Stage 7 of the 2024 edition of the Tour de France will continue in the historic winemaking region of Burgundy in France, setting off from Nuits-Saint-Georges and arriving in Gevrey-Chambertin for the finish. This will serve as the first time trial stage of the 2024 Tour de France, possibly serving as an important early inflection point for sorting out the general classification, as well as highlighting individual riders not in contention for general classification victory or from teams with smaller budgets on the Tour.
The route covers 25.3 km over an overall quite flat profile. There is one climb of note, the Côte de Reulle-Vergy, which appears at the 10 km of the stage and last for a length of 1.5 km with an average gradient of 6.5%. This could serve as an important early day for the general classification, especially after a calm Stage 6 which followed flat terrain and restrained pace.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) performed extremely well in time trials in the 2023 Tour de France, and will hope to carry over on this success into 2024.
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) is also a talented time trialist currently sitting in second in the general classification ahead of Vingegaard.
No slouch himself, the current general classification leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE-Team Emirates) has shown himself to be a talent all around, and is expected to put in a strong showing on the stage to defend his position atop the race standings at the 2024 Tour de France.
Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe) was the Olympic time trial champion in 2021, and always a a rider in contention for stage wins, having 3 Vuelta a España titles, 1 Giro d'Italia title, and 3 stage wins at the Tour de France in previous years to his name.
Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike), and Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost) are also names to look out for on the day.
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