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Welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of the 2021 Tour de France, which gets underway in the cycling heartland of Brittany with a stage that looks sure to provoke fireworks in the finale. The first man up the Côte de la Fosse aux Loup at the finish will wear the first maillot jaune of the Tour, and the list of contenders is an elite one. Men like world champion Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) look sure to be in contention, but the breathless opening day of the Tour has a habit of throwing up surprises.

The peloton rolls out at 12.10 local time, and will reach kilometre zero at 12.30. There are six classified climbs on the rolling 198km stage, starting with the category 4 Côte de Trébéolin after 8.6km and concluding with that short and sharp blast up the Côte de la Fosse aux Loup at the finish.

Stephen Farrand is in Brittany and he has been sampling the atmosphere and speaking with the contenders ahead of this opening stage. His verdict? "It will be great to watch but terrible to ride." Read his full preview here . 

The UCI have announced that they have granted Alpecin-Fenix permission to wear their special jersey in honour of the late Raymond Poulidor on today's opening stage. The jersey echos the Mercier kit worn by Poulidor in the prime of his career, and now his grandson Mathieu van der Poel will the colours on his Tour de France debut. "It’s something special if you can wear the yellow jersey once in your career and it would be even nicer if my grandfather was still here to see it. I would have loved to be in the Tour start village with him but I’m a bit too late for that to happen," Van der Poel said in his pre-race press conference early on Friday morning. Stephen Farrand has the full story here .

Demi Vollering has won La Course by Le Tour de France, beating Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Marianne Vos atop the Côte de la Fosse aux Loup. Read the full report here .

The peloton is gathered on the line for the neutralised start beneath slate grey skies.

The peloton rolls out of Brest for stage 1 of the Tour de France, with world champion Julian Alaphilippe sitting in the front row alongside the Breton Warren Barguil. They will navigate an 11km neutralised zone before hitting kilometre zero in approximately 20 minutes.

There are six climbs on the agenda today:

8.6km – Côte de Trébéolin (Category 4: 0.9km at 5.1%)

27.2km – Côte de Rosnoën (Category 4: 3km at 4%)

61.5km – Côte de Locronan (Category 3: 0.9km at 9.3%)

115km – Côte de Stang Ar Garront (Category 4: 2km at 3.4%)

150.7km – Côte de Saint-Rivoal (Category 4: 2.5km at 3.9%)

197.8km – Côte de la Fosse aux Loups (Category 3: 3.1km at 5.6%)

Brest is hosting the Grand Départ for the fourth time, after 1952, 1974 and 2008. That 1952 Tour might be considered in some ways, the first 'modern' Tour, with the introduction of summit finishes for the first time. Fausto Coppi, the man who brought cycling from its acoustic to electric eras, claimed all three, atop Alpe d'Huez, Sestriere and Puy de Dome. In 1974, meanwhile, the Tour went across the Channel for the first time, visiting Plymouth on stage 2. 

Christian Prudhomme waves the flag from the sunroof of the race director's car and the 2021 Tour de France is officially underway.

There is an immediate flurry of attacks, with Qhubeka-NextHash and B&B Hotels among the early aggressors, but no break has formed as yet.

Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) has a go in these fast opening kilometres. Plenty of riders are keen to forge their way clear ahead of the day's early climb.

There is a lot of road furniture in these opening kilometres and, predictably, we have the first crash of the Tour inside the first 5km. Fortunately, it doesn't appear to have been of consequence, but it will add to the general nervousness in the peloton.

Bernard has four riders for company at the head of the race, but their lead over the peloton is just 20 metres or so, and it doesn't look as though they will be given the leeway to escape up the road.

Bernard et al are brought back ahead of the day's first climb. Connor Swift (Arkea-Samsic) is among the men active at the front in these opening kilometres. 

Victor Campenaerts (Qhubeka-NextHash) escapes from the peloton at the base of the Côte de Trébéolin (Category 4: 0.9km at 5.1%). The Belgian starts the climb with a small advantage over the bunch.

Campenaerts holds off a late charge from Georg Zimmerman (Intermarché-Wanty) to take the first mountains point of the 2021 Tour. The bunch comes back together over the top, but the pace is relentless and the field is lined out.

Arkéa-Samsic are on home roads and very active in these opening kilometres. Clement Russo forces on the pace but it's proving difficult for would-be attackers to get a foothold.

The roads are twisting and rolling in this early phase and there are some gaps opening here and there in the peloton. Vigilence is the byword at this point.

Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels) has attacked and opened a small gap over the peloton, and there are couple more riders forging across.

Danny van Poppel (Intermarché-Wanty) and Cristian Rodriguez (Team TotalEnergies) bridge across to join Bonnamour at the head of the race, but there are still more riders scrambling to get across.

And then there were five: Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM), Cristian Rodriguez (Team TotalEnergies), Danny van Poppel (Intermarché-Wanty) are joined by Anthony Perez (Cofidis) and Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe).

Connor Swift (Arkea-Samsic) is trying to bridge across alone and this might well be our break of the day, given that local interests are represented, and there is nobody here to worry Deceuninck-QuickStep, Alpecin-Fenix et al unduly.

The pace abates in the peloton and riders fan across the road. The day's early break has taken shape and there will be a temporary cessation of hostilities in the main field, which will come as a relief to many.

Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM), Cristian Rodriguez (Team TotalEnergies), Danny van Poppel (Intermarché-Wanty) are joined by Anthony Perez (Cofidis) and Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe)

Chaser at 0:13:

Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic)

Peloton at 1:00

Six riders at the head of the race ahead of the Côte de Rosnoën (Category 4: 3km at 4%) as Swift makes it across to the escapees. They have 2:13 over a peloton content to leave them to it for the time being.

The six leaders continue to augment their advantage on the Côte de Rosnoën, and the gap now stands at 3:26. Tim Declercq, meanwhile, readies himself to assume pace-making duties at the head of the peloton for Deceuninck-QuickStep.

Danny van Poppel outsprints Anthony Perez atop the Cote de Rosnoën. 3:45 the gap to the peloton.

Alpecin-Fenix have joined Deceuninck-QuickStep in controlling affairs at the head of the peloton. 

Peter Sagan has a Bora-Hansgrohe teammate in the break today, but we will surely see the Slovakian in action in the intermediate sprint at Brasparts later on this afternoon - and, of course, in that high-octane finale. "There are a lot of guys in the bunch interested," Sagan said of the first yellow jersey of thee race. "Maybe not the pure sprinters but there are still a lot of guys like Alaphilippe, [Sonny] Colbrelli and others. And maybe even me. It always depends on how the race is going." Stephen Farrand has more from Brest here .

Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM), Cristian Rodriguez (Team TotalEnergies), Danny van Poppel (Intermarché-Wanty), Anthony Perez (Cofidis), Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe), Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic)

Peloton at 3:28

A change of shoes, apparently, for Mathieu van der Poel, who quickly rejoins the fray. The pace is relatively steady in the peloton and the Dutchman won't expend too much energy as he chases back on.

Primoz Roglic and his Jumbo-Visma team are posted near the head of the peloton, which has slightly reduced its deficit on the six escapees to just under three minutes.

Per race radio, the six escapees covered a brisk 44.6km in the opening hour of racing.

Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM), Cristian Rodriguez (Team TotalEnergies), Danny van Poppel (Intermarché-Wanty), Anthony Perez (Cofidis) and Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe), Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic)

Peloton at 2:54

Alpecin-Fenix and Deceuninck-QuickStep have struck up a working alliance to keep tabs on the break's lead, which stands just under 3 minutes. Ineos are lined up en masse behind them, with Tadej Pogacar and his UAE Team Emirates squad next in line.

Julian Alaphilippe has made no secret of his ambitions for the opening weekend of this Tour de France. After taking yellow on stage 3 in 2019 and on stage 2 last year, he is looking for the first maillot jaune of the race this afternoon. The world champion liked what he saw in a reconnaissance on Wednesday morning. "I find the finishing climb on stage 1 very hard, because after the steep part, it doesn’t descend and that’s often what hurts the legs the most. I think there are people who’ll be surprised," said Alaphilippe. Read the full story here .

Peloton at 2:29

The break hit the base of the climb to Locronan, where Roman Polanski's Thomas Hardy adaptation Tess was filmed. THey have a lead of 2:08 over the peloton.

The break fragments on the cobbles midway up the climb as Schelling winds up the pace. Perez and Van Poppel go with him...

Anthony Perez accelerates viciously nead the top to claim the points ahead of Schelling. That was a most full-throated battled for the points, but one imagines the break will reform over the top.

Perez and Schelling sit up and wait for Rodriguez, Van Poppel, Swift and Bonnamour to get back on. 

A crash in the peloton as it slows near the feed zone, and Julien Bernard is the man who hits the ground. The Frenchman remounts quickly and he is chasing back on through the race convoy.

Peloton at 2:56

The skies are overcast across Brittany this afternoon but there has, mercifully, been no rain thus far. 

Petr Vakoc (Alpecin-Fenix) and Tim Declercq (Deceuninck-QuickStep) continue to set the tempo in the peloton on behalf of Van der Poel and Alaphilippe. 2:19 the gap to the six leaders.

Michael Matthews has yet to win since his return to BikeExchange, but his last victory was on Breton roads at the Bretagne Classic last August, and the Australian is a definite contender for victory both today and tomorrow. "It is difficult to decide which one suits better,” Matthews said. “I'll give it 100 per cent on both of them and we'll see what we come out with, hopefully it’s a victory. But we just don’t know.” Read more here .

Ineos remain present en masse just behind Vakoc and Declercq at the head of the peloton. With the uphill finale this afternoon, there is no 3km rule in place, and so positioning will be of even greater importante in the closing kilometres.

Peloton at 2:10

The first, leaden drops of rain fall over the Tour de France, and this will make a fraught finale all the more complex.

With 100km remaining, Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM), Cristian Rodriguez (Team TotalEnergies), Danny van Poppel (Intermarché-Wanty), Anthony Perez (Cofidis), Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic) have a lead of just under two minutes on the peloton.

The six leaders are heading towards the day's fourth ascent, the Stang Ar Garront (2km at 3.5%), with a buffer of 1:38 over the peloton. Those drops of rain haven't developed into steady rainfall just yet. 

Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) sits in the peloton in the colours of Italian champion. He has enjoyed a remarkable run of form in recent weeks and he could even be a contender for the first yellow jersey this evening. "It will be anything but easy, but when you're on the crest of a wave, you have to take advantage of it," Colbrelli told La Gazzetta dello Sport . "I rode the finale, and I like it. I have to have a go."

The escapees hit the base of the Côte de Stang Ar Garront (Category 4: 2km at 3.4%) with a lead of 1:37 over the peloton.

Ide Schelling attacks with intent before they've even halfway up the climb and he immediately opens a gap.

A crash in the peloton sees Aurelien Paret Peintre (AG2R-Citroen) and Casper Pedersen (DSM) among the fallers. They spend more time on the ground than anyone else, but both men have remounted and gingerly rejoined the race.  

Schelling's determined attack has seen him open a lead of 45 seconds over his erstwhile companions on the climb, a remarkable effort from the Dutchman. 

Schelling continues to pile on the pressure. He is 1:04 clear of the rest of the break and 2:28 up on the bunch, where Tim Declercq still leads.

Schelling took the point on offer atop the climb but he is fully committed to this solo effort. Back in the bunch, meanwhile, a delegation from Israel Start-Up Nation moves up. Michael Woods, the team's GC leader, is a possible contender this afternoon on a climb that many are suggesting is rather harder in practice than it looks on paper.

Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe)

Chasers at 1:22:

Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels p/b KTM), Cristian Rodriguez (Team TotalEnergies), Danny van Poppel (Intermarché-Wanty), Anthony Perez (Cofidis), Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic)

Peloton at 2:41

Schelling is still extending his advantage over the chasers, who are now 1:40 back. The peloton trails at 2:49.

Aurélien Paret-Peintre rejoined the peloton after his crash, though he did require some attention to his knee from the race doctor. Meanwhile, rain is beginning to fall gently once again over the race.

Chasers at 2:23:

Peloton at 2:44

The remnants of the day's break don't look like they'll stay ahead of the peloton much longer. The lone leader Schelling, meanwhile, continues to accrue a hefty advantage over the peloton. 

Swift, Bonnamour, Rodriguez, Perez and Van Poppel are swept up by the peloton, where UAE Team Emirates are present en masse near the front. 

The day's intermediate sprint comes at Brasparts in a little under 3km, and this will offer our first indication of the contenders for the green jersey. The scramble for positions is evident at the front of the peloton on the approach.

Schelling picks up maximum points at the slightly uphill intermediate sprint, but the real interest will be in the sprint for second place behind him, with the pace ratcheting upwards in the peloton. 

Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) wins the sprint for second ahead of Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Michael Matthews (BikeExchange).

The injection of urgency for that sprint, meanwhile, has seen Schelling's lead drop to 1:50. Ineos and Jumbo-Visma have now taken up the reins in the peloton.

