Tour de France 2020 was originally scheduled to start on June 27 but, like so many major sporting events in this covid-afflicted year, the dates, and the event itself, were the subject of months of doubt and discussion. In the end, the race did receive the green light and got under way with a stage of 156 kilometres that began and ended in the southern city of Nice on August 29. It was billed as a flat stage, which by comparison to what awaits the riders in the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Massif Central before the finish in Paris on September 20, it was. However, there were some steep stretches and challenging curves, which persistent rain made treacherous. This resulted in numerous crashes.

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