"The men's Tour starts in Barcelona on 4 July with a rare team time trial over 19km and spends three days in north-east Spain before crossing the Pyrenees into France, with a first climbing finish to Les Angles. The threat of pro-Palestinian protests, which overshadowed this year's Vuelta a Espana and forced the cancellation of the final stage, during the Grand Depart in Catalunya in July appear to have receded, for now."
"As the men's race focuses on Alpe d'Huez, the Tour de France Femmes makes another big step in prestige, by moving to a new slot in the calendar, a week after the men's race ends, and breaking new ground with a firstvisit to Mont Ventoux. The new stand-alone date for the Femmes reveals how quickly the race has established itself and how popular it has become, particularly after the win of"
The men's Tour begins in Barcelona on 4 July with a rare 19km team time trial, spends three days in north-east Spain, and then crosses the Pyrenees into France with a first climbing finish to Les Angles. The route visits familiar towns such as Pau, Bordeaux, Bergerac, Chambery, Gap and Paris, and introduces innovations including a deep Pyrenean mountain finish to Gavarnie-Gedre and a first visit to Plateau de Solaison. The course includes more than 54,000m of vertical gain and culminates with consecutive finishes on Alpe d'Huez. The penultimate stage packs roughly 5,600m of ascent including Croix de Fer, Telegraphe and Galibier before a second ascent of Alpe d'Huez via Col de Sarenne. The Tour de France Femmes moves to a new standalone slot a week after the men's race and will visit Mont Ventoux for the first time, reflecting growing prestige and popularity.
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