Paris Nice Cycle Race 9th March to 16th March 2025

Sunday 9th to Sunday 16th March 2025 

The Paris to Nice Cycle Race starts in Yvelines Paris, then passes through the Loire, Rhone, Ardeche, Alpes-Maritimes regions before finishing in Nice. 27 teams of riders covering a total distance of 1206kms.

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Mar   9    Le Perray-en-Yvelines  to  Le Perray-en-Yvelines   156.1kms

Mar 10   Montesson  to  Bellegarde   183.9kms

Mar 11   Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours  to  Nevers   28.4kms

Mar 12   Vichy  to  La Loge Des Gardes   163.4kms

Mar 13   Saint-Just-en-Chevalet  to  La Cote-Saint-Andre   203.3kms

Mar 14   Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban  to  Berre l'Etang   209.8kms

Mar 15   Nice  to  Auron   147.8kms

Mar 16   Nice  to  Nice   119.9kms

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Rugby 6 Nations 2025

 The Rugby 6 Nations tournament starts on Friday 31st January 2025 at the Stade de France stadium in Paris, France and the final matches will be played on Saturday 15th March 2025. Teams from France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy will take part.

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Fri  31 Jan   France  v  Wales   Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, France   20h15
Sat   1  Feb   Scotland  v  Italy   Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland   14h15
Sat   1  Feb   Ireland  v  England   Aviva stadium, Dublin, Ireland   16h45

Sat   8  Feb   Italy  v  Wales    Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy   14h15
Sat   8  Feb   England  v  France   Twickenham, London, England   16h45
Sun  9  Feb   Scotland  v  Ireland   Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland   15h

Sat 22  Feb   Wales  v  Ireland   Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales   14h15
Sat 22  Feb   England  v  Scotland   Twickenham, London, England   16h45
Sun 23  Feb   Italy  v  France    Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy   15h

Sat   8  Mar   Ireland  v  France   Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland   14h15
Sat   8  Mar   Scotland  v  Wales   Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland   16h45
Sun  9  Mar   England  v  Italy   Twickenham, London, England   15h

Sat 15  Mar   Italy  v  Ireland   Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy   14h15
Sat 15  Mar   Wales  v  England   Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales   16h45
Sat 15  Mar   France  v  Scotland   Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, France   20h

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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

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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.