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Trekking Mont Blanc

Excellent tour guide and well balanced trekking your.

Mont Blanc Explorer

Amazing!!! Wonderful view Alvaro our guide was excellent

Hiking in the Dolomites

Great value for money. Excellent travel company.

Mont Blanc Highlights

Excellent guide and chalet host!

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From Prague to Zurich

The tour was good overall, though more knowledge from the guide would have been appreciated.

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The French Riviera - Monaco-Monte Carlo, Cannes, Nice, Antibes

I enjoyed the trip and everything was well organized.

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Contrasts of Switzerland (8 Days)

The weather was great and the scenery was spectacular!

• €100 deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

Prague, Munich and Austria ( 7 days )

hotels in prague and vienna not coveniently located 2 lots of free time in prague were in the same place! not good planning. tour guides gave only minimal information about what we were seeing from the bus

4 Days NORTHERN LAKES TOUR - from Milan

Overall the tour arrangement was fine, in particular the hotel accommodations for the three nights are fine.

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Country Roads of Switzerland (Classic, 14 Days)

It was an exceptional tour with extensive knowledge and exhuberant personality.

Switzerland and Italy

I highly recommend booking your solo trip or family holiday with these guys.

Self-Guided Hiking: Alpe Adria Trail - 8 Days

The accommodation was a lovely guesthouse just in front of the river, we Had a large clean Room with wooden furniture.

Slovenia Hiking: Alpe Adria Trail 5days- self guided

Hotels are good, nature is beautiful, the trails are not too difficult if you have some hiking experience.

Scenic Switzerland by Train

The trip was well organized and our guide, Marco, was excellent.

The mountains were extraordinary. What an awesome landscape and the hiking difficulties were challenging at times but not undoable.

• 10% deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

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TourRadar did a fine job of making the purchase of my Tour du Mont Blanc easy and accurate.

Great value for money. Good tour guide. Excellent travel company. Some days the hiking was a bit light. Would have given it 5 stars if the hiking was every day. Also tourradar/intrepid could also consider providing a higher cost tour where we stay at different refuges every day. This will reduce the transportation constraints and time and increase the Dolomites amazing experience.

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Tour of the Alps: Tobias Foss wins stage 1 as GC contenders emerge

A long sprint by Tobias Foss (Ineos Grenadiers) from a late break of four riders netted the former world time trial champion victory in stage 1 of the Tour of the Alps.

Foss beat Chris Harper (Jayco-AIUIa), Esteban Chaves (EF Education-EasyPost) and Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R) after a quartet of riders attacked from a lead group of favourites close to the finish in Cortina.

Geraint Thomas finished sixth at three seconds, after being part of the major 11-rider selection. 

The key move of the 133 stage came on the second and final ascent and descent of the second category Penone climb, which saw the break to go clear.

Tentative attacks by Harper and Foss’ teammate Geraint Thomas shook up the leading move in the closing kilometres, but despite several late surges, Foss was the fastest in a drawn-out sprint, taking both the stage and the top spot on GC.

For both Foss and Ineos Grenadiers, taking an early victory at the Tour of the Alps has major resonance. 

It is Foss’ first win in a road race rather than a time trial and the first for the team he only joined last winter. After a slow and disappointing start to the year, the British team have now claimed two wins in as many days following Tom Pidcock’s triumph in the Amstel Gold Race.

It remains to be seen if Foss, not well-known as a climber, can defend his lead in the mountainous five-day race in Italy and Austria. However the presence of Thomas in the front group will certainly ensure the British team will have at least two cards to play in the four days of racing to come.

How it unfolded

Seven riders provided the early entertainment on the opening stage of the Tour of the Alps in the vineyard north of Trento, powering off the front of the peloton even before they had reached the first classified climb of the race, the very long but comparatively gentle cat.3 Andalo. 

Kyrlo Tsarenko (Corratec-Vini Fantini), Asier Etxeberria (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Nicklas Pedersen (TDT-Unibet), Mattia Bais and Andrea Garosio (both Polti Kometa), Simon Pellaud (Tudor Pro Cycling) and Masaki Yamamoto (JCL-Team UKYO) forged a move that gained a maximum of four minutes, with Pedersen eventually drifting back to the peloton and the remaining six doing their utmost to keep the bunch at bay.

Ineos Grenadiers, fielding one of the strongest teams in the race, did much of the initial work to keep the half-dozen within a reasonable distance. But the six held a three-minute advantage as they climbed the first of the two ascents of the key climb of the day, the category 2 Penone climb.  

The Penone’s 12% lower slopes almost instantly saw Japanese National Champion Yamamoto in trouble, followed by Tsarenko and the gradient clipped almost a minute’s advantage off the breakaway. 

No attacks materialised in the peloton but it was reduced to 50 riders, mostly thanks to Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale stepping on the collective accelerator in the second half of the rolling climb.

Come the summit, only Polti-Kometa teammates Bais and Garosio remained ahead of the break, ably conserving a 2:30 advantage as they dived down the technical, twisting descent and onto the much flatter valley floor below. 

Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale continued to drive behind, though, lining out the peloton and shredding the gap. Largely as a result, even before Bais and Garosio reached the Penone for a second time, their team car had already been told to pull over and wait for the bunch on the side of the road.

In less than a kilometre of the second assault of the Penone, the Polti-Kometa duo were caught, with Decathlon’s Valentin Paret-Peintre forcing the pace for his leader Ben O’Connor, tucked in just behind. 

Closely shadowed by Romain Bardet (Team dsm-fermenich-PostNL), Paret-Peintre’s insistent pressure too a significant toll on the peloton, but most of the main players, including Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) remained in the game in a front group of some 30 riders.

2023 race runner-up Hugh Carthy (EF Education-Easy Post) pushed hard over the summit, with 17 kilometres to go, a move which Bardet and Carthy’s teammate Esteban Chaves were quickest to counter, shattering the front of the race. 

The difficult descent further ensured that the splits remained in place, and a group containing Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious), Thomas, Harper, Amanuel Ghebreigzhabhier (Lidl-Trek), Bardet and Chaves formed just as the race left the Penone behind for good. 

O’Connor then quickly bridged across, along with Juanpe Lopez (Lidl-Trek), Paret-Peintre, Foss (Ineos Grenadiers) and Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), and the presence of so many top names all but ensured a strong initial collaboration, despite some discussions between Foss and and Lopez and then Thomas and Lopez. 

An attack by Harper with three kilometres failed to work out and risked destroying the fragile collaboration, with Movistar doggedly leading the chase. 

A long surge by Geraint Thomas proved unsuccessful and it was only when Chaves chanced his arm with one kilometre to go that a group of four went clear: O’Connor, Chaves, Harper and Foss got a gap and didn’t look back. 

Chaves went from a long way on the rising finish in Kurtinig but Foss was quick to play his own card, too, and in a sprint that took the four all the way through the twisting, cobbled finishing straight and under the gantries, the Norwegian stayed ahead to win.

Only three seconds separate the four stage leaders from their seven breakaway companions, though, making this early skirmish more a statement of intent than a major battle.

Held entirely in neighbouring Austria, stage 2 from Salorno to Stans could well continue the pattern of an early break and some flurries of GC action late on a category 2 climb, in this case the Gnadenwald, peaking out some 16 kilometres from the finish.

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Hollywood & media deaths in 2024: photo gallery & obituaries, jennifer lopez cancels summer tour to spend time with “her children, family & close friends”.

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Jennifer Lopez has canceled her entire 2024 summer tour.

“I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” Lopez said in a statement on her official tour page. “Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. Until next time…”

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Representatives for Live Nation , which was promoting the “This Is Me… Live” tour, said, “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family, and close friends.”

Lopez had quietly canceled seven dates in March for the struggling tour, her first in five years, which has been plagued by low ticket sales. In April, it was announced that the tour had been rebranded from the “This Is Me…Now” tour to  “This Is Me…Live/The Greatest Hits,” which the hope that familiar material would goose ticket sales.

It has been 10 years since Lopez’s most recent studio LP, 2014’s  A.K.A. , and 22 years since 2002’s  This Is Me … Then  gave her two of her biggest hit singles in “Jenny from the Block” and the chart-topper “All I Have.” Before that, she hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “If You Had MY Love,” “I’m Real” and “Ain’t It Funny.”

