The field, which involved around 45,000 runners last year, will follow a new route over the final four kilometres, leaving the Bois de Boulogne and returning to the streets of the 16th district and heading for the Trocadero via La Muette.

Spectators lining the route of a race that is now sponsored by Schneider Electric will have the chance to see the runners as they start on this new final route and, by moving a few hundred metres, to see the same part of the field at the 40km mark.

The runners will finish off their day's effort by heading to the Place Victor Hugo and then to Porte Dauphine before the traditional finish on Avenue Foch.

The main part of the race will see the field setting off as usual from the Champs-Élysées and then taking in the Place de la Concorde, the Opera Garnier, the Rue de Rivoli, the Louvre Museum, City Hall, Opera Bastille and the Bois de Vincennes.

After going through the halfway point the runners will move towards the quays of the Seine, with panoramic views of some of the capital’s most notable sights including Notre-Dame, the Musee d’Orsay, the Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower before heading towards the Bois de Boulogne.