Tour de France sets off from Florence in searing heat

Tour de France sets off from Florence in searing heat
Saturday 29 June 2024 - 09:15

The 2024 Tour de France set off from Florence in searing heat on Saturday for a 206km stage one to Rimini, the first of three stages in Italy.

Defending champion Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard and chief pretender Tadej Pogacar led the peloton away from the start line for a 21-day odyssey that ends in Nice in three weeks time after 3,498km of race action.

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