2021 Tour de France

The 2021 Tour de France will be the 108th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three grand tours. Originally planned for the Danish capital of Copenhagen, the start of the 2021 Tour (known as the Grand Départ) was transferred to Brest due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Copenhagen hosting four matches in the UEFA Euro 2020 and that event also being rescheduled to 2021 due to the pandemic.[1][2] Originally scheduled for 2 to 25 July 2021, the Tour was moved to 26 June to 18 July 2021 to avoid rescheduling of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] This would have been the first occasion on which the Tour de France had visited Denmark.[4] Denmark will now host the Grand Départ in 2022.

2021 Tour de France
Race details
Dates26 June – 18 July
Stages21
Distance3,383 km (2,102 mi)

Route

The route for the 2021 Tour de France was announced by Christian Prudhomme on 1 November 2020, during France Télévisions' Stade 2 programme.[5][6] A distance of 3,383 kilometres (2,102 miles) in length was scheduled, and the race will see its longest stage since the 2000 Tour de France, with a 248-kilometre (154-mile) itinerary on stage seven.[7]

Teams

Twenty-two teams are expected to participate in the 2021 Tour de France. All nineteen UCI WorldTeams are entitled and obliged to enter the race, and they will be joined by four second-tier UCI ProTeams. Alpecin–Fenix, the best performing UCI ProTeam in 2020, received an automatic invitation, while the other three teams were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organizers of the Tour.[8] The teams were announced on 4 February 2021.[9]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route and stages
Stage characteristics
Stage Date Course Distance Type
1 26 June Brest to Landerneau 187 km (116 mi) Hilly stage
2 27 June Perros-Guirec to Mûr-de-Bretagne (Guerlédan) 182 km (113 mi) Medium-mountain stage
3 28 June Lorient to Pontivy 182 km (113 mi) Flat stage
4 29 June Redon to Fougères 152 km (94 mi) Flat stage
5 30 June Changé to Laval 27 km (17 mi) Individual time trial
6 1 July Tours to Châteauroux 144 km (89 mi) Flat stage
7 2 July Vierzon to Le Creusot 248 km (154 mi) Medium-mountain stage
8 3 July Oyonnax to Le Grand-Bornand 151 km (94 mi) Mountain stage
9 4 July Cluses to Tignes 145 km (90 mi) Mountain stage
5 July Tignes Rest day
10 6 July Albertville to Valence 186 km (116 mi) Flat stage
11 7 July Sorgues to Malaucène 199 km (124 mi) Mountain stage
12 8 July Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Nîmes 161 km (100 mi) Flat stage
13 9 July Nîmes to Carcassonne 220 km (140 mi) Flat stage
14 10 July Carcassonne to Quillan 184 km (114 mi) Medium-mountain stage
15 11 July Céret to Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 192 km (119 mi) Mountain stage
12 July Andorra la Vella (Andorra) Rest day
16 13 July El Pas de la Casa (Andorra) to Saint-Gaudens 169 km (105 mi) Medium-mountain stage
17 14 July Muret to Saint-Lary-Soulan (Col de Portet) 178 km (111 mi) Mountain stage
18 15 July Pau to Luz Ardiden 130 km (81 mi) Mountain stage
19 16 July Mourenx to Libourne 203 km (126 mi) Flat stage
20 17 July Libourne to Saint-Émilion 31 km (19 mi) Individual time trial
21 18 July Chatou to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 112 km (70 mi) Flat stage
Total 3,383 km (2,102 mi)

References
  1. "UCI confirms new Tour de France dates for 2021, avoiding Olympic Games conflict". 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Brest to host 2021 Tour de France start". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "Tour de France moved to avoid Tokyo Olympics clash". Sky Sports. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. "Officielt: Danmark skal afholde Tour de France-start". TV 2 Denmark. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. "Tour de France 2021 route unveiled". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. "2021 Tour de France: looping the loop". Tour de France. Amaury Sport Organisation. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. Long, Jonny (1 November 2020). "Riders will climb Mont Ventoux twice as Tour de France 2021 route revealed". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. Ostanek, Daniel (27 October 2020). "Alpecin-Fenix all but seal Tour de France invite after topping latest Europe Tour rankings". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. "Team Selection for the 2021 Tour de France". Tour de France. ASO. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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