La Vuelta Cycle Race - 17 August to 8 September 2024

Saturday 17 August to Sunday 8 September 2024

La Vuelta Cycle Race 2024 starts in Portugal with an individual time trial around the capital city of Lisbon and remains in Portugal for 3 days before entering western Spain. The route continues through the regions of Malaga, Andalusia and Galicia and on to Northern Spain for the third week where it travels through the regions Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country, La Rioja and Burgos Province until the final day - an individual time trial in the capital city of Madrid. A total distance of 3265km.

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Sat  17  Aug   Lisbon  to  Oeiras   12km   (central Portugal)
Sun  18  Aug   Cascais  to  Ourem   194km
Mon  19  Aug   Lousa  to  Castelo Branco    191.5km
Tues  20  Aug   Plasencia  to  Pico Villuerreas   170.5km   (western Spain)
Wed  21  Aug   Fuente del Maestre  to  Sevilla   177km
Thur  22  Aug   Carrefour Jerez sur. Jerez de la Frontera  to  Yunquera   185.5km
Fri  23  Aug   Archidona  to  Cordoba   180.5km   (Malaga)
Sat  24  Aug   Ubeda  to  Cazorla   159km   (Andalusia)
Sun  25  Aug   Motril  to  Granada  178.5km   
Mon 26   Aug   REST DAY
Tues  27 Aug   Ponteareas  to  Baiona   160km   (Galicia)
Wed  28  Aug   Campus Tecnologico Cortizo.Padron  to  Campus Tecnologico Cortizo.Padron  166.5km
Thurs  29  Aug   Ourense Termal  to  Estacion de Montana de Manzaneda   137.5km
Fri  30  Aug   Lugo  to  Puerto de Ancares   176km
Sat  31  Aug   Villafranca del Bierzo  to  Villablino   200.5km
Sun  1  Sep   Infiesto  to  Valgrande-Pajares. Cuitu Negru   143km
Mon  2  Sep   REST DAY
Tues  3  Sep   Luanco  to  Lagos de Covadonga   181.5km   (northern Spain,Asturias)
Wed  4  Sep   Monumento Juan de Castillo.Arnuero  to  Santander   141.5km   (Cantabria)
Thurs  5  Sep   Vitoria-Gasteiz  to  Maeztu-Parque Natural de Izki   179.5km   (Basque Country)
Fri  6  Sep   Logrono  to  Alto de Moncalvillo   173.5km   (La Rioja)
Sat  7  Sep   Villarcayo  to  Picon Blanco   172km   (Burgos)
Sun  8  Sep   Distrito Telefonica.Madrid  to  Madrid   24.6km  (Madrid)

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Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games 2024 - Paris , France - July, August and September

Friday 26th July to Sunday 11th August 2024 - Summer Olympic Games Paris, France

Wednesday 28th August to Monday 9th September 2024 - Summer Paralympic Games Paris, France

The opening ceremony of the summer Olympic Games will take place on Friday 26th July 2024. A fleet of boats carrying athletes will sail along the Seine from Austerlitz bridge beside the Jardin des Plantes in the east to Trocadero in the west where the final shows will take place.

Most stadiums are in and around Paris but a few are in other regions of France.

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PARIS, City of Paris stadiums:
Bercy Arena  -  artistic gymnastics, basketball, trampoline gymnastics, wheelchair basketball
Champ de Mars Arena  -  judo, wrestling, para judo, wheelchair rugby
Eiffel Tower Stadium  -  beach volleyball
Grand Palais  -  fencing, taekwando
Hotel de Ville, City Hall  -  athletics
Invalides  -  archery, athletics, road cycling
La Concorde  -  basketball, cycling BMX freestyle, skateboarding, break dancing
Parc des Princes (home of Paris St Germain)  -  football
Pont Alexandre III  -  cycling road, marathon swimming, triathlon
Porte de la Chapelle Arena  -  badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, para badminton, para weightlifting
Stade Rolande Garros  -  boxing, tennis, wheelchair tennis
South Park Arena  -  handball, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, boccia, goalball, para table tennis
Trocadero  -  athletics, cycling road
nearby attractions include Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Hotel des Invalides, Jardin du Luxembourg,  Ecole Militaire, Marais Quarter, Notre Dame cathedral, Grand Palais, Place de la Concorde, Pont Alexandre III, Louvre Museum, Pont d'Iena, Trocadero, Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne, Louis Vitton Foundation, 

Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis stadiums:
Aquatics Centre  -  artistic swimming, diving, water polo
North Paris Arena  -  boxing, modern pentathlon, sitting volleyball
Stade de France  -  athletics, rugby sevens, para athletics and the Olympic closing ceremony
Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue  -  sport climbing
La Courneuve  -  para athletics, para marathon starts here  
nearby attractions include Sacre Coeur Basilica, Montmartre, Saint-Denis Basilica, Saint-Ouen flea market, stade de France, olympic and paralympic village

