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Tour de France 2024 Route stage 21: Monaco - Nice

It’s almost 20 kilometres along the coast to get from Monaco to Nice, but luckily the riders are sent into the mountains after a short stint on the flat. The riders roll of the ramp in one of the most famous harbors in the world and set off in the direction of Italy, but make a U-turn and return to climb up the D53 to La Turbie. It’s an 8.1 kilometres effort with an average gradient of 5.6%.

The route then descends to Éze, which is a staple section on Paris-Nice. Usually the riders go straight ahead, and further downhill, towards Nice, which is not happening this time. Instead, a righthander takes the riders onto a 1.6 kilometres climb at 8.1%.

After reaching the summit of the Col d’Éze on its steepest side the riders continue downhill towards Nice. They reach the Promenade des Anglais and race on the flat along the Mediterranean only to make a U-turn and return to the city centre and finish on Avenue Jean Médecin.

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I love this site and it has made planning my trip to Nice to see the final 2 days of the Tour so much better. That being said, because I am super Type-A, I have been planning where I want to watch the final stage and picked somewhere near Port Lympia. Your map does not jibe with the route video on the official tour website. Your mapo shows the route going up Rue Cassini then making a sharp turn down Rue Catherine Segurane – where I was thinking of watching just for the tight turn. But the video and the route show the route heading down Quai Napoleon and turning left down Quai Papacino onto Quai Rauba Capeu and then down the Promenade de Anglais. I write this only for the benefit of planning zealots, like myself, who bath in details. I will be heading up to L’Escarene to see the peloton on Day 20. Again, love the site!

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TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 21 :  Individual Time Trial

34 km (22 mi) / 717 m (2,353’)

MONACO>NICE - July 21

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For the first time ever the Tour finishes outside of Paris when in 2024 it ends in Nice.  Monaco is included in the Tour for the first stage with the events finale beginning there on July 21.  

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Everyone remembers the last occasion the Tour finished with a time trial, when Greg LeMond stripped the yellow jersey from the shoulders of Laurent Fignon on the Champs-Élysées in 1989, by just eight seconds. Thirty-five years on, we can but dream of a similar duel, involving two or three riders, an authentic athletic confrontation whose outcome would determine the final podium of the 111th edition, and the first to finish far from its familiar Parisian setting, the ultimate finale destined for Place Masséna, just a few pedal-strokes from the Promenade des Anglais.

Official post-race summary for Stage 21 (from letour.fr)

Sunday’s final stage of the 2024 Tour de France saw Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) confirm his third overall Tour victory with first place in the ITT from Monaco to Nice. On a balmy afternoon on the Côte d'Azur Pogacar made light work of the climbs to La Turbie and Col d'Èze to take the time trial win by a considerable 1’03” margin from Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) for his sixth stage bouquet of this year’s race and his third overall Tour triumph. In the Yellow Jersey again, Pogacar finally finished the 2024 Tour 6’17” ahead of his great Danish rival, having dominated the race. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) was in tears at the end of his Tour debut in Nice’s Place Massena, finishing the final stage in third, behind Pogacar by 1'14”, leaving him also third overall, 9'18” adrift of the unstoppable Slovenian. The GC top five was rounded out by Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) at 19'03” and Mikel Landa (Soudal-Quick Step) at 20'06”.

Cavendish takes a bow 141 riders took part in the final stage of the 2024 Tour, a 33.7km Individual Time Trial from Monaco to Nice with everything on the line. Mark Cavendish was the second rider to start – after his Astana Qazaqstan teammate Davide Ballerini – and the veteran British rider achieved his objective of finishing his final Tour de France. With a record 35 stage victories in the Tour to his name, Cavendish ended his historic relationship with this race as a rider in the most beautiful way possible, concluding it for the 8th time in his 15 participations. Intermarche-Wanty's Biniam Girmay also knew that he would not win this ITT stage, but he too made it to the finish in Nice in style, to the cheers and support of the crowd, becoming the first African rider to win a ranking in the Tour de France, in his green jersey. Martinez sets a marker Groupama-FDJ’s young Frenchman Lenny Martinez completed the course at an impressive average speed of 41.8 km/h and in a time of 48'24” to position himself as the provisional leader, where he would remain for well over an hour, until Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan) took over in the top spot, beating Martinez by 10”. In tears yesterday after his final Tour de France stage in the mountains, French hero and Yellow Jersey wearer on Stage 2 Romain Bardet (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) was given huge support by the fans on his last ever day on the Tour. Due to retire just before the 2025 Tour, Bardet finished today’s stage in 37th place and was 30th in the final GC. Carapaz in polka dots Ecuadorian star Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) finished a highly successful Tour as the winner of the Mountain classification with 127 points, compared to 102 for Pogacar and 70 for Vingegaard. It is Ecuador's first victory in any final ranking of the Tour de France. The GC favorites fight for final win Riders such as Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan), Derek Gee (Israel - Premier Tech) and Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) all enjoyed a moment with the provisional lead before the GC top 3 finished their runs. Pogacar was already the fastest man in the first sector, 7” and 26” ahead of Vingegaard and Evenepoel, increasing those respective advantages to 24” over Vingegaard and 51” on Evenepoel at the second intermediate marker on Col d’Èze. Pogacar was absolutely flying by the time he reached the Place Île de Beauté in Nice (km 28.6), the third and final intermediate marker, with 1'04" over Vingegaard and 1'28" over white jersey winner Evenepoel, going on the wrap up the victory and a third overall GC success in superb style.

STAGE 21 DETAILS AND STATISTICS

• Distance: 34  kilometers / 22 miles
• Altitude Gained: 717 m eters / 2,353’
• Percentage Grade:
• 45% (16 kilometers / 10 miles) descent
• 34.5% (12 kilometers / 8 miles) 0-5%
• 18.5% (6.5 kilometers / 4 miles) 5-10%
• 1.5% (.6 km / .4 mile) 10-15%
• 500 meters 10.8% / ¼ mile 11.6%
• 1 Kilometer 9.4% / 1 mile 8.7%
• Highest Point on the Route:  513 meters / 1,684’
• Lowest Point on the Route:  2 meters / 7’

COMMENTS FROM RACE DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN PRUDHOMME - STAGE 21:

“Everyone remembers the last occasion the Tour finished with a time trial, when Greg LeMond stripped the yellow jersey from the shoulders of Laurent Fignon on the Champs-Élysées in 1989, by just eight seconds. Thirty-five years on, we can but dream of a similar duel, involving two or three riders, an authentic athletic confrontation whose outcome would determine the final podium of the 111th edition, and the first to finish far from its familiar Parisian setting, the ultimate finale destined for Place Masséna, just a few pedal-strokes from the Promenade des Anglais.” ( Tour de France Stage 21 ).

