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Tour de France 2023 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

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The 2023 Tour de France has all the ingredients of a classic: two leading protagonists ready to tear lumps out of each other in reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard and the deposed Tadej Pogacar; entertaining multi-talented stage hunters Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Pidcock; the great Mark Cavendish chasing a historic 35th stage win; all facing a brutal route with 56,000m of climbing and four summit finish.

The Tour began in the Spanish Basque country on Saturday 1 July, where Adam Yates edged twin brother Simon to win the opening stage, and these hilly routes will throw open the yellow jersey to a wide range of contenders. The race crosses the French border for some flat stages and an early jaunt into the high Pyrenees, where the Col du Tourmalet awaits. The peloton takes on the Puy de Dome volcano on its journey across France towards the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and it is in the mountains that this Tour will ultimately be decided. It all ends on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday 23 July.

Here is a stage-by-stage guide to how the race will unfold.

Stage 1: Bilbao to Bilbao, 182km

The 2023 Tour de France starts outside Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum, and winds north to the Bay of Biscay coastline before returning to the city where the stage winner will take the yellow jersey. This 182km opening stage is a hilly route with 3,000m of climbing featuring five categorised ascents, of which the final two are sharp and testing: they are tough enough to shake off the dedicated sprinters and open up early glory for the best puncheurs – those riders with the legs to get over short climbs and the power to surge away on the other side.

The profile of this stage is a great choice by organisers as it could suit just about anyone, from the speed of Wout van Aert to the climbing strength Tom Pidcock or Simon Yates – even two-time champion Tadej Pogacar.

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Stage 1 profile

Stage 1 map

Stage 2: Vitoria Gastiez to Saint Sebastian, 209km

The peloton will head east from Bilbao, touching more picturesque Basque coastline before arriving at the finish in San Sebastian. At more than 200km this is the longest stage of the 2023 Tour and, with the sizeable Jaizkibel climb (8.1km, 5.3% average gradient) shortly before the finish, this is even more tough on the legs than the first day. Another puncheur with the climbing strength to get over the steeper hills can capitalise, like two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe.

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Stage 2 profile

Stage 2 map

Stage 3: Amorebieta to Bayonne, 187km

Stage three starts in Spain and ends in France, and the finale in Bayonne is ripe for a bunch sprint. Mark Cavendish will get his first shot of this race at trying to win a historic 35th Tour de France stage, but he will be up against a stacked field including former QuickStep teammate Fabio Jakobsen and the awesome speed of Wout van Aert. It will be fascinating to get a first glimpse of how the power riders stack up.

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Stage 3 profile

Stage 3 map

Stage 4: Dax to Nogaro, 182km

Another flat day and an even faster finish in store on the Circuit Paul Armagnac, a race track in Nogaro. The 800m home straight will almost certainly tee up a showdown between the Tour’s serious fast men.

  • Cavendish falls short as Philipsen wins crash-laden sprint

Stage 4 profile

Stage 4 map

Stage 5: Pau to Laruns, 163km

The first major mountains of the Tour come a little earlier than usual, as the peloton heads up into the high Pyrenees on day five. The Col de Soudet (15km, 7.2%) is one of the toughest climbs of the race and rears up halfway through this 163km route from Pau to Laruns. The category one Col de Marie Blanque (7.7km, 8.6%) guards the finish 20km out, and holds bonus seconds for those first over the top to incentivise the major contenders to come to the fore and fight it out.

  • Hindley grabs the yellow jersey as Vingegaard punishes Pogacar

Stage 5 profile

Stage 5 map

Stage 6: Tarbes to Cauterets, 145km

This has the potential to be a thrilling day: the 145km route takes on the double trouble of the category one Col d’Aspin (12km, 6.5%) followed by the monstrous hors categorie Tourmalet (17.1km, 7.3%), before a fast ascent and a final climb to the summit finish at Cauterets (16km, 5.4%).

It is a day with several possible outcomes. The general classification contenders could fight it out in a showdown to the summit. Then again, a breakaway could be allowed to escape which would open up victory – and perhaps the yellow jersey – to an outsider. The last time the Tour finished in Cauterets in 2015, breakaway specialist Rafal Majka surged clear of his fellow escapers to win. Keep an eye on Ineos’s Tom Pidcock, who could use the long, fast descent from the Tourmalet summit to speed to the front, as he did before winning atop Alpe d’Huez last year.

  • Pogacar responds to send message to Vingegaard

Stage 6 profile

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Stage 7: Mont de Marsan to Bordeaux, 170km

The first week of racing finishes in the Tour’s second most visited city, Bordeaux, and it’s a third flat day for the sprinters to contest. Much will depend on who has best preserved their legs through the high mountains when they come to this tight, technical finish on the banks of the Garonne river in the city centre.

  • Philipsen pips Cavendish in thrilling finish to deny Brit all-time record

Stage 7 profile

Stage 7 map

Stage 8: Libourne to Limoges, 201km

A long, hilly day will see the peloton head 201km east from Libourne outside Bordeaux to Limoges. The lumpy stage should suit a puncheur but it is not a particularly taxing set of climbs – only three are categorised and the toughest of those is just 2.8km at 5.2%. So could a determined team carry their sprinter to the finish and the stage win? Look out for Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel, superstars with the all-round talent to conquer the climbs and still finish fast.