Paris, Hautes-de-Seine stadiums:
Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre  -  swimming, water polo, para swimming
Yves-du-Manoir stadium, Colombes  -  hockey
nearby attractions include Arche de la Defense, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, stade de France

Paris, Yvelines stadiums:
Chateau de Versailles  -  equestrian, modern pentathlon
Elancourt Hill  -  cycling mountain bike
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Golf National  -  golf
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX stadium  -  cycling BMX racing
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome  -  cycling track
nearby attractions include Chateau de Versailles

Paris, public transport  -  download a public transport application to plan route to venues and buy a Paris 2024 Pass for unlimited travel on the entire Ile-de-France transport network  -  olympics.com

Other stadiums around France:

Marseille, Bouches-de-Rhone stadiums:
Marseille Marina  -  sailing
Marseille Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Old Port, Chateau d'If, Les Calanques National Park, Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica, Iles du Frioul Archipelago, Provence region, coastline

Bordeaux Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Cite du Vin, Place des Quinconces, Saint-Andre Cathedral, Arcachon Bay, Dune du Pyla, Les Landes beaches

Loire, Saint-Etienne, Geoffroy-Guichard  Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Le Pilat Natural Park, Cite du Design, Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art, Le Corbusier Architectural Complex in Firminy, AS Etienne Museum, Loire Gorges

Lyon, Decines, Lyon Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Bouchon Lyonnais Restaurants, Notre Dame de Fourviere Basilica, Place Bellecour, Parc de la Tete d'Or, Musee des Confluences, French Alps

Nantes, Loire Atlantique, La Beaujoire Stadium  -  football
nearby attractions include Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul Cathedral, Chateau des Ducs de Bretagne, La Baule

Seine-et-Marne, Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium  -  canoe slalom, canoe sprint, rowing
nearby attractions include  Disneyland Paris theme park

Indre, Chateauroux Shooting Centre  -  shooting

Nord, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Pierre  Mauroy Stadium  -  basketball, handball
nearby attractions include Citadelle de Lille, Lille Metropole Musee d'Art Moderne, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Grand'Place, old Lille

Tahiti, French Polynesia, Teahupo'o  -  surfing
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Tour de France 2024 - Saturday 29 June to Sunday 21 July 2024

Saturday 29 June to Sunday 21 July 2024

The Tour de France 2024 starts from Florence (Firenze in italian) in the region of Tuscany in Italy, continues in the north/north-west of Italy before arriving in the Savoie region of France on Day 4. Then passes through Burgundy, Orleans on the river Loire, Cantal, Lot-et-Garonne, the Pyrennees, the Hautes-Alpes, the Alps-Maritimes and Provence. The final day begins in Monaco and ends in Nice on the Cote d'Azur. The Olympic Games are being held in Paris hence the finish in Nice this year.

Sat   29  June   Florence  to  Rimini   206km
Sun  30  June   Cesenatico  to Bologne   200km
Mon  1  July   Plaisance  to  Turin   229km
Tues  2  July   Pinerolo  to  Valloire   138km
Wed  3  July   Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne  to  Saint-Valbas   177km
Thur  4  July   Macon  to  Dijon   163km
Fri   5  July   Nuits-Saint-Georges  to  Gevrey-Chambertin   25km
Sat  6  July   Semur-En-Auxois  to  Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises   176km
Sun  7  July   Troyes  to  Troyes   199km
Mon  8  July   REST DAY  ORLEANS
Tues  9  July   Orleans  to  Saint-Amand-Montrond   187km
Wed  10  July   Evaux-Les-Bains  to  Le Lioran   211km
Thurs  11  July   Aurillac  to  Villeneuve-Sur-Lot   204km
Fri  12  July   Agen  to  Pau   171km
Sat  13  July   Pau  to  Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla D'Adet   152km
Sun  14  July   Loudenvielle  to  Plateau de Beille   198km
Mon  15  July  REST DAY  GRUISSAN
Tues  16  July   Gruissan  to  Nimes   187km
Wed  17  July   Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux  to  Superdevoluy   178km
Thurs  18 July   Gap  to  Barcelonnette   179km
Fri  19  July   Embrun  to  Isola   145km
Sat  20  July   Nice  to  Col De La Couillole   133km
Sun  21  July   Monaco  to  Nice   34km

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Roland Garros French Open - Tennis - 2024

 Sunday 26th May to Sunday 9th June 2024

The Roland Garros French Tennis Open takes place in Paris.

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Paris to Nice Cycle Race - 3 March to 10 March 2024

 Sunday 3rd March to Sunday 10th March 2024

The Paris to Nice Cycle Race starts in Yvelines Paris and finishes in Nice. The route passes through the regions of Seine-et-Marne, Saone-et-Loire, Rhone, Ardeche, Haut-Provence and the Alpes-Maritimes.

