2024 Tour de France begins June 29 and includes historic firsts. Everything to know
The Paris Olympics and Paralympics will not be the only prestigious international sporting event held in France this summer.
The Tour de France, the preeminent event on the men’s cycling calendar, will return for its 111th edition from June 29 to July 21. During the three-week ride, 176 cyclists, representing 22 teams of eight, will complete 21 stages across hilly, flat and mountainous terrain. The course includes a grueling 52,230 meters (over 170,000 feet) of elevation gain and is 3,492 kilometers (2,170 miles) long. The taxing schedule includes only two rest days.
This year’s race will start in Florence, Italy, and conclude at the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. It will be the first time the finish line is not in or near Paris because the city will be hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games. And the first time since 1975 the race will not finish on the Champs-Élysées.
The final stage will also break from tradition as it will be one of two time trial stages, which means the leader could be determined in the final leg. The last time the Tour de France ended with a time trial was in 1989.
In addition to Italy and France, the route passes through San Marino and Monaco. The route is famous for its picturesque scenery, from quaint rural villages to the towering Alps.
Each stage is timed, and the rider with the lowest cumulative time across all stages wins the acclaimed maillot jaune, or yellow jersey, to signify the general classification winner. Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, 27, hopes to seek a coveted three-peat but is still working his way back from a serious crash that hospitalized him for 12 days in April. If he does race, he will face fierce competition from a talented field that includes 2020 and 2021 winner Tadej Pogača of Slovenia.
Separate awards are also given to the best sprinter, climber and young cyclist.
Sepp Kuss, who finished as the top American in 12th place at last year’s Tour de France, is also set to return. Like last year, he will race on the same team as Vingegaard.
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How to watch the 2024 Tour de France live
All stages of the Tour de France, as well as pre- and post-race coverage, will be available to stream live on Peacock. USA Network will also stream some of the stages.
NBC will simultaneously broadcast select stages of the event.
Stage 1 will begin June 29 at 6 a.m. ET. The rest of the stages typically start between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. ET.
Full Schedule:
Florence > Rimini
Cesenatico > Bologne
Plaisance > Turin
Pinerolo > Valloire
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Saint-Vulbas
Macon > Dijon
Nuits-Saint-Georges > Gevrey-Chambertin
Semur-en-Auxois > Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises
Troyes > Troyes
Orleans > Saint-Amand-Montrond
Evaux-les-Bains > Le Lioran
Aurillac > Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Agen > Pau
Pau > Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla D'Adet
Loudenvielle > Plateau de Beille
Gruissan > Nimes
Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux > Superdevoluy
Gap > Barcelonnette
Embrun > Isola 2000
Nice > Col de la Couillole
Monaco > Nice
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Loudenvielle - Plateau de Beille
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Het parcours in detail: ontdek de 21 etappes in deze Tour de France
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De Grand Départ nadert met rasse schreden. In Bilbao wordt op zaterdag 1 juli het startschot gegeven van de 110e editie van de Tour de France. Wat moet je weten over wat de renners te wachten staat? Blader mee door de 21 gangen waar het peloton van het Baskenland tot in Parijs van zal smullen.
De Tour de France 2023 in een notendop:
- zaterdag 1 juli tot en met zondag 23 juli
- van Bilbao naar Parijs: 21 ritten en 3.405,6 kilometer
- van het Baskenland over de Pyreneeën, het Centraal-Massief, de Jura, de Alpen en de Vogezen tot in Parijs
- 30 cols van 2e, 1e en buiten categorie (een record)
- dak van de Tour: Col de la Loze (2.304 meter)
- 8 bergritten, 8 vlakke(re) etappes, 4 heuvelachtige ritten en 1 (klim)tijdrit
- 4 aankomsten bergop (Cauterets, Puy de Dôme, Grand Colombier en Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc)
- terugkeer van bonusseconden (8, 5 en 2) op 6 beklimmingen
Het openingsweekend
Zet je schrap voor wat de parcoursbouwer presenteert als de zwaarste openingsetappe in de geschiedenis van de Tour.
Het Baskenland, daar waar koers net als in Vlaanderen religie is, organiseert de Grand Départ.