  • Cavendish crashes out to end Tour de France record hopes

Stage 8 profile

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Stage 9: Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dome, 184km

The final stage before the relief of the first rest day is relatively flat and gentle – until a brutal finish atop the iconic Puy de Dome volcano, a 13.3km drag at a gruelling 7.7% average gradient that last appeared in the Tour in 1988. The summit finish will require a serious climber’s legs to clinch the stage win, and the general classification contenders may well let a breakaway get ahead and fight for that prize.

  • Woods takes win as Pogacar hits back at Vingegaard

Stage 9 profile

Stage 9 map

Rest day: Clermont-Ferrand, Monday 10 July.

Stage 10: Parc Vulcania to Issoire, 167km

The race resumes in the centre of France from Vulcania – a volcano-themed amusement park – where riders will embark on a hilly 167km route through the Volcans d’Auvergne regional park, finishing down in the small town of Issiore. With five categorised climbs, including the sizeable Col de Guery (7.8km at 5%) and the Croix Saint-Robert (6km at 6.3%), it will be a draining ride with virtually no sustained flat sections, and a long descent to the finish town. It looks like a good day to plot something in the breakaway, as the big GC contenders save their legs for bigger challenges to come.

  • Bilbao dedicates emotional stage win to late Gino Mader

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Stage 11: Clermont Ferrand to Moulins, 180km

The final flat stage before the hard Alpine climbs will present an opportunity for those fast men who managed to haul themselves through the Pyrenees to get here – although there is still some climbing to be done including three category-four leg-sappers along the 180km route. The day begins in the university city of Clermont-Ferrand before the riders wind north and then east to Moulins, a small town on the Allier river. Any breakaway is likely to be reeled by those teams with dedicated sprinters eyeing their only opportunity for a stage win between the two rest days.

  • Philipsen continues flat-stage dominance even without van der Poel

Stage 11 profile

Stage 11 map

Stage 12: Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169km

The race caravan will shift east to start stage 12 in Roanne in the Loire region, before taking a 169km route to Belleville, situated on the Saone river north of Lyon. This has been categorised as a hilly or medium mountain stage, but it might feel harder than that by the time the peloton reaches the foot of the fifth categorised climb of the day, the Col de la Croix Rosier (5.3km at 7.6%). That should be enough to put off the best puncheurs like Van der Poel and Van Aert, because the stage winner will need strong climbing legs. The GC riders will want to conserve energy, so expect a breakaway to stay clear and fight amongst themselves.

  • Izagirre solos to victory

Stage 12 profile

Stage 12 map

Stage 13: Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier, 138km

The first of three brutal stages that could decide the destiny of this year’s yellow jersey is only relatively short – 138km – but will provide a stern enough test to reveal any weaknesses in the major contenders. The peloton will enjoy a relatively flat and gentle first 75km from Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne before entering the Jura Mountains. A short climb and fast descent precedes the big climax: all 17.4km (7.1%) of the Grand Colombier providing an epic summit finish. This could be another day for a breakaway away to get free, but the overall contenders like Pogacar and Vingegaard will also fancy stage glory and the chance to stamp their authority on the race.

  • Kwiatkowski wins as Pogacar eats into Vingegaard’s lead

Stage 13 profile

Stage 13 map

Stage 14: Annemasse to Morzine, 152km

Part two of this triple header of mountain stages sees the peloton ride into the Alps with a 152km route from Annemasse to Morzine ski resort. Three tough category one climbs line the road to the hors categorie Col de Joux Plane (11.6km at 8.5%), a brutally steep grind where bonuses await the first few over the top – and stage victory is the prize at the bottom. This is another potential spot for yellow jersey fireworks.

  • Rodriguez wins first Tour stage as Pogacar thwarted by motorbike

Stage 14 profile

Stage 14 map

Stage 15: Les Gets to Saint Gervais, 180km

The last ride before the final rest day will take the peloton further east into the Alps, towards the French border with Italy. The 179km route is almost constantly up and down, with a fast descent before the final two climbs, and the summit finish atop Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc will require strong climbing legs once more.

  • Pogacar and Vingegaard in stalemate as Poels wins stage

Stage 15 profile

Stage 15 map

Rest day: Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Monday 17 July.

Stage 16: Individual time trial from Passy to Combloux, 22km

This year’s home stretch begins with the only time trial of the race: a short, relatively flat 22km from Passy to Combloux in the shadow of Mont Blanc. The route includes one categorised climb, the steep but short Cote de Domancy (2.5km at 9.4%). There is an opportunity here to make up crucial seconds for those that need them.

  • Vingegaard takes control of yellow jersey

Stage 16 profile

Stage 16 map

Stage 17: Saint Gervais to Courchevel, 166km

Put Wednesday 19 July in the diary: this will surely be the most brutal day of the entire Tour de France and it could be decisive. The 166km route features four big climbs, the last of which offers up this year’s Souvenir Henri Desgrange for the first rider over the highest point of the race. To get there the riders must endure a 28.1km slog averaging 6% gradient to the top of the Col de la Loze, towering in the clouds 2,304m above sea level. There are bonus seconds up here too, before a short descent down to the finish at Courchevel.

