The 108th edition of the Tour de France was due to visit Denmark for the first time, with the Grand Départ set to take place in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. However this was pushed back to 2022 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the city due to host matches at the postponed UEFA Euro 2020.
The 2021 Grand Départ will now be taking in the western port of Brest, hosting the start of the Tour for the fourth time, following 1952, 1974 and 2008. The dates of the 2021 Tour were brought forward by a week to avoid clashing with the postponed 2020 Olympics and will now take place from the 26th June to 18th July 2021.
2021 Tour de France Route
The 2021 route has been unveiled, with the Grand Départ in Brest in the Brittany region.
Stage 1 (Saturday 26th June 2021) – Brest to Landerneau
Stage 2 (Sunday 27th June 2021) – Perros-Guirec to Mûr-de-Bretagne (Guerlédan)
Stage 3 (Monday 28th June 2021) – Lorient to Pontivy
Stage 4 (Tuesday 29th June 2021) – Redon to Fougères
Stage 5 (Wednesday 30th June 2021) – Changé to Laval
Stage 6 (Thursday 1st July 2021) – Tours to Châteauroux
Stage 7 (Friday 2nd July 2021) – Vierzon to Le Creusot
Stage 8 (Saturday 3rd July 2021) – Oyonnax to Le Grand-Bornand
Stage 9 (Sunday 4th July 2021) – Cluses to Tignes
Rest day (Monday 5th July 2021) – Tignes
Stage 10 (Tuesday 6th July 2021) – Albertville to Valence
Stage 11 (Wednesday 7th July 2021) – Sorgues to Malaucène
Stage 12 (Thursday 8th July 2021) – Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Nîmes
Stage 13 (Friday 9th July 2021) – Nîmes to Carcassonne
Stage 14 (Saturday 10th July 2021) – Carcassonne to Quillan
Stage 15 (Sunday 11th July 2021) – Céret to Andorra la Vella (Andorra)
Rest day (Monday 12th July 2021) – Andorra la Vella (Andorra)
Stage 16 (Tuesday 13th July 2021) – El Pas de la Casa (Andorra) to Saint-Gaudens
Stage 17 (Wednesday 14th July 2021) – Muret to Saint-Lary-Soulan (Col de Portet)
Stage 18 (Thursday 15th July 2021) – Pau to Luz Ardiden
Stage 19 (Friday 16th July 2021) – Mourenx to Libourne
Stage 20 (Saturday 17th July 2021) – Libourne to Saint-Émilion
Stage 21 (Sunday 18th July 2021) – Chatou to Paris (Champs-Élysées)
Further information on the 2021 route can be accessed on the official website here.