Intermediate sprint

1          Ide Schelling (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe  20

2          Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal          17

3          Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    15

4          Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange            13

5          Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM  11

6          Arnaud Démare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ            10

7          Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Arkea-Samsic  9

8          Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Victorious         8

9          Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal    7

10        Mark Cavendish (GBr) Deceuninck-QuickStep          6

11        Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team BikeExchange        5

12        Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe       4

13        Tony Martin (Get) Jumbo-Visma        3

14        Robert Gesink (Ned) Jumbo-Visma    2

15        Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo            1

The intensity has dropped slightly in the peloton once again, and Schelling takes advantage of the relative lull to open his lead out to 2:27 once again. He will take the king of the mountains jersey if he survives out here as far as the top of the upcoming Côte de Saint-Rivoal, and that will serve almost as a provisional finish line for Schelling.

Tony Martin rides on the front of the bunch once again and the pace rises accordingly . Delegations from Ineos, Groupama-FDJ and Movistar are also present.

Ide Schelling leads over the top of the Côte de Saint-Rivoal (Category 4: 2.5km at 3.9%), and the Dutchman is on course to wear the polka dot jersey tomorrow. The peloton trails at 1:53.

A crash in the peloton sees a lot of riders brought down and caught up behind. It appears that Tony Martin rode into a supporter's sign on the roadside and that sparked a pile-up behind him. Wout van Aert was among the riders to go down with a couple more Jumbo-Visma riders. Riders from Movistar and UAE Team Emirates were also caught up in that incident, as was Italian champion Sonny Colbrelli.

Marc Soler was among the many, many fallers. Marc Hirschi is among the many riders getting a bike change. A huge number of riders were caught up in that incident, but, at first glance, it doesn't appear that anybody has been forced out of the race. It will take some time for the peloton to regroup.

Jasha Sutterlin (DSM) is sitting on th roadside getting attention and there are still a couple of Jumbo-Visma riders who haven't restarted.

Ineos and Deceuninck-QuickStep seemed to come through unscathed. Deceuninck-QuickStep were setting the pace, in fact, but they have relented completely to allow the rest of the field to latch back on.

The lone leader Schelling has a buffer of 1:13 over the front of the peloton but there are, of course, groups splintered all over the road after that crash.

A bloodied and bruised Tony Martin, the first rider to crash, is chasing back on alone and trying to rejoin the waiting peloton.

Wout van Aert is in a group with Caleb Ewan, Miguel Angel Lopez, Sonny Colbrelli and Jack Haig, a little under a minute down on the peloton. 

Peloton at 1:51

Van Aert group at 2:34

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar), Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious), Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious), Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal).

Jasha Sutterlin (DSM), a faller in that mass crash, is the first rider to abandon the 2021 Tour de France.

Peter Sagan is chasing back on alone, though he seems utterly unfazed, and he is using the race convoy as best he can to find his way back to the peloton.

The self-declared neutralisation seems to be at an end as the kilometres tick by. Schelling is still 1:30 clear, and Deceuninck-QuickStep want to set about shaving back that advantage before the finale.

Deceuninck-QuickStep’s pace-making has sliced Schelling’s lead to 1:00. Meanwhile, riders are continuing to latch back onto the peloton, including Peter Sagan.

Wout van Aert has also succeeded in rejoining the rear of the peloton, where Deceuninck-QuickStep and Alpecin-Fenix are present in numbers at the front. 

Peloton at 0:50

A bike change for Benoit Cosnefroy, who is chasing back on alone. He blasts past a lone Steven Kruijswijk, who appears to be chasing back after a bike change of his own. Primoz Roglic, meanwhile, is sitting calmly towards the head of the peloton.

Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos) is in a group off the back of the peloton. The Briton must have been caught up in the crash or at least required mechanical assistance, but he should be able to get back on. 

Schelling's advantage is rapidly dwindling, meanwhile, and the Dutchman won't last much longer out in front. 

Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe) is swept up by the peloton. The Dutchman's lone adventure looks to have earned him a day in the polka dot jersey.

Caleb Ewan and Andre Greipel are among a group of riders who have been distanced from the peloton, but they will fight another day on this Tour. 

Deceuninck-QuickStep, Alpecin-Fenix, Groupama-FDJ and Movistar are all postioned near the head of the peloton on this rolling and punchy run-in.

The Ewan-Greipel-Hirschi group has managed to fight its way back up to the rear of the peloton. There are plenty of ripples on the run-in and it would be a surprise if the peloton remains completely intact all the way to the line. The GC men, of course, will hope not to get caught out when riders like Alaphippe and Van der Poel wind up in the finale.

Ineos are well placed towards the front, including Tao Geoghegan Hart, who had been caught behind a little earlier. 

Gruppo compatto as the race enters the final 20km. We can surely expect some attacks before that high-octane climb to the finish in Landerneau.

Another bike change for Benoit Cosnefroy, who is having a most difficult day, and he gives lone chase all over again.

The sun has poked through the clouds and thankfully the threatened rain has not materialised.

Deceuninck-QuickStep, Groupama-FDJ, Ineos and Alpecin-Fenix occupy the first row of the peloton and the pace is ratcheting upwards on this run-in.

The pace is high enough to dissuade any would-be attackers for the time being, as Alpecin-Fenix, Deceuninck-QuickStep and Movistar look to pilot Van der Poel, Alaphilippe and Valverde to the line.

Ineos take over at the head of the peloton and a delegation from Jumbo-Visma move up alongside them. The GC men won't yield an inch on this run-in.

Robert Gesink sets the pace in front, with Wout van Aert - a faller earlier - tucked on his wheel. Ineos and Deceuninck-QuickStep are also present in numbers.

The scramble for positions continues apace. The bunch is 5km from the base of the climb to the finish, the Côte de la Fosse aux Loups (Category 3: 3.1km a 5.6%).

Another mass crash in the peloton, and that has removed a lot of riders from contention. It took place near the front and there will be GC men losing ground today...

Chris Froome is among the many, many fallers. So too are Marc Haller, Andre Greipel and Ion Izagirre. 

Deceuninck-QuickStep continue to set the pace in front. Julian Alaphilippe came through that incident unscathed, and the main peloton is down to 70 riders or so. It's unclear if any GC riders were caught out in that crash.

Chris Froome is still sitting on the road, and it is unclear if he can continue. 

Alaphilippe, Van Aert, Roglic, Pogacar and Jack Haig are all among the riders near the head of the race and still in contention this afternoon. Deceuninck-QuickStep lead with EF-Nippo also moving up.

The reduced peloton hits the base of the  Côte de la Fosse aux Loups. Deceuninck-QuickStep lead into the foot of the climb on behalf of Alaphilippe. Van der Poel is quite a way back for the time being...