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Lopez had recently been out promoting her new movie,  Atlas , with Simu Liu, which premiered on Netflix last week.

The Black Keys also canceled the upcoming North American leg of their “International Players Tour” this week. Concert dates suddenly were deleted from the band’s social media pages and official website without explanation, but fans had complained on social media of high ticket prices, which ranged from $100-$300.

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Taylor swift performs in portugal for first time, praises crowds for eras tour love during emotional speech: “took my breath away”.

The superstar singer performed in Portugal for the first time ever over the weekend at back-to-back, sold-out shows at Estádio da Luz on the European leg of her Eras Tour.

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In a nearly two-decade career, Taylor Swift had never performed in Portugal…until this weekend.

The superstar singer brought The Eras Tour to Lisbon for back-to-back, sold-out stops at Estádio da Luz in Portugal’s capital city. It was a weekend Swift said she won’t ever forget — and she’s already committed to coming back.

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Swift, long praised for an authentic connection to her die-hard fans and for expressing gratitude for those who fill her arenas, delivered a pair of shows for Lisbon that those in attendance won’t soon forget either. When the Lisbon dates went on sale last July, tickets reportedly sold out within 2.5 hours. That’s a shorter amount of time than the concert itself, which kicked off at 8:15 p.m. and continued for three hours and fifteen minutes, ending with fireworks over the outdoor arena as she capped off the Midnights era with “Karma.”

Taylor Swift takes the stage for her first show ever in Portugal, speaking Portuguese and kicking off the show in Lisbon #TSTheErasTour 🎥: @chrissgardner pic.twitter.com/RrqXZ47HtG — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 24, 2024

The Eras Tour has been revamped for the European leg in the wake of Swift’s latest release, The Tortured Poets Department . She debuted songs from the album on the first European dates that kicked off earlier this month in Paris before continuing on to Stockholm and then Lisbon. But she saved one of the tracks, “Fresh Out the Slammer,” for a live debut in Lisbon during the surprise songs portion of the show.

“One of my favorite things about the Eras Tour is that, for me, it feels like going back through all of my favorite memories of getting to play shows for the last nearly 20 years of my life because we’ve gone on tour for almost every album I’ve ever put out,” Swift told the audience. “My big regret was that we didn’t get to take all of those tours to all of the places where I wanted to take them. And we absolutely should have come to Portugal on every single tour. This is not a mistake I will ever be making again. We are always going to come to Lisbon.”

Part of the reason for her early committal can surely be chalked up to how the crowd responded to seeing Swift for the first time in Portugal. The screams were, at times, deafening, and she received cheers for speaking Portuguese at several points during the show. (“Muito obrigada,” she said upon taking the stage; at two other points she asked for help by summoning security for distressed fans.)

During the Folklore/Evermore era, while Swift was seated at the piano, the audience erupted with cheers and applause that carried on for more than three minutes . So much so that the lights in the venue came on and Swift seemed caught off guard by the impromptu showing of love. She planted her hands on her head and said, “Oh my god. I love you.”

It’s official, I left my 🤍 in Lisbon. My first time in Portugal and you all made me feel like I was right at home. I’ll seriously never forget the way you treated us, the overwhelming love and passion and hands in the air and dancing and how you screamed every lyric!! Muito… pic.twitter.com/4KFQzl7U0j — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) May 26, 2024

Back to Friday night: “This crowd has been one of the most memorable crowds I’ve ever played for. I think every time I’m not here from now on, I’m going to be wanting to come back here.”

See key moments from the show below as well as the setlist, organized by era.

Taylor Swift performs "Fresh Out the Slammer" from #TSTTPD live for the first time during #TSTheErasTour in Lisbon, Portugal pic.twitter.com/CTa9L2VQNq — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 24, 2024

"I love you, it's ruining my life" – Taylor Swift performs "Fortnight" from #TSTTPD at #TSTheErasTour in Lisbon, Portugal pic.twitter.com/1ILljXgZ79 — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 24, 2024

A romantic scene unfolds in Lisbon as a man proposes to his girlfriend as Taylor Swift performs “Love Story" at #TSTheErasTour . And she said, “Yes!” Via: @chrissgardner pic.twitter.com/YTQoIS75Ku — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 24, 2024

“Ayuda por favor,” Taylor Swift says as she tries to get security to help a distressed fan, her second time stopping to help someone in need tonight at #TSTheErasTour in Lisbon pic.twitter.com/3cMVb6J7IP — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 24, 2024

Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams says she is inspired by how much fans love Taylor Swift as the band opens the Portugal stop on #TSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/IOMy8EAJVy — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 24, 2024

Eras Tour Lisbon Setlist

“Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince” “Cruel Summer” “The Man” “You Need to Calm Down” “Lover”

“Fearless” “You Belong With Me” “Love Story”

“22” “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” “I Knew You Were Trouble” “All Too Well”

“Enchanted”

“…Ready for It?” “Delicate” “Don’t Blame Me” “Look What You Made Me Do”

Folklore/Evermore

“Cardigan” “Betty” “Champagne Problems” “August” “Illicit Affairs” “My Tears Ricochet” “Marjorie” “Willow”

“Style” “Blank Space” “Shake It Off” “Wildest Dreams” “Bad Blood”

The Tortured Poets Department

“But Daddy I Love Him / So High School” “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” “Down Bad” “Fortnight” “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart”

Surprise songs

“Lavender Haze” “Anti‐Hero” “Midnight Rain” “Vigilante Shit” “Bejeweled” “Mastermind” “Karma”

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Welcome to the 2023 alps tour grand final presented by auralis limitless lighting .

Cavaso del Tomba, October 16 th  2023  – After a 13-week season, it’s time for the season-ending event, the  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by AURALIS Limitless Lighting . To be eligible to participate in the sought-after final, professional or amateur players must have participated in at least 5 events in 3 different countries. The first 50 professional players and ranked amateurs inside the ‘Top 50’ are eligible to compete. To compete in the final, besides being inside the ‘Top 50’ each player must be an  Alps Tour  member.

At the end of this week’s event, the top 5 players in the  Alps Tour Order of Merit  rank will earn a  Challenge Tour  category 12b card for the 2024 season.

Current Order of Merit Leader and a 2-times winner this season, Ireland’s  Ronan Mullarney  has already secured himself one of the five coveted  Challenge Tour  cards that are up for grabs this week. Alongside him, Netherland’s  Kiet Van der Weele , who captured 3 wins his season, automatically earned himself a category 12a  Challenge Tour  card for the 2023 and the 2024 season.

The  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by AURALIS Limitless Lighting  will occur in Northeaster Italy, at Asolo Golf Club  in Cavaso del Tomba from October 18 th – 20 th  2023. This is the 1 st  time that  Asolo Golf Club  will host the  Alps Tour Grand Final  and 9 years since it last hosted an  Alps Tour  regular tournament.

On Tuesday 17 th October, with a shot-gun start at 11:00 am local time, the traditional best ball aggregate to Par Pro-Am will occur with approximately 20 teams participating.

Being the last event of the season, the best-ranked players will be competing for the  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by AURALIS Limitless Lighting  title, but more importantly, they will attempt to earn one of the 5 eagerly desired  2024 Challenge Tour  cards that will be assigned to the top 5 ranked players in the Order of Merit at the end of this week’s event.

In the field this week, all of this season’s winners will be present, which include:  Jack Floydd  winner of the season opener,  Quim Vidal , a three-times winner this season  Kiet Van der Weele , a two-times winner and the most recent winner  Ronan Mullarney ,  Luca Cianchetti ,  Jose Manuel Pardo Benitez ,  Lars Keunen ,  Manfredi Manica ,  Gianmaria Rean Trinchero and  Oihan Guillamoundeguy .

The 49 players in the field this week are competing for a prize fund of €50,000 and 60,000 points. The winner of the  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by AURALIS Limitless Lighting  will earn € 10,000 and 9,500 Order of Merit points.

The tournament format is a 54 holes stroke play, 18 holes a day with no cut. In case of a tie for 1st place at the conclusion of the 54 holes, there will be a sudden-death playoff to determine the winner of the  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by AURALIS Limitless Lighting .

