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Tour de France 2022 Stage 1 profile and route map: Copenhagen – Copenhagen

This pan-flat opening time trial doesn’t rise higher than 15 metres above sea level although it has no fewer than 23 tight turns packed into just over 13km of riding in the centre of the Danish capital. Stream the Tour de France live and on-demand on discovery+. You can also watch all the action live on eurosport.co.uk.

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EXPERIENCE THE GRAND DÉPART - COPENHAGEN 2022

The Grand Départ of the 2022 edition of the Tour de France will take place in Copenhagen on  July 1st , where the world's greatest riders will take on  the 13 km time trial in a fierce battle to win the very first yellow jersey of the race.

Starting in Copenhagen, the greatest bike city in the world, it will be the most northern starting point in Tour de France history. Considering the proud history of Danish Tour riders and winners, it's easy to imagine the excitement and love given by the locals as the race takes place in the Danish capital.

On this page we have collected all the information you need, to take part in the cycling crazy festivities.

The time trial starts at Nørre Farimagsgade at Ørstedsparken and continues across Dronning Louises Bro, which is the most bicycled stretch of pavement in the world. Every day, more than 40.000 cyclists cross the bridge, but on the 1st of July, the stretch is reserved for only the top riders of the world.

The 13 kilometers time trial stage will take the riders through Copenhagen at a blazing pace in the hunt for the very first yellow jersey of the Tour de France 2022.

Who will cross the finish line at Rådhuspladsen in the fastest time? Only time will tell.

In the first stage, it is expected for the first rider to take off at 16.00 and the last will cross the finish line before 20.00. Before the riders will take on the route, the Tour caravan will entertain the spectators in the classic Tour de France way.

Traffic information

During the time around the actual race, the traffic in Copenhagen will be affected in various ways. To get the best impression of how to get around and when to do it, you can check this interactive traffic map out.

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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

To get all the information, news, events etc. regarding all the danish stages, visit the official site of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2022.

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TAKE ON THE STAGE YOURSELF

The day after the Grand Départ, the 2nd of July , you will be able to ride the exact same stage at your own speed. The route will be closed off for traffic and only cyclists will be able to ride the stage.

It’s all free and open for everyone to join. You don’t even have to sign up. You just show up with a bicycle. Either your own or a rented one. Check out our guide to finding a place to rent a bike.

Even though the route is the same, the start and finish will be moved to Fælledparken and along the route, there will be 11 hop-on/hop-off points where you can start and finish. And if you only want to ride part of it, that’s your choice.

The route will be open from 9.00.

In contrast to the Grand Départ, Tour de KBH is not a race. This is a celebration of everyday cycling for young and old, so if you turn up in your skin tight lycra suit don’t expect to set a record-breaking time.

EXPLORE COPENHAGEN

Explore the city surrounding the Tour de France Grand Départ and get inspired to get in the saddle yourself. The route takes the world's best riders (and you) by some amazing sights here in the world's best bike city. 

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BIKE FESTIVAL IN FÆLLEDPARKEN

Take part in the big Tour de France fest along with more than 20.000 locals and guests to celebrate Copenhagen as the world’s greatest bike city. It all goes down at Fælledparken.

1st of July – 12-22.00 2nd of July 9-22.00 Free admittance 

Experience the Grand Départ time trial on the biggest screen in the city. Have fun with all sorts of bike-related activities for children of all ages. Enjoy live music and entertainment and get the most delicious food and drinks from the best food trucks in Copenhagen.

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1st stage: Time trial in Copenhagen

The Tour de France Grand Départ in Copenhagen is a 13 km Time Trial on Friday 1 July, which will significantly affect traffic and parking conditions in and around Copenhagen from Monday 27 June at 8 pm to Saturday 2 July at 4 pm, while a smaller part of H.C. Andersens Boulevard will be closed until Monday 4 July at 5 am.

The course itself will be closed for traffic from Friday 1 July at 1 am to Saturday 2 July at 4 pm. In addition, other major roads will be blocked during the week, including large sections of H.C. Andersens Boulevard gradually from Monday 27 June at 8 pm.

From Thursday 30 June at 9 am there will be a comprehensive ban on stopping and parking on and around the entire course. In some places the bans will be effected earlier.

The traffic in the city is expected to be back to normal on Saturday 2 July at 4 pm, however, with the exception of H.C. Andersens Boulevard, which will not be fully open for traffic before Monday 4 July at 5 am.

Choose public transport and plan your journey in advance

Spectators and Tour fans as well as commuters and local citizens are recommended to travel by public transport, such as regional train, S-train or Metro, to experience the Tour de France stage in Copenhagen or to get around in the Copenhagen area during the Tour de France.

Explore your options for travelling with public transportation to the Danish stages of the Tour de France at www.transporttiltouren.dk/en and plan your journey in the Copenhagen area in general at www.journeyplanner.dk

It will not be possible to drive or park cars or camper vans in Copenhagen on Friday, July 1 st  and Saturday, July 2 nd .

See below for more information on how to get around in Copenhagen.

Road blocks and parking bans

From Monday, June 27, 8:00 pm the main thoroughfare, H.C. Andersens Boulevard, and other surrounding roads in Inner City are blocked to traffic. Footways and bicycle lanes are open but there is no crossing through fenced off traffic lanes. 

From Thursday, June 30 th , 09:00 am there is no stopping or parking on the entire course, and illegally-parked vehicles will be removed at owner’s expense. From Friday, July 1 st , 01:00 am the entire course is closed to all traffic.

Any unnecessary driving within and across the course should be avoided. For urgent cases, the bridge “Knippelsbro” is open along with 5 temporary vehicle crossing points. However, these will be entirely closed Friday July 1 st between 12:00 noon and 8:00 pm and Saturday July 2 nd between 07:30 am and 12:30 pm.

All road blocks, parking bans and other traffic restrictions are lifted from Saturday, July 2 nd , 4:00 pm.

Please note! Heavy vehicles over 3.5 tonnes are banned from Inner City between Friday July 1 st , 01:00 am and Saturday July 2 nd 6:00 pm.   

Getting around by foot

On Friday 1 st during the Tour de France stage it is recommended to get around by foot in the city center of Copenhagen. There are 24 crossing points where pedestrians can cross the course except when the Tour de France riders and team cars are coming through. This means that between 12:00 noon and 8:00 pm the crossing points will be alternately opened and closed to allow for pedestrian crossing. Metro or S-train are good alternatives if you need to cross the course.

Getting around by bicycle

Bicyclists should expect all central parts of Copenhagen and areas close the course to be extremely crowded, as thousands of Tour fans will be visiting Copenhagen to experience the first Tour de France stage. 

Therefore, on Friday July 1 st it will not be possible to ride your bicycle anywhere close to the course. If you need to get through Copenhagen on your bicycle, be aware that there are only very few crossing points on the course. Make sure to plan an alternative route in advance on the interactive map .

