Published on April 26, 2024 by Samuel
The 2024 men's Tour de France will make a brief visit to Corrèze this summer.
Among the Gaillards we don't leave anyone by the side of the road, even those who have never heard of the Tour de France... So in a few words, it is one of the major and ancestral road cycling competitions.
Teams of runners run 3500 kms across France and its European neighbors for more than twenty days in July.
It is a stage race, carrying out sessions of 10 km (time trial) to 200 km with an average speed of 25 km/h even on mountain roads that we would not be able to climb on foot. .
The best overall time wears the Yellow Jersey, the best climber the white Jersey with Red Polka Dots, the best sprinter the Green Jersey...
The Tour de France is also the discovery of magnificent landscapes, an event with rituals, dramas and exploits...
Launched from Florence, in Italy, June 29, the 111 edition will end in Nice on July 21... Crossing, obviously France including the Alps and the Pyrenees. Media coverage is essential, you should be able to easily glean information... but the totally reliable source is the Official Website of the Tour de France
So this year, the tour does not go to Corrèze...
But the 11th stage takes place a few turns of the pedal from our cheerful lands, in Creuse and Cantal!
Step 11, July 10, 2024:
Evaux-Les-Bains>Le Lioran
211 km with many passes!
Watching the race on TV is possible, but you can also get completely into the mood by practicing (on your own scale) routes through our beautiful region... Schedule trips , in the cool of the morning, in proportion to each stage of the day and discover the richness and diversity of our landscapes... To spice things up and create "local" mountain stages, imagine mountain bike sessions!
In our territory, several structures sell equipment for cycling... but you can also rent equipment for mountain biking.
Routes already signposted and 100% fun advice and rental resources: it's here!
To prepare for this final time trial stage, start now to improve your time... Simple exercise, until July 21: regularly do 17 laps of Lac du Causse to cover the 40 km of the ultimate event of this 2024 edition!