The most recent winner of the tournament is Ireland’s  Jonathan Yates , who won the event in 2022, held at  Modena Golf & Country Club .

For the most up-to-date entry list, click here .

Asolo Golf Club  is home to 27 holes of golf (red, green, and yellow courses) and the  Asolo Golf Academy  for players of all levels. The 27 holes at  Asolo Golf Club , were developed by  European Golf Design . It was founded in 1995 by a group of entrepreneurs, including  Gilberto Benetton,  and the current President of the Golf Club is  Christian Benetton .

The  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by AURALIS Limitless Lighting , will be played on  Asolo Golf Club ‘s Red and Green course, which is what is usually selected for tournament play. The course will be set up as a 6283 meters, Par 72. The red course allows players to make a few mistakes despite having vast, undulating greens and deep bunkers. On the other hand, the green course is shorter and more technical, with narrow fairways, many water obstacles, and a challenging final 3 holes.

Asolo Golf Club, host of this week’s tournament. Photo Credit: Asolo Golf Club

Beyond the golf,  Asolo Golf Club  offers a well-equipped fitness center with a sauna, massage room, and relaxation area, a soccer field, a children’s playground, and tennis courts. During the summertime, there is also a swimming pool surrounded by greenery.  Asolo Golf Club  also has a guesthouse and a large conference room.

Tournament Promoter

The  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final Presented by AURALIS Limitless   Lighting  is promoted directly by the  Alps Tour .

For this event, we are grateful to have  AURALIS Limitless   Lighting  as the tournament presenting sponsor.  Auralis   is the first integrated industrial hub in the lighting field. A unique, vertical, and comprehensive group of excellence that defines a new era in the lighting sector through a strong drive for technological innovation, the pursuit of beauty, and a clear mission aimed at promoting the culture of light as a tool to improve the quality of people’s lives.

The tournament also has numerous sponsors and partners such as:  Ricoh ,  GAS Milano 1984 ,  Battistella Golf ,  Extreme Factory ,  Imball Veneta ,  Golf 2.0 Megastore ,  Twïntee ,  Federazione Italiana Golf ,  Fédération Française de Golf ,  Real Federación Española de Golf  and  Österreichischer Golf-Verband .

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Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour: 'I am completely heartsick and devastated'

NEW YORK -- Jennifer Lopez has canceled her 2024 North American tour, representatives for Live Nation confirmed to The Associated Press.

"Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends," they said in a statement.

The tour was to be her first in five years, in support of her first solo album in a decade, "This Is Me.... Now" and its companion film.

The tour was scheduled to kick off on June 26 in Orlando, Florida, and conclude in Houston on Aug. 31. Live Nation shared that attendees who purchased tickets through Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded.

Lopez offered her own statement to fans on her OntheJLo website and newsletter, writing, "I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn't do this if I didn't feel that it was absolutely necessary."

She continued: "I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. Until next time..."

"This Is Me... Now" was released early this year, 20 years after her hit album, "This Is Me... Then." Lopez told the AP that the new album was a "miracle," and "a second chance. And I'd love to capture this moment in time the way that album captured that moment in time."

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Turns out Jennifer Lopez will not be getting loud after all.

On The JLo newsletter subscribers received an email from Lopez on Friday, stating "Representatives for Live Nation announced today that the Jennifer Lopez US Summer 2024 Tour 'THIS IS ME...LIVE' is canceled."

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"Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends," the announcement stated.

Lopez then offered a personal message to her fans.

"I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn't do this if I didn't feel that it was absolutely necessary," Lopez wrote. "I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. Until next time..."

CNN confirmed the tour's cancellation with a representative for Live Nation. Lopez was set to perform at Allstate Arena in Rosemont on July 26.

"For those who purchased through Ticketmaster, tickets will automatically be refunded - there is nothing further fans need to do," the company shared in an email response to CNN, echoing what Lopez shared with her fans. "For those who purchased via third-party resale sites such as SeatGeek, StubHub, VividSeats, etc. - please reach out to your point of purchase for more details.

The news comes amid recent reports Lopez and her husband Ben Affleck have been living apart. CNN has reached out to representatives for both stars for comment.

The couple married in July 2022. Lopez's tour was scheduled to kickoff June 26 in Orlando.

ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.

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Countdown to the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné: Excitement Mounts in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

The eight-day mini-Tour de France begins this Sunday with a 174.8 km stage and features top contenders, diverse stages, and the iconic Yellow Leader’s Jersey.

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Like many European bike races, the Critérium du Dauphiné (we just call it “the Dauphiné”) was originally created to promote a local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, a provincial newspaper that covers the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France—the area that the race calls its home. In fact, the race was actually called the “Dauphiné Libéré” until 2010, at which point it was taken over by the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), the organizers of the Tour de France .

The race highlights one of the most beautiful regions in France, an area that includes the Alps, Mont Ventoux, and the Massif Central. This gives the organizers lots of options when it comes to building a challenging course, and they often create stages that mirror those in the upcoming Tour de France. This is one of the main reasons why it’s a popular dress rehearsal for General Classification riders hoping to be at their best for the French grand tour.

And it’s not uncommon for riders to win the Critérium du Dauphiné and then the Tour de France six weeks later. Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard-Hansen did it last year with Jumbo-Visma. Team Sky made winning both races a habit in the 2010s, with Britons Chris Froome winning both events in 2013, 2015, and 2016, and Geraint Thomas winning the Dauphiné-Tour combo in 2018.

It’s also a race that has traditionally favored Americans. Five riders from the United States have won the prestigious event in its 75-year history, and we wouldn’t be surprised if America makes it six by the time the race wraps up on the Plateau des Glières next Sunday.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné, one of the most exciting and important week-long stage races of the season:

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This year’s Dauphiné covers 1203.8 km (746 mi) spread over eight stages. The race begins Sunday with Stage 1, a jagged road stage around Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule that–despite three categorized climbs early in the stage–should end with a field sprint.

But Monday’s Stage 2, a 142-kilometer road stage that begins in Gannat, definitely won’t. That stage contains four categorized climbs, including two Category 2 ascents on the way to an uphill finish on the Col de la Loge. This could be an early day for the Dauphiné’s General Classification contenders to try and take the yellow leader’s jersey. If they don’t, the stage will certainly go to a breakaway filled with puncheurs .

Stage 3 continues this year’s punchy trend with a hilly route filled with five categorized climbs. The 181.2-kilometer stage begins in Celles-sur-Durolle and ends with an uphill finish on the Category 3 climb to Les Estables, a 3.8km climb with an average gradient of 5.2 percent.

Wednesday brings Stage 4, a 34.4-kilometer individual time trial from Saint-Germain-Laval to Neulise. This should cause the first real shuffling of the General Classification of the race, with men like Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) among the favorites to win the stage and take the yellow jersey.

Thursday’s Stage 5 is the longest stage of the Dauphiné, a 200.2-kilometer ride from Amplepuis to Saint-Priest. Even with four categorized climbs spread throughout the stage. This should be the last chance for the sprinters–unless a breakaway ruins their plans.

And then come the mountains, starting with Friday’s Stage 6, a 173.2-kilometer stage that starts in Hauterives and ends with a summit finish on the hors categorie (“Beyond Category”) Collet d’Allevard, an 11.1km climb with an average gradient of 8.1-percent.

Starting in Albertville, Stage 7 is even harder, with four Category 1 ascents and then a summit finish on the hors categorie climb to the Samoëns 1600 ski resort–all crammed into just 145.5 km. The climb to Samoëns 1600 is a beast: 10 km long, the climb averages 9.3 percent–and even that’s a bit misleading thanks to the opening kilometer’s 3.3 percent average gradient. With over 4,200m of elevation gain, this is the hardest stage in this year’s Dauphiné.

But just in case the race hasn’t been decided yet, Stage 8 ends the week with a bang. Beginning in the town of Thônes–near the base of the Category 1 Col de la Forclaz de Montmin–the 152.5km stage takes the riders over three categorized climbs before yet another summit finish, this time on the Category 1 Plateau des Glières. This is another short, intense stage that should provide an exciting conclusion to the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné.