Met grofweg 3.300 hoogtemeters is de aller-retour in Bilbao een bijzonder linke opener.
De catalogus op dag 1 telt 5 hellingen, al is dat in het Baskenland zeer relatief. Vlakke wegen kom je er amper tegen.
De Côte de Vivero (op 27 km van de finish) zal de eerste zeef zijn, na de Côte de Pike (op 10 km van de finish) zal alleen de crème de la crème overblijven. De boniseconden werden er intussen geschrapt.
Met pentes tot 13 procent doet die laatste helling denken aan de Muur van Hoei.
Na een afdaling en een hellende slotkilometer kennen we de eerste maillot jaune in Bilbao.
Wordt dat meteen een favoriet voor de eindzege? Of overleven Wout van Aert en Mathieu van der Poel deze brutale dag?
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Wie op dag 2 al een beetje wil uitblazen, kan zich maar beter geen illusies maken.
De beklimmingen lijken iets minder heftig, maar ook de 2e etappe grossiert in Baskische bulten.
ASO knipoogt naar de Clasica San Sebastian met de Jaizkibel als laatste hindernis in deze Tour.
In deze miniatuurversie wordt de klim weliswaar in omgekeerde richting gereden met de top op 16 kilometer van de witte lijn aan het strand van San Sebastian.
De streep is zo'n 7 kilometer na het einde van de afdaling gekalkt, een trend (finishen na een afzink) die nog zal opduiken in deze Tour.
Dag 2 is overigens de langste etappe, een expeditie van 209 kilometer.
Maar de Tour overschrijdt slechts 2 keer de kaap van de 200 kilometer, een groot contrast met de voorbije Giro.
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Week 1: Pyreneeën en Domeback
Arme sprinters .
Zij worden op de eerste maandag getroost wanneer de Franse grens gepasseerd wordt.
Bayonne is ondanks de grillige aanhef normaliter een garantie op een sprint, een dag later moeten de snelheidsduivels ook brullen op het motorcircuit van Nogaro.
Al is die finish - een sectie vals plat - verraderlijk.
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De Baskische gerechten zijn nog maar net verteerd of daar duiken de Pyreneeën al op.
Atypisch vroeg en behoorlijk beperkt, zeker in vergelijking met de Alpenreuzen die later aan bod komen.
In de 5e etappe op weg naar Laruns zijn de Col de Soudet en de Col de Marie Blanque de eerste cols van buiten categorie en 1e categorie, maar hun plek op het parcours is niet ideaal voor een volwaardige kamp tussen de zwaargewichten.
Dat gevecht zal een dag later niet uitgesteld worden. In de 6e etappe naar Cauterets staat de eerste aankomst bergop geprogrammeerd.
De Aspin en de Tourmalet (BC, eerste keer boven de 2.000 meter) als voorgerechten hoeven geen introductie.
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Doorspoelen doen de sprinters vrijdag in Bordeaux, zaterdag moeten ze hun overlevingspakket inroepen bij de grillige slotfase in Limoges.
Die 8e etappe - in de achtertuin van de familie Van der Poel - lijkt dus weer een buitenkansje voor de avonturiers.
De uitsmijter - de 9e etappe - staat in het teken van de langverwachte terugkeer van de Puy de Dôme .
De Tour trekt dit jaar over 5 bergketens en brengt dus ook aan het Centraal-Massief een blitzbezoek.
Voor het eerst in 35 jaar fungeert de vulkaan van de Auvergne weer als finish.
Het werelderfgoed van UNESCO ademt wielergeschiedenis, denk aan de leverstomp die Eddy Merckx er in 1975 incasseerde.
Maar na 1988 waren de renners (of wielertoeristen) er niet meer welkom, zelfs niet voor een verkenning. Voor velen is het dus onbekend terrein.
In de marge van de Dauphiné kon onder meer Jonas Vingegaard toch eens op prospectie gaan, maar ASO moet het stukje natuurgebied beschermen en zal zeker in de (angstaanjagend zware) slotkilometers geen toeschouwers toelaten.
