The 111th edition of the Tour de France is under way. The race is one of the three grand tours – the others being the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España – that form the backbone around which the cycling season is structured.

This is the biggest and most important bike race in the world, with an estimated 80 per cent of most WorldTour team’s sponsorship income being based around the Tour.

Founded in 1903 by Henri Desgrange, editor of L’Auto newspaper, the Tour may not be the favourite stage race of the cycling cognoscenti but it is one that captures the imagination of the wider sporting public. As a result, the race is the biggest annual sporting event in the world with more live spectators than even the Olympics or football World Cup.

How many stages are there in the Tour de France?

The second grand tour of the season comprises 21 stages and will be contested over 3,498 kilometres (2,173 miles). This year’s Tour consists of eight flat stages, four hilly stages, seven mountain stages with four summit finishes, two individual time trials and two rest days.

Tour de France 2024: stage results

Stage one: Florence (Italy) to Rimini (Italy)
Winner: Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich PostNL)

Stage two: Cesenatico (Italy) to Bologna (Italy)
Winner: Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels)

Stage three: Plaisance (Italy) to Turin (Italy)
Winner: Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty)

Stage four: Pinerolo to Valloire, 139.6km
Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Stage five: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint Vulbas, 177.4km
Winner: Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan)

Stage six: Mâcon to Dijon, 163.5km
Winner: Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla)

Stage seven: Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, 25.3km
Winner: Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step)

Stage eight: Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, 183.4km
Winner: Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty)

Stage nine: Troyes to Troyes, 199km
Winner: Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies)

Stage 10: Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond, 187.3km
Winner: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Stage 11: Évaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran, 211km
Winner: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike)

Stage 12: Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 203.6km
Winner: Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty)

Stage 13: Agen to Pau, 165.3km
Winner: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Stage 14: Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, 151.9km
Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Stage 15: Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille, 197.7km
Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Stage 16: Gruissan to Nîmes, 188.6km 
Winner: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy, 177.8km
Winner: Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost)

Stage 18: Gap to Barcelonnette, 179.5km
Winner: Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny)

Stage 19: Embrun to Isola 2000, 144.6km
Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Stage 20: Nice to Col de la Couillole, 132.8km
Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Stage 21: Monaco to Nice, 33.7km
Winner: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

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How long does the Tour de France last?

The Tour de France last three weeks. After setting off from Florence on June 29, the race concludes with a 33.7km individual time trial from Moncao to Nice. Eschewing to traditional stage into Paris as a knock-on effect of the Olympic Games, this will be the first time since 1989 when the race has ended with a time trial.

Will the 2024 Tour de France be shown on TV?

Every stage of the race can be watched live on Eurosport, while terrestrial channels ITV4 and S4C will also be broadcasting the action. Live shows and highlights programmes will be shown at different times each day.

Alternatively, if you are stuck at work then you can follow the action, as it unfolds, right here with Telegraph Sport. Almost every stage will be live blogged by our team while selected race details and standings in the main classifications will also be published.

How many teams are there in the Tour de France?

Twenty-two teams will take part in the race. As with all WorldTour races, each team from the top-flight of professional cycling received an invitation and in the case of the Tour de France, all 18 of them are contracted to compete in the grand tour. In addition they will be joined by four UCI ProTeams – the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2023 (Lotto Dstny and TotalEnergies), along with Uno-X and Israel-Premier Tech who were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour.

How many people compete at the Tour de France?

Twenty-two teams comprising eight riders will start. In total 176 riders will be on the start line in Florence.

WorldTeams

Alpecin-Deceuninck (Bel)

Silvan Dillier (Swi), Robbe Ghys (Bel), Soren Kragh Andersen (Den), Axel Laurance (Fra), Jonas Rickaert (Bel), Mathieu van der Poel (Ned), Gianni Vermeersch (Bel), Jasper Philipsen (Bel)
Abandoned: Soren Kragh Andersen (Den, OTL stage 12), Jonas Rickaert (Bel, OTL stage 12)

Arkéa-B&B Hotels (Fra)

Amaury Capiot (Bel), Clément Champoussin (Fra), Arnaud Démare (Fra), Raúl García Pierna (Spa), Daniel McLay (GB), Luca Mozzato (Ita), Cristián Rodríguez (Spa), Kévin Vauquelin (Fra)
Abandoned: Amaury Capiot (Bel, DNF stage 14), Arnaud  Démare (Fra, OTL stage 19)

Astana Qazaqstan (Kaz)