NBC’s Peacock ($5.99/month or $59.99/year) streams all events organized by A.S.O., which means you can watch the Dauphiné in June and then the Tour de France in July. If you’re looking for ad-free coverage, you’ll need a subscription to Peacock Premium Plus , which runs $11.99 per month or $119.99 for the year.

The Peacock app is available on Roku, Apple devices, Android and AndroidTV devices, Google platforms, Chromecast, Xbox consoles, PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles, VIZIO SmartCast TVs, and LG Smart TVs. You can also watch online via the Peacock website.

If you’re in Canada, FloBikes ($29.99/month CDN) is the best way to watch the Critérium du Dauphiné with all eight stages available live and on-demand on FloBikes.com , the FloSports IOS app, and the FloSports app for Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Apple TV.

If you have cable and prefer conventional television viewing, each stage of the Dauphiné will be shown on CNBC. This year, the network looks set to show replays, as–according to NBC’s website–Stage 1 is scheduled to air at 1:00 p.m. EDT, a few hours after the stage is expected to end.

The Critérium du Dauphiné will be broadcast in the United Kingdom and around Europe on Discovery+ , which carries Eurosport ’s live coverage. The Basic plan is priced at £3.99 per month or £39.99 annually in the UK (7-day free trial included), and it can be integrated into your Amazon Prime Video account.

As it did the year before (sorta), the 2023 Critérium du Dauphiné served as a bit of a crystal ball heading into the Tour de France, with Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard and Jumbo-Visma dominating the race from start to finish. In all, the Dutch super-team won four stages, with France’s Christophe Laporte winning Stages 1 and 3 (and the green jersey as the winner of the Points Classification) and Vingegaard winning Stages 5 and 7 on his way to winning the race overall. The Dane won his second consecutive Tour de France six weeks later.

Great Britain’s Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) finished second–he went on to finish third at the Tour de France–and Australia’s Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroën Team) finished third. Spain’s Carlos Rodriguez won the white jersey as the Dauphiné’s Best Young Rider, and Italy’s Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) won the polka dot jersey as the Dauphiné’s King of the Mountains.

Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe)

Roglič won the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2022 and is once again using the French WorldTour stage race as a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France. The Slovenian was one of the victims of the horrible crash in April’s Itzulia Basque Country –the same crash that took down Vingegaard, who won’t be participating in this year’s Dauphiné due to his injuries (he’s at a training camp instead).

Roglič abandoned the Basque race immediately–despite being the race leader at the time–but he was among the less injured of the riders who went down. So, while he was forced to skip the Ardennes Classics, he remained largely on track for the Tour.

The Dauphiné will be his last stop before heading to the Grand Depart in Florence, and his performance here will go a long way toward determining whether or not he has a realistic chance of winning his first Tour de France. And his BORA-hansgrohe team is stacked, with basically all the riders we expect to support the Slovenian at the Tour joining him at the start, including Australia’s Jai Hindley, who won a stage and spent a day in the yellow jersey in last year’s Tour de France–and won the 2022 Giro d’Italia .

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step)

Evenepoel was another victim of the Basque crash that took down Vingegaard and Roglič–the Belgian broke his right clavicle and scapula. That wiped out the rest of his spring program, but now he’s healed and back on his bike–and reports say that his training is going well. Like most competitors, the Dauphiné will be the Belgian’s last test before the Tour. He’s likely targeting the time trial–he’s the reigning world champion in the discipline–but we’re more eager to see how he fares against the other contenders on the summit finishes at the end of Stages 6, 7, and 8. We’re also curious to see how his team–which has traditionally been built more for one-day classics–handles itself against proven stage race squads like BORA, Visma, and INEOS.

Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers)

Rodríguez finished ninth overall and won the white jersey as the Best Young Rider in last year’s Dauphiné, an impressive ride that perhaps should have been more hyped (blame jumbo-Visma’s dominance for that). But his performance turned out to be a sneak preview of what the Spaniard would do at the Tour, where he finished fifth overall and won a stage in the mountains.

Just 23 years old, Rodríguez has continued to improve throughout the spring: he finished second at Itzulia Basque Country and then won the Tour de Romandie, his first WorldTour stage race victory. Assuming he’s saving his best for the Tour, we’re expecting another top-10–possibly top-5–finish at the Dauphiné, which would make him a true podium contender in July.

Sepp Kuss (Visma–Lease a Bike)

With Vingegaard uncertain about riding the Tour de France following his crash, Kuss might end up being Visma’s GC captain, a stunning turn of events for a rider who spent much of last season as a support rider–at least until he took a surprise win at the Vuelta a España in September.

The American has had a quiet season so far, racing just a handful of times and spending the majority of his time at training camps. In fact, the Dauphiné will be the first time raced since the Itzulia Basque Country in early April. His performance will give us at least a hint as to whether or not he has the legs to be a true podium contender at the Tour.

Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates)

Ayuso joins Rodríguez at the forefront of a new generation of young, Spanish grand tour contenders. Just 21 years old, he already has two top-5 finishes at the Vuelta a España , including a third-place finish in 2022. Like Rodríguez, he seems to get better with every race he enters–he took second at Tirreno-Adriatico and fifth at the Tour of Romandie. And like Rodríguez, the Spaniard also won his first WorldTour stage this spring–the Tour of the Basque Country. And while he’s heading to the Tour to support Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar , we’re expecting him to be racing for himself at the Dauphiné–which could be bad news for the race’s other contenders.

Matteo Jorgenson (Visma–Lease a Bike)

If an American does win this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné, don’t be surprised if it’s Jorgenson, a 24-year-old who was born in Walnut Creek, California but grew up in Boise, Idaho. After spending the first few seasons of his WorldTour career with Movistar, Jorgenson transferred to Visma-Lease a Bike this past off-season and has since taken a major step forward, winning his first WorldTour stage race–Paris-Nice-and his first major one-day Classic–Dwars door Vlaanderen.

His last event was the Amstel Gold Race in mid-April, and he’s spent the past six weeks training for the Tour de France. And with Kuss likely biding his time for the Tour de France, there’s a good chance that he’ll be given the chance to try and win the Dauphiné before taking on more of a supporting role at the Tour. Visma has only scratched the surface of Jorgenson's potential, and this could be the race in which he takes another big step forward in his development as a rider.

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Welcome to rome, host of the 2023 alps tour qualifying school final stage.

Rome, November 13 th,  2023  – The final hunt to capture a  2024 Alps Tour  playing category gets underway on Wednesday when the  2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage  begins. It is a very anticipated week for the competitors as they will battle it out in Northern Rome, Italy, from November 15 th – 17 th  to earn their 2024 Alps Tour card.

A full field of 156 players representing 17 different nations, will be competing at this year’s 54 holes Final Stage. 79 players were already exempt into the field, while the remaining 77 players qualified through the three Stage 1 events that were held last week at  Miglianico G.C. ,  Terre dei Consoli G.C.,  and  G.C. Le Fonti .

The exempt players from the  1 st  stage  and automatically eligible to participate in the  Final Stage  are: all of the players ranked in the  2023 Alps Tour Order of Merit  who weren’t in the field at the  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final presented by AURALIS , all of the past winners of the  Alps Tour Order of Merit , the winners of the past three editions of the  Alps Tour Qualifying School , the leading 10 European Amateur players in the  World Amateur Golf Ranking  as of October 17 th  and players who competed at the  2023 World Amateur Team Championship  and/or the  2023 European Boys/Men Team Championships and/or the  2023 Walker Cup .

For the first two rounds, the 156 competitors will be alternating between  Golf Nazionale  and  Olgiata Golf Club . The final round will be played at  Golf Nazionale .

The format of the tournament is a 54-holes stroke play, 18 holes a day. After 36 holes, a cut will be made to the top 65 players and ties who will compete in the final round.

At the conclusion of the 54 holes, the top 35 players and ties ranked according to score, will be eligible to receive Category 6 membership for the  2024 Alps Tour Season .

The remainder of the players who made the cut, and finished between the 36 th  and 65 th  position will be eligible to receive Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining players who conclude the tournament between the 66 th  and 156 th  position will be eligible for membership in Category 9 for  the 2024 Alps Tour Season .

The most recent winner of the  Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage  tournament is Netherland’s  Lars Van der Vight,  who won the event last year with a three-day score of 11 under-par.

For the most up-to-date entry list,  click here.

