Tour de France 2024: final stage from Monaco to Nice – live

Good afternoon and welcome to the Guardian’s latest Tour de France 2024 liveblog. It’s the final stage of the Tour de France 2024 and today, the riders will be taking part in a 33.7km individual time trial from Monaco to Nice. It’s not the usual run around the sights of Paris and a race down the Champs-Élysées this year for the peloton, due to the upcoming Olympic Games in the French capital.

So, what do we have in store today? Well, I think it’s fair to say that time trials aren’t the most riveting or anticipated stage of any Tour, but today’s iteration at least has some (potentially) exciting things to look out for. Firstly, it’s not a flat time trial – the route heads from Monaco ininland towards the Col d’Èze summit via the La Turbie. That means lots of climbing and fast descents.

Secondly, this year’s Tour hasn’t been a fortunate one for the breakaways, so that’s left 10 teams so far without a win. Could there be a shock triumph in store as one of these teams push to make their mark before the Tour is over? Or will one of the big General Classification (GC) contenders bag the stage?

As always, feel free to email me with your thoughts, questions and predictions. I also love hearing where you’re following along from, so do drop that in if you want. OK, time to settle in …

First start: 1.40pm BST/2.40pm CET