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Tour de France 2024 stage 21 preview - a grand finale against the clock

From Monaco to Nice, this individual time trial is designed for those with strong climbing legs

Date: Sunday July 21, 2024 Distance: 33.7km ITT Start location: Monaco Finish location: Nice Start time: 14:40 CET Finish time (approx): 19:30 CET

The ancient Greeks who founded Nice named the settlement after Nike, the goddess of victory, and today it will determine definitely who shall be victorious in the 2024 Tour de France . Nice has for over a century lured visitors from over the continent, from Russian aristocrats in the 19th century, to European painters attracted by its soft seaside light, to English well-to-dos who inspired the name of the city’s famous Promenade des Anglais, as a place to seek pleasure and fortune, its notorious casinos promising riches to those who take a chance. Now, a similarly cosmopolitan Tour de France peloton will arrive in Nice having embarked upon three weeks chasing glory.  

In a break from tradition, the victor of the yellow jersey won’t be known before this final stage in Nice. In fact, this will be the first time in Tour history that the race finishes outside of Paris, and rather than replicate the ceremonial stage around the Champs-Élysées, the organisers have designed an individual time trial to ensure the race will go down to the wire. It’s the first time since the famous duel between Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon in 1989 that the Tour will end this way, and the hope is for at least some of the drama that made that Tour what many still recognise as the greatest of all time. 

Although a departure from Tour tradition, the stage borrows instead from the history of one of the Tour’s sister races, Paris-Nice, by featuring the Col d'Èze that is so synonymous with the climactic stage of that race. Rather than stick to the flat Côte d'Azur coastline from the start location of Monaco to Nice, the route will instead head inland towards Col d'Èze summit via La Turbie. Most of the route will therefore be spent either climbing that 8km climb that precedes the short, steep kick to the Eze summit, or descending the technical downhill that follows it.

Such a parcours means this is not a time trial for the specialists. The benefits of a perfected time trial position will be mitigated, while climbing speed and descending technique will be crucial. As such, the times posted will likely be more a reflection of who is most fresh this deep into a Grand Tour rather than time trialling ability, so don’t put it past riders who usually dread time trials pulling off big surprises. And at 33.7km, this is a long time trial, and so there is plenty of scope for big time gaps. Following famous climactic time trial leadership changes like Greg LeMond over Laurent Fignon in 1989 and Tadej Pogačar over Primož Roglič in 2020, and the narrow yellow jersey defences of Carlos Sastre in 2008 and Alberto Contador in 2009, we could be in for another history-making finale.

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With the two climbs in the middle of this time trial course, this route isn’t designed for the pure TT specialists. However, there is one specialist – with a world champion title to confirm – that boasts excellent climbing legs and that is Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step). He won the last time trial in this race on stage seven, however, this course was flat. Nevertheless, Evenepoel’s climbing has only gotten better throughout this race, so he’ll be a real contender for the final stage. 

In the last time trial, just 12 seconds behind Evenepeol, was Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) who goes into this stage in pole position. He is a strong time trialist and climber, the perfect blend for dominating a stage like this. Pogačar also has the benefit of this being his local roads living in Monaco, so would have had ample opportunity to recon this last stage, and we expect he will want to finish his incredible Tour de France wearing the yellow jersey and taking a stage win along the way. 

Visma-Lease a Bike will hope for Jonas Vingegaard to take the stage, finishing their Tour on a high after not being able to defend the yellow jersey for a third-year running. Vingegaard was 37 seconds behind Evenepoel, coming fourth on stage seven, but he’ll suit the climbing aspect within this route and could aim for a better placing. The Dutch team also have Wout van Aert who is good against the clock on both flat and uphill terrain. But it will be questioned whether he is strong enough to beat the ITT world champion and Pogačar in the discipline over this kind of course. 

Within UAE Team Emirates, João Almeida could be a strong contender for the stage win. He’s fourth on the GC, providing the team’s leader with superb support throughout the three weeks, and could be rewarded with a stage win if he is feeling good. Outside of the big top podium teams, Simon Yates (Jayco Alula) could be a contender for stage victory. As a climber, the terrain will suit him, and can have good results in the race against the clock. Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) could also be another ride for the stage win, though the fatigue of the Giro and the Tour appears to be catching up with him.

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Stage 21 — Sunday, July 21 Monaco to Nice Distance: 33.7km (21 miles) Profile: Time trial

Stage 21: Could there be another LeMond vs Fignon-type drama to end the Tour?

Tour organizers are taking a big gamble with this concluder, which is the first final day time trial since 1989. Longtime fans of the sport will remember an epic duel on that occasion between Laurent Fignon and Greg LeMond, with the American stunning many with the-then fastest time trial ever ridden. That earned him a Tour win which many had assumed was heading to his French rival.

35 years later riders will once again settle things against the clock, with a testing TT to decide the final yellow jersey plus the top 10 overall.

Following a start in Monaco they will ascend to the summit of La Turbie, a climb of 8km which averages 5.8 percent. It is a hallmark of Paris-Nice, as is the Col d’Eze, which for many years in the 1980s served as the location for the final day time trial.

That climb is just 1.6km after the descent off La Turbie but averages 8.1 percent, a sting in the legs after three long weeks in the saddle.

From there the riders will power over the final 17km of the course, with a descent and then flat roads speeding them into Nice and to the end of the race.

The view of Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme: “Everyone remembers the last occasion the Tour finished with a time trial, when Greg LeMond stripped the yellow jersey from the shoulders of Laurent Fignon on the Champs-Élysées in 1989, by just eight seconds.

“Thirty-five years on, we can but dream of a similar duel, involving two or three riders, an authentic athletic confrontation whose outcome would determine the final podium of the 111th edition, and the first to finish far from its familiar Parisian setting, the ultimate finale destined for Place Masséna, just a few pedal strokes from the Promenade des Anglais.”

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Tour de France 2022 stage 21 preview: Route map and profile of 116km road to Champs-Elysees today

The 2022 Tour de France comes to a close on Sunday with a 116km jaunt to the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

The traditional stage 21 truce means Jonas Vingegaard will get to enjoy the procession to the French capital alongside his Jumbo-Visma teammates at the end of a long, hard month, and modern tradition dictates the winning team drink champagne as they ride.

They may well have sore heads from Saturday’s celebrations after sealing the yellow jersey in style, earning a one-two on the stage 20 individual time trial with the green jersey of Wout van Aert pipping teammate Vingegaard to the victory.

It has been a sensational Tour for both riders and Van Aert will try to pick up his fourth stage win of the race when the pack arrive on the Champs-Elysees on Sunday afternoon for what is typically a bunch sprint.

