Stage 21 will, an individual time trial, will conclude the 2024 Tour de France. The route spans 33.7 kilometers, starting in Monaco and finishing in Nice. The Tour is finishing in Nice, as opposed to Paris, this year because of the 2024 Olympics hosted by France.
The stage has one categorized climb, the Category 2 La Turbie, which lasts 8.1 kilometers at an average gradient of 5.7%. There is also a shorter, steeper climb up the Col d'Éze, covering 1.6 kilometers with an 8.1% average gradient, before riders will then descend towards Nice.
The route includes scenic coastal sections and challenging climbs, concluding on Avenue Jean Médecin in Nice after a flat section along the Mediterranean coast.
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) is all but assured to finish as winner of the general classification, but this will be a fun stage to watch to see which time-trial specialist could emerge victorious on the day against the beautiful backdrop of the Mediterranean city of Nice.
Look out in particular for Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step), who is third overall in the general classification and lead of the Best Young Rider classification. He won the Stage 6 individual time trial at this year's Tour de France, and has been in strong all-around form.
Also keep an eye on Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), who is second overall in the general classification and although being unable to match Pogačar this year after winning the Tour de France in both 2022 and 2023 has had a strong showing and could be looking to capture another stage at the 2024 Tour de France to show that he still has some of the magic from previous years.
Other riders to watch out for include Primož Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe), Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-dstny), Kevin Vaquelin (Arkea - B&B Hotels), Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike), and Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost).
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