NICE
In 2013, during the Tour de France’s 100th edition, Nice returned to the race route 32 years on from hosting the 1981 Grand Départ. After the opening stages in Corsica, the Orica-GreenEdge team won the team time trial, their success putting the Yellow Jersey on the shoulders of Simon Gerrans, who had already won a stage in Calvi. The Australian team held the lead for four days, with Gerrans handing it on to team-mate Daryl Impey, the first African to wear yellow. In 2020, a special Grand Départ took place in Nice, as the race was held for the first time in September as a result of the disruption to the calendar caused by the Covid pandemic. Julian Alaphilippe’s victory on the second stage enabled him to take the Yellow Jersey.
- Stage town for the 39th time
- Prefecture of the department of Alpes-Maritimes (06)
- Population: 345,000 (Niçois), 560,000 within the 51 communes comprising the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan area