Davide Ballerini (Ita), Cees Bol (Ned), Mark Cavendish (GB), Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz), Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz), Michael Morkov (Den), Harold Tejada (Col)
Abandoned: Michele Gazzoli (Ita, DNF stage one), Michael Morkov (Den, DNS stage twelve), Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz, OTL stage 12), Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz, DNF stage 17)

Bahrain Victorious (Brn)

Nikias Arndt (Ger), Phil Bauhaus (Ger), Pello Bilbao (Spa), Santiago Buitrago (Col), Jack Haig (Aus), Wout Poels (Ned), Fred Wright (GB), Matej Mohoric (Slo)
Abandoned: Fred Wright (GB, OTL stage 11), Pello Bilbao (Spa, DNF stage 12), Phil Bauhaus (Ger, DNS stage 17)

Cofidis (Fra)

Piet Allegaert (Bel), Bryan Coquard (Fra), Simon Geschke (Ger), Jesús Herrada (Spa), Ion Izagirre (Spa), Guillaume Martin (Fra), Alexis Renard (Fra), Axel Zingle (Fra)
Abandoned: Ion Izagirre (Spa) and Alexis Renard (Fra, DNF stage eleven), Jesús Herrada (Spa, DNS stage 13)

Decathlon-Ag2R La Mondiale (Fra)

Bruno Armirail (Fra), Sam Bennett (Ire), Felix Gall (Aut), Dorian Godon (Fra), Paul Lapeira (Fra), Oliver Naesen (Bel), Nans Peters (Fra), Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra)
Abandoned: Sam Bennett (Ire, DNF stage 17)

DSM-Firmenich PostNL (Ned)

Romain Bardet (Fra), Warren Barguil (Fra), John Degtenkolb (Ger), Nils Eekhoff (Ned), Fabio Jakobsen (Ned), Oscar Onley (GB), Frank Van Den Broek (Ned), Bram Welten (Ned)
Abandoned: Fabio Jakobsen (Ned, DNF stage 12), Bram Welten (Ned, OTL stage 15), Nils Eekhoff (Ned, DNF stage 19)

EF Education-EasyPost (US)

Alberto Bettiol (Ita), Stefan Bissegger (Swi), Richard Carapaz (Ecu), Rui Costa (Por), Ben Healy (Ire), Neilson Powless (US), Sean Quinn (US), Marijn Van Den Berg (Ned)
Abandoned: Alberto Bettiol (Ita, DNF stage 14)

Groupama-FDJ (Fra)

David Gaudu (Fra), Kevin Geniets (Lux), Romain Grégoire (Fra), Stefan Kung (Swi), Valentin Madouas (Fra), Lenny Martinez (Fra), Quentin Pacher (Fra), Clément Russo (Fra)
Abandoned: Stefan Kung (Swi, DNS stage 19)

Ineos Grenadiers (GB)

Egan Bernal (Col), Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa), Laurens De Plus (Bel) Michal Kwiatkowsi (Pol), Tom Pidcock (GB), Carlos Rodríguez (Spa), Geraint Thomas (GB), Ben Turner (GB)
Abandoned: Tom Pidcock (GB, DNS stage 14)

Intermarché-Wanty (Bel)

Biniam Girmay (Eri), Kobe Goossens (Bel), Louis Meintjes (SA), Hugo Page (Fra), Laurenz Rex (Bel), Mike Teunissen (Ned), Gerben Thijssen (Bel), Georg Zimmermann (Ger)
Abandoned: Gerben Thijssen (Bel, DNF stage 15)

Jayco-AlUla (Aus)

Luke Durbridge (Aus), Dylan Groenewegen (Ned), Chris Harper (Aus), Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den), Michael Matthews (Aus), Luka Mezgec (Slo), Elmar Reinders (Ned), Simon Yates (GB)
Abandoned: Chris Harper (Aus, DNS stage 16), Elmar Reinders (Ned, DNS stage 17)

Lidl-Trek (US)

Julien Bernard (Fra), Giuluo Ciccone (Ita), Tim Declercq (Bel), Ryan Gibbons (SA), Mads Pedersen (Den), Toms Skujins (Lat), Jasper Stuyven (Bel), Carlos Verona (Spa)
Abandoned: Mads Pedersen (Den, DNS stage eight), Tim Declercq (Bel, DNS stage 11)

Movistar (Spa)

Alex Aranburu (Spa), Davide Formolo (Ita), Fernando Gaviria (Col), Oier Lazanko (Spa), Enric Mas (Spa), Gregor Mühlberger (Aut), Nelson Oliveira (Por), Javier Romo (Spa)
Abandoned: Fernando Gaviria (Col, DNF stage 17)