The Golf Courses

Olgiata Golf Club  is the first venue that will host this week’s  2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage . It is home to 27 holes of golf: the West Course and the East Course. This week the players will be competing on the West Course, which is a 6547-meters, par 73 golf course. It was inaugurated in 1961 and designed by British Architect,  C.Kenneth Cotton . The West Course is the older of the two and is an 18-hole course. Prestigious events like the  Italian Open  have been played numerous times on this course. This is the second time that an  Alps Tour  event will be played on the West Course. In 2012, it was completely redesigned by American Architect  Jim Fazio  to adapt it to new requirements. The current course record for the “West Course” is held by  Ian Poulte r and  Angel Cabrera  with a score of 11 under-par (61). Both players achieved the course record during the  2002 Italian Open .

Golf Nazionale , the second venue that is hosting this week’s  2023 Alps Tour Q-School Final Stage , is a 6482 meters par 72 course. It is considered one of the toughest and most challenging golf courses in Italy, as well as being recognized as one of the toughest courses in Europe. It was designed by  George and Jim Fazio,  and  David Mezzacane , and has hosted numerous prestigious events over the years, including the  1991 World Cup  and most recently the  2023 Junior Ryder Cup .  Golf Nazionale  is set in the natural landscape of upper Lazio with dense forests full of ancient oaks. It is a very technical but fun golf course for all types of players.

The  Alps Tour  wishes all of the competing #risinggolfstars a successful week!

Follow along on  www.alpstourgolf.com  or the official “Alps Tour Golf” app to keep up on all the latest news (available on App Store for iOS devices and Play Store for Android).

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The top 28 players from Terre dei Consoli GC are promoted into the 2023 Q-School Finals.

Italy, November 11 th  2023 – At 8:30 am local time this morning, the 1 st  Stage Qualifier held at  Terre dei Consoli Golf Club was resumed after it was suspended yesterday at 5:20 pm local time due to darkness. A total of 71 players were competing to earn one of the 28 spots that were up for grabs which would allow them to earn a spot in the  2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals .

The Q-School Finals will take place at  Golf Nazionale  and  Olgiata Golf Club  in Northern Rome from November 15 th -17 th . The best-ranked players at the conclusion of next week’s event can earn playing status for the 2024 season on the  Alps Tour .

Stage 1 Qualifier at  Terre dei Consoli Golf Club

Round 1 leader, Scotland’s  John Paterson , alongside Spanish amateur  Jaime Jaume Julve  concluded the  Stage 1 Qualifier played at  Terre dei Consoli Golf Club  in a two-way tie for 1 st  place with a two-day total of 6 under-par (138). Only one stroke back, a three-way tie for 3 rd  place with: England’s  Charlie Thornton , France’s  Romain Lanteri,  and Spain’s  Mario Garcia Garoz .

At the conclusion of the final round, the top-ranked 28 players in the overall leaderboard qualified for the  2023 Alps Tour Q-School Finals  that will be played in Northern Rome next week.

As there was a tie for the last available spot and the 3 alternates, a playoff occurred to determine who would qualify. After the playoff, Spain’s  Manuel Ballesteros  earned the last available spot in the  2023 Alps Tour Q-School Finals  field. The three alternates are: France’s  Gregoire Luck,  who is the 1 st  alternate,  Pierre Rabassa  from France is the 4 th  alternate and Netherland’s  Charles Weis  is the 7 th  alternate.

G.C. Le Fonti and Miglianico G.& C.C. promote the top qualifiers into the 2023 Q-School Finals.

Italy, November 10 th,  2023 – A total of 193 players were competing at  Golf Club Le Fonti ,  Miglianico Golf & Country Club, and   Terre dei Consoli Golf Club  to earn access into next week’s  2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals.   The players concluded their Stage 1 Qualifier today, where the top 21 players from  Miglianico G.&C.C.  and the top 28 players from  G.C. Le Fonti  were promoted into the  2023 Q-School Finals .

The Stage 1 Qualifier held at  Terre dei Consoli Golf Club  was suspended at 5:20 pm local time due to darkness. It will resume at 8:30 am local time tomorrow morning when the final spots will be given out. The top 28 players will qualify for the  Q-School Finals .

The players that qualified from the Stage 1 Tournaments gained access to the Final Stage, which will take place at  Golf Nazionale  and  Olgiata Golf Club  in Northern Rome from November 15 th -17 th . The best-ranked players at the conclusion of next week’s event can earn playing status for the 2024 season on the Alps Tour.

Stage 1 Qualifier at  Miglianico Golf & Country Club

Spain’s  Erik Shukhart  shot the lowest score of the Stage 1 Qualifier held at  Miglianico Golf & Country Club . He concluded his qualifier in 1 st  place with a two-day score of 5 under-par, (135). In second place, with a two-day total of 4 under-par, (136), another fellow Spanish player,  Ramon Clavell Vallejo  who was tied for 2 nd  place after yesterday’s first round. In 3 rd  place, English amateur  Robert Holden  with a two-day score of 3 under-par, (137). The 1 st  round leader, England’s  Ian Clark, concluded his qualifier in a 3-way tie for 4 th  place at 2 under-par alongside French amateur  Anguerrand Voisin  and Netherland’s  Thom Hoetmer  (am).

At the end of today’s round, the top 21 players in the final scoreboard earned a spot into next week’s  2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage . As there was a four-way tie for the 21 st  spot, a playoff occurred on the 10 th  hole between Austria’s  Clemens Gaster , Italian amateurs  Pietro Bonamin  and  Lorenzo Acerbo,  and Dutch amateur  Rick Hessing .

After two playoff holes, Netherland’s  Rick Hessing   (am)  came out on top and qualified with the last available spot.  Clemens Gaster  will be the 3 rd  alternate,  Pietro Bonamin   (am)  will be the 6 th  alternate, and  Lorenzo Acerbo (am)  will be the 9th alternate at next week’s  Alps Tour Q-School Finals .

Stage 1 Qualifier at  Golf Club Le Fonti

French amateur  Antoine Pellissier,  who was tied for 2 nd  place after yesterday’s first round, concludes the  2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 Qualifier  held at  Golf Club Le Fonti  in 1 st  place with a two-day score of 6 under-par (136). In second place, with a two-day total of 4 under-par (138) Italian amateur  Gabriele Bravin.  English amateur,  Jack Mcphail concludes his qualifier in 3 rd  place, only 1 stroke back with a total score of 3 under-par (139).

After today’s round, the top 28 players in the final leaderboard earned their spot in the field of next week’s  2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage . As there was a five-way tie for the 28 th  spot, a playoff occurred between France’s  Baptiste Achard ,  Pierrick Peracino,  and  Thomas Ripert,  and Italy’s  Riccardo Rovatti (am)  and  Andrea Martini .

Italy’s  Andrea Martini  and France’s  Thomas Ripert  earned the last two available spots.  Baptiste Achard  will be the 2nd alternate,  Riccardo Rovatti (am)  will be the 5 th  alternate, and  Pierrick Peracino  will be the 8 th  alternate of next week’s  2023 Alps Tour Q-School Finals .

The hunt for a 2024 playing category has begun. 

Players are competing at  Golf Club Le Fonti ,  Miglianico Golf & Country Club,  and  Terre dei Consoli Golf Club.  All the players will play the Stage 1 qualifier final round tomorrow. At  G.C. Le Fonti,  there are 70 players in the field and 28 spots available, at  Miglianico G.&C.C.,  there are 52 players in the field and 21 spots available to qualify, and at  Terre dei Consoli G.C ., 71 players are competing with 28 spots to be promoted into the  Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals .

After the 1 st  round of the  2023 Stage 1 Qualifier  currently held  at Golf Club Le Fonti , Italian amateur  Lorenzo Casartelli  is in the lead after a 3 under-par, 68. He made 2 bogeys, 1 double bogey and 7 birdies in his opening round. There is a 4-way tie for 2 nd  place, only 1 stroke back at 2 under-par: Italy’s  Gabriele Bravin  (am), France’s  Antoine Pellissier  (am), Monaco’s  Sandro Piaget  and Italian amateur  Filippo Grossi .  In 6 th  place at 1 under-par, Spain’s  Anton Vazquez Muinos .