The superstar Belgian may be the favourite for this one but he will face competition from those sprinters who struggled through the Alps and Pyrenees to get to this point, all desperate to win the prestigious Paris stage. Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal), Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin) and Dylan Groenewegen (BikeEchange) are among those who will hope to challenge.

Geraint Thomas will ride to Paris to confirm the third podium position of his Tour de France career, the dethroned Tadej Pogacar will win the young rider’s white jersey, and Vingegaard will collect the polka dot jersey to go along with yellow, after his efforts in the Pyrenees saw him rise to the top of the King of the Mountains classification.

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General classification after stage 20

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) 76hrs 33’ 57”

2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +3’34”

3. Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) +8’13”

4. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +13’56”

5. Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) +16’37”

6. Nairo Qiuntana (Team Arkea-Samsic) +17’24”

7. Romain Bardet (Team DSM) +19’02”

8. Louis Meintjes (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) +19’12”

9. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan team) +23’47”

10. Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) +25’43”

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Tour de France 2024 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

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The 2024 Tour de France is a truly unique race beginning in Florence and ending – for the first time in its 121-year history – outside Paris .

This year’s Tour will wrap up without the usual procession to the Champs-Elysees, where security resources will be focused on the Paris Olympics starting five days later. Instead, organisers have opted to end the race with an individual time-trial in Nice, adding the possibility of the yellow jersey changing hands on a dramatic final day.

Before that, riders face a typically gruelling challenge, with a hilly start in Italy before crossing to France where a perilous gravel stage awaits in Troyes. Week two leads the peloton south to the Pryenees and the monstrous Col du Tourmalet, before a series of days in the Alps including a particularly brutal stage 19 with a summit finish in Isola.

It all concludes in Nice on Sunday 21 July, where the race winner will be crowned.

Stage 1: Florence to Rimini (hilly, 206km) | Saturday 29 June

The opening stage of the 2024 Tour de France will be a beautiful ride, starting with the Grand Depart on the banks of the Arno river in the centre of Florence before heading through Tuscany to the finish line on Italy’s east coast, on the beachfront of Rimini. The route also takes in San Marino, the Tour’s 13th country. But it will be tough on what is the most hilly first stage in the race’s history with 3,600m of climbing to conquer. It could be a day for Tadej Pogacar to immediately make his mark, or for an outstanding classics rider like Mathieu van der Poel to target, while young puncheurs like Ireland’s Ben Healy and Belgium’s Maxim Van Gils could be outside bets.

• Stage 1: Romain Bardet shakes off peloton to finally claim yellow jersey

Stage 2: Cesenatico to Bologna, (hilly, 199km) | Sunday 30 June

The second day throws up a more gentle ride, though it still contains six categorised climbs to test the legs. The purest sprinters will get left behind but the small ascents are unlikely to put off the more hardy fast men, like Wout van Aert , who will like the look of the fast finish in Bologna.

• Stage 2: Kevin Vauquelin earns debut win as Tadej Pogacar assumes yellow

Stage 3: Plaisance to Turin (flat, 231km) | Monday 1 July

The long third stage will be the first opportunity for a bunch sprint to the finish line. Expect Alpecin-Deceuninck to try and control the final kilometres in an effort to position Jasper Philipsen for the win, but there is a stacked list of sprinters ready to challenge him including Arnaud de Lie, Dylan Groenewegen, Sam Bennett, Wout van Aert and Mark Cavendish, chasing a record 35th stage win to finally eclipse the great Eddy Merckx.

• Stage 3: Biniam Girmay makes history as first black African to win a Tour stage

Stage 4: Pinerolo to Valloire (mountainous, 140km) | Tuesday 2 July

A tough fourth stage takes the riders into France via a couple of testing category-two climbs and to the foot of the Col du Galibier – the first hors categorie ascent of the race. The gradient averages only 5.3% but at 23km long, it is a draining slog of a climb to the top and the strongest climbers will come to the fore. Expect some attacks among the big hitters like Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard as we get our first real sense of the battle for overall victory.

• Stage 4: Tadej Pogacar makes statement with dominant win to regain yellow

Stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas (flat, 177km) | Wednesday 3 July

The second sprint finish of this year’s Tour contains some small hills but nothing that should disrupt the power riders from reaching the finish near the front, where they will expect to battle for victory.

• Stage 5: Mark Cavendish makes history with record-breaking 35th win

Stage 6: Macon to Dijon (flat, 163km) | Thursday 4 July

An even flatter day looks ripe for a bunch sprint on the streets of Dijon. One small categorised climb early in the stage precedes an intermediate sprint which might be targeted by those hunting the green jersey, and a breakaway will almost certainly then take to the front of the race. But it is likely to be caught by the sprinters’ teams before the finish as the peloton’s power riders fight for the stage win.

• Stage 6: Dylan Groenewegen wins photo finish in Dijon

Stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, (ITT, 25km) | Friday 5 July

The first individual time-trial of this year’s Tour de France sweeps through thick forest before opening out into the picturesque vineyards of Burgundy. The only climb is the short Cote de Curtil-Vergy (1.6km at 6.1%), followed by a descent into Gevrey-Chambertin, and here Remco Evenepoel – the reigning time-trial world champion – will plan to take some time from his general classification rivals who are less adept against the clock.

• Stage 7: Remco Evenepoel claims ‘crazy’ time trial win

Stage 8: Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (flat, 176km) | Saturday 6 July

It may be officially listed as a flat day, but stage eight contains five categorised climbs and plenty more undulation, along with an uphill drag to the finish which should be enough to shake out some of the pure sprinters from contention. This could be a bunch sprint, a day for the breakaway or even a bold solo attack if the situation presents itself for an opportunist near the front of the race.

• Stage 8: Biniam Girmay secures second stage win in sprint finish

Stage 9: Troyes to Troyes (hilly, 199km) | Sunday 7 July

The Tour de France takes on the gravel roads of the Champagne region to see out the first week, and the white dusty terrain could take down a few unfortunate victims. The 14 sections of gravel span 32km in all, and they are similar to the roads of the iconic Italian race, Strade-Bianche. The past winners of Strade-Bianche – Tom Pidcock, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar – will fancy their chances here.

• Stage 9: Frustrated Tom Pidcock narrowly beaten on chaotic and dusty day

Rest day: Orleans | Monday 8 July

Stage 10: orleans to saint-amand-montrond (flat, 187km) | tuesday 9 july.

The Tour heads down to the centre of France, where on paper it is a nice-looking day for the sprinters, but they will need to stay alert to winds which could split the pack along this twisting route south to Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Loire Valley. A short, sharp climb 8km from the finish could be the launchpad for a brave attack, though the muscle men of the peloton will hope to fight it out against each other at the finish in Saint-Amand-Montrond.