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For questions about traffic, road blocks and parking in Copenhagen, please e-mail to [email protected]

*In an earlier version of this site the text said that H.C. Andersens Boulevard will be closed for traffic from Tuesday the 28th of June 6.00pm. This has changed so the street now will be closed for traffic from Monday the 27th of June 8pm instead.

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When does the 1st stage of the danish grand départ start.

On the 1st stage the first rider will start the course at 16:00 o'clock. The last rider is expected to cross the finish line at 19:00 o'clock. These are expected times. Before the riders there will be a publicity caravane and other vehicles on the course, so there will be much more than the professional riders for spectators to see. Find the time table for the 1st stage here.

How will Tour de France affect the traffic in Copenhagen?

The Tour de France in Copenhagen is a 13 km Individual Time Trial on the 1st of July, which will affect the traffic and parking conditions significantly from Tuesday the 28th of June at 18:00 to saturday July 2nd at 16:00. 

The course will be closed for traffic, stopping and parking from Friday the 1st of July at 01:00 to Saturday July 2nd at 16:00. Other central roads will also be closed during the week, including big parts of H.C. Andersens Boulevard from Monday the 27th of June at 18:00. It will also be prohibited to stop and park on and around the course. The traffic in the city is expected to be back to normal on Saturday July 2nd at 16:00.

How will the bike traffic be affected in Copenhagen?

You will be able to bike around Copenhagen but the area around the course will be difficult to access on bike especially Friday, but also on Saturday in relation to Tour de CPH. Cyclist must expect detours in connection with roadblocks and longer transport times due to the many tourists and spectators in the city.    Friday and Saturday the 1st to 2nd of July, while the race will take place (the 1st stage and Tour de CPH), it will not be possible to cycle or park on/along the course. Along the route there will be made app. 24 passages, where the route can be crossed by foot. Here it will also be possible to drag your bike. Permanent bike- and pedestrian tunnels and bridges will also be a way to cross the course.   The other days leading up to the 1st stage and Tour de CPH, where the start and finish area around H.C. Andersens Boulevard and the city hall square also will be closed (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 28th to 30th of June), it will be possible to cross H.C. Andersens Boulevard at selected places ( see the interactive map ), as well as cycling along the closed area, since it is only the roads that will be closed off.

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Ten years ago the Grande Partenza of the Giro d’Italia was in Denmark and now it’s time for the biggest cycling race in the world, La Grande Boucle. The place of action is different though. The Giro began with an ITT in Herning, on the other side of the country. Taylor Phinney took the spoils ahead of Geraint Thomas and homerider Alex Rasmussen.

The Copenhagen opener is an individual time trial in front of roaring city crowds. Kasper Asgreen, Mads Pedersen and Magnus Cort will be especially eager to win the race and take the first yellow jersey.

The route is flat and rather technical. There is only one intermediate time check – at kilometre 6.6.

Originally, the 2021 Tour would have kicked off in Denmark, but a combination of COVID-19 and the European Football Championships forced the organisation to develop a different scenario. Last year’s Grand Depart took place in Brittanny and Julian Alaphilippe climbed to victory on the punchy Côte de la Fosse aux Loups in Landerneau.

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Copenhagen’s city mayor, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, cycles on a cargo bike as she transports the Tour de France Grand Départ trophy to City Hall.

‘There is a lot of excitement’: Tour de France comes to Denmark

Anticipation mounts in greatest cycling nation in the world for world’s greatest cycling race

C ycle paths have been painted yellow, knitting enthusiasts have made a giant yellow jersey, and preparations are being made for a flotilla of boats flying yellow flags. The “big yellow party” comes to Denmark on 1 July when the country widely regarded as the best in the world for cyclists hosts the opening stage of the world’s greatest cycling race.

The Tour de France was originally slated to start in Copenhagen in 2021, but was transferred to Brest in response to a Covid-related scheduling conflict with the European Championships.

Postponing the Grand Départ Copenhagen by a year has been welcomed as allowing more time for planning and now, post Covid lockdowns, organisers are hoping their investment of 150m Danish krone (about £17.3m) will boost tourism.

“There is a lot of excitement in the city,” said Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, a cycling fan and lord mayor of Copenhagen, where a huge clock in the city’s main square is counting down to 1 July. “We’re gearing up for a big yellow party where everyone’s invited,” said Andersen.

King Christian X’s bridge in Soenderborg, Denmark, covered with yellow fabric ahead of the start of the 2022 Tour de France cycling race.

Denmark’s reputation as a cycling nirvana is well-earned. There are approximately 7,500 miles of bike routes and bike lanes across the country and half of all Copenhageners commute by bike.

Cycling enthusiasts in Copenhagen can try out the Tour de France route themselves on 2 July, when the professionals set off for stage two from Roskilde Cathedral, where the Viking king Harald Bluetooth is said to be buried. After a windswept sprint across the Great Belt Bridge, the route finishes in Nyborg on the island of Funen.

The third and last Danish stage on 3 July starts in the city of Vejle – known as The Kingdom of Cycling thanks to its Alpine-grade ascents shaped by the ice age in an otherwise remarkably flat country.

The Grand Depart Trophy of the Tour de France cycling race and different jerseys are on display at an exhibition inside the Danish Industry Building in Copenhagen, Denmark

The route will take in Vejle’s harbour, with buildings designed by the artist Olafur Eliasson, as well as the Unesco world heritage site at Jelling, where Bluetooth raised the Jelling Stone in 965 CE, marking the unification of Denmark as a Christian nation. Cyclists will pass through Kolding, celebrated for its 750-year-old royal fortress Koldinghus, as well as another Unesco world heritage site at Christiansfeld before finishing 113 miles later in Sønderborg.

A total of 5,000 volunteers will be involved in keeping the festivities going countrywide, but Vejle municipality has taken an interesting approach to building engagement. “We wanted the community to feel ownership of the event instead of just commissioning projects,” said organiser Jacob Rasmussen, “so we set up a 3m Danish krone grant fund for innovative projects that celebrate cycling”.

Tour de France Vejle is headed up by an unassuming man in shorts named Lars Ulrich – a physiotherapist and bike enthusiast who has spent his entire life explaining that he is not the drummer from Metallica.

Ulrich was tasked with getting non-cyclists excited about the race. “I thought, ‘how can I make this an historic event? How can I get it to be remembered for anything other than tight Lycra pants?’ Covid separated us for so long that Tour de France is an opportunity to come together – I want everyone involved.”

Residents of local hospices and care homes used 9,000 balls of wool to knit a giant 600kg yellow jersey to be raised up at the harbour.

Alex Slot Hansen, an employee at Sydbank, invested in 9,000 balls of wool for the residents of local hospices and care homes to knit a giant 600kg yellow jersey to be raised up at the harbour. “I had a lot of messages from carers who say it’s been therapeutic for hospice patients in particular,” said Hansen.

Morten Teilmann-Jørgensen from the Viking Kings experience centre came up with “the Viking Biking Escape Box”. “You get in a box on a stationary bike and you see yourself on a screen,” said Teilmann-Jørgensen. “There are virtual ‘Vikings’ behind you, and when you start cycling, they start chasing.”

