With the route cut to 89 kilometres, down from the 133 originally planned, the final stage of the Grande Boucle is set to be decidedly Parisian.
Due to "the exceptional situation linked to the fires " in the south-west of France, the riders still in the race did not pass through Yvelines and headed straight to the capital by bus.
A longer course would have been harder to secure, as the Interior Ministry has redeployed part of the police and gendarmerie forces assigned to the Tour to bolster efforts to fight the flames in Gironde.
Under the revised route, the start will be given at 17:50. The peloton will complete two extra laps of the Champs-Élysées before tackling the Montmartre hill circuit, then return to the famous Paris avenue for a finish scheduled around 19:45.
As last year and during the Paris Olympic Games, the riders will have to climb the spectacular Rue Lepic three times, where a large crowd has already gathered to support them in their effort before the final sprint.
