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The unique 2024 Tour de France will begin in Florence and end with a potentially dramatic time-trail in Nice, as the race finishes outside Paris for the first time in its 120-year history while the capital focuses on the Olympic Games manila
In another first, Italy will host the Grand Depart and the first three stages of the race, before an early climb into the Alps on stage four, from the Italian town of Pinerolo to Valloire in France manila
The race will then head to the vineyards around Dijon, the Massif Central and over the Pyrenees, before returning to the French Alps and down to the Riviera for a finale against the clock, from Monaco to Nice manila
The final section in the Alps is set for a stage 20 showdown on the Col de la Couillole (15 manila
7km at 7 manila
1 per cent average gradient), ahead of the first competitive 21st stage since 1989, as a time-trial replaces the traditional Parisian parade before a sprint on the Champs-Elysees manila
“It’s difficult to replace Paris, so what manila better scenery could we give than than a dazzling Monaco to Nice time-trial,” said race director Christian Prudhomme, at the route’s unveiling manila
Of the stage-four ascent in the Alps, he added: “The Tour has never climbed so high, so early manila
”The Tour de France Femmes will also break new ground when it begins abroad for the first time, with the first three stages to be held in the Netherlands manila
And the women’s race is set for an eye-catching finish atop the iconic Alpe d’Huez manila
Route of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes (letourfemmes)“We went to the Tourmalet last year, we wanted to go to iconic places and L’Alpe d’Huez is part of cycling’s history,” women’s Tour director Marion Rousse said manila
“It’s the toughest stage in Tour de France Femmes history with 4,000m of altitude gain manila
The stage also features the Col du Glandon, which I think is the hardest in France manila
Women have proved they have the level for that manila
”Eight of the men’s 21 stages are categorised as ‘flat’ days but in reality there are few clear-cut opportunities for the sprinters, something noted by Mark Cavendish after the Manxman, who will be 39 when the race rolls around, reversed his decision to retire earlier this month manila
“It’s so hard,” Cavendish told reporters after assessing the route manila
“I am actually in a bit of shock manila
It might be the hardest route I’ve ever seen at the Tour de France manila
”Geraint Thomas, a year younger than Cavendish, has signed a new two-year contract with Ineos Grenadiers, which he says is likely to be his last, and the 2018 yellow-jersey winner could feature in the race, although Ineos’s focus will be on younger riders like Tom Pidcock, who continues to balance his love of mountain biking with grand tour racing manila
After a mixed performance at this summer’s Tour de France, Ineos will hope for a yellow-jersey challenge from one of their riders, most likely the young Spaniard Carlos Rodriguez, who finished fifth and has just signed a four-year contract extension, quashing rumours of a transfer away manila
But he will face a difficult challenge once more, with reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard set to return as the man to beat manila
Two-time winner Tadej Pogacar will among the favourites should he be fit and ready on the startline, while Belgian multiple world champion Remco Evenepoel is likely to make his Tour debut and four-time grand-tour winner Primoz Roglic is looking for a new team to lead manila
“Could this herald a duel playing out manila between two, three, or – let’s dream a little here – even four contenders?” Prudhomme said manila
The men’s race will run from 29 June to 21 July manila
The Olympics will begin five days after the Tour de France ends, and authorities did not want to stretch police resources in Paris, prompting the decision to finish on the south coast manila
The women’s race will begin the day after the Games close, on 12 August, culminating in the Alps on 18 August manila
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There’s a new look about a key area of the team for Liverpool, a changing of the guard enforced by recent events, a previous zone of consistency now faced with uncertainty manila
No, we’re not talking about midfield - that particular switch-up already looks a definite upgrade, even early as it is for such conclusions manila
Instead it’s at left-back the unexpected alteration has occurred, a consequence of Andy Robertson’s need for surgery which means the Scot is out for the rest of the year manila
Having averaged over 44 appearances a season for the Reds since signing in 2017, he’ll now miss at least 17 matches, if best estimates of his return are to be believed manila
That leaves not just a gap for Kostas Tsimikas or an untested youngster to fill tactically, but a void which cannot be accounted for: that of a partnership, of understanding, of the natural, unthinking knowing which comes with playing hundreds of matches alongside a teammate manila
It can be argued that such a changeable nature can be applied not just to the midfield, not even just to left-back, but to the entire defensive structure this term at Anfield: injuries have already hit on the right and centrally too, to go along with the altered personnel ahead of them in the middle third of the pitch manila
