The organisers of the Tour de France have announced that the 2028 race will start two weeks early due to the Los Angeles Olympic Games later in the summer.Typically, the Tour begins on either the first or second weekend of July, but with the Olympic men’s time trial currently scheduled to take place on July 19, riders would not have been able to take part in both events had the Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) not moved the dates.As it is, the 2028 Tour is now scheduled to begin on June 24 and conclude on July 16, just three days before the Olympic time trial, meaning that favourites such as reigning champion Remco Evenepoel may still need to choose between the Tour and Olympics, especially given the nine hour time difference between France and California.The Tour de France moved a week earlier to accommodate the 2024 Paris Olympics two years ago, with race organisers avoiding the traditional finish in the French capital for logistical reasons.The ASO also used their Monday afternoon announcement to confirm the location of the 2028 Grand Depart, which is set to return to the French mainland for the first time in three years, having been scheduled to take place in Barcelona this summer and the United Kingdom in 2027.