Mattia Cattaneo pulls on the front for Deceuninck-QuickStep. Alaphilippe sits in fourth wheel with Van Aert and Colbrelli behind him.

Dries Devenyns accelerates with Alaphilippe on his wheel, and Van Aert just behind him. Van der Poel, Roglic and Matthews are also all present near the front...

Julian Alaphilippe climbs from the saddle and accelerates clear alone. A big, big move from the world champion...

Primoz Roglic gives chase and Pogacar comes with him. Pierre Latour goes over the top of them in pursuit of Alaphilippe...

Alaphilippe has 40m or so on Latour, with the Slovenian pair just behind him. Van der Poel accelerates and bridges across to Roglic and Pogacar...

Alaphilippe is stretching out his advantage over Latour, but he still has a long, long way to go...

The road levels off slightly and Alaphilippe kicks again. It will take a big, big effort to bring him back. Latour is alone in second, then a very elite group of 20 or so riders, with the rest of the field splintered across the hillside...

Wout van Aert leads this elite chasing group, but they're not going to bring back the rampant Alaphilippe, who is going to claim an emphatic victory...

Pierre Latour is brought back by the chasers, but Alaphilippe has reached parts the others simply could not reach...

Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) wins stage 1 of the Tour de France.

Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) wins the sprint for second ahead of Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma).

Alaphilippe was a faller earlier in the day, but he emerges to win the stage and claim the first yellow jersey. Meanwhile, Steven Kruijswijk comes in almost 2 minutes down. They won't be the only GC men to have conceded ground this afternoon.

Chris Froome, incidentally, is back on his bike and riding gingerly up the final climb.

Jack Haig was 4th on the stage, ahead of Wilco Kelderman, Tadej Pogacar, David Gaudu, Sergio Higuita, Bauke Mollema and Geraint Thomas. 

Julian Alaphilippe speaks: "It’s really incredible, honestly. It’s a scenario I imagined and the start of my Tour is success. It’s a super feeling, my team did great work, they took care of me and controlled things. In the final I was caught up in a crash but I was able to stay calm and then I had to finish off the work on the final climb, where we really wanted to make it hard and get rid of the sprinters. When Dries opened the gap I gave the maximum without asking any questions.

"It wasn’t planned to go from that far but when I went I saw I had a small gap and I saw everyone was à bloc so I decided to keep going. In the final kilometre, I saw the gap wasn’t coming down. Every time it’s an emotion I can’t describe.

"It’s a joy for me to win but also to give emotions to those close to me. This is really a special win for me."

1 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 04:39:05 2 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange 00:00:08 3 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 00:00:08 4 Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious 00:00:08 5 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:00:08 6 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:08 7 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 00:00:08 8 Sergio Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Education-Nippo 00:00:08 9 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:08 10 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 00:00:08

General classification

1 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 04:38:55 2 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange 00:00:12 3 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 00:00:14

There were only 20 riders in that chasing group 8 seconds behind Alaphilippe. Richard Carapaz lost a little ground in the final metres and came home at 13 seconds.

Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) all lost 1:49.

Richie Porte (Ineos) lost 2:16, Simon Yates lost 3:17 and Alejandro Valverde lost 5:33.

Brandon McNulty lost 6:57 and Michael Woods came in 8:49 down. Chris Froome was 14:37 down, while Sepp Kuss conceded 16:29. 

1          Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep         4:38:45

2          Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange            0:00:12

3          Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma     0:00:14

4          Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious    0:00:18

5          Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe     

6          Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates      

7          David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ   

8          Sergio Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Education-Nippo      

9          Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo          

10        Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers

For the third Tour in succession, Alaphilippe has taken the yellow jersey early in the race. And on today's form, he has a chance to extend his advantage tomorrow at Mur-de-Bretagne.

Wout van Aert was a faller but he worked for Roglic in the finale: “Fortunately, I didn’t sustain any damage. I saw Tony [Martin] fall and was unable to brake. Before I knew it, I was in the ditch. I still felt good in the final. I expected Alaphilippe's early attack, but I couldn't follow him. When I knew I couldn't win anymore, I kept the gap as small as possible for Primoz. I was on the limit, it's that simple."

Geraint Thomas: “It was a solid day, stressful, with a few crashes. Obviously, wiuth that big crash at the end, I had no idea who was in it. It ended up that Richie was in it, which wasn’t great. I was just concentrating on staying on my bike.

“I was too far back on the last climb. I was expecting a lull after the steep bit but it never came. Alaphilippe went so hard for so long, it was full gas all the way up, which made my life a bit harder. But for the first day, I was happy to get through it. But I’m gutted for Richie and Tao to get caught up and lose time.”

Tao Geoghegan Hart lost 5:33 on today's stage, while Richie Porte conceded 2:16.

A full report, results and pictures from today's stage are available here . We'll be back with more live coverage tomorrow from stage 2. 

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This will be the first Grand Départ in Italy and the 26th that’s taken place abroad  First finale in Nice. Due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Paris, the race will not finish in the French capital for the first time.

Two time trials. 25 + 34 = 59km in total, the second of them taking place on the final Monaco>Nice stage. This will be the first time the race has seen a finale of this type for 35 years, the last occasion being the famous Fignon - LeMond duel in 1989.

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The height of the summit of the Bonette pass in the Alps, the highest tarmac road in France, which will be the “roof” of the 2024 Tour.

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La Course 2021: All you need to know about the one-day race

The 2021 race will take place on the same roads as the men's opening stage finishing with a hilly course in Landerneau

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La Course , by Le Tour de France , will take place on Saturday, June 26 with a 107.7km course from Brest to Landerneau over similar roads to the opening stage of the men's race.

The eighth La Course was originally going to be taking place on the route of stage two of the Tour which took in two passages of the Mûr de Bretagne but local elections have meant that the race had to be moved to the opening stage of the Tour de France.

The race used to take place on the Champs Élysées on the final stage of the Tour de France but the race has since ventured around the country taking in varying terrain with last year's race seeing Britain's Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) taking the win ahead of then-defending champion Marianne Vos (then CCC-Liv) and now Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Demi Vollering (then Parkhotel Valkenburg).

The finishing circuit is designed to try and bring the same outcome as the originally planned route around the Mûr de Bretagne with a tough 14km circuit taken on three times with the short climb of the Côte de la Fosse aux Loups at 3km with an average gradient of 5.7 per cent.

The steepest gradient comes right at the end of the climb with a kick of 14 per cent that will likely be the launchpad for any attacks.

