2021 Tour de France Stage 1 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 1 of the 2021 Tour de France! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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At 187 kilometres, the 1st stage of the Tour de France travels from Brest to Landerneau. The finale is tailor-made for punchers such as Julian Alaphilippe.
Obviously, the likes of Marc Hirschi, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert will also be dreaming of the first yellow jersey. The finish climb on the Rue du Pontic in Landerneau kicks up to 14%.
Start and finish are only 20 kilometres away by road, yet the riders are to traverse a bumpy route of 187 kilometres through Brittany. The first part goes south and the riders move through places like Locronan and Quimper before returning via Monts the d’Arrée. Brutal climbs are not to be expected – the highest points of the 330 million years old mountain rises merely 385 metres above sea level.
Although the route is far from flat the peloton is likely to enter the last 3 kilometres bunched. The CĂ´te de la Fosse aux Loups rises with an average gradient of 5.7% to the line. Featuring a steepest section at 14%, the first kilometre goes up at almost 10% before the ramp flattens out to a false flat in the last 500 metres.
The Grand DĂ©part of 2020 boiled down to a rain-soaked sprint finish Nice with Alexander Kristoff taking the first maillot jaune.
The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
The 1st stage of the Tour de France starts at 12.10 and the race is expected to finish around 17.15 – both are local times (CEST).
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