These are the only 6 players who were under-par at the conclusion of today’s first round. At the end of tomorrow’s round, which will begin at 8 am local time, the top 28 players will earn their spot into next week’s  Alps Tour Q-School Final Stage  field.

England’s  Ian Clark  leads with a 5 under-par, 65 after the first round of the  Stage 1 Qualifier,  which is being played at  Miglianico Golf & Country Club . Spain’s  Ramon Clavell Vallejo  is in a 4-way tie for 2 nd  place with a score of 2 under-par, 68, alongside England’s  Reis Suart  and  Robert Holden (am)  and Spain’s  Agusti Quinquilla . Only 1 stroke back from the four-way tie, there is a 5-way tie at 1 under-par with Netherland’s  Thom Hoetmer  (am),  Erik Shukhart,  and  Ignacio Fons Pelufo  from Spain, Italy’s  Stefano Pitoni,  and French amateur  Anguerrand Voisin .

At the end of tomorrow’s round, the top 21 players will earn a spot in next week’s event. The final round will begin at 8 am local time.

After round 1 of the  2023 Alps Tour Stage 1 Qualifier  played at  Terre dei Consoli Golf Club , Scotland’s  John Paterson leads with a 5 under-par, 67. Only 1 stroke back in 2 nd  place, English amateur  Mason Essam  with a first-round score of 68. In 3 rd  place France’s  Romain Lanteri  who shot a 3 under-par, 69. There is a 3-way tie for 4 th  place only 1 stroke back at 2 under-par with: Spain’s  Mario Garcia Garoz  and  Ruben Pardo Rodriguez  and Ireland’s  Simon Bryan .

Once tomorrow’s final round is concluded, the top 28 players will earn a spot in the field of the  2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage,  where they will try and earn their playing status for the 2024 season.

The 2024 Qualifying School Stage 1 tournaments gets underway on Thursday!

November 7 th,  2023-  Like the past three seasons, the 19 th  edition of the  Alps Tour Qualifying School  will unfold in Italy. The  1 st  Stage  events will be played on November 9 th  and 10 th  in three distinct golf clubs:  Golf Club Le Fonti ,  Miglianico Golf & Country Club , and  Terre dei Consoli Golf Club . The  Final Stage  of the  2024 Qualifying School  will take place at  Golf Nazionale  and  Olgiata Golf Club  in Northern Rome from November 15 th -17 th .

This year, nearly 300 applications were submitted to participate in the  2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School.  Applications were open to any male professional golfer who belongs to a recognized PGA or Golf Federation, as well as male amateurs with a handicap not higher than 2.0. In the  2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School  fields, there are 141 amateur players, 47 players under 20 years old, and 183 players under 25. A total of 27 different nations that including: Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Finland, Luxembourg, Lebanon, South Africa, and the United States of America, will be represented throughout the  2024 Qualifying School .

In the  1 st  Stage  events, there will be approximately 198 players competing in the three different venues. The tournaments will be played over 36 holes with no cut, and the top-ranked players will gain access to the  Final Stage  event. The top-ranked players at the end of the Final Stage will earn a full  Alps Tour  card for the 2024 season.

There will be 156 players in the field at the  Final Stage of the 2024 Alps Tour Qualifying School , where 74 players have already been exempt into the field. The exempt players from the  1 st  stage  and automatically eligible to participate in the  Final Stage  are: all of the players ranked in the  2023 Alps Tour Order of Merit  who weren’t in the field at the  2023 Alps Tour Grand Final presented by AURALIS , all of the past winners of the  Alps Tour Order of Merit , the winners of the past three editions of the  Alps Tour Qualifying School , the leading 10 European Amateur players in the  World Amateur Golf Ranking as of October 17 th  and players who competed at the  2023 World Amateur Team Championship  and/or the  2023 European Boys/Men Team Championships  and/or the  2023 Walker Cup .

There will be three golf courses throughout Italy that will host the  First Stages  of our  Qualifying School  this year:  Golf Club Le Fonti ,  Miglianico Golf and Country Club , and  Terre dei Consoli Golf Club .

The first venue that will host the  Stage 1 Qualifying School  event is located in Northern Italy, approximately 30km southeast of Bologna. The tournament will unfold at  Golf Club Le Fonti  in Castel San Pietro Terme. The course is home to 18 holes of golf and will be set as a par 71, 6411 meters. Rolling hills and a typical Emilia-Romagna landscape surround  Golf Club Le Fonti . It has previously hosted  Alps Tour  events,  Ladies European Tour  events, and  Qualifying Schools . The players will face multiple water hazards, making it a tough challenge.

Miglianico Golf and Country Club  is the second course hosting  Stage 1  events this year. It is a 5875-meter par 72 course in the Province of Chieti, about 20km south of Pescara in the Abruzzo Region. It was designed by well-known American golf architect,  Ronald Kirby . The course is surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, bunkers, and artificial lakes, making  Miglianico Golf  a pleasant but challenging course to play with strategically placed bunkers and water hazards. It has hosted numerous prestigious events, including the  Abruzzo Alps Open  nine times, the  2021, 2022, and 2023 1st stage of Alps Tour Qualifying School,  and the  2009 Games of the Mediterranean .

Terre dei Consoli Golf Club , designed by  Robert Trent Jones Jr , is the third golf course that will host  Stage 1 Qualifying School . It is one of the most recent golf courses in Italy that opened in 2011, located north of the Eternal City of Rome. The  Terre dei Consoli Championship Course  is a 6885-meter Par 72 course with an out-and-back routing. The course is perfectly integrated into the green valleys that embrace and welcome it. Made-to-fit obstacles raise its spectacular technical characteristics, fascinating all golfers. It has hosted numerous events in the past, including  Alps Tour  as well as  Challenge Tour  tournaments.

The  Alps Tour  wishes the best of luck to all the participants competing at the three different venues, and we are eager to follow the next rising golf stars #risinggolfstars!

Lars Van der Vight wins the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage.

Leaderboard ( Golf Nazionale Par 72)

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Rome, November 11 th 2022 – Netherland’s Lars Van der Vight (am) wins the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage with a three-day score of 11 under-par. In 2 nd place with a total score of 9 under-par, Ireland’s Robin Dawson . In 3 rd place at 7 under-par Scotland’s Stuart Easton . There was a 3-way tie for 4 th place at 6 under-par: Giovanni Manzoni (am), Theo Boulet (am) and Luca Galliano .

The final round of the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage began at 8:00 am from the 1 st and 10 th hole and the leaders teed off at 9:50am from the 1 st tee. After yesterday’s cut was made, the 65 players (42 pros and 23 amateurs) who qualified for today’s final round, competed at Golf Nazionale (Par 72) to earn their 2023 Alps Tour playing card. Today was a much warmer day compared to the last 2 with clear skies and a beautiful sunshine and some wind which allowed players to take advantage of good scoring opportunities.

Final Round Players Quotes-

Netherland’s amateur Lars Van der Vight wins the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage with a three-day score of 11 under-par. He was in a tie for 3 rd place after yesterday’s second round. He shot a final round 5 under-par that included 5 birdies on the front nine holes and 2 bogeys and 2 birdies and 2 bogeys to close out his round. After his win, Lars commented: “I was three shots behind the lead ahead of the round today, so I was just trying to do my own thing. Keeping it to my process and see how far I could go. I got off to a really good start being 4 under after 6 holes and from there I just played really well until the end.” He went on to add how much he enjoyed playing Golf Nazionale : “it is a really good course, you need to have good short game and putting and luckily, I putted well the past two rounds so I’m happy.” When asked about his plans about turning professional ahead of next year’s season, Lars explained he will  “remain amateur for at least a few more years and then decide what is best.”

Ireland’s Robin Dawson who was near the top of the leaderboard for the entire tournament, ended his week in 2 nd place with a total score of 9 under-par.

In 3 rd place at 7 under-par Scotland’s Stuart Easton . He shot a 3 under-par final round that included 4 birdies and 1 bogey. After his round, Stuart commented on his day: “It was nice to know ahead of today’s round that my job here was done so I could play more at ease. I had a great group today, we all played nicely and were comfortably feeding off each other. After 9 holes, I was relieved that I realized that the job was officially done and I have a job for next season. It was a great day.” When asked to it meant to him to have full status for the 2023 season, he went on to add: “I didn’t have a great year this year so now it’s great I have a full category so I can plan my year.”

