Tour de France 2021: BBC Sport profiles all 21 stages

Tadej Pogacar was the first rider since Eddy Merckx (1969) to collect three jerseys in Paris at the 2020 Tour de France
Dates: 26 June – 18 July
Coverage: Live text commentary on each stage on the BBC Sport website and app

The 108th edition of the Tour de France starts in Brest on Saturday and finishes in Paris on Sunday, 18 July.

The riders will tackle two individual time trials and six mountain stages on trips to the Alps and Pyrenees as they race 3,414km around France.

BBC Sport looks at every stage of the gruelling three-week race, analysing where it could be won and lost and which riders are likely to flourish.

This page will be updated throughout the Tour with the winner and a brief report after each stage.

Saturday, 26 June – stage one: Brest – Landerneau, 197.8km

The Tour begins with an undulating stage containing six climbs, while the potential for crosswinds in the Monts d’Arree means the leading general classification teams will need to remain vigilant.

Many of the sprinters…

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