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe (Ger)

Nico Denz (Ger), Marco Haller (Aut), Jai Hindley (Aus), Bob Jungels (Lux), Primoz Roglic (Slo), Matteo Sobrero (Ita), Danny van Poppel (Ned), Aleksandr Vlasov
Abandoned: Aleksandr Vlasov (DNS stage 10), Primoz Roglic (Slo, DNS stage 13)

Soudal-Quick Step (Bel)

Remco Evenepoel (Bel), Jan Hirt (Cze), Yves Lampaert (Bel), Mikel Landa (Spa), Gianni Moscon (Ita), Ilan Van Wilder (Bel), Louis Vervaeke (Bel)
Abandoned: Casper Pedersen (Den, DNS stage four), Louis Vervaeke (Bel, DNF stage 14)

UAE Team Emirates (UAE)

Joao Almeida (Por), Juan Ayuso (Spa), Tadej Pogacar (Slo), Nils Politt (Ger), Pavel Sivakov (Fra), Marc Soler (Spa), Tim Wellens (Bel), Adam Yates (GB)
Abandoned: Juan Ayuso (Spa, DNF stage 13)

Visma-Lease a Bike (Ned)

Tiesj Benoot (Bel), Matteo Jorgenson (US), Wilco Kelderman (Ned), Christophe Laporte (Fra), Bart Lemmem (Ned), Jan Tratnik (Slo), Wout van Aert (Bel), Jonas Vingegaard (Den)

ProTeams

Israel-Premier Tech (Isr)

Pascal Ackermann (Ger), Guillaume Boivin (Can), Jakob Fuglsand (Den), Derek Gee (Can), Hugo Houle (Can), Krists Neilands (Lat), Jake Stewart (GB), Stephen Williams (GB)
Abandoned: Guillaume Boivin (Can, DNS stage 14), Jake Stewart (GB, DNS stage 19)

Lotto Dstny (Bel)

Cedric Beullens (Bel), Victor Campenaerts (Bel), Arnaud De Lie (Bel), Jarrad Drizners (Aus), Sébastien Grignard (Bel), Maxim Van Gils (Bel), Brent Van Moer (Bel), Harm Vanhoucke (Bel)
Abandoned: Maxim Van Gils (Bel, DNS stage 16)

TotalEnergies (Fra)

Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra), Steff Cras (Bel), Sandy Duijardin (Fra), Thomas Gachingard (Fra), Fabien Grellier (Fra), Jordan Jegeat (Fra), Anthony Turgis (Fra), Mattéo Vercher (Fra)

Uno-X Mobility (Nor)

Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor), Magnus Cort (Den), Odd Christian Eiking (Nor), Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor), Alexander Kristoff (Nor), Johannes Kulset (Nor), Rasmus Tiller (Nor), Soren Waerenskjold (Nor)

• DNF: Did not finish; DNS: Did not start; OTL: Outside the time limit

What does each stage profile at the Tour de France look like?

Saturday June 29, stage one: Florence to Rimini, 206km

Sunday June 30, stage two: Cesenatico to Bologna, 199.2km

Monday July 1, stage three: Piacenza to Turin, 230.8km

Tuesday July 2, stage four: Pinerolo to Valloire, 139.6km

Wednesday July 3, stage five: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint Vulbas, 177.4km

Thursday July 4, stage six: Mâcon to Dijon, 163.5km

Friday July 5, stage seven: Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin (individual time trial), 25.3km

Saturday July 6, stage eight: Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, 183.4km

Sunday July 7, stage nine: Troyes to Troyes, 199km

Tuesday July 9, stage 10: Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond, 187,3km

Wednesday July 10, stage 11: Évaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran, 211km

Thursday July 11, stage 12: Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 203.6km

Friday July 12, stage 13: Agen to Pau, 165.3km

Saturday July 13, stage 14: Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, 151.9km

Sunday July 14, stage 15: Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille, 197.7km

Tuesday July 16, stage 16: Gruissan to Nîmes, 188.6km

Wednesday July 17, stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy, 177.8km

Thursday July 18, stage 18: Gap to Barcelonnette, 179.5km

Friday July 19, stage 19: Embrun to Isola 2000, 144.6km

Saturday July 20, stage 20: Nice to Col de la Couillole, 132.8km

Sunday July 21, stage 21: Monaco to Nice (individual time trial), 33.7km

• All maps and stage profiles supplied by race organisers ASO