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Detour de France: Race to bypass Paris due to Olympics

A signed yellow jersey awarded to legendary american cyclist Greg Lemond in the Tour de France is seen in College Cyclery in Midtown Reno on Feb. 8, 2023. The store recently celebrated its 50th anniversary of being in business.

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Next year’s Tour de France will not pass through Paris for the first time due to the 2024 Summer Games taking place in the French capital.

With the Paris Olympics starting on July 26, the 111th edition of the world’s biggest cycling race will start a week earlier than usual in Florence, Italy, on June 29. It will end three weeks later in Nice, France, on July 21.

The 21-stage race will cover 3,492 kilometers (2,170 miles) and 52,320 meters (171,654 feet) in overall elevation. The course includes four summit finishes and two time trials.

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard is the two-time defending Tour de France champion.

–Field Level Media

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