2024 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 2 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 second stage of the 2024 Tour de France totals 200 kilometres, while the finale takes place on a hilly circuit in and around Bologna. The steep San Luca—1.9 kilometres at 10.6%—is tackled twice.
The first 74 kilometres are as flat as can be, and the first cluster of hills appears. The Passo di Calbane—or, as the ASO puts it, Côte de Monticino—is 2 kilometres long and averages 7.5%. The route descends to Riolo Terme before the climb to Toranello, and the Côte de Gallisterna adds 1.2 kilometres at 12.8% to the mix.
After plunging down to Imola, the tour continues on the plains of Emilia-Romagna and goes towards Bologna. But just before entering the town, a left turn leads to Botteghino di Zocca. The road to the village climbs for 1.9 kilometres at 6.8%. Shortly after the descent the road goes uphill again, this time to Montecalvo, a 2.7 kilometre climb at 7.7%.
The riders cross the line in Bologna to enter two identical 19-kilometre laps, both featuring an intriguing combo. The climb to the sanctuary of San Luca—1.9 kilometres at 10.6%—and the climb to Montalbano—1 kilometre at 5.4%—are divided by a 1.5-kilometre downhill. The last 9 kilometres of each lap are half on descent and half on flat.
The San Luca was the main ingredient in the ITT on the first day of the 2019 Giro d’Italia. Primoz Roglic climbed into pink that day.
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