• Stage 10: Jasper Philipsen capitalises on Mathieu van der Poel leadout for stage win

Stage 11: Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran, (mountainous, 211km) | Wednesday 10 July

Six categorised climbs pepper a hard up-and-down day through the Massif Central. The third-from-last ascent is the toughest, the Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol (5.4km at 8.1%), with a painfully steep final 2km to conquer, and strong climbing legs will be needed to win the stage. A good day for a breakaway to escape and potentially stay away to the end.

• Stage 11: Tearful Jonas Vingegaard battles back to pip Tadej Pogacar

Stage 12: Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, (flat, 204km) | Thursday 11 July

The ‘flat’ categorisation disguises the numerous small hills dotted through this picturesque route to Villeneuve which will drain legs if the pace is high. Expect a determined breakaway to make it difficult for those teams hoping to set up a bunch sprint at the finish – twice before, the day has been won by a rider in the breakaway here.

• Stage 12: Biniam Girmay seals hat-trick of sprint stage wins

Stage 13: Agen to Pau, (flat, 165km) | Friday 12 July

Pau is a staple of the Tour de France over the years, acting as the gateway to the Pyrenees mountains. The hilly finish to the stage might slow down some of the pure sprinters but they will be determined to reel in a breakaway – especially if they failed to do so a day earlier, and with so much hard climbing to come.

• Stage 13: Jasper Philipsen pips Wout van Aert as Primoz Roglic abandons

Stage 14: Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, (mountainous, 152km) | Saturday 13 July

The iconic Col du Tourmalet stands in the middle of this mountain stage, with the road peaking at 2,115m above sea level. The 19km climb averages 7.4% gradient and once it’s conquered, two more big climbs await including a summit finish at Pla d’Adet. The GC contenders will surely trade blows on this brutal day.

• Stage 14: Tadej Pogacar wins wild stage after fan throws crisps in leader’s face

Stage 15: Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille (mountainous, 198km) | Sunday 14 July

A nice relaxing weekend in the Pyrenees is rounded off with five climbs over a 200km route, all rated category one or harder. Expect fireworks among the yellow jersey contenders as they race to the finish atop Plateau de Beille.

• Stage 15: Tadej Pogacar lands major blow to extend advantage over Jonas Vingegaard

Rest day: Gruissan | Monday 15 July

Stage 16: Gruissan to Nimes (flat, 189km) | Tuesday 16 July

This is the final chance for the sprinters to bag a stage before the road kicks up into the mountains once more. Those in contention for the win will need to keep their composure as roundabouts punctuate the long final strip into the line in Nimes.

• Stage 16: Jasper Philipsen seals hat-trick of sprint wins

Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Superdevoluy (mountainous, 178km) | Wednesday 17 July

The peloton reaches the Alps for a day that will be draining as the road tilts from the start. There are bonus seconds to be collected at the top of the category-one Col du Noyer, before a fast descent to a small summit finish which caps a tough second half to this stage.

• Stage 17: Richard Carapaz rides to victory as Remco Evenepoel takes time on Jonas Vingegaard

Stage 18: Gap to Barcelonnette (hilly, 180km) | Thursday 18 July

A breakaway will certainly have a go at escaping up the road to clinch this stage, and they should be able to make it stick. The five official climbs are all category-three ascents which might mean some of the more well-rounded riders with a fast finish can clamber over them and be a threat at the end.

• Stage 18: New dad Victor Campenaerts claims emotional maiden Tour stage win

Stage 19: Embrun to Isola 2000 (mountainous, 145km) | Friday 19 July

Perhaps the most eye-catching stage when the 2024 route was unveiled was this one: three monstrous Alpine climbs, back to back, with a summit finish at Isola. The middle climb of the trio is the giant Cime de la Bonette (22.9km at 6.9%), the highest road in France at 2,802m. If the fight for the yellow jersey is still alive at this point in the race, this will be a thrilling stage for the story to unfold.

• Stage 19: Peerless Tadej Pogacar tightens grip on yellow jersey

Stage 20: Nice to Col de la Couillole (mountainous, 133km) | Saturday 20 July

It may be a little shorter at only 133km, but this is another brutally tough mountain stage featuring four climbs and another summit finish, atop the Col de la Couillole.

Stage 21: Monaco to Nice (ITT, 34km) | Sunday 21 July

The race will finish without the usual procession through Paris and instead see the riders contest an individual time-trial from Monaco to Nice that could decide the outcome of the Tour. The last time-trial finale saw Greg Lemond pinch the yellow jersey on the Champs-Elysees, beating Laurent Fignon by eight seconds. This route is longer than the stage-seven time-trial, and a little more hilly too, so there is potential for some significant time gaps.

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Profiles & Route Tour of Britain 2024

From the 3rd to the 8th of September Great Britain's biggest event, the Tour of Britain , will be on the road. We take a look at the stage's profiles .

The race this year will only have six stages, but by no means does it mean it will be a less exciting edition. There will be several stars on the startlist and there will be an interesting mix of flat and hilly stages where they can chase results.

PREVIEW | Tour of Britain 2024

The race starts off with a stage starting and ending in the city of Kelso. It's a day for the sprinters but not with certainty as there will be a 2.7-kilometer long climb at 6% ending with just 24 kilometers to go where a lot can happen.

PREVIEW | Tour of Britain 2024 stage 1

Stage 2 is another hilly day but this one with certainty more dangerous. From Darlingtson to Redcar there are 152 explosive kilometers with several short and sharp climbs throughout the day. The finale is not hard, but the amount of ascents provides plenty opportunities for attacks; or a reduced bunch sprint.

PREVIEW | Tour of Britain 2024 stage 2

Stage 3 has a hard start in Sheffield where strong riders can go up the road. Even if not, a sprint is definitely no certain in the finale into Barnsley where there are several small ascents and a 400-meter long uphill ramp to the finish line that can be quite exciting.

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Stage 4 is the first outright pure opportunity for the pure sprinters. The stage from Derby to Newark-on-Trent is quite short and doesn't include any meaningful obstacle.

PREVIEW | Tour of Britain 2024 stage 4

The fifth day of racing is also one for the sprinters, starting and finishing in Northampton where the fastest finishers will have the spotlight in the finale.

PREVIEW | Tour of Britain 2024 stage 5

The race ends in Felixstowe with another flat stage. The sprinters will be getting the final opportunity of the race here with little doubt, concluding another edition of the race.

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Tour de France Stage 21: A Sweet Victory Ride to Paris

You don’t want to miss the most prestigious field sprint in the world.