A breakaway will probably form, but can they last the distance? Whatever happens up the road, the fight for the yellow jersey will be fierce – only the strongest handful of riders will be able to stand the pace and this will likely be the day that the 2023 winner is effectively crowned.

  • Vingegaard dominates to put seal on Tour de France

Stage 17 profile

Stage 17 map

Stage 18: Moutiers to Bourg en Bresse, 186km

After a potentially explosive stage 17, stage 18 is classified as “hilly” but is really a relatively sedate 185km which the sprinters are likely to contest if their teams can haul in the inevitable breakaway. The big question is whether there will be many sprinters left in the peloton after such a demanding set of stages in the Alps. For those fast men still in the race, the descent into Bourg-en-Bresse precedes a technical finish, with roundabouts and a sharp corner before a swinging right-hand turn on to the home straight where the stage will be won and lost.

  • Breakaway stays away as Asgreen takes win

Stage 18 profile

Stage 18 map

Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny, 173km

Another flat day gives a further opportunity for those sprinters left in the field, as the peloton travels 173km from Moirans, near Grenoble, north to Poligny. The general classification contenders will be happy to rest their legs before one final push to Paris.

  • Matej Mohoric takes photo finish to win stage 19

Stage 19 profile

Stage 19 map

Stage 20: Belfort to Le Markstein, 133km

The final competitive stage of the Tour is a 133km ride from Belfort to Le Markstein ski resort in the Vosges mountains, and it offers just enough for one final attack to steal the yellow jersey, should the overall win still be on the line. The last two climbs of the day are both steep category one ascents: first the Petit Ballon (9.3km, 8.1%) followed by the Col du Platzerwasel (7.1km at 8.4%). Whoever is wearing yellow just needs to hang on to the wheel of their fiercest rival here, and that should be enough to see them home.

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Stage 20 profile

Stage 20 map

Stage 21: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysees, 115km

As is tradition, the peloton will transfer to Paris and ride a truce to the Champs-Elysees. The stage will start at France’s national velodrome, home of cycling for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It will finish with one final sprint: Cavendish has won four times in Paris and it would be a fitting way to end the race that has defined his career if he were to repeat the feat one last time. And once the race is done, the winner of the 2023 Tour de France will be crowned.

Stage 21 profile

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One for the attackers.

The route of the 109th Tour de France, scheduled for the 1st to the 24th July 2022 , has been unveiled in its traditional venue in Paris. The Palais des Congrès again opened its doors to thousands, including the reigning champion, Tadej Pogačar, the joint record holder for most stage wins, Mark Cavendish, and two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe.  

The big hitters of the next Tour discovered a route filled with opportunities to go on the attack on every terrain following the Grand Départ in Copenhagen . The mountains will then set the stage for a series of showdowns to decide who gets to take the yellow jersey home, including the Super Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges department, the col du Granon and Alpe d'Huez to wrap up the Alpine chapter of the Race, before Peyragudes and the Hautacam in the Pyrenees, where the climbers will have the chance to set the race alight.  

In a historic first, riders from the women's peloton attended the ceremony to witness the birth of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift . The race director, Marion Rousse, announced that the inaugural edition of the race will start on 24th July, heading east before finishing on the Super Planche des Belles Filles on 31st July. 

14/07/2021 – Tour de France 2021 – Etape 17 – Muret / Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet (178,4 km) - Groupe de tete : Tadej Pogacar (UAE, maillot jaune), Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo, maillot blanc) et Richard Carapaz (Ineos)

As the world of cycling looks forward to the 2022 Tour de France, the powerful scenes from the previous edition are still fresh in the mind. In the first week, viewers were treated to a no-holds-barred contest from riders who have made their mark on cycling’s current era thanks to their aggressive racing style. Riders such as Julian Alaphilippe, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert set the tone and inspire the rest of the peloton to follow their example with their victorious escapades. There will be plenty of opportunities for them and the rest to go on the attack throughout the Tour, starting with the Danish stages, where the masters of echelons will be right in their element in the 18 km crossing of the Baltic Sea, coming after a time trial for power riders in Copenhagen, the world capital of cycling, and before the sprint stage that will cap the Scandinavian adventure in Sønderborg.

The peloton will return to French soil in the Nord department. Next up, an exhausting ride to Calais, a serving of Roubaix cobblestones, a launch pad for punchers in Longwy and the first clash between the crown pretenders at La Planche des Belles Filles, this time in its "Super" version. Unless the weather turns the race into a war of attrition, the 2022 Tour offers mountain goats a prestigious path to the overall title. The Alps will start with a summit finish on the col du Granon, 2,413 metres above sea level, on the same road that Bernard Hinault wore the yellow jersey for the last time in his career back in 1986, followed by a carbon copy of the stage from Briançon to the Alpe d'Huez, won by the Frenchman after crossing the finish line hand in hand with Greg LeMond. On the way to the Pyrenees, the Saint-Étienne and Carcassone stages have "sprint finish" written all over them, unlike the one to Mende. At this point, the bell will call the leaders back into their mountain rings. Tadej Pogačar could soar on the ascent to Peyragudes after the Col d'Aspin and the Hourquette d'Ancizan have softened up the legs of the contenders. Regardless of whether he is in yellow by this point, the reigning champion will have to tame his rivals on the road to Hautacam, which will offer no respite with the climbs up the Aubisque and the Col de Spandelles, making its debut in the race. The final time trial will also enter uncharted waters with its finish on the Rocamadour promontory. It will be time to see where everyone stands… 24 hours later, it’ll be time to celebrate the winner on the Champs-Élysées. A new adventure will then begin with the women in the spotlight.

