- Stage town for the 82nd time
- Prefecture of Gironde (33) and capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Population: 266,000 (Bordelais and Bordelaises)
The prefecture of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is second only to Paris in terms of Tour visits and, based on the list of winners of the 81 finishes since 1903, just about rivals it as the capital of sprinting. The greatest specialists have won either at the Lescure velodrome or on Bordeaux’s quaysides, including Rik Van Looy, André Darrigade, Walter Godefroot, Freddy Maertens, Danny Van Poppel, Erik Zabel, Mark Cavendish and, on the last visit in 2023, Jasper Philipsen. However, the record holder for stage victories in the city is Eddy Merckx, who won here four times, including three time trial successes.
