2023-07-24 05:20:46
It’s the last day, the final parade of runners and in what setting. After a start in front of the national velodrome of Saint-Quentin where the track cycling events of the Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place, taking part of the route of the Olympic road race, in particular the cote du pavé des Gardes, the peloton of survivors will enter Paris around 5:45 p.m. The runners can’t wait to finish on the most beautiful avenue in the world.
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – Paris Champs-Élysées 115.1 km.
Departure of the caravan 2:35 p.m. Fictitious departure 4:20 p.m. Arrival expected at 7:30 p.m.
The number: 48
Since 1903, the Tour arrives in Paris. The arrival of the last stage of the Tour has been judged since 1975 on the most beautiful avenue in the world. It has never changed since, but not for long. Next year, the last stage will arrive in Nice after a big start in Florence. Paris 2024 obliges, impossible to organize a few days before the big party of the Tour. Since 1975, 48 consecutive arrivals have taken place on the Champs. 2024 will obviously only be a break. The Champs will return to the Tour map in 2025.
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The last stage is (almost) always played in a massive sprint. In 2023, who says massive sprint says Jasper Philipsen. Already a winner in Bayonne, Nogaro, Bordeaux and Moulins, the Belgian from the Alpecin Deceuninck training, already guaranteed to get on the podium with the green jersey, is able to win his fifth bet on this Tour, especially with a Mathieu Van der Poel in pilot fish. The Belgian knows the terrain: he was the one who had already won in 2022 here.
The tracer’s eye, Thierry Gouvenou
“Saint-Quentin is an important place for us. Its velodrome is the headquarters of the French cycling federation. And it is obviously there that the track events of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held. It is difficult to be original to describe this last stage. After three weeks of effort, it’s the reward and the apotheosis. Everyone deserved the parade of honor. Afterwards, it is an extremely prestigious success among sprinters. Whoever wins here is never anyone. It’s really hard to imagine anything other than a sprint finish here. In the world of sprinters, there are three hoped-for moments of glory: a world champion title, a green jersey and a victory on the Champs-Élysées. Winning in Paris is really remarkable. »
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