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The final stage of the Tour De France, traditionally held on Paris’s Champs Elysees, will be moved to the southern city of Nice in 2024 when the capital hosts the Olympics, the southern city’s mayor confirmed on Thursday.
“It’s with some emotion that I am announcing the final stage of the Tour De France 2024 will be held in Nice”, Christian Estrosi told a news conference.
The finale of cycling’s biggest race has not been moved in the last 100 years, but the 2024 edition will come as Paris prepares to host the Summer Olympics, starting just a few days after the Tour ends.
The capital’s Champs Elysees boulevard is to be transformed into an Olympics venue.
Tour director Christian Prudhomme also said the final stage will be a time trial, which hasn’t happened in more than 30 years.
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