There was a 3-way tie for 4 th place at 6 under-par: Giovanni Manzoni (am), Theo Boulet (am) and Luca Galliano .

Final Round-

Once today’s final round ended, 36 players received Category 6 membership, which is a full playing card for the 2023 Alps Tour Season and will be ranked according to their score. The remaining 29 players who made the cut, received Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining 91 players are eligible for membership in Category 9 for the 2023 Alps Tour Season . All of the players that will be in categories 8 and 9 will be subject to the 2023 Alps Tour committee re-rank policy.

The 2023 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage draws the 2022 season to an end. Now players can enjoy their winter break, until the 2023 Alps Tour season which will most likely begin in February 2023.

We wish everyone a great holiday season and look forward to seeing everyone in the new year for another great year of golf!

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Luca Galliano leads after Round 2 at the 2022 Q-School Final Stage.

Leaderboard (Olgiata GC Par 73/ Golf Nazionale Par 72)

            Round 2 Leaderboard

            Final Round Tee Times

Rome, November 10 th 2022 – Luca Galliano from Switzerland leads with a two-day total of 9 under-par at the end of the 2 nd round of the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage . In 2 nd place France’s Louis Bellan with a total score of 7 under-par. There is a 5-way tie for 3 rd place at 6 under-par: Paul Murphy, Theo Boulet (am), Lars Van der Vight (am), Giovanni Tadiotto and Robin Dawson .

A warmer but overcast day was the backdrop of today’s second round in Northern Rome for the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage . The 156 players are competing to earn their 2023 Alps Tour playing card on two different courses: Golf Nazionale (Par 72) and Olgiata Golf Club (Par 73) . Compared to yesterday’s round, today players switched between the two courses.

Players Quotes-

Luca Galliano from Switzerland has a 2 strokes lead over France’s Louis Bellan heading into tomorrow’s final round. He shot a 5 under-par 67 today at Golf Nazionale for a two-day total of 9 under-par. Today Luca was pleased as he had a tough start to his second round but was able to turn it around midway. After he signed his card, he commented: “Today was a good round, definitely a positive round. I had a rough start being +3 after 5 holes and wasn’t playing. After that I just told myself let’s try it, I hit a good shot into the 7 th hole for eagle and after that my round began. I played solid, just trying to hit every fairway, every green and make some putts.” Luca finished his round strong with an eagle on the par 5 18 th hole: “I risked it off the tee on the 18 th hole hitting driver and got rewarded with another good shot and made about a 20ft putt for a very good eagle to finish my round off.”

France’s Louis Bellan is in 2 nd place with a two-day total of 7 under-par. Today, he shot a 3 under-par 70 at Olgiata Golf Club with 4 birdies and a single bogey. After today’s round, Louis commented: “My game was pretty solid. My driving was on point today and the putts were dropping on the front nine holes. I prefer Olgiata Golf Club out of the two courses, but it’s great to be able to play on two amazing courses.”

Ireland’s Paul Murphy who yesterday was in a tie for 3 rd place at 4 under-par, concluded his 2 nd round with a two-day total of 6 under-par. Today, he competed at Golf Nazionale . He is in a share for 3 rd place heading into tomorrow’s final round.   Paul was very pleased with his tournament so far but is tremendously grateful to his friend Harry McGeary that flew in to caddy for him during the first 2 rounds this week.  After his round, Paul happily commented: “I went out there today with the intention like nothing happened yesterday and pretty much stuck to my game plan and routine but most importantly believed in myself. Every time I got down I knew I was able to get birdies along the way as I was very confident in myself so it didn’t really bug me.” When asked what he thought about starting his tournament at Olgiata GC, Paul responded: “Yesterday for me personally I had an easier start by starting on the back nine. I knew I wanted to start by going low and then the round took over itself. Luckily, I continued the momentum from yesterday’s round into the round today.” Ahead of tomorrow’s final round where 2023 Alps Tour playing cards are at stake, he said: “Tomorrow I will focus again on the same thing like today by thinking nothing happened today. Take one shot at a time and believe in myself. I put the hard work to use so far so now I just have to let it happen.”

In a 5-way tie for 3 rd place at 6 under-par: Ireland’s Paul Murphy, France’s Theo Boulet (am), Netherland’s Lars Van der Vight (am), Belgium’s Giovanni Tadiotto and Ireland’s Robin Dawson . An Italian 3-way tie for 8 th place at 5 under-par: Adalberto Montini, Niccoló Agugiaro (am) and Giovanni Manzoni (am).

A total of 65 players (42 pros and 23 amateurs) made the cut which was set at +2 (147).

The top 65 players and ties players gained access into tomorrow’s final round that will be played at Golf Nazionale . The tee times will begin again at 8:00 am from the 1 st and 10 th hole. The leaders teeing off at 9:50 from hole 1. For the final round, it is forecasted to be a sunny day with temperatures that will reach around 20°C and 10-20km/h winds.

At the conclusion of tomorrow’s final round, the top 35 players and ties will be eligible to receive Category 6 membership for the 2023 Alps Tour Season . The rest of the players who made the cut, and finished between the 36 th and 65 th position will be eligible to receive Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining players will be eligible for membership in Category 9 for the 2023 Alps Tour Season . All of the players that will be in categories 8 and 9 will be subject to the 2023 Alps Tour committee re-rank policy.

Rodi Vlasveld and Marc Sabria lead after Round 1 at the 2022 Q-School Final Stage.

            Round 1 Leaderboard

            Round 2 Tee Times

Rome, November 9 th 2022 – Netherland’s Rodi Vlasveld and Spain’s Marc Sabria share the lead with a 5 under-par at the end of the 1 st round at the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage . There are 7 players in a tie for 3 rd place only one stroke back at 4 under-par that includes: Ireland’s Robin Dawson and Paul Murphy .

With a brisk morning in Northern Rome, 156 players began their quest to earn their 2023 Alps Tour playing card. Players were split between Golf Nazionale (Par 72) and Olgiata Golf Club (Par 73) . The weather was favorable today, allowing players the opportunity to have good scoring conditions.

Netherland’s Rodi Vlasveld is co-leading alongside Marc Sabria after round 1 at the 2022 Alps Tour Q-School Final Stage. He shot an opening round at Olgiata Golf Club of 5 under-par 68 today with 6 birdies and a single bogey. After he signed for his 5 under-par, he proudly commented: “My game felt good, all around it was pretty solid. I’m happy with the way I began the tournament. I really love this course; the design is great and we are playing it in great conditions.”

Spain’s Marc Sabria who represents PGA Catalunya is the other co-leader at the end of round 1. He began his round with 3 birdies on the front nine and then went on to make 3 birdies and 1 bogey on the back nine to score a 5 under-par 67 today at Golf Nazionale .  After he finished his round, Marc proudly commented his round by saying: “I played really well, I played with a very intelligent mindset. I’ve played numerous times here before so I know the course very well. My goal today was just to hit the ball in the fairway and believe in my good iron play and it came out to be a very good round to start my Q-School.” When asked about his thoughts about the course he will be playing tomorrow, Olgiata GC, Marc explained: “ Olgiata is a great golf course, well actually both of them are. I’m looking forward to tomorrow even though I think Olgiata Golf Club is slightly trickier, it’s very narrow and very long. I’m definitely pleased with my opening round to get ready for tomorrow’s round.”

Ireland’s Robin Dawson is one of the 7 players who is in the tie for 3 rd place after today’s 1 st round. Today, he began his round at Golf Nazionale with 4 birdies on the front nine and then went on to make 1 birdie and 1 bogey on the back nine to conclude. When his round finished Robin commented: “I’ve been pretty confident coming into this week but you never know until you have a scorecard in your hand. I got off to a good start today being 4 under after 9 holes and it could have been a few shots better. I halted a little on the back nine, I got into a defense mechanism. Pretty please with my 68 today all in all. Hopefully tomorrow another 68 would be nice but we will see it’s a great course so I’m looking forward to it.”

