Stage 4 - Flythrough - Tour de France 2024
“The stage gradually climbs from the beginning”… And reaches altitudes of over 2,000 metres! Hannah Walker takes you over the mythical summits between Pinerolo and Valloire.
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00:00Stage 4 of Le Tour de France begins in Pinarello, Italy, a short stage of 139.6km.
00:09The stage gradually climbs from the beginning and the first intermediate sprint is at Castel
00:12del Bosco after 18.9km.
00:15From there, the riders continue to ascend through the valley and crest the second categorised
00:19climb, Sestriere, which is 39.9km long with an average gradient of 3.7%.
00:25The route then follows a twisty descent before reaching the next climb of the day, the Col
00:29de Montgenèvre, by which point the Tour de France arrives in France.
00:34Back onto the valley roads, the riders will face the first all-category climb of this
00:37year's Tour, the Col de Galibier, which has an average gradient of 5.1% for 23km.
00:43Bonus seconds are available at the top of the climb and the final 18.9km is a twisty
00:48fast ascent, taking the riders into Valois.