The finish location for Paris-Dijon, one of the early French Classics that was first run in 1899 but has now disappeared, the capital of the Dukes of Burgundy first hosted a Tour de France stage in 1906. On the race’s last visit in July 2024, Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen took his sixth stage win. Paris-Nice and the Critérium du Dauphiné have also paused in Dijon, as did the now defunct Tour of the EEC, Grande Boucle Internationale and Route de France women’s races.
- Capital of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and the department of Côte-d’Or (21)
- Population: 160,000; 258,000 within Dijon Métropole; 538,000 within Côte-d’Or
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