2021 Tour de France

The 2021 Tour de France will be the 108th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three grand tours. Originally planned for the Danish capital of Copenhagen, the start of the 2021 Tour (known as the Grand Départ) was transferred to Brest due the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, with Copenhagen already hosting one of the matches in the UEFA Euro 2020 and that event also being rescheduled to 2021 due to the pandemic.[1][2] Originally scheduled for 2 to 25 July 2021, the dates were moved to 26 June to 18 July 2021 to avoid rescheduling of the 2020 Summer Olympics.

2021 Tour de France
Race details
Dates26 June – 18 July
Stages21

This would have been the first occasion on which the Tour de France has visited Denmark.[3] Denmark will now host the Grand Départ in 2022.

References
  1. "UCI confirms new Tour de France dates for 2021, avoiding Olympic Games conflict". 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Brest to host 2021 Tour de France start". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  3. "Officielt: Danmark skal afholde Tour de France-start". TV 2 Denmark. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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