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Week 2: Focus op drieluik in de Jura en de Alpen
Wie de eerste 9 dagen heeft bestudeerd, weet dat er van sightseeing weinig tot geen sprake zal zijn.
Je moet er meteen staan in het Baskenland en ook de Pyreneeën kunnen van deze Tour al snel een meeslepend verhaal maken.
ASO huivert van moments morts en stuurt aan op zoveel mogelijk moments forts .
Al kun je niet uitsluiten dat vooral de klassementsmannen bij het begin van de tweede week de voet even van het gaspedaal halen.
Zeker wanneer de klassementsdeur al in het slot gegooid zou zijn door het bommentapijt van in de eerste week.
De aanvallers worden daags na de eerste rustdag volledig op hun wenken bediend met een niet te onderschatten overgangsrit van meer dan 3.000 hoogtemeters.
Na een tussengerecht voor de sprinters krijgen de baroudeurs op donderdag 13 juli weer een vrijkaart.
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Quatorze juillet , dat kan ASO natuurlijk niet negeren. De Franse nationale feestdag wordt opgevrolijkt met een dagje in de Jura .
De Grand Colombier - deze keer vanaf de langste zijde vanuit Culoz - is het volgende klauterexamen, al is die 13e etappe tot de slotklim een eitje voor alle profs.
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Bij het voorlaatste weekend meren de renners aan in de Alpen , waar ze een tijdje zullen kamperen.
Morzine is uiteraard geen onbekende in de Tour en wordt bereikt na de beklimming van de Joux Plane , waar Lance Armstrong naar eigen zeggen in 2000 zijn "slechtste dag op de fiets" beleefde en waar Floyd Landis bij zijn verrijzenis buiten de lijntjes kleurde.
De klim zal schade veroorzaken, maar vooral de afdaling is snel en technisch en zal met het Zwitserse drama nog vers in het achterhoofd de nervositeit helaas alleen maar doen toenemen.
Een aanpassing op de valreep van dit traject - met bijvoorbeeld de finish op de top van de Joux Plane of nog een stukje verder in het dal - is niet uitgesloten.
Adam Hansen, vertegenwoordiger van de rennersvakbond, bevestigde dat er deze week nog overlegd wordt met ASO en de UCI.
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Vergis je vooral niet: er ligt nog heel wat lekkers in de toonbank, maar daags voor de laatste rustdag krijgen we al de laatste aankomst bergop richting Saint-Gervais .
De toppers zullen ongetwijfeld eens flink rammelen, maar wellicht worden de grootste verschillen niet op deze dag opgemeten.
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Week 3: Tijdrit, nog wat kanjers in de Alpen en de Vogezen
ASO en tijdritten, het lijken wel water en vuur. Pas daags na de laatste rustdag moeten de bolides afgestoft worden.
Met 22 tijdritkilometers bereikt het aantal een historisch dieptepunt, de parcoursbouwers van de Tour staken hun oorlog dus niet.
Te saai, te ouderwets en te weinig aantrekkelijk voor de tv-kijkers, zo argumenteren de Fransen.
Een tijdrit creëert bovendien volgens hun redenering vaak te vroeg te grote verschillen in het klassement, waardoor de strijd om het geel al te snel in steen gebeiteld zou zijn.
De pure specialisten zullen in Combloux ook al niet aan hun trekken komen. De term klimtijdrit is overdreven, maar de Côte de Domancy maakt de rouleurs het leven zuur.
Die bult was de trampoline voor Bernard Hinault tijdens zijn raid naar de regenboogtrui in 1980 en de klim wordt ook de scherprechter in het WK van 2027.
Volgen de renners hier wél het voorbeeld van de Giro met een fietswissel onderweg?
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De moordende slotweek hield de Giro lange tijd in een wurggreep, in de Tour is het recept anders opgebouwd.
Er zijn in een eerder stadium bananenschillen en potentiële cliffhangers bij de vleet, niet toevallig heeft Netflix de weg naar de Ronde van Frankrijk gevonden.
De spreiding is veel groter, maar de koninginnenrit (ruim 5.000 hoogtemeters!) wordt ook in deze editie opgespaard tot de 17e etappe.