La Course, which is a UCI Women's WorldTour event, was originally added to the calendar by ASO, the Tour de France organisers, in 2014 to answer the growing demand for a women's Tour. 

The first three editions consisted of this kermesse-style race in Paris. In 2017, the event progressed to comprise of two days - the second being a 'pursuit' style handicap time trial.

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Handicapping the world-class women's peloton in the style of a local league Thursday night race didn't go down so well, so in 2018 it was back down to just one day - held 48-hours after the final stage of the Giro Rosa.

The one day format remains for 2021 but it is unclear whether the race will continue as well as the Tour. The Tour de France Femmes has officially been announced the be taking place just after the men's race in 2022 over eight stages.

The women's Tour de France was also announced to be partnered with Zwift as the main sponsor as the race looks to build towards a big future in women's racing.

Joining the newly reinstated WorldTour race of RideLondon, which is now a stage race for the women as well as the Battle of the North taking place in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, it should be an exciting season in 2022.

La Course 2021 route, Brest to Landerneau (107.7km)

La Course 2021 is going to be a war of attrition on the sharp climbs that pepper this shark-tooth profile. At least 25 noticeable climbs on the profile with 14 climbs likely to cause issues in the bunch.

As well the route being vicious is also has a hilltop finish to really sap the legs right at the end of the day. Albeit, a very short day. But the fact that the race is short means that there should be explosive racing, even without riders like Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) who will skip La Course and the Giro Rosa to focus on the Olympic Games.

La Course 2021 TV guide

The race will be covered on Eurosport, GCN+ and ITV4 in the UK with Eurosport Player and GCN+ offering uninterrupted coverage from stage to finish.

La Course 2021: Past winners

2014: Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank-Liv Women Cycling Team 2015: Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabobank-Liv Women Cycling Team 2016: Chloe Hosking (Aus) Wiggle-High5 2017: Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Orica-Scott 2018: Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott 2019: Marianne Vos (Ned) CCC-Liv 2020: Lizzie Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo

La Course 2021 start list

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SPRATT Amanda ROY Sarah WILLIAMS Georgia BROWN Grace SANTESTEBAN Ane

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BIANNIC Aude PATIÑO Paula Andrea AALERUD Katrine THOMAS Leah GUTIÉRREZ Sheyla MARTIN Sara

LIPPERT Liane RIVERA Coryn MACKAIJ Floortje LABOUS Juliette PEPERKAMP Esmée KIRCHMANN Leah

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DEIGNAN Lizzie BRAND Lucinda CORDON-RAGOT Audrey VAN ANROOIJ Shirin WINDER Ruth WILES Tayler

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VOS Marianne HENDERSEON Anna KRAAK Amber SWINKELS Karlijn MARKUS Riejanne KOSTER Anouska

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BASTIANELLI Marta BUJAK Eugenia GUDERZO Tatiana TREVISI Anna BOOGAARD Maaike TOMASI Laura

Bizkaia-Durango

HOLDEN Elizabeth ALONSO Sandra BLANCO Iurani GILABERT Ariana FORTIN Emilie CAMPOS Daniela

VAN DER BREGGEN Anna VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal VOLLERING Demi FISHER-BLACK Niamh FOURNIER Roxane NOSKOVÁ Nikola

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LACH Marta CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia VIECELI Lara RIJKES Sarah ASENCIO Laura HAMMES Kathrin

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NIEWIADOMA Kasia BARNES Hannah CHABBEY Elise CROMWELL Tiffany SHAPIRA Omer HARVEY Mikayla

FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope

LUDWIG Cecile Uttrup CAVALLI Marta CHAPMAN Brodie FAHLIN Emilia MUZIC Évita DUVAL Eugénie

DEMEY Valerie ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena PALADIN Soraya BERTIZZOLO Sofia KOREVAAR Jeanne STULTIENS Sabrina

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KOPPENBURG Clara DOEBEL-HICKOK Kristabel FRANZ Heidi POIDEVIN Sara BRECK Holly CLOUSE Katie

Parkhotel-Valkenburg

DE GAST Belle LIMPENS Pien BUYSMAN Nina GERRITSE Femke RAAIJMAKERS Marit VAN BOKHOVEN Julia

A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team

RAGUSA Katia TEOLIS Jade SPEROTTO Maria Vittoria MERINO Elder GUTIERREZ Ariadna RAMIREZ Andrea

Team Arkèa-Samsic

KERBAOL Cedrine ALLIN Pauline JOUNIER Lucie FOUQUENET Amandine LAURANCE Typhaine

Team Tibico-SVB

STEPHENS Lauren DIXON Leah HONSINGER Clara ERATH Tanja FAULKNER Kristen

Valcar-Travel & Service

PIRRONE Elena PERSICO Silvia MALCOTTI Barbara PIERGIOVANNI Federica Damiana ARZUFFI Alice Maria SANGUINETI Ilaria

Massi-Tactic Women Team

KERN Špela BARIL Olivia TRIAS Mireia COLJÉ Maaike ESPÍNOLA Agua Marina SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ Marta

Top Girls Fassa Bortolo

MONTICOLO Iris BALDUCCI Michela SILVESTRI Debora MARTURANO Greta DALLA VALLE Elisa VETTORELLO Giorgia

Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling

LE BAIL Elodie RÜEGG Noemi ABGRALL Noémie SQUIBAN Maeva SOUYRIS Manon

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I started watching cycling back in 2010, before all the hype around London 2012 and Bradley Wiggins at the Tour de France. In fact, it was Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck's battle in the fog up the Tourmalet on stage 17 of the Tour de France.

It took me a few more years to get into the journalism side of things, but I had a good idea I wanted to get into cycling journalism by the end of year nine at school and started doing voluntary work soon after. This got me a chance to go to the London Six Days, Tour de Yorkshire and the Tour of Britain to name a few before eventually joining Eurosport's online team while I was at uni, where I studied journalism. Eurosport gave me the opportunity to work at the world championships in Harrogate back in the awful weather.

After various bar jobs, I managed to get my way into Cycling Weekly in late February of 2020 where I mostly write about racing and everything around that as it's what I specialise in but don't be surprised to see my name on other news stories.

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Tour de France 2024 Route stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Georges - Gevrey-Chambertin

The Tour de France never before visited Gevrey-Chambertin, while Nuits-Saint-Georges was a finishing venue in 2017. Back then, the riders came from Troyes, a race of 213.5 kilometres, and Marcel Kittel took the spoils in a photo-finish sprint ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen.

No photo finish will be needed this time, a clock will do in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The 7th stage of the Tour de France is a time trial through the rolling landscape of Burgundy.