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Tour de France 2023: routes reach for the sky with limited sprint chances

  • Women’s race to end with Tourmalet climb on final stage
  • Men have stage finish at Puy de Dome for first time since 80s

Mountains and more mountains, but fewer chances for the sprinters characterise the men’s and women’s 2023 Tour de France routes that were announced in the Palais des Congrès on Thursday.

The three-week men’s race, which traces a 3,400km diagonal route from the Basque country to the German border, includes stages in the Pyrenees, the Massif Central, the Jura, the Alps and the Vosges.

There is one time trial of 22km and, while the organisers cite eight “flat” stages, there are likely to be slim pickings once again for sprinters such as Mark Cavendish, whose hopes of beating Eddy Merckx’s record number of stage wins with a 35th victory appear to be receding.

The men’s route for the Tour’s 110th edition ignores north-west and south-east France, while the week-long women’s race starts on the final Sunday of the men’s race in Clermont-Ferrand. It then zigzags south towards a showpiece mountain stage in the Pyrenees and a final time trial in Pau.

🤩 Here it is, the official route of the #TDF2023 ! 🤩 Voici le parcours officiel du #TDF2023 ! pic.twitter.com/QPwvs91Ar6 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) October 27, 2022

Among ascents such as the dreaded Col de Joux Plane and the mighty Col de la Loze, the men’s Tour also includes the Puy de Dôme, the winding road to the volcanic peak last used 35 years ago, overlooking Clermont-Ferrand. With it long thought to be out of bounds because of environmental concerns, the return there of the race caravan may provoke further debate about the Tour’s carbon footprint.

The women’s Tour looks more thoughtfully structured than last July’s relaunched and very successful race, won by Annemiek van Vleuten with a spectacular display of climbing on the final weekend.

With a start far from Paris, it also looks more confident in its own identity and far less of a bolt-on to the structure of the men’s event. Eight stages, including a summit finish on the Col du Tourmalet and a race against the clock in Pau, will offer greater tactical opportunities for the women’s peloton.

🤩The official route of the #TDFF2023 avec @GoZwift ! 🤩 Voici le parcours officiel du #TDFF2023 avec Zwift ! #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com/A7PJNR1UUI — Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) October 27, 2022

The men’s defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard, who has seemed reclusive since being hugely feted in Denmark after his victory in July , was not in Paris for the route launch but has, albeit hesitantly, committed to defending his title.

Vingegaard said he had needed to withdraw for a while after his debut Tour win. “There was no explosion, no mind bomb. I just needed a break,” he told cyclingnews.com this week.

“I just rested up and enjoyed some quality time with family and friends. I enjoyed a barbecue, a glass of wine or a beer. I don’t need much to be happy, even if I’ve won the Tour de France.”

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The Dane won the two most prestigious summit finishes on the route of the 2022 race, outclimbing the double champion Tadej Pogacar. With four summit finishes featuring next July, he will again hope to master the Slovenian.

Pogacar was in Paris and, after ending his 2022 season with victory in the Italian Classic Il Lombardia, will have repaired any dents to his confidence. “I really like the route,” the 24‑year‑old said.

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But the peloton’s champions are getting even younger and the meteoric rise of Remco Evenepoel, the 22-year-old winner of this year’s Vuelta a España and men’s World Road Race title , has created a new dynamic.

For now it is uncertain whether Evenepoel will start the Tour or opt for the less mountainous and much more time trial-oriented Giro d’Italia. Evenepoel has already been hailed as the new Merckx, a mantle that may yet weigh him down when it comes to the unrelenting hothouse of the Tour.

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Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Geraint Thomas

Jonas Vingegaard (middle) won the 2022 Tour de France from Tadej Pogacar (left) and Geraint Thomas

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard was crowned Tour de France champion for the first time after the 109th edition of the race ended in Paris on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Jumbo Visma rider beat 2021 champion Tadej Pogacar by two minutes 43 seconds, as Britain's Geraint Thomas finished third overall.

Starting in Copenhagen, the riders had to tackle two individual time trials and six mountain stages on trips to the Alps and Pyrenees during the 3,353km race.

Here is the story of the 2022 race.

Friday, 1 July - stage one: Copenhagen - Copenhagen, 13.2km

Yves Lampaert

Yves Lampaert is the first Belgian to take the yellow jersey since Greg van Avermaet in 2018

Winner: Yves Lampaert

Report: Lampaert wins stage one as Pogacar impresses

Yves Lampaert wins stage one of the Tour de France as defending champion Tadej Pogacar takes time out of his main rivals in the opening individual time trial in Copenhagen. Lampaert negotiates the wet conditions to finish five seconds ahead of fellow Belgian Wout van Aert while Britain's Adam Yates and Geraint Thomas come 13th and 18th.

