Your cultural guide to the 2024 Tour de France: stage 3

For every stage of the 2024 Tour de France – men’s and women’s – José Been is bringing you stories about the history, castles, geology, culture, food, and people around the race. A bit of couleur locale while you enjoy lush fields of sunflowers, beautiful mountains, and pretty little villages, oh, and some bike racing too. Stage 3 is our last day on Italian soil although I was kind of confused when I saw the announcement of the route from …