The name of Marco Pantani will be the one that resonates the most in the second stage of the Tour de France, between Cesenatico, the city where the legendary Italian cyclist was born in 1970, and Bologna, a day of great fighting that will pay tribute to the combative character of the “Pirate”.
It will be one day after finishing the first day in Rimini, the seaside town where In 2004 the lifeless body of the winner was found from the 1998 Tour in a hotel room and in the midst of an enormous mystery that continues to fuel his legend to this day.
Riding a bicycle, with his usual offensive pose, on a sloping rock, stands the statue that pays tribute to the “Pirate” in his hometown, which also houses a museum in honor of the memory of the last cyclist who has achieved the feat of chaining the Giro and the Tour in the same season.
Precisely the challenge that the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar has set for himself, winner of the Giro by a wide margin and great favorite to win his third Tour and become the eighth to enter a club where the best are: Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard HinaultStephen Roche, Miguel Indurain and Pantani.
From Casenatico, the cyclists will head to Ravenna, the birthplace of Dante, the father of the Italian language, on a 199.2-kilometre route that will run through Emilia-Romagna, on the roads that are usually the setting for the Tour of this Adriatic region.
The first part is flatter, with a stop on the Imola circuit, where in 2020 Frenchman Julien Alaphilippe was proclaimed champion in the world, before facing the final stretch, with four difficulties in the last 50 kilometers.
Particularly in a circuit around Bologna that includes two climbs to the Cota de San Luca, third category, 1.9 kilometers with an average slope of 10.6%, the second of them with a bonus, just 12.6 kilometers away. for the goal.
Where to watch the Tour de France 2024
In Spain, the Tour of France It can be followed on television in Spain through the signal of telesport and through the platform RTVE Play. Besides, Eurosport broadcasts all the matches live through its television channels and streaming platform Max.
The television signal can also be followed through LaLiga+ y EITB.
On Teledeporte, the narration will be led by Carlos de Andrés which will be accompanied by Pedro Delgado and the guests who will attend each of the stages.
On Eurosport, the broadcast is headed by Juan Clavijo, Antonio Alix y Javier Ares with the comments of Saúl Miguel GarridoEduardo ChozasJuan Antonio Flecha Alberto Contador.
Stage 2 of the Tour: Cesenatico – Bolonia, 199.2 km
Departure time: 12:35 p.m. (10:35 GMT)
Estimated arrival time: 17.22 (15.22 GMT)
Mountain:
Monticino Hill (3a) at 124.7 km from the finish
Cota de Gallisterna (3a) a 109,9
Zocca’s Box Office Price (4th) at 60.2
Montecalvo elevation (3a) at 48.1
Cota de San Luca (3a) has 30.9
Cota de San Luca (3a) has 12.6.
2024-06-30 06:00:53
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