2021 Tour de France

The 2021 Tour de France will be the 108th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three grand tours. The start of the 2021 Tour (known as the Grand Départ) will be in the Danish capital of Copenhagen and the eastern part of Denmark. This will be the first occasion on which the Tour de France has visited Denmark.[1]

2021 Tour de France
Race details
Dates2–25 July
Stages21

It is unclear that the Tour would have yet to be rescheduled from the annual July schedule because of the rescheduling of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Route and stages

Stage characteristics[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 2 July Copenhagen to Copenhagen 13 km (8.1 mi) Individual time trial
2 3 July Roskilde to Nyborg 190 km (120 mi) Flat stage
3 4 July Vejle to Sønderborg 170 km (110 mi) Flat stage
Total

References

  1. "Officielt: Danmark skal afholde Tour de France-start". TV 2 Denmark. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Rescheduled Tokyo Olympics clash with 2021 Tour de France". Cycling News. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "2021 Tour de France to start in Copenhagen". Cycling News. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. Herman, Martyn (21 February 2019). "Cycling: Copenhagen to host 2021 Tour de France depart". Reuters. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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