PARIS: The Tour de France’s bursting with history is causing a stir. The walking world has been rifling since competition organizers announced plans last week to hike the iconic Montmartre hills in Paris during the last step in July. May the walk really determine the Tour champion? Or destroy the last sprint by introducing military uncertainty to a day that is typically celebratory? That will have to be seen, I suppose. However, one thing seems sure: The period will be spectacular. At the last year’s Olympics, large masses crowded the streets of Montmartre, which is a popular tourist destination and offers stunning views of Paris, to clap on users. Tour organizers announced this month that riders competing in cycling’s biggest competition this summer would ascend the Montmartre hills and go beneath the Sacre-Coeur cathedral before “battling it out on a stage that does split from the traditions established over the past 50 years in the heart of the capital” in response to the hectic atmosphere and willing to build on the momentum. The Tour last period is typically ritual until a sprint decides the day’s Champs-Elysees winner. Due to a conflict with the Olympics, the last period of last year’s competition was moved to Nice instead of outside Paris for the first time since 1905. The famed avenue is back on the schedule this year for the 3, 320-kilometer (2, 060-mile ) race’s conclusion. The stage’s dynamics could be drastically altered by the rough Montmartre climb. Pure athletes will likely be dropped before they can thrive for the period win if the valley is located just a few kilometers away from the finish line or has been climbed several times. The yellow jersey itself might be decided in Paris if the overall categorization is unbalanced in the lead up to the final step. Users unsatisfied Full facts of the course will be revealed at a news conference on Wednesday. Organisers are working with Paris government and the Prefecture of Police to ensure the safety of the competition on the cobble and narrow roads of the region, which is about twice as large as it was at the Olympics. However, some of the top riders have already expressed their opposition to the addition. Two-time Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard stated to reporters this week,” Montmartre was nice to do in the Olympics, it seemed good, a lot of people, and a really good atmosphere. There were only 15 riders left in the group when they arrived at Montmartre, according to the report. And on a very steep climb, 150 men will be competing for positions when we complete the Tour de France. It might turn out to be more stress than they desire. Even Remco Evenepoel, who won the gold medal in the time trial and the Olympic men’s road race last year, opposes the idea. In the first week of the Tour, there will be enough positioning battle, he declared to sports media Sporza. ” With Montmartre added, that would mean we have to do the same on the last day. By that point, we will be exhausted enough. Evenepoel lamented the fact that sprinters would lose a rare chance to claim a prestigious victory on the famed avenue. He said,” They have a great chance every year to win the Champs-Elysees.” That chance is then taken away from them. Montmartre, in my opinion, is a pointless obstacle. The stage might become more challenging due to the bad weather on the final day, according to Marc Madiot, the team’s manager. He told RMC Radio,” It’s not going to be easy for the riders,” referring to a slight rainfall in Paris. Do you want a performance? Do you want to travel to Paris? Do you want to honor the Olympics? We might be let down if we anticipate a true race. And if there is a real race, we will put everything in jeopardy if it comes. The women’s race begins on July 26 in the Brittany town of Vannes, and the Tour begins in Lille, which is in the city of Lille on July 5.