Saturday, 2 July - stage two: Roskilde - Nyborg, 202.2km

Fabio Jakobsen

Fabio Jakobsen (front left) is making his Tour de France debut

Winner: Fabio Jakobsen

Report: Jakobsen edges stage two in sprint finish

Fabio Jakobsen edges a thrilling sprint finish in Nyborg as Belgium's Wout van Aert claims the yellow jersey. Jakobsen's triumph comes after several crashes, with defending champion Tadej Pogacar and four-time winner Chris Froome caught up in a large pile-up inside the final 3km.

Sunday, 3 July - stage three: Vejle - Sonderborg, 182km

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage three

Dylan Groenewegen (front centre) had not won a stage at the Tour since 2019

Winner: Dylan Groenewegen

Report: Groenewegen wins stage three of Tour in photo finish

Dylan Groenewegen snatches victory in a thrilling photo finish as Wout van Aert retains the leader's yellow jersey after finishing second for a third consecutive stage. The Tour's final day in Denmark also sees British riders Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock rise into the top 10 of the general classification, with defending champion Tadej Pogacar fortunate not to be held up by a late crash.

Tuesday, 5 July - stage four: Dunkirk - Calais, 171.5km

Wout van Aert

Van Aert has now won six stages at the Tour de France - he claimed two victories in 2020, and three last year

Winner: Wout van Aert

Report: Van Aert claims sensational stage four victory

Wout van Aert's sensational escape in the final 10km of stage four gives him his first win at this year's Tour de France and extendes his overall lead. The Belgian had finished second in each of the first three stages of this year's race but this time his plan works to perfection. A breathtaking attack up the final climb sends him clear and he holds on in the closing kilometres into Calais.

Wednesday, 6 July - stage five: Lille Metropole - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, 157km

Simon Clarke (centre)

Simon Clarke claimed Israel-Premier Tech's first Tour stage victory from a breakaway

Winner: Simon Clarke

Report: Australia's Simon Clarke wins chaotic stage five

Australia's Simon Clarke wins a chaotic stage five after a photo finish as defending champion Tadej Pogacar makes time gains on his general classification rivals. Wout van Aert retains the leaders yellow jersey as crashes see Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic lose ground, while a puncture hampers Jonas Vingegaard.

Thursday, 7 July - stage six: Binche - Longwy, 220km

Tadej Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar was in the yellow jersey for 14 days at the 2021 Tour

Winner: Tadej Pogacar

Report: Pogacar wins stage six to take overall race lead

Tadej Pogacar sprints away at the finish to win stage six as he moves into the overall lead at the Tour de France. The defending champion's late attack sees him pull clear of Michael Matthews and David Gaudu with British rider Tom Pidcock finishing fourth.

Friday, 8 July - stage seven: Tomblaine - La Super Planche des Belles Filles, 176.5km

Tadej Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar is aiming to become the ninth rider to win three editions of the Tour de France

Report: Pogacar wins stage seven to extend overall lead

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar beats Jonas Vingegaard in a thrilling finish at La Super Planche des Belles Filles as he extends his overall race lead. Breakaway rider Lennard Kamna is caught in the final 200m on a punishing climb and eventually finishes fourth on the same time as Britain's Geraint Thomas.

Saturday, 9 July - stage eight: Dole - Lausanne, 186.3km,

Wout van Aert

Wout van Aert has won eight individual stages at the Tour

Report: Van Aert wins stage eight as Pogacar extends overall lead

Belgium's Wout van Aert sprints to his second stage victory of this year's Tour as Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar extends his overall lead. British trio Tom Pidcock, Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates all finish in the leading group of riders.

Sunday, 10 July - stage nine: Aigle - Chatel Les Portes du Soleil, 192.9km

Bob Jungels

Bob Jungels is the first rider from Luxembourg to win a stage at the Tour since 2011

Winner: Bob Jungels

Report: Jungels solos to victory on stage nine of Tour

Luxembourg's Bob Jungels solos to a superb victory at the Tour de France on stage nine. Jungels attacks on the penultimate categorised climb and stays clear for over 60km after opening up a gap on the descent. Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar remains the overall race leader and takes time out of most of his general classification rivals, bar Jonas Vingegaard, with a sprint to the line.

Tuesday, 12 July - stage 10: Morzine Les Portes du Soleil - Megeve 148.1km

Peloton at a standstill

The race was neutralised 36km before the finish before resuming

Winner: Magnus Cort

Report: Cort wins after 10th stage halted by protest

Magnus Cort pips Nicholas Schultz in a photo finish to win a disrupted 10th stage of the Tour de France after climate activists force a 10-minute delay. Tadej Pogacar retains the leaders yellow jersey while Lennard Kamna jumps up to second overall.

Wednesday, 13 July - stage 11: Albertville - Col du Granon Serre Chevalier, 151.7km

Tadej Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar's aura of invincibility slipped as he cracked on the final climb

Winner: Jonas Vingegaard

Report: Vingegaard wins stage 11 to take overall lead from Pogacar

Jonas Vingegaard launches a stunning attack on the final climb to win stage 11 and take the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian loses nearly three minutes as he drops to third in the general classification behind Romain Bardet, with 2018 champion Geraint Thomas in fourth.

