Ernest Hemingway famously said that Paris was a moveable feast. In 2024, that feast is moving roughly 700km south to the French Riviera for the Tour de France’s first finish outside the nation’s capital. It’s also the first time since 1975 that the final stage of the Grande Boucle won’t take place on the Champs-Élysées, and the first time since Greg LeMond’s legendary eight-second win in 1989 that the yellow jersey will be decided on the final day by a time-trial. And isn’t it fantastic?
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