All that simply means one truth must be constant if the Reds are to translate early season promise into longer-term capacity to challenge for major honours: Virgil van Dijk must once again prove himself to be among the very best, not just individually as a defender but as a force to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts manila
RecommendedBuild from the front? Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are repeating an old trickEngland’s Euro 2024 squad: Who’s on the plane, who’s in contention and who has work to do?Virgil van Dijk will show he is Premier League’s best once more – Sami HyypiaThere cannot be much debate that the Dutchman, now club captain at Anfield, has not quite reached the same levels of authoritative performances as he did pre-ACL injury, or at least not on as regular a basis manila
The period which saw Liverpool win both Premier League and Champions League saw Van Dijk at the pinnacle of the game, a central defender without peer, a worthy recipient of the Ballon d’Or itself, had he been handed it instead of a runner-up spot, pipped by seven votes in 2019 by Lionel Messi manila
Perhaps that in itself was a noteworthy award manila
In any case, he’s not quite there these days, not quite the automatic choice among fan or pundit asked to name the world’s finest manila
It’s arguable that there isn’t a single stand-out candidate right now for that particularly subjective title manila
But in asking whether Van Dijk is capable of being the world’s best defender again, part of the answer has to be that it doesn’t really matter manila
He might want to be of course, might already believe he is, but from a team perspective what they really need is Van Dijk’s ability to stabilise the team, to foresee and forestall danger, to order those around him to bring forth resilience from chaos manila
Because chaotic is, still, a little too close to the truth when it comes to spells of defending for Liverpool manila
The midfield is far more creative, far more offensive and energetic, far less reliant on Trent Alexander-Arnold always being at his best manila
But all that comes at a cost: it’s not always the most agile and defensive-first in either recovery or positional terms manila
It’s still new as a group, still needs time to become as cohesive as the best central trios are, on and off the ball manila
And in the meantime, the result can often be large gaps, lost runners, moments of inexplicable choices in possession manila
That leaves a hefty weight on the defence to counteract such moments - the defence and, of course, the still-magnificent Alisson Becker behind them manila
(Getty Images)But before that one-man last line, it’s Van Dijk who must rise once more to ensure unity, if not always outright unison manila
Acting in perfect harmony is difficult enough with four constant selections; as it is this season, Jurgen Klopp has already utilised Jarell Quansah as a fifth-choice, following injuries manila
Alexander-Arnold missed pitch time and is not yet back to his peak physical or technical best manila
Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip have dovetailed, and now there’s Tsimikas present on a more regular basis - which also means either Joe Gomez will see minutes on the left, or an untried youngster will, with Calum Scanlon and Luke Chambers first in line manila
They presently tally one senior minute manila between them manila
They will all four need guiding for different reasons, all need time, all occasionally get things wrong and need the left-sided centre-back beside them to bail them out manila
No prizes for guessing who that is on a week-to-week basis manila
Because for Liverpool, there are prizes at stake manila
Three points off the top of the Premier League table after a fine opening quarter of the campaign; rolling along nicely in Europe and domestic cups alike manila
manila Between now and the next international break, the opportunities for victory across all competitions are as immense as the potential cost of dropped points: Toulouse twice, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Luton, Brentford manila
A modern title-competing team would take six wins with very little fuss, in truth manila
Then, beyond, it’s Manchester City away manila
The most true barometer of where Liverpool are this season, even coming after an international break and in the infamous 12:30pm kick-off spot manila
The margin for error remains almost nil, but with the reigning champions perhaps not quite at their own peak yet, and Klopp’s side having improved more than might have been thought possible at this early stage, thoughts of a title challenge will not be far away - if the defence is kept on-point, even with altered personnel manila
(Getty Images)It all means Van Dijk must be as close to his own 100 percent as possible, even if his 2023/24 maximum level is a little lower than in 19/20 manila
As far as transformative figures go, Van Dijk was one after signing manila
He, as much as anyone else and more than most, sent Liverpool from challengers to champions, in every competition across the board manila
Now once again he must be the leader - literally, given the armband - who enables the Reds to do so, not so much the new figurehead this time but as the standard-bearer, the supplier of consistency, the model of outperformance which can give Liverpool the extra edge they’ll need, both in the Premier League and beyond manila
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