Met de piek op 2.304 meter is de Col de la Loze die woensdag het dak van de Tour. Zet je schrap voor pentes tot 24 procent!
In 2020 lag de finish op de top van dat beest, in deze bergrit volgt nog een afdaling en kickfinish in Courchevel.
Al wordt ook deze finale vanuit het veiligheidsperspectief nog bestudeerd.
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Bij de presentatie in oktober sprak ASO over een 8-tal sprintkansen, maar dat lijkt toch een zeer optimistische inschatting. Een handjevol opportuniteiten, dat zal het min of meer worden.
Spurters die door alle cols nog niet zijn leeggezogen, kunnen in kippenstad Bourg-en-Bresse nog eens kakelen. Tom Boonen was er het haantje in 2007.
Daags voor het slotweekend lijkt het dubbeltje op de Belgische feestdag de kans op te vallen van de aanvallers.
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Ligt het klassement na de Col de la Loze schijnbaar in een definitieve plooi, dan bieden de Vogezen nog een ultieme gelegenheid om de boel op stelten te zetten.
La Planche des Belles Filles wordt (eindelijk) ingewisseld voor een korte, maar bijzonder explosieve etappe.
Tussen Belfort en Le Markstein ligt een mijnenveld met onder meer de Ballon d'Alsace, de Col de la Schlucht, de Petit Ballon en de Platzerwasel.
Met dat laatste grillige examen bevestigt ASO nog eens de krijtlijnen van deze Tour: het mijdt de klassieke en gelijkmatige cols waarop de wattagemeters, treintjes en de rekenmachines regeren en het brandt met deze route vele kaarsen voor een explosieve en dynamische Tour. Jusqu'au bout .
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Eindigen doen we met de parade in Parijs en het traditionele sprinters-WK op de Champs-Elysées .
Het wordt een extra prestigieuze ritzege, want door de Spelen in 2024 eindigt de Tour volgend jaar niet in de hoofdstad, wel in Nice.
Rond 19.30 u wordt er dus een punt gezet achter een Tour voor de klimmers die geen vleugje conservatisme wil en open moet blijven tot in Parijs.
"Omarm deze Tour met de mentaliteit alsof het je laatste koersdag kan zijn", leek ASO enkele maanden geleden te formuleren op zijn uitnodiging.
Al geeft die gedachte na de recente gebeurtenissen in de Ronde van Zwitserland een bijzonder wrange nasmaak.
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Tour de France 2023: Parcours en etappes
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Lees over het volledige parcours van de Ronde van Frankrijk 2023.
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Tour de france 2023: het complete parcours, tour de france 2023 parcours etappe 1: bilbao - bilbao.
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Tour de France 2023 Parcours etappe 2: Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián
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Tour de France 2023 Parcours etappe 3: Amorebieta-Etxano - Bayonne
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Tour de France 2023 Parcours etappe 4: Dax - Nogaro
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Tour de France 2024 Route stage 9: Troyes - Troyes
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Half of the dust roads are situated in the first 145 kilometres, which is the hilly part of the route. All in all, the riders face 32 kilometres on gravel, while the elevation gain adds up to roughly 2,000 metres.
The first dust road appears after 47 kilometres and it’s followed by the first climb, Côte de Bergères (1.7 kilometres at 5.2%). The second gravel sector also coincides with a hill, Côte de Baroville, 2.8 kilometres long and averaging 4.8%.
The riders enter the hardest part of the route after 95 kilometres in the saddle. Within 36 kilometres they face four sectors of gravel and three hills. The section opens with a 1.5 kilometres climb at 5.2% with a dust road in its wake. The two succeeding gravel roads both run uphill, respectively 2.2 kilometres at 5% and 3 kilometres at 4.3%. Another white road, which is not entirely flat either, rounds out this part of the race.
There are still some 70 kilometres remaining at this point. Via two gravel roads in 20 kilometres the riders continue onto five flat gravel sections within 18 kilometres. The last unpaved road then appears 10 kilometres before the line.
Troyes hosted the Tour de France sixteen times before. The last time was in 2017, when stage 6 finished and stage 7 started in the town on the banks of the river Seine. Marcel Kittel is the last stage winner in Troyes.