The Viking Escape Box

Restaurateurs and retailers are bracing themselves for the city to double in size, with 100,000 visitors from around the world expected. Ulrich and his team have been emphasising the importance of hospitality to local businesses and how to be a good host – something that doesn’t necessarily come naturally in a country not famed for its service culture.

Maria Theresa Olsen from Bryg coffee house in Vejle hopes to confound expectations. “I’m trying to think, ‘if I were a tourist what would I want?’ and ‘how can I give a good impression of this town I’m proud to call home?’’ she said.

“The eyes of the world will be on us, so we want to give as good as experience as we can.”

The one element of the experience no one can plan for is the weather and Denmark’s unpredictable summers make counting on sunshine futile. “I’m checking the forecast daily and crossing my fingers,’ said Hæstorp Andersen, “but it’ll be what it’ll be”.

Ulrich takes a more upbeat approach: ‘It’s like we always say in Denmark: ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather – just the wrong clothes’.’

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The 2022 Tour de France route was unveiled in Paris on Thursday morning, with the 109th edition of the Grand Boucle including an opening 13km time trial in Copenhagen, a stage across the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, a first mountain finish at La Planche des Belles Filles, a return to the legendary hairpins of L'Alpe d'Huez, more summit finishes in the Pyrenees, and a final 40km time trial.

The route appears to be finely balanced, with 53km of time trials bookending the race route, while visits to the Vosges, the Alps and the Pyrenees offer the climbers some chances to attack and gain time.

The exposed roads of Denmark and northern France and the cobbled stage to Wallers-Arenberg will mean the overall contenders will have to be complete riders, able to fight in echelons and race on the pavé.

2021 Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar was at the Palais des Congrès in Paris to see the route revealed alongside new world champion Julian Alaphilippe and 2021 green jersey winner Mark Cavendish .

The Manxman and his rivals could have several sprint opportunities in the first week but then will have to suffer through the Alps and Pyrenees to make it to Paris on July 24.

As per tradition, race organisers ASO ensured the race route took centre stage rather than the riders, with an entertaining recap of this year’s race followed by Christian Prudhomme revealing the details of each stage of the 2022 race.

The Grand Départ in Copenhagen

The 2022 Tour de France will start in Copenhagen after a one-year delay caused by a clash with the European Football Championships in the Danish capital.

The opening stages had already been revealed, and Prudhomme confirmed the Tour de France will begin with a 13km city-centre time trial on Friday, July 1. It seems perfect for the likes of Filippo Ganna, Stefan Küng, Primož Roglič and Wout van Aert to fight for the first yellow jersey of the race, while the overall contenders will be trying to gain a psychologically important few seconds on their rivals.

Stage 2 heads west to Nyborg and then stage 3 goes south to Sønderborg, both on exposed roads and often skirting the coastline. The 199km stage 2 ends after the 18km Great Belt Bridge to Nyborg, with the risk of crosswinds sure to make for a nervous finale. 

Stage 3 is more suited to the sprint teams with a loop around the city adding an extra twist in the final kilometres. Mads Pedersen won here at this year’s Tour of Denmark.

A nerve-racking first week and a first mountain finish at La Planche des Belles Filles

The riders enjoy a rare first rest day on Monday after the three days in Denmark but will be up early for a flight to Lille in northern France.

The racing returns on Tuesday with a stage from Dunkirk to Calais on the northern French coast. It's a day for the sprinters but they will have to fight for it in the wind and on the small hills.

Stage 5 finishes in Wallers-Arenberg and will again cause panic in the peloton and fuel debate about the place of the Paris-Roubaix cobblestone sectors in a Grand Tour. The Tour last raced on the pavé in 2018, when John Degenkolb won the stage, while previous visits took place in 2015 and in 2014, when Chris Froome quit the race early, rain made the pavé treacherous, and Vincenzo Nibali set up his overall victory.

The 2022 stage will cover 19.4km of cobblestones, across 11 sectors, five of which have never been used in either Paris-Roubaix or the Tour de France.

The route then heads into Belgium for a start in Binche on stage 6 and heads south via Luxembourg to a punchy finish in Longwy, where Peter Sagan got the better of Michael Matthews in 2017.

The Tour then heads into the Vosges for Friday’s stage 7 summit finish at the Super Planche des Belles Filles. The stage will climb beyond the standard summit, used heavily since its debut in 2010, to reach the steep gravel tracks at the top that were first introduced in 2019. Pogačar will no doubt be happy to return to the place where he snatched victory from Roglič in 2020.

The weekend sees the Tour head further south on hilly terrain into Switzerland for a flatter finish in Lausanne on stage 8. The following stage starts at the UCI headquarters in nearby Aigle before climbing back into France for a finish in the ski resort of Châtel, after a steady climb, a dip down, then a final kick up to the line. 

The riders will enjoy the second resort day in Morzine on Monday, July 11 before facing three days in the high Alps.

A return to L’Alpe d’Huez a visit to Switzerland and lots of climbing in week two

The second week will begin with three Alpine mountain stages. Stage 10, from Morzine to Megève, links two big ski resorts but pales in comparison to what's in store on the following two days. 

Stage 11 starts in Albertville and ends at high-altitude on the Col du Granon above the Serre Chevalier ski resort near Briançon. The Col du Granon climb measures 11.3km and averages more than nine per cent. Remarkably, it has only been used once before, back in 1986, when Greg Lemond was in the leader’s yellow jersey.

It ends at a breathless altitude of 2400m, making it a day for the pure climbers and anyone fighting for overall victory. Only the nearby Col du Galibier has hosted a finish at a higher altitude, in 2011, and that monster is scaled here as an appetiser.

The celebration of the pure climbers continues on July 14 – Bastille Day in France – with a return to the 21 hairpins of L’Alpe d’Huez after a four-year absence. It was last visited in 2018 when Geraint Thomas won with an angry final surge to indicate he was on track to win the Tour.

Stage 12 will be an exact replica of the famous 1986 stage that saw Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault go shoulder-to-shoulder, going over the easier side of the Galibier and then the Col de la Croix de Fer before the final climb up L'Alpe D'Huez, which measures 13.8km at 8.1 per cent.

After the mountains, stage 13 heads west to Saint-Etienne for a transition stage, which could see a bunch sprint or offer a rare chance for the breakaway and baroudeurs . If the wind is up, there could be a threat of echelons

The third weekend is surprisingly a transfer across the south of France, with a small hilltop finish on the Mende airstrip, when Steve Cummings won in 2015, followed by a long and flat ride through the sunflower fields from Rodez to Carcassonne on Sunday, July 17.

The third rest day will be in that area before the final week starts in the Pyrenees.

The Pyrenees and a final time trial in week three

The final week begins with a ride to Foix but without climbing to the Plateau de Beille. The route tackles two late climbs, cresting the Port de Lers and the Mur de Peguère before descending into Foix.

The high mountains come on stages 17 and 18, with back-to-back summit finishes at Peyragudes and then Hautacam.

