The Race
The Tour of Ain 2024
The 36th edition will take place from 13 to 15 July
Sportingly speaking, historically, the Tour de l’Ain is revealing: Thibaut Pinot, Romain Bardet, Julian Alaphilippe, Warren Barguil, David Gaudu, the current leaders of French cycling have all won their first professional victory there or revealed themselves on the ‘test. It is not a coincidence. One of the strengths of the Tour de l’Ain is its territory: a playground which, by its geographical diversity, so favorable to the practice of cycling, allows the creation of a race in stages – alternating plain and mountain – which will allow best runners to emerge at the end of an often captivating and fiercely contested race.
The Tour de l’Ain is a festive and friendly event that fully participates in the life and animation of the municipalities crossed. Its partners will develop, this year, operations to promote the use of bicycles in daily life and its health benefits.
These new actions show the importance of the commitment of the event’s partners to bring the Tour de l’Ain to life: institutional partners, stopover communities, economic partners, TV and media, organization volunteers, cycling fans and the general public…without all the actors of the territory, the Tour de l’Ain could not fully exist, thank you to everyone.
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Stage 1
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13 July pm
Saturday 13 July pm
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LAIZ (LA VEYLE C.C.)
(12h00)
BOURG-EN-BRESSE (GRAND BOURG AGGLO.)
(15h20 estim.)
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Flat
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137 km
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+1,208 m
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Stage 2
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14 July pm
Sunday 14 July pm
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SAINT-VULBAS
(11h20)
LELEX MONTS-JURA (PAYS DE GEX AGGLO.)
(15h24 estim.)
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Mountain
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155 km
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+2,931 m
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Stage 3
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15 July pm
Monday 15 July pm
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LAGNIEU (C.C. PLAINE DE L'AIN)
(11h15)
ILE CHAMBOD (CERDON VALLEE DE L’AIN)
(15h18 estim.)
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Hilly
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153 km
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+2,682 m
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Stage 1
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6 August
Wednesday 6 August
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Stage 2
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7 August
Thursday 7 August
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Stage 3
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8 August
Friday 8 August
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History
Created in 1989, the Tour de l’Ain is integrated into the calendar of the International Cycling Union (Class 2.1) and counts for the UCI Europe Tour. A classification that allows it to host 20 teams among the best teams in the world.
Taking place a few weeks after the Tour de France, a special place is given to neo-pros and development teams.
The Tour de l’Ain has thus enabled young talents such as Romain Bardet, Warren Barguil, Julian Alaphilippe, Pierre Latour or more recently David Gaudu to assert themselves alongside experienced riders such as David Moncoutié, Alexandre Vinokourov or again Thomas Voeckler.
The short and dynamic stages borrowing, on the end of the event, the reliefs of the Haut-Jura, make the Tour de l’Ain, a safe bet on the international circuit, favoring a complete runner with asserted qualities of climber.
The previous edition
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Winner
STORER Michael (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - AUS
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Second
ELISSONDE Kenny (LIDL-TREK) - FRA
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Third
PRODHOMME Nicolas (AG2R CITROEN TEAM) - FRA
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Green Jersey
STORER Michael (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - AUS
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Polka Dot Jersey
CALMEJANE Lilian (INTERMARCHE-CIRCUS-WANTY) - FRA
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White Jersey
DELBOVE Joris (SAINT MICHEL - MAVIC - AUBER93) - FRA
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Super-Combative
ELISSONDE Kenny (LIDL-TREK) - FRA
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Team Classification
GROUPAMA-FDJ
