Tour de france route

The Tour de France is cycling’s most well-known stage race, taking place over the course of three weeks. This year’s race starts on Saturday, June 29, 2024 through Sunday, July 21, 2024.

A truly international race, this year’s event will begin in Florence, Italy, and end quite differently this year—not on the Champs-Élysées in Paris (because of the Olympic games), but in Nice.

To that point, the race course is different every year.

This summer, the riders will travel nearly 3,500 kilometers, or nearly 2,175 miles, according to the Amaura Sport Organisation (ASO), which announced the route last year.

Remember, the United States is one of the few places that uses miles to measure distance so when you watch coverage, remember to “think metric.” One kilometer is equal to .621 miles.

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A 5K, for example, is 3.2 miles.

The course includes eight flat, four hilly, seven mountain, two time trials, and two days of rest for the riders.

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