2024-06-25 04:10:12
The 33-year-old Skujiņš will take part within the Tour de France for the sixth time in his profession, returning to France after a one-season break.
In 2020, Skujiņš received second place in one of many “Tour de France” levels, however in 2018, he was the chief of the king of the mountains from the fifth to the ninth stage.
Additionally, “Lidl-Trek” will embrace the Danish sprinter Mads Pedersen, who received two levels within the earlier two years, Italian Giulio Ciccone, winner of final yr’s King of the Mountains title, in addition to Frenchman Julien Bernard, Belgians Jasper Stevens and Tim Declerck, South African bike owner Ryan Gibbons and Spaniard Carlos Verona.
It has already been reported that Krist Neiland will begin within the French tour as a part of the “Israel – Premier Tech” workforce.
The competitors will begin on June 29 in Florence, with the primary three levels ending in Rimini, Bologna and Turin. The primary two levels in Italy will probably be uphill, whereas within the third the cyclists will trip on the plain.
The fourth stage will even begin in Italy, with the cyclists beginning the 138-kilometer distance in Pinerolo, throughout which they may cross the French border within the Alps. A part of the stage will probably be executed over the Galibier Go, which is 2,642 meters above sea degree.
Two flat levels will observe earlier than the seventh stage will characteristic the primary particular person trip within the vineyards of Burgundy. The subsequent two levels will even be on comparatively flat terrain, and within the second of them, earlier than the primary vacation, about one-sixth of the gap, or 32 kilometers, should be measured on gravel sectors.
The space will then lead south by means of the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, earlier than returning to the Alps, the place levels 18 and 19 will end within the mountains. The penultimate stage will even be within the mountains, however the 111th “Tour de France” biking race in historical past will finish on July 21 with a 34-kilometer particular person trip from Monaco to Good, the champion will probably be decided, maybe, solely within the final stage.
As a consequence of safety and logistical issues associated to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the French Tour will finish in Good as an alternative of Paris.
Throughout your entire bike trip, cyclists will cowl 3,492 kilometers with a complete of 52,230 meters of ascent.
For the final two years in a row, the Danish bike owner Jonas Wingegord has been undefeated within the Tour de France.
2024-06-25 04:10:12