“The wait is over!” Explore today’s course with Anthony McCrossan as the peloton face the stage with most categorised climbs - 7 categorised ascents within 206km of racing!
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00:00The wait is over. The Grand Depart of the Tour de France 2024, an 111th edition of the race,
00:07sets off for the very first time from Florence, takes the riders down to the seaside city of
00:12Rimini and a stage distance of 206 kilometers. This is a very tough start to this year's Tour
00:19de France with 3,600 meters of climbing, taking in seven categorized climbs on the way to the
00:26race finish. The final climb of the day is a Cote de San Marino. The riders crest that after 7.1
00:33kilometers of climbing and then it's a rush down to the race finish of 26.3 kilometers. It's sure
00:40to be a small group that contend the first yellow jersey of this year's race.