The first three riders across the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds.
Ride the route yourself? Download GPX 9th stage 2024 Tour de France.
Stage 9 starts at 13:15 and the race is expected to finish around 17:50 – both are local times (CEST).
Another interesting read: favourites to win in Troyes.
Tour de France 2024 stage 9: route, profile, videos
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Where does the race begin from in Troyes Stage 9. Would you have an approximate address. Thank you. Betty
The race sets off from the market square of Les Halles, and the finish is on Boulevard du 1e RAM.
'Spreading laughter on the roads of France': The Laughing Cow returns to the Tour de France
La Vache qui rit returns to the French Grand Tour as a sponsor, meaning the caravan might be a bit smellier this year
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Cheese feels about as French a thing as you get. Most of us could list half a dozen French examples off the top of our heads - Brie, Camembert, Reblochon, Comté, Roquefort, Gruyère to name but six. There is, however, one more French cheese you probably see every time you go to the supermarket, but don't realise quite how French it is.
The Laughing Cow, or La Vache qui rit en français, was a mainstay of the Tour de France 's publicity caravan for over 75 years, from 1933 to 2009, as well as many lunchboxes in the UK as well as France. Now, the red chuckling cow is set to return to both the men's race and the Tour de France Femmes , thanks to a new three-year deal with the races' organiser, ASO.
Cycling and commercial partnerships are inextricably linked. The Tour de France is the ultimate example of this, the world's biggest race, founded to promote a newspaper, which sees human billboards move around the country, screened to millions around the world.
Bike racing might seem like a niche sport to some, but to many of the biggest French brands, from Vittel to Orangina , via Orange and E.Leclerc, it is a guaranteed way of getting one's name out there.
We are not to think of France as the country of Albert Camus, George Sand, Paul Cézanne or Simone de Beauvoir. Non. We are to think France as the place of Tourtel Twist, Cochonou, and now, The Laughing Cow.
In an excitable press release from ASO on Thursday, it was announced that La Vache qui rit would be in the pantheon of French goods, "spreading positive vibes", somehow.
"The three-year sponsorship agreement will put La Vache qui rit in the heart of the caravan in each stage held in France," the organisers said. "With one goal in mind: celebrating laughter in France!"
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There is nothing more hilarious than a soft, inoffensive cheese, packaged in triangles, after all.
"The Tour de France and La Vache qui rit share timeless fundamental values such as a positive outlook and a community focus," according to the press release. "For over a century, they have both charmed generations of people in France with their storied heritage and unique amalgam of fervour, fun and flavour. They are also popular, charismatic brands that expanded beyond their borders to conquer the international scene."
Have they "conquered the international scene"? Ask a non-cycling friend what they think of the Tour and Laughing Cow cheese and let's find out, I suppose.
Apparently there will be "collaborative activities, sampling opportunities and, most importantly, a tidal wave of laughter and smiles for spectators and TV viewers". We are just hoping they are as clever as Orangina's mystery Laurent Gina signs .
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Christian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, was of course on board with the message of "laughter" coming from the collaboration, for some reason.
"Everyone knows the Tour de France and everyone knows La Vache qui rit [note: this cannot be true]," he said. "We are thrilled to see it return because it holds a special place in the hearts of people in France and exemplifies the values of the Tour. With La Vache qui rit, laughter and a popular celebration will fill the air in July."
Anne-Sophie Carrier, the general manager of Bel France, the dairy bigwigs behind LVQR, said: "This partnership with the Tour de France fills us with pride. It symbolises our dedication to spark joy and share moments through the iconic La Vache qui rit.
"Our popular brand, close to everyone and endowed with a rich heritage, will play a role: celebrating laughter in France and bringing everyone in France on board for a fun sporty experience full of flavour."
It's always a delight to be reminded just how French the Tour de France is - that's one of the things that make it so special after all. Shame about the rampant consumerism, but hey, let's sit back, eat a cheese triangle, and laugh. Laugh, and laugh, and laugh. Isn't cheese funny?
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Etape 16 Tour de France 2024: Gruissan – Nimes
Flad – 188.6 km.