The riders face one climb along the way. The Côte de Reulle-Vergy appears 10 kilometres into the race and goes uphill for 1.5 kilometres with an average gradient of 6.5%. The route continues to climb false flat for almost 4 kilometres before a downihll leads to Chambolle-Musigny. The rest of the route is flat.

The last Tour de France saw only one time trial, an 22.4 kilometres ITT from Passy to Combloux with the shirt and steep Côte de Domancy to pep things up. Jonas Vingegaard stormed to a commanding victory, 1.38 minutes ahead of Tadej Pogacar with Wout van Aert at 2.51 minutes in third.

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Tour de Romandie 2024: live stream cycling online

The 77th Tour de Romandie packs in 11,000m of climbing across six stages in Switzerland

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Last year's winner Adam Yates and third-placed Damiano Caruso both return to this six day-stage race in Romandie, the French speaking area of west Switzerland to battle again in the region's beautiful mountain scenery.

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Starting with a minuscule 2.3km prologue in the town of Payerne, the 77th Tour de Romandie will cover a total of 657km and pack in over 11,000m of climbing with a time trial on stage three and summit finishes on both stages two and four at Les Marécottes and Leysin.

Favourite to repeat his victory of last year will be Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) who will be backed up by a strong team including Pavel Sivakov, Felix Großschartner and Juan Ayuso. Leading the challenge will be the ever improving Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) winner of the recent Giro d’Abruzzo Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan Team) and young French star Lenny Martinez (Groupama - FDJ).

The course isn’t just for the climbers though as with a prologue and a mid-race time trial many TT specialists are on the start sheet too including Josh Tarling and Ethan Hayter from (INEOS Grenadiers) and Rémi Cavagna (Movistar Team).

Stage four, the Queen stage of the race lived up to all the hype providing a pulsating finale on the finishing climb. The win and race lead were both up for grabs and it was Richard Carapaz (EF Education–EasyPost) who took the stage, but only just from the fast approaching Florian Lipowitz (Bora-Hansgrohe).

Behind the race for the overall was just as exciting as overnight leader Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) cracked opening the door for another young Spaniard Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers) to pull on the yellow jersey.

The final stage, stage five sees the race cover 150km around the town of Vernier so read on to find out where to watch the Tour de Romandie 2024 cycling action live, wherever you are in the world.

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If you live in Switzerland then you can look forward to a FREE Tour de Romandie live stream in 2024. 

Switzerland's SRF is set to serve up a free stream of this six-stage stage race.

But what if you're based in Switzerland but aren't at home to catch that free Tour de Romandie coverage? Maybe you're on holiday and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country, when you'd usually be able to watch for free at home?

Don't worry — you can watch via a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.

Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams around the world

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the cycling on your usual subscription?

You can still watch the Tour de Romandie 2024 live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN . It's the best on the market:

There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 5,000 servers, across 60 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend.

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice . As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view a Swiss service, you'd select Switzerland from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to SRF or another streaming service and watch the action.

How to watch 2024 Tour de Romandie live streams in the U.S.

Cycling fans in the U.S. can watch the 2024 Tour de Romandie on  FloBikes . A subscription will set you back US$149.99 for the year or US$29.99 on a monthly basis.

And if you're currently out of the U.S. but still want to watch the race, then don't forget to explore  NordVPN  set out above.

How to watch Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams in the U.K.

Live coverage of the 2024 Tour de Romandie will be broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+.

A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+ which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports including snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.

A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports ( Premier League , Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP) costs an additional £29.99 per month.

If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use NordVPN to watch from abroad.

How to watch Tour de Romandie live streams in Canada

Cycling fans in the Canada can watch the 2024 Tour de Romandie on  FloBikes . A subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.

Not at home right now? Use NordVPN or another VPN service to trick your device into thinking you're still in Canada.

Tour de Romandie 2024 stages

The race starts with a very short 2.3km prologue which will be contested by the overall favorites, keen to install a pecking order early on, and the short TT specialists looking for a chance to gain a leaders jersey in a big stage race. 

Stage one follows the next day and it’s a lumpy 165.7km from Château d’Oex to Fribourg which will likely end in a sprint finish, although there are very view big name sprinters on the start sheet.

Stage two is where the GC action will really kick off with two huge mountains and a summit finish at Salvan/Les Marécottes. This 10km final ascent, averaging 7.3%, has slopes maxing out at 14% so will be a proper test for the climbers.

Those same climbers will the next day have to take on the 15.5km continuously undulating time trial around Oron and utilise another skill needed to win a stage race.

Stage four from Saillon to Leysin is 151.7km and takes the riders into higher territory with five classified climbs including the 10km summit finish at the end.

After this the GC battle should be stitched up with just the laps around Vernier to contend with on the final stage which will likely end in a sprint.

Prologue | Tuesday April 23, | Payerne - Payerne. 2.3km

Stage 1 | Wednesday April 24, Château d’Oex - Fribourg. 165.7km

Stage 2 | Thursday April 25, Fribourg - Salvan/Les Marécottes. 171km

Stage 3 | Friday April 26, Oron - Oron. 15.5km

Stage 4 | Saturday April 27, Sailion - Leysin. 151.7km

Stage 5 | Sunday April 28, Vernier - Vernier. 150.8km

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Simon Warren has been obsessed with cycling since the summer of 1989 after watching Greg Lemond battle Laurent Fignon in the Tour de France. Although not having what it took to beat the best, he found his forte was racing up hills and so began his fascination with steep roads. This resulted in his 2010’s best-selling  100 Greatest Cycling Climbs , followed to date by 14 more guides to vertical pain. Covering the British Isles, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain he has been riding and racing up hills and mountains for over 30 years now. He hosts talks, guides rides, has written columns for magazines and in 2020 released his first book of cycling routes,  RIDE BRITAIN . Simon splits his time between working as a graphic designer and running  his 100 Climbs brand  and lives in Sheffield on the edge of the Peak District with his wife and two children.

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The 2021 Tour de France gets underway on Saturday June 26 and runs until Sunday July 18. The 108th edition of the world’s biggest bike race was set to start in Copenhagen, Denmark, but that visit was pushed back to 2022 due to scheduling issues.

Instead the 2021 Tour will start in Brittany, in the far north-west corner of France. From there the race sweeps east-south-east across the country, reaching the Alps by stage 8.

After a few Alpine stages the riders swing south west towards the Pyrenees and a brief visit to the neighbouring principality of Andorra.

The race then heads north from the south west of France, before the traditional long-range transfer to Paris for the final stage on the Champs-Élysées.

