It’s 13 years of my life, it’s so tough, it’s the story of my career, fighting without ever being the best, without ever giving up,” regretted the 33-year-old rider who will have had the honor of wearing the yellow jersey during this edition after his victory on the first stage.
1:50 p.m. – The favorites for the 21st stage of the 2024 Tour de France
One man is emerging as the huge favourite for this 21st and final stage of the 2024 Tour de France. Time trial world champion Remco Evenepoel has a good chance of winning in Nice. He won the first time trial of this Grande Boucle and could consolidate his third place overall and, who knows, even challenge second place. Jonas VingegaardFor his part, Tadej Pogacar can still pull out all the stops, in order to make history, by winning a sixth stage victory and equalling what he had already achieved in the Giro d’Italia.
1:40 p.m. – The route of the 21st stage of the 2024 Tour de France
For the first time since 1989, a Tour de France ends with a time trial. 33.7 km await the riders who will follow the sea and tackle the final climb of the Grande Boucle with La Turbie. The end of the course will be more lenient but the bodies risk suffering after three already intense weeks.
1:30 p.m. – A historic milestone
This 21st stage of the 2024 Tour de France is already etched in history. Indeed, for the first time, the end of the Grande Boucle is not taking place in the Paris region. Preparations for the Paris Olympics prevented the organizers from celebrating three weeks of battle on the Champs-Élysées.
1:20 p.m. – An update on the rankings
Tadej Pogacar delivered the coup de grace this Saturday during the 20th stage of this Tour de France 2024. By winning at the Col de la Couillole, the Slovenian further distanced his runner-up Jonas Vingegaard. The latter is 5’14” behind in the yellow jersey classification. Remco Evenepoel is, for his part, 8’04” behind. As for the other classifications, Carapaz will be in the white jersey with red polka dots and Girmay will be the green jersey. Evenepoel will leave with the white jersey.
13:10 – Pogacar wins again
This Saturday, during the penultimate stage of the 2024 Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar once again proved that he was the best since the start of the Grande Boucle. The Slovenian took a fifth victory in this edition, ahead of Jonas Vingegaard. The acceleration in the final hectometres got the better of his runner-up in the general classification.
Discover the general classification and the classification of the day’s stage as soon as it ends with an update in a few minutes.
Here is the map of the Tour de France with a strong southern accent for this 2024 edition
Here are the 21 stages of the 2024 Tour de France with all the cities that will host the start or finish of a stage.
1st stage, Saturday June 29: Florence-Rimini (206 km)
2nd stage, Sunday June 30: Cesenatico-Bologna (200 km)
3rd stage, Monday July 1: Piacenza-Turin (229 km)
4th stage, Tuesday July 2: Pinerolo-Valloire (138 km)
5th stage, Wednesday July 3: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Saint-Vulbas (177 km)
6th stage, Thursday July 4: Mâcon-Dijon (163 km)
7th stage, Friday July 5: Nuits-Saint-Georges-Gevrey-Chambertin, individual time trial (25 km)
8th stage, Saturday July 6: Semur-en-Auxois-Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (176 km)
9th stage, Sunday July 7: Troyes-Troyes (199 km)
Rest day in Orléans, Monday July 8
10th stage, Tuesday July 9: Orléans-Saint-Amand-Montrond (187 km)
11th stage, Wednesday July 10: Evaux-les-Bains-Le Lioran (211 km)
12th stage, Thursday July 11: Aurillac-Villeneuve-sur-Lot (204 km)
13th stage, Friday July 12: Agen-Pau (171 km)
14th stage, Saturday July 13: Pau-Saint-Lary-Soulan (152 km)
15th stage, Sunday July 14: Loudenvielle-Plateau de Beille (198 km)
Rest day in Gruissan, Monday July 15
16th stage, Tuesday July 16: Gruissan-Nîmes (187 km)
17th stage, Wednesday July 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux-Superdévoluy (178 km)
18th stage, Thursday July 18: Gap-Barcelonnette (179 km)
19th stage, Friday July 19: Embrun-Isola 2000 (145 km)
20th stage, Saturday July 20: Nice-Col de Couillole (133 km)
21st stage, Sunday July 21: Monaco-Nice, individual time trial (34 km)