At the conclusion of the tournament, the top 35 players and ties will be eligible to receive Category 6 membership for the 2023 Alps Tour Season . The rest of the players who will make the cut, and finish between the 36 th and 65 th position will be eligible to receive Category 8 membership. The remaining players will be eligible for membership in Category 9 for the 2023 Alps Tour Season.

For tomorrow’s second round, players will be alternating courses between Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club . Play will begin again at 8:00am from the 1 st and 10 th hole at each course. The weather is forecasted to be overcast with temperatures that will reach around 20°C.

After tomorrow’s round, a cut will be made to the top 65 players and ties who will gain access into the final round of the tournament that will be played at Golf Nazionale .

Welcome to the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage!

Rome, November 7 th 2022 – A long-awaited week for the players trying to capture a playing card for the 2023 season. A full field of 156 players representing 20 different nations, will be competing at this year’s 54 holes Final Stage . 92 players were exempt into the field, while the remaining 64 players qualified through the three Stage 1 events that were played last week.

Players exempt into the field of Final Stage are: Alps Tour members ranked in the 2022 Order of Merit but were not admitted into the 2022 Emilia Romagna Alps Tour Grand Final field, players who participated in the 2022 World Amateur Team Championship and players who competed at the 2022 European Boys and Men Team Championships .

The 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage will be played in Rome. For the first two rounds, the players will be alternating between Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club . For the final round, the players that make the cut will be competing at Golf Nazionale . The tournament will be played from November 9 th until November 11 th .

The format of the tournament is a 54 holes stroke play, 18 holes a day. After 36 holes a cut will be made to the top 65 players and ties.

At the conclusion of the 54 holes, the top 35 players and ties will be eligible to receive Category 6 membership for the 2023 Alps Tour Season . The rest of the players who made the cut, and finished between the 36 th and 65 th position will be eligible to receive Category 8 membership for next year’s season. The remaining players will be eligible for membership in Category 9 for the 2023 Alps Tour Season. All of the players in categories 8 and 9 will be subject to the 2023 Alps Tour committee re-rank policy.

A lot of players, like Matt Wallace and Guido Migliozzi, who began their careers participating in the Alps Tour Qualifying School, are now winners on the major tours.

Last year, the tournament was won by France’s Martin Couvra .

For the most up-to-date entry list click here .

The Golf Courses-

Golf Nazionale , one of the venues that is hosting this week’s 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage, is a 6462 meters par 72 course. It is considered one of the toughest and most challenging golf courses in Italy as well as being recognized one of the toughest courses in Europe. It was designed by George and Jim Fazio and David Mezzacane , and has hosted numerous prestigious events over the years including the 1991 World Cup . Golf Nazionale is set in the natural landscape of upper Lazio with dense forests full of ancient oaks. It is a very technical but fun golf course for all types of players.

Olgiata Golf Club is home to 27 holes of golf, the West Course and the East Course. This week the players will be competing on the west course. It was inaugurated in 1961 and designed by British Architect, C.Kenneth Cotton . The west course is the older of the two and is an 18 holes course. Prestigious events like the Italian Open have been played numerous times on this course. This is the first time that an Alps Tour event will be played on this course. In 2012, it was completely redesigned by American Architect Jim Fazio to adapt it to new requirements. The current course record for the “West Course” is held by Ian Poulter and Angel Cabrera with a score of 11 under-par (61). Both players achieved the course record during the 2002 Italian Open .

The Alps Tour wishes the best of luck to the 156 players competing this week and are eager to follow the next rising golf stars #risinggolfstars !

Acaya GC promotes the top qualifiers to the 2022 Q-School Finals.

Italy, November 3 rd 2022-  A total of 180 players are competing on three distinct golf courses throughout Italy for 64 spots that will earn them access into next week’s 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Finals. At next week’s event, players are able to earn playing status for the 2023 season.

Players that were competing at Acaya Golf Club , concluded their qualifier today, where 13 players were promoted into next week’s tournament. The other players that are competing at Golf Club Le Fonti and Miglianico Golf & Country Club will play the Stage 1 qualifier final round tomorrow. At the conclusion of tomorrow’s round, the top 26 players from Golf Club Le Fonti and top 25 players from Miglianico Golf & Country Club will be promoted into the 2022 Q-School Finals .

Stage 1 Qualifier at Acaya Golf Club –

Ireland’s hopeful Ronan Mullarney shot the lowest score of the 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 qualifier played at Acaya Golf Club to conclude his qualifier in 1 st place with a two-day score of 5 under-par (137). In second place, with a two-day total of 1 under-par (141) France’s Antoine Santarelli . Round 1 leader, England’s Marcus Mohr concludes his qualifier in 3 rd place with a two-day score of even par (142).

After today’s round, the top ranked 13 players in the final scoreboard: Ronan Mullarney, Antoine Santarelli, Marcus Mohr, Christopher Hickman, John Hickey, Luca Pettinau, Monty Scowsill, Gabriel Naveau, Jaime Camargo, Joseph Hanney, Darren Howie, Michael Vonbank and Arnaud Ahoua earned a spot into next week’s 2022 Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage . The tournament will be played at Golf Nazionale and Olgiata Golf Club in Rome from November 9 th until November 11 th .

Stage 1 Qualifier at Golf Club Le Fonti –

At the conclusion of the first round of the 2022 Alps Tour Stage 1 Qualifier  currently played at  Golf Club Le Fonti, Italian amateur Diego Buttironi and Austria’s Nikolaus Wimmer are in a two-way tie for the lead at 2 under-par. There is a 5-way tie for 3 rd place only 1 stroke back at 1 under-par with: Italy’s Gianmarco Manfredi (am), Spain’s Manuel Gonzalez Camarero (am), United States of America’s Blair Key, Italy’s Lorenzo Casartelli (am) and Montenegro’s Aleksandar Radoicic.

In a tie for 8 th place at even par for the day: Matias Rantala (am), Gautier Brisout de Barneville, Christian Verrougstraete, Victor Smrcka and Guerric Jacqui (am).

At the end of tomorrow’s round, the top 26 players will earn their spot into next week’s Alps Tour Qualifying School Final Stage where they will compete to earn their playing status for the 2023 season.

Stage 1 Qualifier at Miglianico Golf & Country Club –

French amateur Michael Najburg , who is only 16 years old, leads with a 3 under-par 67 after the first round of the 2022 Alps Tour Stage 1 Qualifier  which is currently being played at  Miglianico Golf & Country Club. Michael made 6 birdies and 4 bogeys during his opening round.

France’s Louis Bellan is in a three-way tie for 2 nd place only 1 stroke back with a score of 2 under-par alongside two Netherland amateurs Che De Bake and Thom Linssen. Only 1 stroke back from the three-way tie, there is another three-way tie at 1 under-par with French amateur Paul Franquet, Netherland’s Rodi Vlasveld and France’s Maxime Radureau.

These are the only 7 players who were under-par at the conclusion of today’s first round.  At the end of tomorrow’s round, the top 25 players will earn a spot in next week’s Qualifying School Final Stage .

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Tour de france 2024 - stage 17 preview.

July 17, 2024: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Superdévoluy, 177.8km

Stage 17 Sprints

Stage 17 mountains.

The Tour will head east to the Southern Alps for stage 17, a 177,8km route from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy with no significant obstacles faced while crossing the Drôme. 

A large breakaway group will likely be formed with its riders looking for a chance to shine, assuming they will be able to deal with the climbs in the final 40 kilometres. We will get a clearer idea of this on the ascent of the Col Bayard, (6.8km at 7.3%), although the final selection should be made on the Col du Noyer (7.5km at 8.4%) just 12 kilometres from the finish line, and a time bonus sprint at the top. Stage 17 ends with a new climb for the Tour, the Côte de SuperDévoluy (3.8km at 5.9%).

The SuperDévoluy was first climbed in the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2013 where Samuel Sánchez took the win. Three years later, it was Steve Cummings’ turn to take the win while Chris Froome sealed the overall victory for the third time.

• Intermediate sprint, km 114.8
• Time bonus sprint, km 166.3
• Col Bayard (6.8km at 7.3%), cat. 2, km 145.7
• Col du Noyer (7.5km at 8.1%), cat. 1, km 166.3
• Côte de SuperDévoluy (3.8km at 5.9%), cat. 3, km 177.8

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