Without further ado, here’s a breakdown of every stage of the 2021 Tour de France. It’s the perfect companion if you’re gearing up to watch the Tour … especially if you’ve signed up for our Fantasy Competition (which you totally should).

Stage 1: Brest to Landerneau (198 km) | Saturday June 26

There’s no boring sprint stage to start this year’s Tour. Instead we get a pretty lumpy day that features four, fourth-category climbs, and two third-category climbs. The last of those is actually an uphill finish to the line: 3.1 km at 5.6% with a max gradient of 14%. That’s not exactly the toughest climb in the world, but it’s still a fascinating start to the Tour.

Who’s it for: Strong puncheurs who dream of wearing yellow. What to watch for: There are lots of changes of direction on this stage and it can get windy in Brittany …

Stage 2: Perros-Guirec to Mûr-de-Bretagne (184 km) | Sunday June 27

Another tough day! Just like stage 1, this stage features four fourth-category climbs and two third-category climbs. And just like stage 1, the last of those climbs takes riders to the finish line.

Those last two climbs are both on the famous Mûr-de-Bretagne. The riders will hit the top for the first time with 17.5 km to go, then do a loop before hitting the climb once more. From this approach the Mûr-de-Bretagne is 2 km at 6.9% but 10% for the first kilometre. It gets a little easier from there.

Note there are time bonuses available at the top of the first ascent of the Mûr-de-Bretagne (eight, five and two seconds). Could this have a bearing on the GC early in the race?

Who’s it for: Probably the puncheurs again, but expect some climbers and GC men in the mix. What to watch for: The first 115 km runs along the Atlantic coast so it could be windy.

Stage 3: Lorient to Pontivy (183 km) | Monday June 28

After two lumpy days the sprinters get their chance to shine. There are two fourth-category climbs on the day, but a flat finish should mean this is a regulation sprint stage.

Who’s it for: The fastmen. What to watch for: Three tight corners of 90º or sharper in the final 2.5 km, the last of which comes 1.5 km from the line and narrows quite a bit.

Stage 4: Redon to Fougères (150 km) | Tuesday June 29

An even flatter day than stage 3, this one has no categorised climbs. This is very likely to end in a sprint too, but race director Christian Prudhomme did mention “windy conditions on the few unsheltered uplands” when describing this stage, so that could be fun.

Who’s it for: The sprinters again. What to watch for: Echelons? Also: what’s happening with yellow?

Stage 5: Changé to Laval ITT (27.2 km) | Wednesday June 30

The first of two individual time trials. This is the longest first-week ITT the Tour has had since 2008 (a Tour which, incidentally, also started in Brest).

The course features a few small lumps but nothing that should stop the powerhouse TTers having their day. It’s not a hugely technical course but there are a bunch of corners in the last few kilometres, including a U-turn with just over 2 km to go, and three sharpish corners in the final 500 metres.

Who’s it for: TT specialists. What to watch for: Yellow should change hands here. It’ll be our first chance to see who’s looking strong among the GC contenders.

Stage 6: Tours to Châteauroux (161 km) | Thursday July 1

A day for the sprinters. There’s one fourth-category climb along the way but apart from that, the highlight might be some nice Renaissance castles in the early kilometres. The last 1.5 km or so is dead straight.

Who’s it for: The sprinters. What to watch for: Has one sprinter proved himself dominant yet?

Stage 7: Vierzon to Le Creusot (249 km) | Friday July 2

Yep, 249 km. That’s the longest stage of the Tour in 21 years. But this isn’t a pan-flat stage as these super-long ones tend to be. No, this stage through the Morvan mountain range features 3,000 metres of climbing with two fourth-category climbs, two third-category climbs, and the first second-category climb of the Tour.

That second-category climb, the Signal d’Uchon, peaks 18 km from the finish and has bonus seconds on offer at the top. It’s a bit of a strange climb: it’s easy for the first 3 km, downhill, then averages more than 10% for the last 2 km, peaking at 18%.

The last climb is a fourth-category ascent (2.4 km at 5.3%) that peaks 8 km from the finish. Nice launch pad?

Who’s it for: Probably the breakaway? What to watch for: Some possible action on the Signal d’Uchon, especially the steep part at the top.

Stage 8: Oyonnax to Le Grand-Bornand (151 km) | Saturday July 3

Stage 8 brings with it the first real taste of the mountains. After a third-category and fourth-category climb, there’s a sequence of three, back-to-back, first-category climbs, increasing in altitude each time.

Those climbs (the first Cat 1s of the race) are the Côte de Mont-Sayonnex (5.7 km at 8.3%), the Col de Romme (8.8 km at 8.9%), and finally the Col de la Colombière (7.5 km at 8.5%). Bonus seconds are available at the top of the Colombière, after which it’s mostly downhill to the finish, barring a flat final 3 km or so.

Who’s it for: Probably for the breakaway, unless the GC teams fancy lighting it up. What to watch for: Any signs of weakness from the GC contenders.

Stage 9: Cluses to Tignes (145 km) | Sunday July 4

The Tour heads to Tignes two years after a landslide derailed the last attempt to finish a stage there. This stage isn’t terribly long, but it is hard. Two second-category climbs, two first-category climbs, and the race’s first HC climb combine on a stage that features the Tour’s first proper mountain-top finish.

Well, it’s not technically a mountain-top finish – the last climb, the first-category Montée de Tignes (21 km at 5.6%), actually peaks 1.9 km from the finish – but it’s close enough. The riders will have their first rest day after this.

Who’s it for: The GC contenders. What to watch for: This stage goes as high as 2,100 m. Could altitude be a factor? Advantage Colombians?

Stage 10: Albertville to Valence (191 km) | Tuesday July 6

In the first stage after the first rest day, the riders are still in the Alps but sticking to the valley roads. There’s an early fourth-category climb, but this is a day for the fastmen.

Who’s it for: Sprinters. What to watch for: There’s a sharp right-hand turn just before 3 km to go … just where GC riders are jostling with lead-out trains in order to protect their GC time. That could be interesting. There’s also a right-hander just a few hundred metres before the finish line.

Stage 11: Sorgues to Malaucène (199 km) | Wednesday July 7

What’s better than one ascent of Mont Ventoux? Two times Ventoux! After two early fourth-category climbs and a first-category climb, the riders will tackle the ‘Giant of Provence’ via two different approaches.

The first (Cat 1) is from the easier Sault side that’s rarely used in the Tour (22 km at 5.1%), while the second (HC) is the regular approach from Bédoin (15.7 km at 8.8%). This ascent meets the Sault ascent near Chalet Reynard, meaning we get to see the riders tackle the mythical moonscape near the summit on two occasions.