Sun  3  Mar    Yvelines, Les Mureaux  to  Les Mureaux   157.7km
Mon  4  Mar   Thoiry  to  Montargis   177.6km
Tue  5  Mar    Auxerre  to  Auxerre   26.9km  (team time trial)
Wed  6  Mar   Chalon-sur-Saone  to  Mont-Brouilly   183km
Thu  7  Mar   Saint-Saveur-de-Montagut  to  Sisteron   193.5km
Fri  8  Mar     Sisteron  to  La-Colle-Sur-Loup   198.2km
Sat  9  Mar    Nice  to  La Madone d'Utelle  104km
Sun 10 Mar   Nice  to  Nice   109.3km 

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Paris to Roubaix Elite Mens Cycle Race - 2024

 Sunday 7th April 2024

The Paris to Roubaix Elite Mens Cycle Race (often referred to as the "Hell of the North") starts in Paris and finishes in the velodrome in Roubaix.

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Paris to Roubaix Challenge - Charity Cycle Event

 Saturday 6th April 2024

Paris to Roubaix Charity Cycle Event for amateurs with an option of 3 distances:

Discovery 70km includes 8 cobbled sectors

Legendary  145km  includes 19 cobbled sectors

The Hell of the North  170km  includes 30 Cobbled sectors

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The Paris to Roubaix Elite Mens Cycle Race will take place on Sunday 7th April 2024.

Giro d'Italia Cycle Race 2024

Saturday 4th May to Sunday 26th May 2024

This Giro d'Italia cycle race "Corsa Rosa" 2024 covers a total distance of 3321.2kms, starting in Venaria Reale in the Piedmont region before crossing Bormida Valley and the Apenines. Then continuing through the regions of Liguria, Naples, Pompei, Lombardy and South Tyrol before finishing in Rome.

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Sat    4  May   Venaria Reale  to  Torino    136km
Sun   5  May   San Francesco Al Campo  to  Santuario Di Dropa (Biella)    150km
Mon  6  May   Novara  to  Fossano    165km

Tue   7  May   Acqui Terme  to  Andora    187km

Wed  8  May   Genova  to  Lucca    176km

Thu   9  May   Viareggio  to  Rapolano Terme    177km

Fri   10  May   Foligno  to  Perugia    37.2km

Sat   11  May   Spoleto  to  Prati di Tiva    153km

Sun  12  May   Avezzano  to  Napoli    206km

Mon 13  May   Rest Day

Tue  14  May   Pompei  to  Cusano Mutri (Bocca della Selva)    141km

Wed 15  May   Foiano di Val Fortore  to  Francavilla al Mare    203km

Thu  16  May   Martinsicuro  to  Fano    183km

Fri    17  May   Riccione  to  Canto    179km

Sat   18  May   Castiglione delle Stiviere  to  Desenzano del Garda  31km

Sun  19  May   Manerba del Garda  to  Livigno (Mottolino)    220km

Mon 20  May   Rest Day

Tue  21  May   Livigno  to  Santa Cristina Valgardena/St Christina in Groden (Monte Pana) 202km

Wed 22  May  Selva di Val Gardena/ Wolkenstein in Groden  to  Passo del Brocon   154km

Thu  23  May   Fiera di Primiero  to  Padova    166km

Fri   24   May   Mortegliano  to  Sappada    154km

Sat   25  May   Alpago  to  Bassano del Grappa    175km

Sun  26  May   Roma  to Roma    126km

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Rugby Union - 6 Nations - 2024

 Friday 2 February to Saturday 16 March 2024

The annual 6 Nations Rugby Union competition is between teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. 

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The dates and venues are as follows:

Fri 2 Feb     France  v  Ireland     21h  Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France
Sat 3 Feb     Italy  v  England     15h15 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
Sat 3  Feb     Wales  v  Scotland     17h45 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Sat 10 Feb   Scotland  v  France     15h15  Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sat 10 Feb   England  v  Wales     17h45  Twickenham, England
Sun 11 Feb   Ireland  v  Italy     16h   Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Southern Ireland

Sat  24 Feb   Ireland  v  Wales   15h15     Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Southern Ireland
Sat  24 Feb   Scotland  v  England   17h45     Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sun 25 Feb   France  v  Italy     16h     Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, France

Sat   9  Mar   Italy  v  Scotland     15h15   Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
Sat   9  Mar   England  v  Ireland     17h45   Twickenham, England
Sun 10 Mar   Wales  v  France     16h   Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Sat  16 Mar   Wales  v  Italy     15h15      Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Sat  16 Mar   Ireland  v  Scotland     17h45   Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Southern Ireland
Sat  16 Mar   France  v  England     21h   Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France

This year France will play their home games at Marseille and Lille stadiums instead of Paris as this city is undergoing preparations for the Olympic Games which will take place in July / August / September 2024.

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