Tour de France race organisers have anointed the Italian city of Florence as the starting point for the 2024 edition of the world's most prestigious cycle race.
The 2024 Tour de France is set to begin in Florence with the Grand
Départ taking place in Italy for the first time in the event's
119-year history, but will not finish in Paris due to proximity with
the Olympic Games.
Starting the 2024 Tour de France in Florence will fix an "incongruity" and celebrate Italian cycling, race director Christian Prudhomme told AFP on Wednesday as he confirmed the first-ever Italian Grand…