The 2024 Tour de France starts this Saturday in Italy with a much tougher stage than usual to start the race.
The cyclists will have to travel 206 kilometers between Florence and Rimini with seven climbs counting towards the mountain prize.
Specifically, the riders first face the second-class Valico Tre Faggi pass (12.5 km at an average gradient of 5.1%) and then they will have to go through six levels between the regions of Tuscany and Emilia Romagna.
The last of them, Saint-Marin (7.1 km at 4.8%) is crowned 25 kilometers from the finish line and the finish promises to be exciting with the descent towards Rimini.
A classic profile to start the Tour
Tour de France 2024 Stage 1 Profile
In total, cyclists will accumulate 3,600 meters of positive gradient On this day, the start with the steepest climb in the history of the race, according to the organization itself, which classifies the stage as mid-mountain.
Due to the distance and the profile, it seems more like a classic than a stage of a grand tour, so the winner is expected to be a high-level rider.
Among the candidates for victory and to put on the first yellow jersey They may already be the great candidates to take the final victory thanks to their steep route. Also other great classical hands like Van der Poel or Van Aert could be in the shortlist to win.
You can see the first stage of the 2024 Tour from 1:55 p.m. hours live on RTVE Play or in the player on this page.