This isn’t an uphill finish though – after conquering Ventoux for the second time (there are bonus seconds at the top), the riders face the 22 km descent to the finish in Malaucène.

Who’s it for: The GC men. Even if a breakaway wins the day (unlikely?) this stage will have significant ramifications for the overall. What to watch for: Something always happens on the legendary Mont Ventoux. Chris Froome blowing away Nairo Quintana in 2013, Froome running up the mountain on a wind-shortened stage in 2016. What will happen this year? That final descent could play a role …

Stage 12: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Nîmes (160 km) | Thursday July 8

With a single third-category climb on the menu, this should be a day for the sprinters. But, in the words of Monsieur Prudhomme, riders will “have to be extra careful: the wind could be a key factor on wide open roads and echelons could occur.”

The finish is very similar to that used in 2019 when Caleb Ewan won stage 16 in a bunch sprint. It should be a straightforward sprint finish: the last corner is more than a kilometre from the finish.

Who’s it for: Sprinters. What to watch for: The possibility of echelons.

Stage 13: Nîmes to Carcassonne (220 km) | Friday July 9

By this point the race is getting close to the Pyrenees. Before that though, the sprinters get yet another opportunity. Again, though, Prudhomme seems to suggest a different outcome: “Despite what the geography seems to suggest, never has a finish by the Carcassonne towers finished with a bunched sprint. Good news for the audacious!”

I admire his optimism, but this should be a bunch kick.

Who’s it for: Sprinters. What to watch for: Aerial shots of the magnificent fort of Carcassonne, right near the finish.

Stage 14: Carcassonne to Quillan (184 km) | Saturday July 10

Into the Pyrenees, albeit with something of an appetiser for the tougher stages ahead. Two Cat 3s and three Cat 2s are on tap for stage 14. The last climb is the second-category Col de Saint-Louis which is 4.7 km at 7.4% and peaks 17 km from the finish. There are bonus seconds at the top.

Who’s it for: This looks like a day for the breakaway. What to watch for: The spectacular Viaduc de l’Escargot (on the final climb).

Stage 15: Céret to Andorre-La-Vieille (191 km) | Sunday July 11

A properly tough Pyrenean stage that spends its last 50 km in Andorra. This stage features three Cat 1s and a Cat 2 on a day that compresses most of its climbing into its Andorran conclusion.

The second-last climb is the tricky Cat 1 Port d’Envalira (10.7 km at 5.9%) – the highest point of the Tour at 2,408 m above sea level. The Col de Beixalis (6.4 km at 8.5%) follows, offering bonus seconds as it tops out 15 km from the finish. It’s all downhill from there. The second rest day follows this stage, so expect riders to hold little back.

Who’s it for: This could go either way. Could be one for the breakaway, if the GC contenders are happy with a group up the road. What to watch for: The altitude might play a role up at 2,400 m.

Stage 16: Pas de la Case to Saint-Gaudens (169 km) | Tuesday July 13

The riders will start the final week on Andorran soil but will be back in France when the neutral zone ends. This is a lumpy day featuring a fourth-category climb, two second-category climbs, and a first-category climb. The last climb is the Cat 4 (800 m at 8.4%) which peaks 7 km from the line. The last 400 metres of the stage are uphill.

Who’s it for: The breakaway. What to watch for: That last climb looks like a great launchpad for someone in the breakaway who’s still feeling fresh.

Stage 17: Muret to Col du Portet (178 km) | Wednesday July 14

A day of two contrasting halves in the Pyrenees. The first 120 km is mostly flat, and then it’s into three solid climbs, one after another.

First up is the Col de Peyresourde (13.2 km at 7% – Cat 1), then it’s the Col de Val Louron-Azet (7.4 km at 8.3% – Cat 1), and finally the Col du Portet (16 km at 8.7% – HC). This will be a testing day.

Who’s it for: GC men. What to watch for: With only a couple GC days left, who’s running out of time to make their mark?

Stage 18: Pau to Luz Ardiden (130 km) | Thursday July 15

A short stage at just 130 km, but a tough one nonetheless. Sure, the first 75 km are easy enough, but like the previous day, the action is all in the back half, this time in the form of two HC climbs. First it’s the Col du Tourmalet (17.1 km at 7.3%) followed by a descent and then the climb to the finish at Luz Ardiden (13.3 km at 7.4%).

This is the last mountain stage of the race. There should be fireworks.

Who’s it for: The GC men again. What to watch for: Is the Tour all but decided now? Or could the final time trial change things … again?

Stage 19: Mourenx to Libourne (207 km) | Friday July 16

After a few tough days in the mountains, the sprinters get their chance to shine again. There’s an early fourth-category climb and a few lumpy bits throughout the stage, but it’s hard to see this finishing in anything but a bunch sprint.

The approach to the finish in Libourne is very straightforward but the last kilometre is very slightly uphill.

Who’s it for: The sprinters. What to watch for: Who among the sprinters have come out of the mountains looking good for a win on the Champs-Élysées?

Stage 20: Libourne to Saint-Émilion ITT (30.8 km) | Saturday July 17

The last chance for GC riders to improve their overall standing. The race’s second and final ITT isn’t particularly tough. It’s basically flat throughout and there are no particularly technical bits to make things tricky.

Who’s it for: The power TTers. What to watch for: The GC contenders. Who could forget last year’s stage 20 ITT ?

Stage 21: Chatou to Paris Champs-Élysées (108 km) | Sunday July 18

After a six-hour transfer from Saint-Emilion, the riders will embark on the traditional final-stage procession into the heart of Paris. The action will heat up on the cobblestones of the Champs-Élysées though, where the fastmen will be vying for one of the biggest prizes a sprinter can win: a stage victory on the final stage of the Tour de France.

Who’s it for: Sprinters. What to watch for: The eventual GC winner and his teammates sipping champagne as they slow-roll their way towards Paris.

Must-watch stages

If you’re not in a position to watch every stage of the Tour, here are the stages we think you should prioritise:

• Stage 2: The Mûr-de-Bretagne finish could be great.
• Stage 9: The Tour’s first proper uphill finish.
• Stage 11: Double Ventoux day!
• Stage 15: A big climbing day at high altitude.
• Stage 17: Three tough climbs and an uphill finish.
• Stage 18 : Another big uphill finish.
• Stage 20: The final time trial.

How hard is the 2021 Tour de France?

For a few years now VeloClub member Cameron Harris has been creating some wonderful data visualisations from the world’s biggest bike races. His charts from the 2021 Tour de France show how much climbing there is in this race, and how it compares to previous editions. You can check out more of his great work at bikechart.cc .

Multi-year elevation comparison

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