Stage 17 starts in Comminges and ends on the steep Peyragudes altiport runway made famous by the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies. The climb and final ramp to the finish line were used in 2017, when Romain Bardet won and Fabio Aru took the yellow jersey from Chris Froome.

The stage goes over the Col d'Aspin, Hourquette d'Ancizan and Col de Val Louron-Azet before the final climb (8km at 7.8 per cent) and the super-steep final runway ramp.

Hautacam will host a second consecutive mountain-top finish on Thursday, July 21, measuring 13.6km at 7.8 per cent. There is no Col du Tourmalet en route this time but the stage will climb the Col d'Aubisque and the Col des Spandelles on the way from Lourdes.

Stage 18 marks the end of the mountains but it will be difficult to see Paris from Hautacam. The riders face a long ride out of the Pyrenees to Cahors in the north of the Occitanie region on the Lot river. It will be the usual battle of the breakaway versus the sprinters.

The nearby villages of Lacapelle-Marival and Rocamadour will host the final 40km individual time trial on the final Saturday, the stage route passing through the spectacular rolling countryside near the Padirac caves.

The riders will transfer to Paris on Sunday morning for the final traditional stage around the French capital. The stage will start in the Thoiry Zoo Safari to the west of the city and end with the traditional laps of the Champs-Elysées and the crowning of the 2022 winner at sunset.

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This will be the first Grand Départ in Italy and the 26th that’s taken place abroad  First finale in Nice. Due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Paris, the race will not finish in the French capital for the first time.

Two time trials. 25 + 34 = 59km in total, the second of them taking place on the final Monaco>Nice stage. This will be the first time the race has seen a finale of this type for 35 years, the last occasion being the famous Fignon - LeMond duel in 1989.

Apennines (Italy), the Italian and French Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees will be the mountain ranges on the 2024 Tour route.

The number of countries visited in 2024: Italy, San Marino, Monaco and France. Within France, the race will pass through 7 Regions and 30 departments.

The number of bonus points 8, 5 and 2 bonus seconds go to the first three classified riders, featuring at strategic points along the route (subject to approval by the International Cycling Union)these will have no effect on the points classification. Bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds will be awarded to the first three classified riders at road stage finishes.

Out of a total of 39, the locations or stage towns that are appearing on the Tour map for the first time . In order of appearance: Florence, Rimini, Cesenatico, Bologna, Piacenza, Saint-Vulbas, Gevrey-Chambertin, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, Évaux-les-Bains, Gruissan, Superdévoluy, Col de la Couillole.

The number of sectors on white roads during stage nine, amounting to 32km in total .

The number of stages: 8 flat, 4 hilly, 7 mountain (with 4 summit finishes at Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, Plateau de Beille, Isola 2000, Col de la Couillole), 2 time trials and 2 rest days.

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The total vertical gain during the 2024 Tour de France.

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Tour de France is not over: Celebrate Jonas Vingegaard in Copenhagen and ride your own Grand Départ

Join Jonas Vingegaard in Copenhagen on Wednesday 27th of July at Rådhuspladsen and in the Tivoli Gardens. The Danish Tour de France winner will celebrate his victory in the city of this year’s Grand Départ - the most bicycle-friendly city in the world. 

Where to celebrate Jonas Vingegaard in Copenhagen on Wednesday the 27th of July

Rådhuspladsen

Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) at 13:00 CET

Everyone is invited to the official celebration of Jonas Vingegaard in Copenhagen on Wednesday, 27 July. He will arrive at Rådhuspladsen - Copenhagen’s City Hall Square, the same square which marked the finish line of the Grand Depart route in Copenhagen – at 13:00. At 13.20 there will be a speech by the Mayor of Copenhagen, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, and then Vingegaard will step out on the City Hall’s balcony at 13:45. 

“Tour de France 2022 started with a celebration along the wet streets of the most bicycle-friendly city in the world – Copenhagen – and the circle is now completed. The memories of over half a million people in our streets. The fascinating pictures, from the windy rides on the Storebælt’s bridge to the climbs on the Alps and the Pyrenees. Jonas Vingegaard hasn’t shown just will and personal strength, but also team spirit and sportive nobility. This Tour De France has shown everything we want to be known for as a cycling city and a cycling nation. It almost can’t get any better.” writes Copenhagen’s Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen in a LinkedIn post.  For press accreditation or questions, please contact Copenhagen Municipality’s Communication Consultant Mette Marie Bisgaard, tel. 2484 9624. 

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Tivoli Gardens at 16:00 CET 

Both locals and travellers can also pay tribute to Jonas Vingegaard and this year's Tour de France Danish riders at Tivoli Gardens. The second oldest amusement park in the world is located in the heart of Copenhagen. This is where the team presentations took place on 29 June 2022. On Plænen, Jonas Vingegaard's victory as well as the overall best Danish Tour de France performance ever will be celebrated. The festive programme includes both interviews with the riders, as well as live performances. A normal entrance ticket to Tivoli Gardens is required to access the show, and access is on a first-come-first-served basis. 10% of entrance fees will be donated to charities Børns Vilkår and Børnetelefonen. It will be possible to arrange interviews with the Danish cyclists. Contact Tivoli’s press manager Torben Plank for more information: +45 2223 7440, [email protected].  

Taste Jonas Vingegaard's mother in law's Tour de France cake

Giuseppe Liverino

Photo : Giuseppe Liverino

The Danish Tour de France-winner Jonas Vingegaard’s mother-in-law Rosa Kildahl is an avid baker and former participant in the Great Danish Bake Off, Den Store Bagedyst. She has revealed that Jonas Vingegaard only likes to eat her special carrot cake, and now it’s possible for everyone to taste it. For a limited time, Copenhagen’s oldest patisserie, Conditori La Glace offers Rosa’s carrot cake on their menu.

It is called ‘Mother-in-law’s dream’ – a Danish saying of affection usually about a charming son-in-law. It is the first time La Glace, which dates back to 1870, serve carrot cake, and this version is based on the original recipe from Vingegaard’s mother-in-law. It has almonds, carrots and hazelnuts in it with a touch of chilli, and the cheese topping is lime and vanilla.

For the rest of the year, the patisserie also sells Tour de France-coloured macarons as a tribute to Tour de France – the yellow ones are with mango, the green ones are with mint and the polka dotted ones have the Danish dessert speciality ‘rødgrød med fløde’-taste (red pudding with cream).

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Tour de France is not over: Ride your own Grand Départ in Copenhagen

Copenhagen is known as the world’s most bicycle-friendly city.  With bicycle infrastructure including over 500 km of curb-separated bicycle lanes, car-free bike bridges, and bicycle rental available at most hotels in the city or through the city’s bike-sharing service, it’s easy to ride your own Tour de France Grand Départ in Copenhagen at a safe, leisure pace. The Copenhagen Grand Départ route is 13 km, with several stop opportunities underway. Find the map and the GPX file from the route at this link,  and read more about what to experience along the route below. 