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Efter en velfortjent hviledag, skal rytterne på 16. etape af Tour de France 2024 køre fra Gruissan til Nimes. Det er en etape, der strækker sig over 188,6 kilometer og 1200 højdemeter.
Det er en relativt flad etape, der bør resultere i en massespurt. Rytterne kommer fra en hviledag, hvilket plejer at give sprinterholdene og sprinterne lidt mod på strabadserne igen.
Men Mistral-vinden kan blæse i det her område, og hvis den kommer, så kommer det til at påvirke løbet. Vi kører i et område, hvor vinden afgjort kan få en effekt.
Men selv i sidevindskørsel vil det typisk være nogle af sprinterne, der er de stærkeste, og eftersom alle er bekendt med Mistralvinden, bør de fleste være opmærksomme.
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Tour de France 2021 - Stages, schedule, route map and key dates in the battle for yellow jersey
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Updated 28/06/2021 at 11:44 GMT
A balanced route that leans slightly towards the general classification rider with a strong time trial, the 2021 Tour de France route is an intriguing prospect. There are as many as eight potential stages for the sprinters, as well as some epic climbing days – including a trip into the Alps in the first week, plus a double-ascent of Mont Ventoux to contend with.
Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic celebrate at the end of stage 21 of the Tour de France 2020
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Tour de France 2021 - results and standings
Tour de france 2021 - the route.
- 26 June, Stage 1: Brest - Landerneau (197.8km, hilly)
- 27 June, Stage 2: Perros-Guirec - Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan (183.5km, hilly)
- 28 June, Stage 3: Lorient - Pontivy (182.7km, flat)
- 29 June, Stage 4: Redon - Fougères (150.4km, flat)
30 June, Stage 5: Changé - Laval (27.2km, ITT)
- 1 July, Stage 6: Tours - Châteauroux (160.6km, flat)
- 2 July, Stage 7: Vierzon - Le Creusot (249.1km, hilly)
- 3 July, Stage 8: Oyonnax - Le Gran-Bornand (150.8km, mountains)
4 July, Stage 9: Cluses - Tignes (144.9km, mountains)
- 5 July, first rest day
- 6 July, Stage 10: Albertville - Valence (190.7km, flat)
7 July, Stage 11: Sorgues - Malaucène (198.9km, mountains)
8 july, stage 12: saint-paul-trois-châteaux - nîmes (159.4km, flat).
- 9 July, Stage 13: Nîmes - Carcassonne (219.9km, flat)
- 10 July, Stage 14: Carcassonne - Quillan (183.7km, hilly)
11 July, Stage 15: Céret - Andorra la Vella (191.3km, mountains)
- 12 July, second rest day
- 13 July, Stage 16: Pas de la Case - Saint-Gaudens (169km, mountains)
14 July, Stage 17: Muret - Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet (174.8km)
- 15 July, Stage 18: Pau - Luz-Ardiden (129.7km, mountains)
- 16 July, Stage 19: Mourenx - Libourne (207km, flat)
17 July, Stage 20: Libourne – Saint-Émilion (30.8km, ITT)
- 18 July, Stage 21: Chatou - Paris Champs-Élysées (112km, flat)
Tour de France 2021 - route map
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The Tour de France route for 2021
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Tour de France 2021 - KEY stages
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Stage 5 profile: Changé – Laval (ITT)
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Stage 9 profile: Cluses - Tignes
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Stage 11 profile: Sorgues - Malaucène
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Stage 12 profile: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Nîmes
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Stage 15 profile: Céret - Andorre-La-Vieille
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Stage 17 profile: Muret - Col du Portet
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Stage 20 profile: Libourne - Saint Emilion (ITT)
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2023 Tour de France route
From the Basque Country to Paris and all the stages in between
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The 2023 Tour de France got underway on July 1st in Bilbao, Spain with another demanding route that includes only a single 22km hilly time trial in the Alps and mountain stages in all five of France’s mountain ranges. From the Grand Départ in the Basque Country to the finish in Paris, Cyclingnews has all the route details.