Thursday, 14 July - stage 12: Briancon - Alpe d'Huez, 165.1km

Tom Pidcock celebrates winning stage 12 of the 2022 Tour de France

Pidcock is making his Tour debut aged 22 for Ineos Grenadiers,

Winner: Tom Pidcock

Report: Tom Pidcock claims first stage win with Chris Froome third

Tom Pidcock won his maiden Tour de France stage in style with a solo victory atop the iconic Alpe d'Huez. Four-time Tour champion Chris Froome and fellow Briton Pidcock were part of a five-man breakaway during stage 12, before Pidcock broke clear on the final climb to become the youngest winner on the Alpe d'Huez.

Friday, 15 July - stage 13: Le Bourg d'Oisans - Saint-Etienne, 192.6km

Mads Pedersen

Pedersen's win was his first at any of the Grand Tours

Winner: Mads Pedersen

Report: Pedersen surges to stage win

Mads Pedersen produces a powerful final burst to claim victory on stage 13 of the Tour de France. The Dane wins a three-way sprint against Britain's Fred Wright and Canada's Hugo Houle, who are all part of a seven-man breakaway at the start of the day. It is a first Tour stage win for Pedersen, who attacks in the final 250 metres and cannot be caught.

Saturday, 16 July - stage 14: Saint-Etienne - Mende, 192.5km

Michael Matthews

Matthews' stage win was his first at the Tour de France for five years

Winner: Michael Matthews

Report: Matthews claims brilliant win on stage 14 of Tour

Australian Michael Matthews produces a brilliant ride to win a tough and hilly stage 14 of the Tour de France from Saint-Etienne to Mende. The 31-year-old, who escaped in a 23-man break early in the 192.5km route, is passed by Alberto Bettiol on the final climb, but recovers and overhauls the Italian to clinch the fourth Tour stage win of his career.

Sunday, 17 July - stage 15: Rodez - Carcassonne, 202.5km

Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory on stage 15

Philipsen's win was the first Tour stage victory of his career after eight top-three finishes, including second-place on the Champs-Elysees in 2021

Winner: Jasper Philipsen

Report: Philipsen sprints to victory

Belgium's Jasper Philipsen sprints to win stage 15 of the Tour de France as race leader Jonas Vingegaard survives a crash but loses two key team-mates. Primoz Roglic abandons through injury before the stage begins, and another Jumbo-Visma rider Steven Kruijswijk crashes out with 65km to go. Vingegaard comes off his bike in a pile-up soon afterwards but continues despite landing heavily on his head.

Tuesday, 19 July - stage 16: Carcassonne - Foix,178.5km

Hugo Houle pointing to the sky as he crosses the line

Hugo Houle had never won a road race before his victory on stage 16 of the Tour de France

Winner: Hugo Houle

Report: Houle takes superb solo victory

Canada's Hugo Houle claims his first Tour stage win with a brilliant solo ride to victory in Foix. It is the first major triumph of the 31-year-old's career and he becomes the first Canadian to win on the Tour since Steve Bauer in 1988. Bauer is now sporting director of Houle's Israel-Premier Tech team and his team-mate and compatriot Michael Woods finishes third behind France's Valentin Madouas.

Wednesday, 20 July - stage 17: Saint-Gaudens - Peyragudes,129.7km

Tadej Pogacar

UAE Emirates team were reduced to just four members after Rafal Majka withdrew because of a thigh injury before stage 17

Report: Pogacar beats Vingegaard in uphill sprint

Tadej Pogacar edges out Jonas Vingegaard in an uphill sprint to win stage 17 but he is ultimately unable to break the race leader on an epic mountain stage. The victory sees defending champion Pogacar cut Vingegaard's overall lead by four bonus seconds, with the Dane leading by two minutes and 18 seconds going into the final mountain stage. Britain's Geraint Thomas finishes fourth to stay third overall.

Thursday, 21 July - stage 18: Lourdes - Hautacam,143.2km

Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard extended his lead over Tadej Pogacar to three mins 26secs

Report: Vingegaard wins on Hautacam to move closer to overall victory

Jonas Vingegaard moves one step closer to winning the 2022 Tour de France as he extends his overall lead with a stunning stage 18 victory. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar finishes second, one minute and four seconds behind, after he is dropped by Vingegaard and his Jumbo Visma team-mate Wout van Aert on the final climb on the Hautacam. In a brilliant act of sportsmanship earlier in the race, Vingegaard waits for and shakes hands with Pogacar after the Slovenian rider crashed.

Friday, 22 July - stage 19: Castelnau-Magnoac - Cahors,188.3km

Christophe Laporte

Only in 1926 and 1999 has France ended the Tour de France without a stage winner

Winner: Christophe Laporte

Report: Laporte sprints to victory in Cahors

Christophe Laporte delivers the home nation's first stage win at the 2022 Tour de France as he sprints to victory on stage 19, while Jumbo Visma team-mate Jonas Vingegaard arrives safely in Cahors to move another day closer to securing his maiden overall triumph. Britain's Fred Wright is the last man standing from a break but he is passed by Laporte inside the final 500 metres.