Stage 21 - Mantes-la-Jolie to Paris Champs-Élysées - 122km - Sunday, September 20

Beginning in Mantes-la-Jolie, the final stage of the 2020 Tour will begin as a parade with champagne toasts and photo opportunities and end with a field sprint on the Champs-Élysées. The day should start slowly, but once the race hits Paris for eight laps of a finishing circuit around the Arc de Triomphe and Place de la Concorde, the racing begins in earnest as the sprinters’ teams begin setting-up their fast men for the most prestigious field sprint in the world.

After crushing Stage 20’s individual time trial, UAE’s Tadej Pogačar will race the final stage wearing the yellow jersey as the Tour’s overall leader. But he’ll also stand on the Tour’s final podium as the winner of the polka dot jersey (as the King of the Mountains) and the white jersey (as the Tour’s best young rider). While not yet mathematically his for the keeping, Quick-Step’s Sam Bennett should win the green jersey as the winner of the Tour’s Points Classification.

Riders to Watch

When it’s all said and done, expect Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan (who won here last year), UAE’s Alexander Kristoff (who won here in 2018), and Bennett to rule the day. We’re also rooting for Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert, who’s already won two stages and could take a third Sunday—a small consolation given the fact that his teammate, Primož Roglič, lost the yellow jersey on Stage 20.

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Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 21 of the 2024 Tour de France!

Around two hours to go until the first riders – Davide Ballerini, Mark Cavendish, Jarrad Drizners – start their efforts today.

Ballerini kicks the time trial off at 14:40 and Tadej Pogačar is last off at 18:45.

Take a look at the full list of Tour de France stage 21 start times here.

Here's the profile of today's stage...

And the map with the route winding west from Monaco to Nice... 

Some news away from the Tour this morning is that Peter Sagan is ending his career today.

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Richard Carapaz, already a stage winner and the king of the mountains at this Tour, has been awarded the super-combativity prize, too.

A look back at yesterday's stage 20, where Tadej Pogačar triumphed yet again...

Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar stamps his authority in yellow with stage 20 victory ahead of Jonas Vingegaard

And the stage 20 results/GC picture heading into stage 21...

Check out our preview of the time trial course courtesy of Nice resident and former WorldTour pro Joe Dombrowski!

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Just 45 minutes until the first rider, Davide Ballerini (AST), sets off. 

Today will have a lot of attention around Tadej Pogačar (UAD) and rightly so. However, there was so much more to shout about in this race...

The first one that will also get a lot of focus today is Sir Mark Cavendish (AST) finishing his final Tour de France as the record holder for the most stage wins. 35 and out for the Manx Missile. It will be an emotional moment for him. 

Jonas Vingegaard (TVL) just over 100 days after being in hospital when he broke almost every bone in the upper right hand side of his body as well as a puncture and collapsed lung. He is set to finish a magnificent second place and also takes away a stage win, too. He starts today around three minutes ahead of world time trial champion, Remco Evenepoel (SOQ). 

A brilliant race by several other riders involved in the break with Jonas Abrahamsen (UXM) animating the first week and a half of the race then with the baton taken on by Richard Carapaz (EFE) who takes a stage win, polka dots and has been given the super combativity prize too. 

This is a tough, tight and technical course today with lots of climbing and descending on the menu. An added technicality is that rain is in the locale and has already been raining. 

This will likely mean all riders will probably be using road bikes. But, the use of tech will be very interesting to see. 

Interestingly, Vingegaard (TVL) has been pictured riding his TT bike on his stage recon. 

Now retired darling of French cycling, Thibaut Pinot, enjoying his time around Nice on a Lime Bike with his friends earlier today...

Less that ten minutes until the stage gets underway with Davide Ballerini (AST) kicking things off. 

The weather in Nice is around 24 degrees centigrade with rain in the area and an 18kph wind coming from the east south east. 

The stage starts on the road known for being the start finish straight in the famous Monaco GP in Formula One. 

First rider starts

Davide Ballerini (AST) sets off and is the first rider to start stage 21 of the 2024 Tour de France in sunny Monaco. 

Mark Cavendish sets off

Sir Mark Cavendish (AST) sets off on his final Tour de France stage. A very emotional moment for an absolute icon of the Tour and this brilliant sport. 

Cavendish (AST) set off with a huge grin on his face. 

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As per tradition, the 2023 Tour de France will come to a close at the Champ-Elysées in Paris. On July 23, 151 riders will set off Sunday morning on a 115.1 kilometers, or 71.51 mile, route to finish the race.

The cyclists started their journey on July 1, taking on one of the most prestigious cycling races of the year. For three weeks the group has demonstrated incredible levels of strength, speed, and mental endurance. 

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Jonas Vingegaard won the tour in 2022 and is expected to cross the finish line in the yellow jersey. He is likely to become the winner of the 2023 Tour de France and join the record books as one of the few back-to-back winners of the race. 

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Giulio Ciccone LOCKS UP Polka Dot Jersey In Stage 20 Of The Tour de France 2023

Here is everything you need to know about Stage 21 of the Tour de France.

Tour de France Stage 21 Route

Stage 21 start time on July 21 is 10 a.m. EST. The race's last stage is a 115.1 kilometer, or 71.51 mile, route across France. There is only one climb and one sprint featured in the stage. The stage 21 route is an opportunity for cyclists to earn extra points to help their position in the general standings.

Jasper Philipsen has been the standout sprinter through the entire 2023 Tour de France with multiple stage wins. At 74.3 kilometers, 46.16 miles, expect to the see the sprinters lead the Tour for a final time this year. 

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The climb will be short, but it won’t be easy. The Côte du Pave des Gardes is a category Category 4 climb at 1.3 km, miles. The average gradient is 6.6% but it reaches a maximum incline of 9.6%. 

2023 Tour de France Results

The Tour de France is a 21-stage race that ends on July 23. There are winners for every day of the race, including colored jerseys awarded based on different classification performances. 

Here are all the results of every stage of the Tour de France so far:

• Stage 1  
• Stage 2  
• Stage 3  
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2023 Tour de France Stage Winners

• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious)
• Kasper Asgreen (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Felix Gall (AG2R Citoren Team)
• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumo-Visma)
• Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious)
• Caros Rodrígues (Ineos Grenadiers)
• Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers)
• Ion Izagirre (Cofidis)
• Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninick)
• Pello Bilbao Lopez (Bahrain Victorious)
• Michael Woods (Isreal-Premier Tech)
• Mads Pedersen (Lidle-Trek)
• Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohoe)
• Victor Lafay (Cofidis)
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates)

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How To Watch Tour de France In Canada 

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Tour de France 2023 Schedule

The Tour de France begins July 1 and finishes July 23 at the Champs-Elyees. The complete route is divided into 21 stages featuring different types of terrain and distance. Stages 1-3 are completed. 

Here is the full Tour de France schedule .