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Experiences along the Tour de France route in Copenhagen

  • The Botanical Garden - Denmark’s largest collection of living plants, a few steps from the Tour De France route in Copenhagen. It’s a free public green space to roam and relax filled with rare trees, shrubs and herbs.   
  • Kastellet – The Citadel of Copenhagen – It’s possible to walk on the top of the star-shaped military fortress of Copenhagen, a green area facing the most exciting part of the Copenhagen route: from The Little Mermaid stretch along the sea to the Gefion Fountain’s climb and descent.  
  • The Gefion’s Fountain is at the end of the climb of the Copenhagen Tour De France stage, right by Kastellet. The Statue features a group of animals being driven by the legendary Norse goddess, Gefion. It is the largest monument in Copenhagen and is used as a wishing well. This is the only descent that riders had to face during Tour De France in the Danish capital. Please note that you will have to pull your bicycle, as it is not allowed to bike here.  
  • The Royal Palace Amalienborg – an exciting stretch of the tour the France, which saw riders crossing the Queen’s residence on wet cobblestones. Don't miss the palace square where you can watch the unforgettable changing of the guards, taking place every day at 12:00.   
  • The Marble Church – right after the sharp turn on cobbles, riders were met with the majestic view of The Marble Church, Copenhagen’s church inspired by St. Peter’s Church in Rome. It is possible to visit the church as well as to walk to the top of the dome.   
  • Designmuseum Denmark – recently opened after two years of renovation, Designmuseum Denmark is a must for design enthusiasts visiting Copenhagen. Designmuseum Danmark offers displays of decorative art, crafts, and industrial designs from the Western world and Asia from the late Middle Ages and up to the present.   
  • Kayak Republic:  For summer vibes, try seafood and drinks at Kayak Bar,  located by Copenhagen’s canals along the route. Here you can also rent kayaks or lend a Green Kayak for free. All you need to do in exchange is to help keep the oceans clean by collecting plastic and weighing it afterwards.   
  • The Black Diamond  in Copenhagen is one of the harbourfront’s key modern architecture attractions, and is an extension to the Royal Library, with a bookshop, restaurant, café and concert hall inside it. The Tour De France riders came sprinting right underneath its tunnel, which you can walk on top of when visiting the library. The views from the top of the Black Diamonds are stunning – you will see the harbour’s clean water through the glass façade leaning towards the sea, making for a perfect picture.   
  • Danish Architecture Center:  the Tour De France Copenhagen route will take you by the Danish Architecture Center, which will take part in the UNESCO 2023 Copenhagen World Capital of Architecture program next year. A must-visit for architecture-interested visitors, the museum offers also a beautiful view over Copenhagen’s bicycle bridges and the city’s canals from its café.   
  • Glyptoteket:  turning 125 years this year, Glyptoteket is a classic for art lovers. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek displays ancient and modern art in truly unique surroundings. Founded in 1888 by brewer Carl Jacobsen, the gallery faces the final sprint of the Tour De France Grand Depart, and it’s a perfect place to relax after your ride with its renewed winter garden.

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Where to eat and drink along the Tour de France Grand Départ route

Copenhagen has been home to the world’s best restaurants for two years in a row. Find a list of food experiences along the Tour de France Grand Départ route below. 

  • The world’s best restaurant is located on the Tour de France Grand Départ route, according to the prestigious ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ list. Restaurant Geranium was awarded first place in 2022 and holds 3 Michelin stars.   
  • Restaurant ARK,  a green Michelin star since 2021, offers a fine-dining fully vegan experience located on the route, before the most biked intersection in the world at Dronning Louises Bro (Queen Louise’s Bridge). 95% of the food served here has not been bought but foraged or grown at Funga Farm, the restaurant’s own urban farm producing mushrooms for some of the best restaurants in Copenhagen.   
  • Experience down-to-earth street food through seven different cuisines at  Seaside Toldboden  – located right next to the Grand Départ’s climb to Gefion’s Fountain.    
  • Right after Gefion’s Fountain descent, you will find The Pescatarian,  known for its seafood-focused menu as well as for its vegetarian options.   
  • Try a classical Danish speciality, smørrebrød at Restaurant Møntergade,  close to the route and awarded 6 out of 5 stars by local Danish media for its gourmet version of a lunch classic.   
  • Experience top-quality French-inspired food at Restaurant Esmée in Kongens Nytorv.   
  • Have a drink by Harry Bell, the world's best bartender according to World’s 50 Best, at Sanders Tata cocktail bar.    
  • Some Copenhagen food and drink brands -  Mikkeller,   Coffee Collective,  and  Vin Supernaturel  - have their own cycling club where they combine beer, coffee, and wine with cycling and for travellers to combine these things in moderate quantities.    
  • In the final part of the Copenhagen stage, don't forget the local bakeries. With  Umiddelbar  and  Hart Brød + Bar   opening along the tour route, grab a dessert on the go.

Manon Les Suites

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Where to stay along Copenhagen’s Tour de France route

Hotel Kong Arthur (4 stars)

Manon Les Suites (5 stars) 

Babette Guldsmeden (4 stars) 

Hotel D’Angleterre (5 stars) 

NH Collection Copenhagen (5 stars) 

Nobis Hotel (5 stars) 

Hotel Alexandra (4 stars) 

Further information

  • Find more information about Copenhagen – the most bicycle-friendly city in the world  here.
  • Get the official Tour de France Grand Départ media kit  here  and visit the official tour site  here.  
  • Download press photos from Jonas Vingegaard's celebration in Copenhagen here.

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Tour de France 2023 route, teams and how to watch on TV

The Tour de France looks set to be a battle between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar.

Pogacar was enjoying a sterling season , winning Paris-Nice and the Tour of Flanders, before breaking his wrist two months ago, leaving the 2020 and 2021 Tour winner fighting to make a full recovery before the grand départ in Bilbao on Saturday.

Pogacar’s team (UAE Team Emirates) has been reinforced with the recruitment of Britain’s Adam Yates and Felix Grossschartner – two major additions for the mountain stages.

If the 24-year-old is back to his best then the stage is set for a potentially vintage battle with Vingegaard.

The Dane, who will again be able to rely on the formidable Jumbo-Visma team, won the Critérium du Dauphiné and will start as the big favourite. He and his team made Pogacar crack last year in the ‘stage of the century’ a year after Vingegaard took second place behind the Slovenian.

Pogacar returned to competitive racing in his national championships earlier this month, winning both the time trial and road race titles, but the Tour is a different affair altogether.

He is expected to throw everything at Vingegaard as he did last year, when he attacked on all terrains, earning the support of the French crowds. More news.

What is the Tour de France?

The Tour de France is one of the three grand tours – the others being the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España – that form the backbone around which the cycling season is structured.

This is the biggest and most important bike race in the world, with an estimated 80 per cent of most WorldTour team’s sponsorship income being based around the Tour.

Founded in 1903 by Henri Desgrange, editor of L’Auto newspaper, the Tour may not be the favourite stage race of the cycling cognoscenti but it is one that captures the imagination of the wider sporting public. As a result, the race is the biggest annual sporting event in the world with more live spectators than even the Olympics or football World Cup.

When does the Tour de France start?

