TdF2024 possibly not finishing in Paris.

JimD666
JimD666 Posts: 2,293
edited June 2022 in Pro race
Possibility of the Tour not doing it's usual finish up the Champs-Elysées due to the ASO believing it impossible to hold the finale just days before the Olympic Opening ceremony. Looking at a Nice finish instead.

Wonder if they'd go for having a TT as the final stage?

About time they moved it and did something different? Or stuff the Olympics the TdF is far more important?

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/no-champs-elysees-for-the-tour-de-france-in-2024-report-says-race-will-finish-in-nice-not-paris

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,342
    Hopefully a TT or a hilly stage and not a crit lapping round Nice.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Do it London with laps of the Mall instead
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    The race is likely to start in Florence too.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    Think it's just 'lympics innit.

    Fair enough really. Must say that a finish in Brittany would have been tempting for me, but I guess it came down to the glittering...euros
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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    andyp said:

    The race is likely to start in Florence too.

    Now that will be utterly beautiful!

    Que bellezza!
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,756
    Sounds great. I can imagine a start in Florence being pretty special and I’d have no problems with a non-Champs Finish once in a while.

    So all in all, I’m sold. Just need to decide whether I’m going to the start or the finish.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    It's nice that Italy and Spain are getting a few grand tour stages over the next couple of years. Spread the cycling word to some new places.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,342
    edited June 2022
    kingstongraham said:

    It's nice that Italy and Spain are getting a few grand tour stages over the next couple of years. Spread the cycling word to Getting cash from some new places.

    FTFY. 😉
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    pblakeney said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's nice that Italy and Spain are getting a few grand tour stages over the next couple of years. Spread the cycling word to Getting cash from some new places.

    FTFY. 😉
    On that basis, here starts the campaign for a Grand Depart in Saudi Arabia.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,342
    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's nice that Italy and Spain are getting a few grand tour stages over the next couple of years. Spread the cycling word to Getting cash from some new places.

    FTFY. 😉
    On that basis, here starts the campaign for a Grand Depart in Saudi Arabia.
    Would not be surprised in the slightest. UAE?
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Dialatron
    Dialatron Posts: 1,101
    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's nice that Italy and Spain are getting a few grand tour stages over the next couple of years. Spread the cycling word to Getting cash from some new places.

    FTFY. 😉
    On that basis, here starts the campaign for a Grand Depart in Saudi Arabia.
    Westwood and Poulter would be straight down the bike shop then
    Old, fat and that's just the bike.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    They should finish in the old Parc des Princes stadium (might have to lay down a track for them)
    _
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited June 2022
    Dialatron said:

    kingstongraham said:

    pblakeney said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's nice that Italy and Spain are getting a few grand tour stages over the next couple of years. Spread the cycling word to Getting cash from some new places.

    FTFY. 😉
    On that basis, here starts the campaign for a Grand Depart in Saudi Arabia.
    Westwood and Poulter would be straight down the bike shop then
    They should pretend they are just playing a few rounds of golf while complete a multi billion pound arms deal and the media will stop caring
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Nsh - just claim they were on their way to ride their bicycles and were ambushed by a golf course and they'll get away with everything

    #partygate
    #don'tforget
    #toryscum
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Pross said:

    Do it London with laps of the Mall instead

    Why when they could go somewhere nice?
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    They're going to have to put some good route building work to make Cesenatico to Bologna and Modena to Piacenza interesting. Or hope the wind blows more than it did on the Giro stage that went through there this year. The stage where something was about to happen all day, then didn't.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Should finish in Roubaix, after about 60km of cobbles.
    Near enough Paris that they used to ride there in a day...
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Should finish in Roubaix, after about 60km of cobbles.
    Near enough Paris that they used to ride there in a day...

    40k around the velodrome at the end.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    edited June 2022
    Do it in Lyon
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