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Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men 2024 Stage Five: Key Locations

Stage five sees a second consecutive day of racing in the east midlands, this time in west northamptonshire..

As well as hosting the free-to-attend professional race, West Northamptonshire Council and the University of Northampton will also be welcoming fans with a range of free events and activities for all the family throughout the day.

If you’re looking to see the action in person on Saturday 7th of September, here are some of the best places to catch the race.

Our host for the start of stage five of the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain is the University of Northampton and ahead of the the stage start fans will be able to watch the preparations of teams with all of the riders being presented to the crowd team-by-team on the podium from 09:50, with the stage beginning at 11:00.

After the race has departed all of the action will be broadcast on a big screen on the Waterside Campus, and there will be plenty of free activities for fans of all ages to get involved in, such as a climbing wall, Watt Bike challenge, a spin challenge from Trilogy Gym, and rowing machines, while fans who cycle to the race can also have their bikes marked by Northamptonshire Police, and explore stands from West Northamptonshire Council, NLive, and AJ Cycles among others.

The fan village will also include a presence from race title sponsors Lloyds Bank, plus British Cycling partner’s Alé Cycling, Vittoria, Ridgeback, and Shimano, with the latter providing free bike safety checks for fans, plus the chance to try food from Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men hospitality partners Gaucho.

King of the Mountains

The King of the Mountains jersey winner will be decided in West Northamptonshire, as stage six features no categorised climbs, so expect two brilliant battles for the King of the Mountains crown.

The first King of the Mountains climb comes 15.2 kilometres into the stage at Newnham Hill, a 0.6 kilometre ascent at an average of 8.3%. The riders are expected to reach the summit of Newnham Hill at 11:37, where fans can expect scenic views of the surrounding countryside.

Between the summit of Newnham Hill and the start of the next King of the Mountain Climb, Bullshill, there’s just 2.4 kilometres. The final categorised climb of the 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men will be stretched out over 1.4 kilometres at an average of 4.1% and fans can expect the riders to reach the summit at approximately 11:42.

Providing they finish the race on Sunday, whoever holds the blue King of the Mountains jersey at the day’s end in Northampton will win the classification.

Intermediate Sprints

Stage five features just one intermediate sprint in Holcot with just 17 kilometres of the stage remaining as the riders make their way back towards Northampton town centre for a thrilling stage finish.

Riders will cross the picturesque crossing of the Pittsford Water causeway before they battle for time bonuses and points towards the red Points jersey in the beautiful village of Holcot.

The finish line will be located on Derngate in Northampton town centre, just a short 15-minute walk away from the University of Northampton via Beckets Park, meaning that spectators have plenty of time to get involved in activities on the Waterside Campus, or make their way into the town centre.

The race comes into Northampton via Abington Park and the Billing Road, with the finish on Derngate expected to be at approximately 14:44, followed by the podium ceremony close by in the town centre.

A range of other events are also taking place in West Northamptonshire that weekend, and more information, including the route map and estimated times of arrival, can be found on our the West Northamptonshire Council Tour of Britain webpage .

How else can I watch the action?

For fans looking to elevate their experience, exclusive premium hospitality packages are now available through Sportive Breaks here .

If you’re unable to be in beautiful West Northamptonshire, live flag to flag coverage will be available on ITV4 and ITVX in the UK, and around the world via other broadcasters, as well as a live stream on the British Cycling YouTube channel.

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Good day to you. Welcome to our live race text coverage from stage 21 of the Tour de France. It's the final stage and we're finally heading to Paris.

All eyes on Mark Cavendish today who is aiming to set a record for the most Tour de France stage wins by a rider. He's currently tied on 34 with Eddy Merckx but win today and he'll be out in front on 35. He's won in Paris before, a number of times, but this is different, because it's not every day a rider beats one of Merckx's records. 

All the jerseys are wrapped up today but here's how things look in the overall standings. 

Keep an eye out for Andre Greipel today. I don't know if he'll up there or not but the German is racing his final Tour de France and he announced just yesterday that he will be retiring at the end of the 2021 season. He's won in Paris, and he's got 13 stages to his name, and ISN, have stated that they are 'all in' for him today. 

We're about 90 minutes away from the official roll out. If this is your first rodeo, the riders will amble along as they sip champagne and pose for awkward photos with their teammates. Then we'll hit Paris, the speed will increase, we'll do some laps and then we'll have a sprint. Game over.

Before we get wrapped up in Tour stuff let's spend a bit of time talking about the Olympics because despite covid cases exploding and cases now being detected in the athlete village it looks like the Games are going ahead. Here's the full schedule of events, times, and locations. For most of you, it'll mean staying up late or getting up very, very early. 

We spoke to Jakob Fuglsang, on a related note. He's off to Tokyo tonight, along with a gaggle of Tour riders. He thinks that his subdued ride in the Tour is down to his second jab. He was second in Rio though, and here are his thoughts on all of the above.

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Another contender for today is Wout Van Aert. He won the TT, and he won the Ventoux stage but today he's going for the sprint. All of Belgium - minus Lefevere and QuickStep - will be cheering him on. Here's a photo of him gobbling up kms on his time trial bike.

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We're just over an hour away from the start of the final stage of this year's Tour de France.

Some chatter about a break surviving on the Champs Elysees today because of a lack of sprinters still in the race. That's very, very unlikely with Jumbo, QuicStep, ISN, and BikeExchange all keen on a sprint. DSM too, in fact. Yes, we're missing some sprinters but this is destined to finish in a bunch gallop.

"I think there will be a lot of attacks because it will be difficult to control the race. Until the first passage on the Champs, it will be calm. I will try something anyway." Those are the words of Gilbert who is also riding his final Tour de France. Well, that's not 100 per cent but he's strongly hinted at this. I think he's going to be in a move. I can imagine Van Avermaet going on the attack too but the last winner from a break in Paris was Alexandre Vinokourov, way back in 2005. 

Ineos heads into Paris with a rider on the podium but it's not the result that they wanted with Carapaz in third and no stage wins for the team. Here's what the Ineos leader had to say: "This year three was a different way of racing in the Tour, with more sporting aggressiveness," he said.

"There are very few riders in the world who can win the Tour. I didn't make it this year, but I'm sure I'll do it one day."

Meanwhile Alasdair Fotheringham has written this excellent feature on Jonas Vingegaard, who will finish second overall in his first-ever appearance at the Tour de France.

Jonas Vingegaard: from fish factory to Tour de France podium.

We're about 45 minutes from the roll out on stage 21 of the Tour de France.

Jasper Philipsen... totally forgot to mention in when talking about sprinters still in the race. He's had two seconds and three thirds in this year's race and can't be discounted in the sprint. Given what we've seen so far he's probably Cavendish's main rival.