This 110th edition of the Tour de France starts with a 182km hilly stage starting and finishing in Bilbao on Saturday July 1, 2023. It is the second time The grand départ has taken place in the Basque Country before after previously starting in the autonomous region in 1992.

How long is this year’s Tour de France?

The second grand tour of the season comprises 21 stages and will be contested over 3,404 kilometres (2,115 miles). This year’s Tour consists of eight flat stages, four hilly stages, eight mountain stages with four summit finishes, one individual time trial and two rest days.

And when does the Tour de France finish?

The Tour de France concludes with its traditional final stage in Paris, on Sunday July 23. The race will again end on the famous cobbled Champs-Élysées boulevard following a 115.5km stage from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Where does each stage start and end?

How can i follow the race.

Those with subscriptions to Eurosport (through discovery+ Sport and Entertainment pass) or GCN+ are in luck, both will broadcast every day, as will ITV4 and Welsh terrestrial channel S4C. In Wales S4C is available on Sky 104, Freeview 4, Virgin TV 166 and Freesat 104, while in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland it can be found on Sky 134, Freesat 120 and Virgin TV 166 and also on iPlayer. Live shows and highlights programmes will be shown at different times each day. Alternatively, if you are stuck at work or do not subscribe to Eurosport if you have a sports package with the likes of Sky and BT or GCN+ – or cannot access S4C – then you can follow the action, as it unfolds, right here with Telegraph Sport.

Which teams will ride the Tour de France?

Twenty-two teams are scheduled to take part in the race. As with all WorldTour races, each team from the top-flight of professional cycling receive an invitation and in the case of the Tour de France, all 18 of them are contracted to compete in the grand tour. In addition they are joined by four UCI ProTeams – the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2022 (Lotto-Dstny and TotalEnergies), along with Uno-X Pro and Israel-Premier Tech who were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour.

Which riders will be in action at the Tour de France?

Ag2r-citroën (fra).

Confirmed team:  Clément Berthet (Fra), Benoît Cosnefroy (Fra), Stan Dewulf (Bel), Felix Gall (Aut), Oliver Naesen (Bel), Ben O’Connor (Aus), Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Fra), Nans Peters (Fra)

Alpecin-Deceuninck (Bel)

Confirmed team: Silvan Dillier (Swi), Michael Gogl (Aut), Quinten Hermans (Bel), Soren Kragh Andersen (Den), Jasper Philipsen (Bel), Mathieu van der Poel (Ned), Jonas Rickaert (Bel), Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned)

Arkéa-Samsic (Fra)

Confirmed team:  Warren Barguil (Fra), Jenthe Biermans (Fra), Clément Champoussin (Fra), Anthony Delaplace (Fra), Simon Guglielmi (Fra), Matis Louvel (Fra), Luca Mozzato (Ita), Laurent Pichon (Fra)

Astana Qazaqstan (Kaz)

Confirmed team:  Cees Bol (Ned), Mark Cavendish (GB), David de la Cruz (Spa), Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz), Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz), Gianni Moscon (Ita), Luis León Sánchez (Spa), Harold Tejada (Col)

Bahrain Victorious (Brn)

Confirmed team: Nikias Arndt (Ger), Phil Bauhaus (Ger), Pello Bilbao (Spa), Jack Haig (Aus), Mikel Landa (Spa), Matej Mohoric (Slo), Wout Poels (Ned), Fred Wright (GB).

Bora-Hansgrohe (Ger)

Confirmed team:  Emanuel Buchmann (Ger), Marco Haller (Aut), Jai Hindley (Aus), Bob Jungels (Lux), Patrick Konrad (Aut), Jordi Meeus (Bel), Nils Politt (Ger), Danny van Poppel (Ned)

Cofidis (Fra)

Confirmed team:  Bryan Coquard (Fra), Simon Geschke (Ger), Ion Izagirre (Spa), Victor Lafay (Fra), Guillaume Martin (Fra), Anthony Perez (Fra), Alexis Renard (Fra), Axel Zingle (Fra)

DSM-Firmenich (Ger)

Confirmed team:  Romain Bardet (Fra), John Degenkolb (Ger), Matthew Dinham (Aus), Alex Edmondson (Aus), Nils Eekhoff (Ned), Chris Hamilton (Aus), Kevin Vermaerke (US), Sam Welsford (Aus)

EF Education-EasyPost (US)

Confirmed team: Andrey Amador (Crc), Alberto Bettiol (Ita), Richard Carapaz (Ecu), Esteban Chaves (Col), Magnus Cort (Den), Neilson Powless (US), James Shaw (GB), Rigoberto Urán (Col)

Groupama-FDJ (Fra)

Confirmed team: Lars van den Berg (Ned), David Gaudu (Fra), Kevin Geniets (Ned), Stefan Küng (Swi), Olivier Le Gac (Fra), Valentin Madouas (Fra), Quentin Pacher (Fra), Thibaut Pinot (Fra)

Ineos Grenadiers (GB)

Confirmed team:  Egan Bernal (Col), Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa), Omar Fraile (Spa), Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol), Daniel Martínez (Col), Tom Pidcock (GB), Carlos Rodríguez (Spa), Ben Turner (GB)

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty (Bel)

Confirmed team:  Lilian Calmejane (Fra), Rui Costa (Por), Biniam Girmay (Eri), Louis Meintjes (SA), Adrien Petit (Fra), Dion Smith (NZ), Mike Teunissen (Ned), Georg Zimmermann (Ger)

Jayco-Alula (Aus)

Confirmed team:  Lawson Craddock (US) , Luke Durbridge (Aus), Dylan Groenewegen (Ned), Chris Harper (Aus), Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den), Luka Mezgec (Slo), Elmar Reinders (Ned), Simon Yates (GB)

Jumbo-Visma (Ned)

Confirmed team: Wout Van Aert (Bel), Dylan van Baarle (Ned), Tiesj Benoot (Bel), Nathan van Hooydonck (Bel), Wilco Kelderman (Ned), Sepp Kuss (US), Christophe Laporte (Fra), Jonas Vingegaard (Den)

Lidl-Trek (US)

Confirmed team:  Giulio Ciccone (Ita), Tony Gallopin (Fra), Alex Kirsch (Lux), Juan Pedro López (Spa), Mads Pedersen (Den), Quinn Simmons (US), Mattias Skjelmose (Den), Jasper Stuyven (Bel)

Movistar (Spa)

Confirmed team:  Alex Aranburu (Spa), Ruben Guerreiro (Por), Gorka Izagirre (Spa), Matteo Jorgenson (US), Enric Mas (Spa), Gregor Mühlberger (Aut), Nelson Oliveira (Por), Antonio Pedrero (Spa)

Soudal-Quick Step (Bel)

Confirmed team:  Julian Alaphilippe (Fra), Kasper Asgreen (Den), Rémi Cavagna (Fra), Tim Declercq (Bel), Dries Devenyns (Bel), Fabio Jakobsen (Ned), Yves Lampaert (Bel), Michael Morkov (Den)

UAE Team Emirates (UAE)

