A year after the madness of the Paris Olympic Games, the best riders in the peloton will return to Montmartre this summer. organizers of the Tour de France confirmed on Wednesday that The 21st stage will follow part of the iconic route of the Olympic race, which crowned the Belgian Remco Evenepoel. “An exceptional course has been designed, inspired by the route of the road race for the 2024 Olympic Games, announces the event organizer, ASO. The runners will be brought to cross the Montmartre hill and to pass at the foot of the Sacré-Cœur before competing in a stage whose scenario could break with the habits established over the past 50 years in the heart of the capital.
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The decision was pending due to the security constraints, both for the public and for the peloton, which will be twice as numerous as in the Olympic race. The exact route of this stage, scheduled for Sunday, July 27, will be presented during a press conference on May 21. "It's a new invitation to immerse yourself this summer in the emotion, the images and the atmosphere of these unforgettable Games. And it's only just begun!, rejoices the mayor of the capital, Anne Hidalgo.