Saturday, 23 July - stage 20: Lacapelle-Marival - Rocamadour, 40.7km

Wout van Aert

Wout van Aert received the Combativity award for being the most combative rider during the overall race

Report: Vingegaard set for victory as Van Aert wins time trial

Wout van Aert wins the stage 20 individual time trial on the penultimate day of the 2022 Tour as Jumbo Visma team-mate and overall leader Jonas Vingegaard finishes second to ensure he will wear the yellow jersey in Paris. Van Aert clocks 47 minutes 59 seconds to finish 19 seconds ahead of Vingegaard, who extends his advantage over Tadej Pogacar to three minutes and 34 seconds.

Sunday, 24 July - stage 21: Paris La Defense Arena - Paris Champs-Elysees, 115.6km

Jasper Philipsen

Jasper Philipsen claimed his second stage win of the 2022 Tour on the iconic Champs-Elysees

Report: Vingegaard crowned champion as Philipsen wins in Paris

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard secures his first Tour de France victory as Jasper Philipsen wins the sprint on the final stage in Paris. The Belgian is an easy winner on the iconic Champs-Elysees, while Vingegaard finishes alongside his Jumbo-Visma team-mates to confirm his win. He beats 2021 champion Tadej Pogacar by two minutes 43 seconds in the general classification, while Britain's former winner Geraint Thomas is third overall.

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The 110th edition of the Tour de France begins Saturday in Bilbao, Spain, and one of the sport’s budding rivalries will be on display in cycling’s biggest race.

Among the 176 cyclists competing on 22 teams are defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar , who rank among the favorites to win.

Here’s what you need to know before one cyclist rides victoriously into the streets of Paris on July 23.

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Stage 1/July 1: Bilbao-Bilbao (113 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 6:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:15 a.m. Quick Preview: The Grant Départ is held in the Basque Country as the Tour’s first three stages start in Spain. There are five categorized climbs, though none of the highest difficulty, with 21 King of the Mountain points available and 50 green jersey points. An uphill finish could neutralize the top sprinters.

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Stage 2/July 2: Vitoria-Gasteiz-San Sebastián (130 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 6:15 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:04 a.m. Quick Preview: Five more climbs with the toughest coming near the end of the longest stage of the Tour. If no breakaways are successful, the sprinters will be rewarded with a flat finish.

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Stage 3/July 3: Amorebieta-Etxano-Bayonne (120 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:27 a.m. Quick Preview: The first flat stage brings the Tour into France along the Bay of Biscay coastline. Could be Mark Cavendish’s first prime opportunity to break the Tour stage wins record he shares with Eddy Merckx.

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Stage 4/July 4: Dax-Nogaro (114 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7:10 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:12 a.m. Quick Preview: Another flat stage, this one finishing at France’s first purpose-built motor racing venue, the Circuit Paul Armagnac, with the final 1.9 miles taking place on the track.

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Stage 5/July 5: Pau-Laruns (103 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:21 a.m. Quick Preview: The first of eight mountain stages that will collectively visit France’s five biggest mountain ranges. This one is in the Pyrenees with three summits in the second half of the day followed by a flat run-in to the finish. Expect the overall standings to shake up.

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Stage 6/July 6: Tarbes-Cauterets (90 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:10 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:08 a.m. Quick Preview: The first of four summit finishes of this year’s Tour. Summit finishes are usually where the real yellow jersey contenders separate from the pack. Could be the first duel between 2022 Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard and 2020 and 2021 Tour winner Tadej Pogacar.

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Stage 7/July 7: Mont-de-Marsan-Bordeaux (110 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7:15 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:07 a.m. Quick Preview: Flattest stage of the Tour with a single fourth-category climb. Cavendish won the last time a Tour stage finished in Bordeaux in 2010.

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Stage 8/July 8: Libourne-Limoges (125 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 6:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:07 a.m. Quick Preview: A transition day as the Tour heads to the Massif Central. A 5% uphill in the last 700 meters might mean this is not a sprinters’ day.

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Stage 9/July 9: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat-Puy de Dôme (114 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 12:05 p.m. Quick Preview: A summit finish -- to a dormant volcano -- before a rest day is sure to shake up the overall standings. Puy de Dôme returns to the Tour after a 35-year absence.

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Stage 10/July 11: Vulcania-Issoire (104 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:19 a.m. Quick Preview: The hilliest day of the Tour. Begins at a volcano-themed amusement park.

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Stage 11/July 12: Clermont-Ferrand-Moulins (110 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:19 a.m. Quick Preview: The last flat stage until the 19th stage. If Cavendish hasn’t gotten a stage win yet, the pressure will start to mount.

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Stage 12/July 13: Roanne-Belleville-en-Beaujolais (103 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:21 a.m. Quick Preview: Even with three late climbs, don’t expect a yellow jersey battle with back-to-back-to-back mountain stages after this.

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Stage 13/July 14: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne-Grand Colombier (86 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:45 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:12 a.m. Quick Preview: On Bastille Day, the second and final beyond-category summit finish of this year’s Tour. The French have incentive to break away on their national holiday, but this is a climb for the yellow jersey contenders. A young Pogacar won here in 2020.

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Stage 14/July 15: Annemasse-Morzine (94 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:18 a.m. Quick Preview: Another selective day in the Alps, with each climb seemingly tougher than the last. The downhill into the finish could neutralize attacks from the last ascent.

