US EditionTour de France's new Montmartre climb could be a game changer. It sparks controversy
- In an unexpected move for July 2025, the Tour de France’s concluding day will include a challenging ascent through Montmartre, adding a new element to the race's traditional finale.
- Organizers introduced the Montmartre climb to create a more dynamic finale, despite some top riders and sprinters opposing this change to the customary sprint finish.
- The narrow, cobbled Montmartre climb in the densely packed peloton could force teams to revise strategies and increase the stage's unpredictability.
- Marc Madiot warned that slight rain could make the final day treacherous, while Remco Evenepoel lamented that sprinters would lose a rare chance to sprint on the Champs-Élysées.
- The inclusion of Montmartre could decide the yellow jersey in Paris if the general classification stays close, implying significant implications for the race's outcome and tradition.
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Tour De France: the Influence of the Olympics 2024, Macron's boost... How the Montmartre Dream Came True
From the dream of the organizers to the intervention of the head of state, the project of passing the last stage of the Tour by Montmartre was a race of obstacles where "the JO method" eventually prevailed.
The Last Stage of the Tour Will Pass Three Times by Montmartre
After the last week, having announced the passage by Montmartre, the Tour organisation presented today the last stage, on 27 July and which will have a total of 132.3 kilometres, between Mantes-la-Ville and the Camps Elísios, in the French capital. The three passages by Monmartre, a fourth category, integrated into a circle of 16.8 kilometers, will be obliged to reduce from eight to three traditional passages in the Elísios Camps. As in the Pari…
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