Nice hosted the final finish of the 2024 Tour de France instead of Paris. The change broke a tradition dating back decades and was made because Paris was preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The 111th Tour began in Florence, Italy, on 29 June and ended in Nice on 21 July. Rather than a ceremonial sprint on the Champs-Élysées, the final stage was a 33.7-kilometre individual time trial from Monaco to Nice. It was the first time the Tour finished outside the Paris area since the race’s modern finishing tradition began.
The unusual finale also produced a demanding sporting conclusion. Tadej Pogačar won the final time trial and secured the overall title, finishing ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. Nice had already hosted the finish of the preceding mountain stage, so the race’s final weekend was centred on the French Riviera rather than the capital. The Paris Olympics opened on 26 July, only days after the Tour ended.