Confirmed team: Mikkel Bjerg (Den), Felix Grossschartner (Aus), Rafal Majka (Pol), Tadej Pogacar (Slo), Marc Soler (Spa), Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor), Matteo Trentin (Ita), Adam Yates (GB)

Lotto-Dstny (Bel)

Confirmed team:  Jasper De Buyst (Bel), Victor Campenaerts (Bel),  Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned), Caleb Ewan (Aus), Frederik Frison (Bel), Maxim Van Gils (Bel), Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita),  Florian Vermeersch (Bel)

TotalEnergies (Fra)

Confirmed team:  Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor), Steff Cras (Bel), Valentin Ferron (Fra), Pierre Latour (Fra), Daniel Oss (Ita), Peter Sagan (Svk), Anthony Turgis (Fra)

Israel-Premier Tech (Isr)

Confirmed team:  Guillaume Boivin (Can), Simon Clarke (Aus), Hugo Houle (Can), Krists Neilands (Lat), Nick Schultz (Aus), Corbin Strong (NZ), Dylan Teuns (Bel), Michael Woods (Can)

Uno-X Pro (Nor)

Confirmed team: Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor), Anthon Charmig (Den),  Jonas Gregaard (Den), Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor), Alexander Kristoff (Nor), Rasmus Tiller (Nor), Torstein Traeen (Nor), Soren Waerenskjold (Nor)

Latest news

Egan Bernal, the 2019 Tour de France champion, has been named in Ineos Grenadiers’ eight-man team for this year’s race which begins in Bilbao on Saturday. It will be the Colombian’s first grand tour since his life-threatening crash in January 2022.

Britain’s Tom Pidcock will also be making a return to the Tour, 12 months on from his famous victory atop Alpe d’Huez in the Queen stage of last year’s race.

Bernal, 26, crashed into the back of a bus while training in Colombia at the start of last year, sustaining horrific injuries including 11 broken ribs, a broken femur, kneecap, T5 and T6 vertebrae, C2 vertebrae, a metacarpal, and one broken thumb.

Following a low-key return to action last August, Bernal’s preparation this season has included outings at WorldTour races Volta a Catalunya, Itzulia Basque Country, Tour de Romandie and Critérium du Dauphiné.

Bernal finished 12th at the most recent of those, the Critérium du Dauphiné, nearly seven minutes down on last year’s Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). He is not expected to challenge Vingegaard or two-time Tour winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), the two overwhelming favourites for this year’s yellow jersey.

Tom Pidcock and Ben Turner will be flying the Union flag in the only British squad at the Tour, while Ineos Grenadiers has also included the hugely experienced Jonathan Castroviejo, Omar Fraile and Michal Kwiatkowski in its team. 

Daniel Martínez may be the man to lead any slim hope the team has of competing for the general classification, while young Spaniard Carlos Rodríguez completes the eight-man line-up.

“I’m really excited to be back at the Tour de France for what promises to be another beautiful three weeks,” said Pidcock who won the Alpe d’Huez stage on his Tour debut last year. 

“To win an iconic stage and wear the white jersey in 2022 are lifelong memories, and this year I want to build on that as I continue to progress my career. We’ve got an exciting group of riders and we’ll be looking to race with intent and be tactically smart, as we execute the plans we’ve developed as a team.

“As I experienced for the first time last year, the Tour is the toughest race of all, but it’s also the most beautiful and historic – which is what makes it so iconic. The opportunity to tackle it again alongside my teammates and some of the best riders in the world, in front of so many passionate fans, is one that I relish.”

Ellingworth, added: “Tom showed last year what a hugely exciting talent he is and his victory on Alpe d’Huez was just brilliant. We’re looking forward to seeing him progress once again, applying what he learned last year.

“In Kwiato, Dani, Castro and Omar we have an abundance of experience and skill – each one of these guys knows what it takes to win at the top level. 

“For Carlos and Ben, both making their Tour de France debuts, this is a big moment, and one they’re both looking to absorb and embrace. They’re both top quality bike riders, so they’ll certainly be ready to grab any opportunities along the way.”

There was no surprise as Mark Cavendish was named in the Astana Qazaqstan squad as the Manxman lines up for his final Tour. The 38-year-old, who will retire at the end of the season, is targeting a stage win that would see him claim the all-time Tour record outright, having joined Eddy Merckx on 34 in 2021.

Meanwhile, on Sunday Fred Wright ended his wait for a professional win in style as he became British men’s road champion in Saltburn.

The popular 24-year-old paid a heartfelt tribute to Bahrain Victorious team-mate Gino Mäder, who died on June 16 following a crash at the Tour de Suisse , pointing to the sky as he crossed the line.

“There’s lot of emotions,” Wright said. “I’m thinking about a lot of things...I just wanted to enjoy the day because that’s what bike racing is about. I can’t stop getting emotional...

“[Gino] would have believed in me today, more than I would have believed in myself.”

Wright earned fans with have-a-go heroics that brought podium finishes from breakaways at the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana last year, but had somehow still been awaiting victory at the top level.

But after he left behind James Knox and Stevie Williams on the last of 10 laps of a punishing course – including more than 3,500 metres of ascent – there would be no near miss this time.

Knox and Williams are purer climbers than Wright, but the 24-year-old Londoner rode smartly, attacking on the descent to the foot of Saltburn Bank, the short but steep final climb which provided the finale with gradients reaching 22 per cent.

“I was really pleased with the way I rode it,” Wright said. “I probably had the best legs of my life out there. I knew that compared to them I had to edge it on the downhill and the flat so I used that to my advantage to use as little energy as possible. It was just all guns blazing to the finish.

“I still can’t believe I’ve got my first professional win, it’s a monkey off my back. “I’ll go to the Tour with a lot of confidence,” he said. “I’ve won the national championships, I’m happy at the moment, and I’m going to keep trying.”

How to watch live TV coverage and follow the race

All dates, times and distances are correct at time of publishing.

Saturday July 1, stage one – starts at: 11.55am (BST) Bilbao to Bilbao, 182km

Live television details.

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ 12-6pm, ITV4 11am-5pm, S4C 2pm

Eurosport 1 10.45-11.30pm, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 9.30pm

Sunday July 2, stage two – starts at: 11.25am Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastián, 209km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ 12-5.45pm (BST), ITV4 11am-4.30pm, S4C 2pm

Eurosport 1 10.05-11.30pm, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 10pm

Monday July 3, stage three – starts at: 12.15pm Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne, 187.5km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ 12.45-6pm, ITV4 1-5.05pm, S4C 2pm

Eurosport 1 9.05-11.30pm, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 9.30pm

Tuesday July 4, stage four – starts at: 12.20pm Dax to Nogaro, 182km

Eurosport 1 10-11.30pm, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 10pm

Wednesday July 5, stage five – starts at: 12.25pm Pau to Laruns, 163km

Eurosport 1 9.05-11.30pm, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 10pm

Thursday July 6, stage six – starts at: 12.25pm Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque, 145km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ 1-6pm, ITV4 2pm, S4C 2pm

Eurosport 1 9-11.30pm, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 10pm

Friday July 7, stage seven – starts at: 12.30pm Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux, 170km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ 1-5.45pm, ITV4 2pm, S4C 2pm

Eurosport 1 9-11pm, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 8.25pm

Saturday July 8, stage eight – starts at: 11.45am Libourne to Limoges, 201km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ 12.15-5.45pm, ITV4 11.30am, S4C 2pm

Sunday July 9, stage nine – starts at: 12.45pm Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dôme, 182.5km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ TBC, ITV4 12.15pm, S4C 2pm

Eurosport 1, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 10pm

Tuesday July 11, stage 10 – starts at: 12.20pm Vulcania to Issoire, 167.5km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ TBC, ITV4 1.45pm, S4C 2pm

Wednesday July 12, stage 11 – starts at: 12.25pm Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins, 180km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ TBC, ITV4 2pm, S4C 2pm

Thursday July 13, stage 12 – starts at: 12.20pm Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169km

Friday july 14, stage 13 – starts at: 12.55pm châtillon-sur-chalaronne to grand colombier, 138km.