I've just been informed that the finish straight is 700m this year (was 400m before) so we'll have a longer sprint than normal. That probably just means that the leadout will be even more important and timing will be everything. Morkov will have it dialed in, for sure, but Quickstep can't take on the entire chase once a break does get clear.

Mads Pedersen, van Poppel. I really did a terrible job of listing off the sprinters still in the race.

Anyway we're about 15 minutes from the roll out on stage 21 of the Tour de France.

Kwiatkowski has been pretty honest about his team's tactics in the Tour de France. “We came with the mentality of using the guys who could be potentially close on GC - Richie [Porte], Tao [Geoghegan Hart], Richard [Carapaz] and G [Geraint Thomas], to fight against the favourites, which was obviously [Tadej] Pogačar [UAE Team Emirates],” Kwiatkowski told  Cyclingnews  before stage 19.

“But because of the crashes we couldn’t go with that plan. It was all focussed on Richard. We couldn’t use the strength of the team in terms of putting the pressure on the others with just attacking with the other GC guys, we had to put pressure like the old-school Sky and wait for them [the opposition] to crack.

“We did it for a couple of guys [opponents] but [race leader] Pogačar was unbreakable. So we are proud of what we achieved, but we always had an appetite for more.”

The full story is here .

This is the first time we've been in Chatou for a Tour de France stage start. The town has been used in smaller races in the past but never the Tour. The sun is out this afternoon and we're expecting dry conditions for the rest of the day.

We do have a fourth cat climb soon after the start, and there's an intermediate sprint with around 26km to go.

Riders have gathered on the startline and we'll be rolling out soon enough.

Huge crowds at the start this afternoon as we see Pogacar on the startline. He's all smiles of course, and so is Cavendish. 

We have 8.5km of a neutralized zone to start with as we see Uran bringing up the rear. He had a really tough final week and dropped from second on GC to tenth. He's smiling today and I think he's on the flight to Tokyo this evening. He was second at the Games in London, and could be a contender nine years on.

Our very on dep ed, Laura Weislo wrote this great story about Franck Bonnamour  ( B&B Hotels p/b KTM ) who was voted as the most aggressive rider of the 2021  Tour de France , winning the €20,000 prize for 'super-combatif' after a vote from the French jury.

We're just crossing the Seine and the pace is still really gentle at the moment as you would expect for the final stage of the Tour de France.

Wout van Aert near the front and just chugging down a bidon. He's a big contender today but he did go hard yesterday and he's not as quick as Cavendish in a straight line. He's still a rider to watch in the finale though.

Just over 2km to go in the neutralized zone. We're almost racing but the pace won't shoot up right away as we've still got some pictures to take and some champagne to drink. 

And we're racing on stage 21 of the Tour de France. It's still a gentle pace with UAE Team Emirates in new jerseys to celebrate their second straight overall win. It's basically white with a yellow band over the chest.

And now we see Pogacar and his seven teammates go clear of the bunch to have their photos taken by the press on motos. 

Jakob Fuglsang has not started the final stage and he's the only non-starter. One can assume he's just going to use this to rest ahead of flying to Tokyo... Unless he's just decided to get an earlier flight. 

We're coming up to the fourth cat climb but UAE are still on the front and having their photos taken. I can't remember if they do this for every team. 

We're on the climb but it's irrelevant in a number of ways. 100km to go on the stage.  

Mikkel Bjerg takes the single point at the top of the ascent. 

Pogacar has dropped back into the middle of the peloton and is talking to Matthews, who is an outsider for the sprint this evening. 

We're almost into the final 90km of the stage and it's Movistar and UAE who are sat on the front for now.

EF have moved up towards the front as a few riders drift back and take on some food. There's a bit of a discussion going on at the moment with UAE heavily involved. 

Just spotted someone in a Postal jersey, which is probably the most exciting bit of action we've had in the last 45 minutes. Don't worry, things will get better the closer we get to Paris. 78km to go.

We're about 20km from the racing to really start with the final 52km of the stage all taking place over the 8 laps of the Champs Elysees. 

Back of the bunch and former teammates Chris Froome and Dylan van Baarle are in conversation. 

Another great read from Alasdair Fotheringham today:

O'Connor: I hope to wear the Tour de France yellow jersey one day

We're on a bit of a rise and Uran jokingly turns to the camera and pretends that he's in trouble. I think he's pretending anyway. 72km to go.

Cavendish is back in the pack too and climbing this little rise. His stage really starts once we hit Paris, and we're just on the outskirts now.

Glorious weather in the capital today and the crowds, as you would expect, are out in full. 

Gilbert promised to attack and he's on the front as we see a few more UAE riders move up. 

All of UAE are sitting on the front and setting the pace and it feels more like a race now as Pogacar is brought up. 

Carapaz is at the back with a teammate as he rides with Uran. Froome is also right at the back with 62km to go.

It's still steady at the front but QuickStep have also moved and Cavendish is in that train. 

And we're on the Champs Elysees for the first time with 54km to go . UAE will lead us over the finishline for the first time.

EF are the first team to attack and they've fired a rider up the road. It's quickly marked by Lotto Soudal.

Actually the move has caused a split and about 10 riders are clear. There are three QuickStep riders in there, including Alaphilippe. Gilbert is there, Kung and Fraile too.

That group is too big and there are a few splits in there already. 

It's all come back together but EF have another go with 51km to go.

Two riders are in hot pursuit as the entire peloton strings out.

EF, Sweeney and a rider from DSM are clear. 

Harry Sweeny , Stefan Bissegger and Casper Pedersen are the three riders on the attack. QuickStep will be happy with that situation for now.

The trio have 14 seconds of an advantage at this point and they're working well as BikeExchange help with the chase.

Politt is trying to launch a teammate up the road. It's Konrad.

Konrad has made it, so we're up to four leaders now.

The gap to the leaders is holding at around 17 seconds with QuickStep doing most of the chasing at this point. 44km to go.

The leaders are on the rivet with 44km to go and their advantage out to just over 20 seconds. 

It's 28 seconds now, so it's creeping up as we see Pedersen sit up, which leaves us with three riders in the break. 

43km to go.

Matthews is being brought up for the intermediate sprint as a rider from Groupama has pinged off the front.

Valentin Madouas has been caught as Alpecin Fenix chip in with the chase. The gap is at 30 seconds.

Another rider from Groupama goes off the front but he gets 10m and is then brought back. 

Cavendish was fourth over the line at the intermediate and his teammate Morkov was fifth. 

Matthews just had no response and Cavendish takes three more points over his closest rival for green. 

All of that action has put the three man break just 23 seconds clear with 37km to go.

