{"id":1942538,"date":"2026-05-18T14:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1942538"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:43:04","slug":"2028-tour-de-france-will-see-super-early-start-to-avoid-la-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1942538","title":{"rendered":"2028 Tour de France Will See Super-Early Start to Avoid LA Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Updated May 18, 2026 09:09AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The 2028 Tour de France is making special room for the Los Angeles Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Race organizers ASO revealed Monday the 2028 Tour de France will start at its earliest date since 1966 to avoid a clash with the Summer Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

And when Tadej Poga\u010dar, Wout van Aert, and Mathieu van der Poel have all circled Olympic gold on their to-do lists, that matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe peloton will roll out of Reims for the inaugural stage on Saturday, 24 June 2028, with the event running on a modified schedule to accommodate the Olympics,\u201d read a press note Monday.<\/p>\n

The north-eastern region of Reims \u2013 or \u201cChampagne Country\u201d \u2013 will be the first home host of the men\u2019s grand d\u00e9part<\/em> since 2025.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Tour de France rolls out of Barcelona on July 4 with a team time trial. Both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s races will start in Glasgow in 2027.<\/p>\n

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Three days between Tour de France stage 21 and Olympic time trials<\/h2>\n

The ASO\u2019s decision to advance the Tour de France to June 24 follows multiple recent examples of cycling\u2019s \u201cBig Show\u201d being forced to make way for the Games.<\/p>\n

Racing started significantly earlier in 2012 and 2024 to avoid scheduling clashes with the one event some riders prioritize over Le Tour.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s one of the few situations where the cycling superpower that is ASO is forced to bend to others\u2019 will.<\/p>\n

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For 2028, the Tour\u2019s early start moves its 21st stage to July 16, two days after the official Olympic kick-off in LA on July 14.<\/p>\n

Tour de France riders chasing Olympic medals then face a rapid turnaround and a brutal battle with trans-Atlantic jetlag. Road racing events fall particularly early in the program for LA 2028 \u2013 Wednesday 19 July for time trials, and 22 and 23 for road racing.<\/p>\n

Full stage details for the 2028 grand d\u00e9part<\/em> will be revealed in due course.<\/p>\n

The cities of Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res, \u00c9pernay, Metz, Reims, Thionville, and Verdun have been confirmed as hosts for stage starts and finishes.<\/p>\n

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The 2028 Tour will get off to a champagne start in Reims.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Jim Cotton<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Updated May 18, 2026 09:09AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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