Eurosport 1, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7-8pm, S4C 8.25pm

Saturday July 15, stage 14 – starts at: 12.20pm Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil, 152km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ TBC, ITV4 12pm, S4C 2pm

Eurosport 1, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7pm, S4C 10pm

Sunday July 16, stage 15 – starts at: 12.20pm Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, 179km

Tuesday july 18, stage 16 – starts at: 12.05pm passy to combloux, 22.4km – individual time trial, wednesday july 19, stage 17 – starts at: 12.05pm saint-gervais mont-blanc to courchevel, 166km.

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ TBC, ITV4 11.15am, S4C 2pm

Thursday July 20, stage 18 – starts at: 12.35pm Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, 185km

Friday july 21, stage 19 – starts at: 12.30pm moirans-en-montagne to poligny, 173km, saturday july 22, stage 20 – starts at: 12.45pm belfort to le markstein fellering, 133.5km.

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ TBC, ITV4 12.30pm, S4C 2pm

Eurosport 1, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 7pm, S4C 9.30pm

Sunday July 23, stage 21 – starts at: 15.40pm Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris (Champs-Élysées), 115.5km

Eurosport 1/ GCN+ TBC, ITV4 4.30pm, S4C 3.30pm

Eurosport 1, GCN+ on demand, ITV4 9-10pm, S4C 10pm

  • All maps and stage profiles supplied by race organisers ASO

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Tour de France 2023 route, teams and how to watch on TV - ASO/Charly Lopez

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  1. Explore the Tour de France route in Copenhagen

    Explore the Tour de France route in Copenhagen. See the route of the Tour de France Grand Départ and get inspired to jump in the saddle yourself. The route takes the world's best riders (and you) by some amazing sights here in the world's best bike city. From the starting point on the corner of H.C. Andersens Boulevard and Nørre Farimagsgade ...

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    Discover the route. After a 13-kilometer time trial around the world's best cycling city, the second and third stage of the Tour de France 2022 invites breakaways along the 381 kilometers with six categorized climbs and a near guarantee of crosswind. Oh, and the Great Belt Bridge. Read more about the three Danish stages of the Tour de France ...

  3. Stage 1: Map and details

    The first rider will be start on Nørre Farimagsgade by Rådhuspladsen at 16.00. Thereafter, the remaining 175 riders will be sent off at 1-minute intervals until last year's winner, Tadej Pogacar of the UAE Emirates, will be the last to leave at 18.55. The riders are expected to be approx. 15 minutes to complete the course, and thus the last ...

  4. Grand Départ Copenhagen Denmark 2022

    Every week day, cyclists in Copenhagen cover the equivalent distance of 400 editions of the Tour de France - that's about 1,440,000km. Thanks to the 673,000 bikes in the city and the fact that 44% of all trips to places of work and education are done by bicycle, it's no wonder that Copenhagen has been named the world's best cycling city.

  5. Tour de France 2022 route

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  8. Stage 1: Time trial

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  9. Start- and finish cities

    The three Danish stages of the Tour de France 2022 takes us on an fantastic journey through bicycle loving cities, breathtaking nature and UNESCO World Heritage-protected History. From the best cycling city in the world, through the strongholds of the Vikings, past Denmark's birth-certificate and a series of beautiful castles in the southern border region. Read more about the five start ...

  10. Discover Copenhagen

    The Tour de France week in Copenhagen will be full of activities. Look forward to the Team Presentation the 29th of June, Grand Départ with an ITT on the 1st of July, FestiVélo in Fælledparken 1-2 July and the bicycle race for everyone, Tour de København on the 2nd of July. ... Ride the official route of the individual time trial yourself ...

  11. Grand Départ

    The Grand Départ of the 2022 edition of the Tour de France will take place in Copenhagen on July 1st, where the world's greatest riders will take on. the 13 km time trial in a fierce battle to win the very first yellow jersey of the race. Starting in Copenhagen, the greatest bike city in the world, it will be the most northern starting point ...

  12. Here are the routes for the Danish stages of the 2021 Tour de France

    The opening stage, on July 2nd, will be a 13-kilometre time trial starting in central Copenhagen and taking in several of the city's iconic locations including the Citadel, Queen Louise's Bridge and royal residence Amalienborg. The second Danish stage, July 3rd, is a 199-kilometre route from Roskilde to Nyborg, with three summit sprints in ...

  13. 1st stage: Time trial in Copenhagen

    The Tour de France Grand Départ in Copenhagen is a 13 km Time Trial on Friday 1 July, which will significantly affect traffic and parking conditions in and around Copenhagen from Monday 27 June at 8 pm to Saturday 2 July at 4 pm, while a smaller part of H.C. Andersens Boulevard will be closed until Monday 4 July at 5 am. ... Along the route ...

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  15. ASO details Grand Départ route for 2021 Tour de France

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  16. Experience the Tour de France route in Copenhagen

    We had 3 stages of the Tour de France here in Denmark - 1 in Copenhagen and 2 others in the southern part of the country. It is possible to experience the route of the Tour de France "Grand Départ", as we have walking tours where we will walk all 13 kilometers which will take between 3 and 4 hours, and/or we can walk a part of the route (2.5 ...

  17. 'There is a lot of excitement': Tour de France comes to Denmark

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  20. Tour de France is not over

    The Tour De France Copenhagen route will take you by the Danish Architecture Center, which will take part in the UNESCO 2023 Copenhagen World Capital of Architecture program next year. The Danish Architecture Center is a must-visit for architecture-interested visitors, the museum offers also a beautiful view over Copenhagen's bicycle bridges ...

  21. 100 days from today: The Tour de France Grand Depart in Copenhagen

    On 23 March, Copenhagen marks the official countdown to hosting the Tour de France Grand Depart 2022 by unveiling an official countdown timer on its City Hall Square. And while the clock starts ticking, the world's top cycling city is busy making the huge Summer event accessible for all. Put on a helmet and jump on a bike, just like the locals do.

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  24. 2024 Tour de France

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  25. Tour de France 2023 route, teams and how to watch on TV

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