The British Mark Cavendishcyclist group Astana, He was surprised by the brutality of what followed Tour de Francewhose route was announced this Wednesday.
The 2024 edition of the Tour de France It will start in Florence (Italy) on June 29 and end on July 21 in Nice, it will climb the Apennines and Italian Alps, French, Massif Central and Pyrenees and will include two time trials, one of them on the last day, and rocky roads for the first time in its history.
“This is probably the hardest route I’ve ever seen in a Tour. To be honest, I’m surprised at how difficult this Tour is,” said the Briton, who will be looking next summer to surpass the record for the number of stages won in Eddy Merckx.
Cavendish and the Belgian are tied with 34 stage wins each, after the Briton decided months ago to come out of retirement in pursuit of the solo record next year.
The one from Isle of Man It will have eight ‘sprint’ stages to try to achieve success. In this year’s Tour, he had to withdraw on the eighth day after a fall that caused him to break his collarbone.
Source: La Verdad
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