2024 Tour de France Stage 10 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 10 of the 2024 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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The Tour de France travels from Orléans to Saint-Amand-Monrond. The route amounts to 187 kilometres and does not exceed an elevation gain of 1,000 metres. So, it's fair to say the 10th stage is flat.
Orléans, situated on the Loire, has hosted Le Tour on twelve occasions. The last stage started in 2001. The race went to Evry, where Erik Zabel sprinted to victory.
That was 23 years ago, and another sprint finish is likely to be an option at the end of the stage for Saint-Amand-Monrond. The route is virtually flat. Echelons are really the only way to thwart a bunch sprint, just like in 2013. That stage was won by Mark Cavendish, who powered to victory in a sprint-à-neuf.
The 10th stage runs predominantly south. With some 60 kilometres remaining, just after Issoudun, the route turns southeast and enters exposed terrain. Echelons could be lurking here.
Julian Alaphilippe was born in the finishing venue Saint-Amand-Montrond.
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