As the Paris finish is altered owing to the Olympics, the Tour de France will begin in Italy for the first time in 2024.

 The Amaury Sport Organization, the race’s organizers, have announced that the 2024 edition of the Tour de France will begin in Italy for the first time in the race’s history. To commemorate 100 years after Ottavio Bottecchia became the first Italian to win Le Tour, the 111th edition of the renowned race will kick off in Florence. Olympic fans can buy Olympic Cycling Road Tickets from our website.

Following the race to Rimini, there will be additional stages from Cesenatico to Bologna and Piacenza to Turin. The event will also finish outside of Paris for the first time. Given that the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony will take place in the capital just a few days later, the renowned Champs-Elysees climax will be replaced by a closing stage in Nice.

In addition, it will be the first time since 1989 that the race’s conclusion will not involve the customary procession through the streets of Paris but rather a time trial. Le Tour director Christian Prudhomme stated, “The Tour has started from all the countries neighboring France.”

“Even though the Netherlands and France don’t share a border, it has started six times from the Netherlands. However, it has never originated in Italy. It is an anomaly that will go away. The 2023 race, in which Jonas Vingegaard will compete to retain his title, will start on July 1 in Bilbao, Spain and end 22 days later in Paris.

On the second day, there will be more strenuous hills, likely culminating in the ascent to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, which commands a view of Bologna and serves as the Giro dell ‘Emilia’s pinnacle each autumn.

The third and final stage, which is entirely in Italy, will be designed for sprinters as the peloton travels across the level plain bordering the River Po in preparation for a finale in Turin, the most French city in Italy and the host city for the race’s first three stops. Olympic fans can buy Olympic Tickets from our website.

In total, 23 Tour de France stages have either begun or ended in Italy, crossing the border in one direction or another. Aside from the first, in the Ligurian resort of San Remo, which served as the finish line for a stage that had started in Marseille in 1948, all of the other stages have been in either Val d’Aosta or Piedmont, meaning that Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, and Lombardy will be hosting the race for the first time.

Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Sky won the final stage in Italy in a breathtaking solo effort. The next day’s stage start in Pinerolo will also live long in the memory as Andy Schleck of Leopard-Trek triumphed on the Galibier with a long-distance lone attack.

Five other Italians, notably Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi, both of whom won the race twice, have worn the yellow jersey in addition to Pantani and Bottecchia, who kept his title in 1925. The two most recent winners, Felice Gimondi and Vincenzo Nibali, are two of the seven cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours. Gastone Nencini claimed victory in 1950.

The Tour de France will start overseas for the third year in a row. The Grand Depart for this year’s race was initially scheduled to take place in Copenhagen, while the Spanish Basque Country will host the Grand Depart for the following year’s event, with the first stage beginning in Bilbao.

Common assault convictions against Mathieu van der Poel have been overturned.

A judge at Sydney’s Downing Center District Court has reversed the common assault convictions of Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel. The 27-year-old entered a plea of guilty to two adolescent girls’ common assault in Sydney, which occurred just before the UCI Road World Championships final in September.

Following a fight with the two, aged 13 and 14, who he claims were banging on his hotel room door, Van der Poel was later charged on two counts. Although he challenged the conviction and penalties as well, Judge Ian Bourke SC found in favor of the Alpecin-Deceuninck cyclist on Tuesday. He was also fined $1,500 AUD.

According to the judge, Van der Poel acted in “reaction to bothersome and intrusive conduct” by the girls. Attorney Michael Bowe for Van de Poel stated to NCA Newswire: “He didn’t want proof of guilt. He is an avid cyclist and sportsman. It’s crucial that these issues were resolved.”

Van der Poel, a stage winner in the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, was one of the favourite to win the World Championship until quitting with 230 kilometers remaining.

Remco Evenepoel of Belgium ultimately took first place. Mathieu had one chance in his life to win the world championships, and Bowe said, “I ran the argument on the basis of loss to Mathieu – he lost that opportunity.”

“He had prepared for that chance. He had let both his team and his nation down.”

This season, Van der Poel has won twice in three cycle-cross contests, taking first place in the UCI World Cup events in Hulst and Antwerp.

Ganna surpasses the world record for the hour by more than a kilometer.

With his attempt in Switzerland on Saturday, Filippo Ganna broke the UCI hour world record by more than a kilometer, creating cycling history. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was attempting to top his teammate Dan Brigham’s previous record of 55.548km, which was set in August. Ganna accomplished his accomplishment at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen with elegance, finishing with a distance of 56.792km, a full 1.244km ahead.

The two-time time trial world champion, who extended his contract with INEOS for another four years in August, said, “To reach this remarkable milestone is fantastic for me, and all the INEOS Grenadiers personnel who worked hard to achieve this outcome. This outcome is incredible. Not bad, 56.792 kilometers. Olympic fans can buy Olympic 2024 Tickets from our website.

“Next time maybe I’ll try in another part of the season with fresher legs and we can go higher again. “This outcome is incredible. I’m currently attempting to celebrate with everyone here while considering my recovery.

Brigham sent Ganna his sincere congratulations for breaking his record, saying: “A huge compliments to Filippo for that historic ride. I am aware of the dedication, focus, and labor required to deliver a performance of that calibre. It’s wonderful that this enormous project was completed that evening. It was always the intention for Filippo to break my record, and it’s wonderful to have such a deserving teammate hold the new mark.

Azizulhasni’s journey to Paris depends on the Nations Cup

ABU DHABI: Azizulhasni Awang, a track cyclist, will now concentrate on the UCI Nations Cup series early in the next year, which will be essential for qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to national coach John Beasley, skipping the event would hurt his player’s hopes of making it to the global championships in Glasgow in August and then Paris 2024.

The first round of the Nations Cup will be held in Jakarta from February 23 to February 26, Cairo from March 14 to March 17, and Milton (March 20 to 23). Previously known as the UCI World Cup series, the Nations Cup was not often a focus for Azizulhasni.

The former World No. 1 keirin rider now has to climb back up the ranks after a significant break, therefore the scenario is different. After having open heart surgery to treat a coronary artery abnormality in April, Azizulhasni missed the most of this season.

In the UCI keirin standings, he is presently ranked 49th (as of Dec 19). He will most likely qualify for the global meet with a top-24 ranking. Beasley claimed that skipping a race to concentrate on training blocks was not a possibility right now.

The majority of Olympic qualification points are offered at the world championships. Beasley added, “I would want to (simply concentrate on growing strength), but we can’t, unfortunately.

There is only one world meet during this (shortened) Olympic cycle, therefore we need to earn him enough UCI points to start in Scotland. Things need to be pushed a little bit. Of sure, I’m taking care of things as best I can “Giving him enough overload will keep him moving forward (in performance). But we have to be careful not to push him too far.”

Azizul improved significantly after returning to racing. At the Austral Wheelrace last week, the 34-year-old took first place in the individual sprint and second place overall. His first race since returning last month was the UCI Track Champions League (TCL), where he also advanced to one keirin final and one individual sprint semifinal. He lost a lot of muscle mass following the operation, but he is still on the light side.

He was about 75 kg when the Tokyo Olympics were held last year, but he is currently about 70 kg, so he needs to put on quite a bit of weight to bulk up, continued Beasley. We have time and a plan, so I think we’ll be accepted (for Paris 2024). We only need to get the mass going again, and we’ll be ready to take on the world once more.

At the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Games, the former keirin world champion earned bronze and silver in the event. All he needs to end a glittering career is an Olympic gold medal.

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