Those points don't give Cavendish green outright but it's looking good for him. Matthews has to win with Cavendish seventh or lower in the sprint at the finish for the jersey to change hands.

23 seconds and now Total Energie go on the attack. They've gone clear with two riders in a group of four but the pace is so high in the bunch it's almost impossible to go clear.

The Konrad group are brought back with 32km to go and Bora go again with Ide Schelling but he has the world champion and Gilbert for company.

That trio have been caught. 29km to go.

Bora goes again and this time it's Lotto Soudal who marks the move and then shares the pace. Then EF goes after the attack with a rider of their own.

All back together once again as we see Greipel near the back of the bunch. We have four more laps remaining.

Schelling goes again with Van Moer and Valgren are clear with a rider from B&B chasing.  The leading trio have 25km to go and they have a gap of 22 seconds.

Less than 25km to go in this year's Tour de France.

Schelling, Van Moer and Valgren have 24 seconds.

All of Deceuninck-QuickStep are on the front with 22km to go. The trio out front only have 24 seconds, so it's advantage Cavendish and the other sprinters right now.

Three laps remaining. 

Kung and Van Avermaet are both up near the front and waiting to strike.

DSM are helping with the chase. 

On the outside UAE are just sitting around Pogacar and keeping in him out of trouble. Cavendish is quite far back but he won't be concerned at this point with 20km to go.

19 seconds for the leaders with 18km to go as Deceuninck-QuickStep and DSM do all the chasing.

The gap goes out a bit to 26 seconds but Deceuninck-QuickStep hit the front again with Alaphilippe taking long pulls too. They are determined for obvious reasons today.

Deceuninck-QuickStep line out the entire peloton with 13.8km to go.

B&B fire two riders up the road in a valiant attempt to stop the inevitable. 

Franck Bonnamour is one of the riders and fair play given how much of the race he's been on the attack this year. He has about 7 seconds with the three leaders 18 seconds clear with 10km to go.

ISN join the chase now. 

Franck Bonnamour has been caught. 

Alaphilippe is on the front now with the gap at 17 seconds.

Nothing from Kung yet who looks keen to attack.

8.8km to go and the gap is at 12 seconds.

Just over one lap to go with 7.5km to go.

Cavendish is still well down in the bunch as we hit the final lap. 

Two riders from Ineos have attacked and QuickStep are on it in a flash.

A move from Bora is also cancelled. 

All together with 5km to go.

Colbrelli is coming up to the front. 4.4km to go.

EF are in the mix too. It's a mess at this point.

No Cavendish moves up with 3.5km to go as Alaphilippe sits up.

Cavendish and Van Aert are at the front.

EF are leading with just over 2km to go.

It's flat out now as more teams hit the front. QuickStep have work to do.

They need to move up, Cavendish needs help.

Cavendish is about 30th down at the moment. 

BikeExchange on the front now and Bahrain.

Cavendish is moving up again. 1.2km to go.

Last km and Cavendish follows Van Aert.

Wout van Aert!

Wout van Aert has won the final stage of the 2021 Tour de France. 

Cavendish was there but just couldn't come through on the inside. It looked like a tough ask in the final 150m. Wout van Aert, climber, time trialist, and sprinter.

Here's our top ten: 1 Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 02:39:37 2 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Deceuninck-QuickStep 4 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team BikeExchange 5 André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-up Nation 6 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 7 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team BikeExchange 8 Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech 9 Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 10 Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Qhubeka-NextHash

No fairytale for Cavendish, not today but I wouldn't bet on him coming back next year and winning that 35th stage. It's been an incredible turn around from last year.

Greipel was fifth, which for his fans and the neutral is great to see. 

That sprint from Van Aert was breathtaking though. I don't think I've seen a more complete rider in the 90s, 00s, and the years since. 

General classification after stage 21 1 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 82:56:36 2 Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma 00:05:20 3 Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers 00:07:03 4 Ben O'Connor (Aus) AG2R Citroën Team 00:10:02 5 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe 00:10:13 6 Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team 00:11:43 7 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana-Premier Tech 00:12:23 8 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis 00:15:33 9 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (Spa) Bahrain Victorious 00:16:04 10 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education-Nippo 00:18:34

Van Aert had the better lead out in the final 700m and then Philipsen was a distraction and wouldn't budge. Maybe just too many variables in the sprint this time around but what an incredible race he's still had.

Wout Van Aert makes his way to the podium with his baby in his arms. It's the Olympics next for the Belgian. 

Van Aert, not the baby.

Bahrain Victorious are on the podium now. They won stages, and the teams prize. They were also raided by the police in Pau and a preliminary doping investigation has been launched into the squad. No charges have been made. 

Let's hear from today's stage winner Wout van Aert. "This tour has just been amazing, such a rollercoaster. To finish off with a weekend like this is beyond expectations. "(Olympics) I made myself in trouble because I have to catch a flight tonight and all these interviews will take quite a while I guess. We'll see if I can get there. It's definitely not a pity that I went for it today because a victory like this is priceless. Thanks to my incredible small team, especially Mike Teunissen who delivered me into a perfect position."

Pogacar is up next and he's on the podium. He'll make a speech soon. 

Always open with a joke.

Here's our race report for today and the final stage of the is year's race.

Tadej Pogacar wins 2021 Tour de France as Van Aert takes final stage

We'll end with a picture of the yellow jersey. Thanks for following all our live coverage throughout the Tour de France. It's been an absolute pleasure to bring you daily live coverage. 

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Thousands are expected to line the streets across the region as the Tees Valley plays host to the Tour of Britain 2024.

Starting in Darlington for Stage 2 of the race on Wednesday, September 4, the riders will head through the North York Moors National Park to the coast at Robin Hood's Bay, and finish in Redcar on the seafront. The 155-kilometre route includes several challenging climbs, totaling almost 2,500metres of ascent, and one intermediate sprint.

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Stage two of this competition could be a climbers paradise, with three categorised climbs in and around Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay making for a challenging portion of the stage.

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The riders will then drop down into the picturesque Robin Hood's Bay to tackle the second categorised climb of the day, rising up Raw Pasture Bank from almost sea level at an average of 7.5%. The route will then head past the iconic Whitby Abbey before descending into the famous North Yorkshire seaside town.

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The stage finish is on Coast Road in Redcar, alongside Zetland Park, where there will be a big screen showing the ITV4 coverage of the race throughout the day so fans don't miss out on any of the action.

After conquering nearly 2,500metres of elevation during the stage, riders may find some respite in the final kilometres along the North Sea. Yet, the exposed nature of Coast Road means that wind could still pose a challenge in the final part of the stage.

Fans will be able to cheer the riders home and share in the celebrations of the stage victory and jersey presentations once the racing has finished at approximately 2.52pm.

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