The very limited amount of time trialling and preponderance of mountains no doubt suits French riders Thibaut Pinot , David Gaudu and Romain Bardet. As a result, Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglič and Geraint Thomas targeted the Giro d’Italia, which had three times the amount of time trialling and fewer mountains.
Official information from race organiser ASO claimed the 3,404km route includes eight flat stages for the sprinters, four hilly stages suited to breakaways and eight mountain stages. Four of these include summit finishes: in the Pyrenees at Cauterets-Cambasque, on the legendary Puy de Dôme volcano in the Massif Central, on the Grand Colombier in the Jura and at Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc in the Alps.
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The other mountain stages are also extremely difficult, even if some are short and extra intense.
Stage 14 to Morzine includes 4,200m of climbing, alongside the mighty Col de Joux Plane and its testing descent to the finish. Stage 15 ends with the 11% ‘wall’ of Côte des Amerands and then the 7km 7.7% climb up to Saint-Gervais in view of Mont-Blanc.
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Stage 17 to Courchevel is arguably the queen stage, climbing the 2,304m-high Col de la Loze and then descends to finish on the altiport runway. Stage 20 is a final brutal multi-mountain stage in the Vosges between Belfort and Le Markstein ski resort.
The only time trial is on stage 16 in the Arve Valley near Sallanches after the second rest day, but the 22km route between Passy and Combloux will test riders' bike handling skills and climbing as much as their time trialling. The stage includes the Côte de Domancy, where Bernard Hinault forged his 1980 Worlds victory, and which also featured as part of the final week time trial in the 2016 Tour.
2022 Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard was arguably the best climber of the last two editions of the Tour and he appears to have plenty of opportunities to go on the attack on the steep ascents in 2023.
Two-time winner Tadej Pogačar will no doubt relish the route on offer for next July’s challenge against Vingegaard, Jumbo-Visma, Ineos Grenadiers and anyone else.
For an in-depth analysis of this year's major contenders, check our regularly updated guide to the favourites of the 2023 Tour de France .
For a detailed description of each stage, click on the link in the table below.
Stage 1: Bilbao-Bilbao, 182 km - Hilly
Stage 2: vitoria-gasteiz to san sebastián, 208.9km - hilly, stage 3: amorebieta-etxano to bayonne, 193.5km - flat, stage 4: dax to nogaro, 181.8km - flat, stage 5: pau to laruns, 162.7km - mountain, stage 6: tarbes to cauterets-cambasque, 144.9km - mountain, stage 7: mont-de-marsan to bordeaux, 169.9km - flat, stage 8: libourne to limoges, 200.7km - hilly, stage 9: saint-léonard- de-noblat to puy de dôme, 182.4km - mountain, stage 10: vulcania to issoire, 167.2km - hilly, stage 11: clermont-ferrand to moulins, 179.8km - flat, stage 12: roanne to belleville-en-beaujolais, 168.8km - hilly, stage 13: châtillon-sur-chalaronne to grand colombier, 137.8km - mountain, stage 14: annemasse to morzine les portes du soleil, 151.8km - mountain, stage 15: les gets les portes du soleil to saint-gervais mont blanc, 179km - mountain, stage 16: passy to combloux, 22.4km - itt, stage 17: saint-gervais mont blanc à courchevel, 184.9km - mountain, stage 18: moûtiers to bourg-en-bresse, 184.9km - hilly, stage 19: moirans-en-montagne to poligny, 172.8km - flat, stage 20: belfort to le markstein fellering, 133.5km - mountain, stage 21: saint-quentin-en-yvelines to paris champs-élysées, 115.1km - flat.
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Tour de France Stage 16 Preview: Bring On the Crucial Time Trial
A 22.4-kilometer time trial after a rest day could prove to be decisive in the epic GC battle.
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Stage 16 - Passy to Combloux (22.4km Individual Time Trial) - Tuesday, July 18
After another rest day, the race resumes on Tuesday with the Tour’s only individual time trial, a 22.4km race against the clock from Passy to Combloux that–thanks to a Category 2 climb near the end of the course–should favor the Tour’s GC contenders over the Tour’s time trial specialists.
