Tour de France Tour de France 2024 route rumours and announcements

[Andy schleck]

I was two days ago on the bonette, it's a tough climb but no way comparable to granon or loze, besides the moutière paved section is quite horrible and I don't think they'll ever pave the remaining 2 Km as you're in the mercantour park, nature is protected..

The altitude makes very damage. Col iseran is not the most difficult climb in the world (12 km at 7.5%), but look to the gaps that were made in the tour 2019, even with a weak field.

The altitude of col de la bonette with his long distance, can make very damage.
Of course, i think granon is much better, but we can have more climbs with altitude in the tour.

 

[Rob5091]

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...-go-through-alps-in-both-first-and-third-week
The 2024 - Tour de France will start in Florence, Italy and end in Nice with further details of the race route are emerging before the full route presentation, via Velowire website created by Thomas Vergouwen.

The French language website suggests next year’s Grand Boucle will enter France from Italy via the Alps and then head northwest to Dijon before passing down through the Massif Central towards the Pyrenees. The decisive mountain stages of the third week will be in the Alps before the time trial from Monaco to Nice on the final day.

The full route of the 2024 Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will be revealed on 25th October at the usual presentation event in Paris.

(original story and more details at -
https://www.velowire.com/article/11...d-the-stage-cities-of-the-111th-edition-.html

 

[Netserk]

OMG @Red Rick - Super Portet!!!11!!1!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700619885213078005

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1700619885213078005

 

[nightowl]

OMG @Red Rick - Super Portet!!!11!!1!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700619885213078005

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1700619885213078005

I put that into RidewithGPS and it says it’s 500m at about 18%. Which if it’s accurate is a great way of making sure absolutely nothing happens before the final ramp.

 

[zlev11]

that's great news, I didn't think we'd see Pla d'Adet ever again after they did Portet instead the last two times

 

[Devil's Elbow]

OMG @Red Rick - Super Portet!!!11!!1!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700619885213078005

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1700619885213078005

Proposal to make Prudhomme and Gouvenou climb that ramp with a 50-kilogram backpack if they add that to any Tour route. I'm sure RhD can arrange the kidnapping to help make that happen.

 

[houtdffan]

OMG @Red Rick - Super Portet!!!11!!1!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700619885213078005

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1700619885213078005

Now we know Gouvenou is drunk off his ass all day long

 

[Rob5091]

Now we know Gouvenou is drunk off his ass all day long

Does not seem "Remco friendly" to me .

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Is there no ramp to make Super Alpe d’Huez?

 

[houtdffan]

Is there no ramp to make Super Alpe d’Huez?

there are plenty of gravel roads that go quite a ways up the mountain beyond the town

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

there are plenty of gravel roads that go quite a ways up the mountain beyond the town

Let’s call Gouvenou!!

 

[Red Rick]

Is there no ramp to make Super Alpe d’Huez?

Alpe d'Huez has gravel roads and trails continuing to over 3000m if I'm not mistaken.

 

[houtdffan]

Let’s call Gouvenou!!

let's not give him any more ideas

 

[Red Rick]

OMG @Red Rick - Super Portet!!!11!!1!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700619885213078005

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1700619885213078005

TdF route designs may make me glue myself to a road one day

 

[houtdffan]

If they are doing these gravel roads, why not do the obvious one? The Pic du Midi?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Now we know Gouvenou is drunk off his ass all day long

Pave Jandri or go home!

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pave Jandri or go home!

And Parpaillon!

 

[Mayomaniac]

And Parpaillon!

OK, that tunnel is too crazy, even for me.
Just give us real mountain stages and not mini stages with a garage ramp at the end.

 

[Red Rick]

OK, that tunnel is too crazy, even for me.
Just give us real mountain stages and not mini stages with a garage ramp at the end.

Pave Rosael, you can descent through Val Thorens and finish on your stupid garage ramp on Tougnete

 

[Will4563]

Is there no ramp to make Super Alpe d’Huez?

Not a ramp, but there is 4 km of paved road at 6.1% to Lac Besson after the normal Alpe d'Huez finish.

 

[Will4563]

I've read everything people have written about what they think about a 200+ km monster mountain stage, and nobody mentioned how nice it would be to have a long hard day to tire the riders, followed by a really short stage with big climbs cramped inside so we can see an intense race with fatigue in the legs, where many people will probably drop on the first climb.

 

[houtdffan]

Not a ramp, but there is 4 km of paved road at 6.1% to Lac Besson after the normal Alpe d'Huez finish.

Lac Besson would be a great finish after climbing the Sarenne

 

[Rob5091]

" 500m at about 18%" ? Pish posh - where's the 50 km TT to get that "Remco flavour(TM )"?

 

[Ulle97]

Tour de France 2024: the return of La Bonette, the highest col in Europe - High Cycling

As every single summer, rumours about the next Tour de France‘s route begin to be heard. After a pretty intense edition though the three weeks of competition, the stages for the next one are already on their way to be designed, with its organizers preparing the menu that will be all on the...

www.high-cycling.com

Article about the passage through the Alps. Bonette and Vars mentioned in the big Alpine stage. Also, Isola 2000 as a stage finish.
Plateau de Beille to be visited in the Pyrenees.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Tour de France 2024: the return of La Bonette, the highest col in Europe - High Cycling

As every single summer, rumours about the next Tour de France‘s route begin to be heard. After a pretty intense edition though the three weeks of competition, the stages for the next one are already on their way to be designed, with its organizers preparing the menu that will be all on the...

www.high-cycling.com

Okay, so a Briancon finish instead of one in Valloire? Would make more sense, if they continue with the junior length mountain stages (as per the article).

possible climbs / GC stages (apart from stages 1,2, 20 & 21)

4. Sestriere (1), Montgenevre (2) - Briancon
7. white roads?
9. Dijon ITT

11. Neronne (2), Puy Mary (1), Perthus (2) - Le Lioran
14. Azet (1), Pla d'Adet (HC or 1st) MTF
15. Portet d'Aspet (2), Latrape (2), Agnes (1) Lers (3) Plateau de Beille (HC) MTF

17. Bayard (2), Noyer (1) SuperDevoluy (3) HTF
19. Vars (1), Bonette (HC), Isola 2000 (HC) MTF