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TOUR DE FRANCE 2021: Stage by Stage Guide

Just one day to go before the Grand Départ of the 108th edition of cycling’s biggest race kicks off in Brest on Saturday 26 June – the Tour De France 2021. 

All eyes this Saturday will be on the start of the Tour de France. Featuring the longest stage of the Tour since 2000, 249.1km between Vierzon and Le Creusot, along with six mountain stages and three finishes at altitude. This year the world’s most famous road cycling race visits the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Morvan and the Massif Central before ending at its traditional home, the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on Sunday July 18. 

The British team Ineos Grenadiers have a strong team with four riders – Geraint Thomas, Richard Carapaz, Tao Geoghegan Hart and Richie Porte – all capable of playing a leadership to regain the title it last won in 2019.  

However, despite having arguably, the strongest team at this year’s race, it is defending champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) who remain the favourites to win the 108th edition of the race. 

Meanwhile, earlier in the week it was announced that Chris Froome, the four-time Tour winner, would return to the race for the first time in three years as road captain of the Israel Start-Up Nation team. 

The surprise inclusion in this year’s Tour is Mark Cavendish. The Manx sprinter begins his 14th Tour after a last-minute call-up to the Deceuninck-Quickstep team. He is a replacement for last year’s top Tour sprinter and points jersey winner Sam Bennett, who has a knee injury. 

2021 Route 

TOTAL: 3 414, 4 KM 

Stage by stage guide 

STAGE TYPE DATE START AND FINISH DISTANCE 
1  HILLY SAT 06/26/2021 BREST > LANDERNEAU 197.8 KM 
2  HILLY SUN 06/27/2021 PERROS-GUIREC > MÛR-DE-BRETAGNE GUERLÉDAN 183.5 KM 
3  FLAT MON 06/28/2021 LORIENT > PONTIVY 182.9 KM 
4  FLAT TUE 06/29/2021 REDON > FOUGÈRES 150.4 KM 
5  INDIVIDUAL TIME-TRIAL WED 06/30/2021 CHANGÉ > LAVAL ESPACE MAYENNE 27.2 KM 
6  FLAT THU 07/01/2021 TOURS > CHÂTEAUROUX 160.6 KM 
7  HILLY FRI 07/02/2021 VIERZON > LE CREUSOT 249.1 KM 
8  MOUNTAIN SAT 07/03/2021 OYONNAX > LE GRAND-BORNAND 150.8 KM 
9  MOUNTAIN SUN 07/04/2021 CLUSES > TIGNES 144.9 KM 
  REST DAY MON 07/05/2021 TIGNES  
10  FLAT TUE 07/06/2021 ALBERTVILLE > VALENCE 190.7 KM 
11  MOUNTAIN WED 07/07/2021 SORGUES > MALAUCÈNE 198.9 KM 
12  FLAT THU 07/08/2021 SAINT-PAUL-TROIS-CHÂTEAUX > NÎMES 159.4 KM 
13  FLAT FRI 07/09/2021 NÎMES > CARCASSONNE 219.9 KM 
14  HILLY SAT 07/10/2021 CARCASSONNE > QUILLAN 183.7 KM 
15  MOUNTAIN SUN 07/11/2021 CÉRET > ANDORRE-LA-VIEILLE 191.3 KM 
  REST DAY MON 07/12/2021 ANDORRE  
16  HILLY TUE 07/13/2021 PAS DE LA CASE > SAINT-GAUDENS 169 KM 
17  MOUNTAIN WED 07/14/2021 MURET > SAINT-LARY-SOULAN COL DU PORTET 178.4 KM 
18  MOUNTAIN THU 07/15/2021 PAU > LUZ ARDIDEN 129.7 KM 
19  FLAT FRI 07/16/2021 MOURENX > LIBOURNE 207 KM 
20  INDIVIDUAL TIME-TRIAL SAT 07/17/2021 LIBOURNE > SAINT-EMILION 30.8 KM 
21  FLAT SUN 07/18/2021 CHATOU > PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES 108.4 KM