The stage begins in Passy, which isn’t far from the base of the climb to Saint-Gervais, which hosted the summit finish to Stage 15. From the start the riders will race north toward the day’s first obstacle: the uncategorized Côte de la Cascade de Cœur, which they’ll summit after just 4.1km.
Once over the summit they’ll race down toward the first time check, 7.1km into the stage, and then on to Sallanches. This is the fastest section of the course as the riders speed downhill from the top of the Côte de la Cascade de Cœur and toward the town that hosted the world road championships in 1964 and 1980, the latter of which was won by French legend Bernard Hinault.
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After looping through Sallanches, the riders head south toward Domancy on a long, straight false flat that ends with the day’s second time check, 16.1km into the stage. This is the power portion of the course, where riders will need to push a big gear at a high cadence, while still saving their legs for the sting in this course’s tail: the Category 2 Côte de Domancy (2.5km at 9.4%).
The road goes up immediately after the second time check and the riders will have to adjust from pushing a big gear on the road from Sallanches to spinning a lighter gear on the climb’s steep slopes. Managing that shift–and pacing their efforts so as to have something left for the climb itself–will determine which riders set the fastest times.
The riders “summit” the Côte de Domancy 3.5km from the finish line, but that’s a bit deceiving as the road–despite easing out for a kilometer after the KOM banner and the day’s final time check–continues to climb all the way to the finish line in Combloux.
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This stage should favor the Tour’s top-2 riders, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who also happen to be two of the race’s best time trialists. Both can push big gears on the stage’s flat and downhill sections and up their cadences–and their wattage outputs–on the final climb to the finish line. Vingegaard has a slight mental edge given the fact that–as the race leader–he’ll start after Pogačar and therefore have the benefit of knowing all of the Slovenian’s times as he passes through the course’s three checks. But at the end of the day, we won’t be surprised if the gaps between the two of them aren’t enormous.
If one of these two doesn’t win the stage, our money’s on Belgium’s Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). Desperate for a stage victory, he came close to winning Stage 15 on Sunday and is one of the world’s best when it comes to racing against the clock. His team will let him go all-out–his splits will help them plan Vingegaard’s own effort–and he can probably hold his own on the final climb.
We’re also keeping an eye on Spain’s Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS-Grenadiers) who currently sits third overall. The 22-year-old’s not a bad time trialist, and a good ride Tuesday will go a long way toward giving him the gap he needs to hold-off Great Britain’s Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) and Australia’s Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe) for the Tour’s final podium spot.
When to Watch
Beginning around 7:00 a.m. EDT, the riders will start the stage in reverse order of the Tour’s GC standings, with the majority of the racers hitting the course at 1-minute intervals. A second group will start at 90-second intervals, and the Tour’s best riders will start the stage at 2-minute intervals. The fastest riders should cover the course in about 32 minutes.
The list of starting times hadn’t been finalized by the time we went to press, but we’ll probably tune-in around 10:30 a.m. EDT to watch the final hour of the stage. We know that Rodríguez begins at 10:56 a.m. EDT, Pogačar begins at 10:58 a.m. EDT, and Vingegaard, the last rider to hit the course, rolls down the start ramp at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
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Over nine decades after its first participation, La Vache qui rit®, one of the Bel Group's iconic brands, will once again spread positive vibes in the next three editions of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
The three-year sponsorship agreement will put La Vache qui rit® in the heart of the caravan in each stage held in France, with one goal in mind: celebrating laughter in France!
The Tour de France and La Vache qui rit® share timeless fundamental values such as a positive outlook and a community focus. For over a century, they have both charmed generations of people in France with their storied heritage and unique amalgam of fervour, fun and flavour. They are also popular, charismatic brands that expanded beyond their borders to conquer the international scene: the Tour de France is broadcast in 190 countries, while people around the world eat 125 wedges of La Vache qui rit® —a brand present in 120 countries— every second. These two monuments were a natural fit.
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To celebrate its return to the roads of the Tour, La Vache qui rit® is determined to spend the summer showing why it holds a special place in the heart of people in France. The operations behind the partnership will be revealed for the first time at the fourth edition of the Cyclosportive La Vache qui rit®, which will take place on 25 and 26 May in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, the cradle of the brand.
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