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Stage 15/July 16: Les Gets-Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (110 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 12 p.m. Quick Preview: The last of three consecutive mountain stages features the last summit finish of the Tour. The eventual Tour winner could emerge here given the next stage’s time trial is only 14 miles.

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Stage 16/July 18: Passy-Combloux (14 miles) Individual Time Trial First Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:36 a.m. Quick Preview: After a rest day, the Tour’s lone, short time trial will be punctuated by a late climb. Only twice in the last 50 years has there been just one time trial (including team time trials and prologues).

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Stage 17/July 19: Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Courchevel (103 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 6:20 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:03 a.m. Quick Preview: The first of two mountain stages in the last week of the Tour. It’s the most difficult of the eight total mountain stages with more than 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) of elevation gain, capped by the beyond category Col de la Loze just before the descent to the finish.

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Stage 18/July 20: Moûtiers-Bourg-en-Bresse (116 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:31 a.m. Quick Preview: About as flat of a “hilly” stage as one gets. Should still be a day for the sprinters who made it through the mountains.

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Stage 19/July 21: Moirans-en-Montagne-Poligny (107 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7:15 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:11 a.m. Quick Preview: An undulating stage with a relieving descent toward the end. The last kilometer goes up a 2.6% incline, which could take the sting out of some sprinters.

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Stage 20/July 22: Belfort-Le Markstein (83 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 10:54 a.m. Quick Preview: The last competitive day for the yellow jersey is highlighted by two late category-one climbs that could determine the overall champion should it be close going into the day.

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Stage 21/July 23: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines-Paris (71 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 10:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 1:28 p.m. Quick Preview: The ceremonial ride into Paris, almost always a day for the sprinters. Should be the final Tour stage for Cavendish and Peter Sagan, who both plan to retire from road cycling after this season.

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The program for the grand départ of the tour de france 2023.

  • Wednesday June 28, 2023 - 9:00 am : opening of the welcome desk and press center at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre in Barakaldo
  • Friday, June 30, 2023 - 10:00 am to 8:00 pm: opening of the Fan Park at the Parque del Arenal in Bilbao - free entry
  • Saturday, July 1, 2023 : Stage 1 - Bilbao > Bilbao
  • Sunday, July 2, 2023 : Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz > Donostia San Sebastian
  • Monday, July 3, 2023 : Stage 3 - Amorebieta-Extano > Bayonne

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1/ Saturday July 1 - Bilbao 🇪🇸 > Bilbao 🇪🇸 - 182 km

The profile of the first stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on the Felipe Serrate Kalea in Bilbao (12:30 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the BI-704 , after 11.3 km of the parade route (12:55 p.m.)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Laukiz (3rd category) at km 13.8 - ^ 211 m / 2.2 km at 6.9% - Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (3rd category) at km 67.8 - ^ 286 m / 3.5 km at 7.6% - Col de Morga (4th category) at km 140,9 - ^ 307 m / 3.9 km at 4.1% - Côte de Vivero (2nd category) at km 154.9 - ^ 361 m / 4.2 km at 7.3% - Côte de Pike (3rd category) at km 140.9 - ^ 212 m / 2 km at 10%.
  • intermediate sprint : Carlos Gangoiti Kalea in Gernika-Lumo at km 88.2
  • bonus sprint : Côte de Pike
  • finish : Zumalacárregui Etorbidea / BI-625 in Bilbao at the end of a 150 m straight line at sight / width 6.5 m
  • departments crossed : Vizcaya (Spain) from km 0 to km 182
  • main towns : Bilbao, Getxo, Bermeo and Gernika-Lumo

2/ Sunday, July 2, 2023 - Vitoria-Gasteiz 🇪🇸 > San Sebastian 🇪🇸 - 208.9 km

The profile of the second stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on the Mendizabala Area in Vitoria-Gasteiz (12:15pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the N-104 , after 6.7km of the parade route (12:25pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Col d'Udana (3rd category) at km 81.3 - ^ 515 m / 4.5 km at 5.1% - Côte d'Aztiria (4th category) at km 87.6 - ^ 572 m / 2.7 km at 5.3% - Côte d'Alkiza (3rd category) at km 140,9 - ^ 324 m / 4.2 km at 5.7% - Gurutze hill (4th category) at km 174.2 - ^ 150 m / 2.6 km at 4.7% - Jaizkibel (2nd category) at km 192.4 - ^ 455 m / 8.1 km at 5.3
  • intermediate sprint : N-240 in Legutio at km 40.6
  • bonus sprint : Jaizkibel
  • finish : Zurriola Hiribidea in San Sebastian at the end of a final straight 550 m at sight / 6 m wide
  • Departments crossed : Alava from km 0 to km 53.9, Gipuzcoa from km 58 to km 208.9
  • main towns : Vitoria-Gasteiz, Irun, Hondarribia and San Sebastian

3/ Monday, July 3, 2023 - Amorebieta-Extano 🇪🇸 > Bayonne - 187.4 km

The profile of the third stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on Nafarroa Kalea in Amorebieta-Extano (1:00 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the N-634 , after 6.8 km of the parade route (1:15 p.m.)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Trabukua (3rd category) at km 13.8 - ^ 369 m / 4.1 km at 5.4% - Côte de Milloi (4th category) at km 32.8 - ^ 162 m / 2.3 km at 4.5% - Col d'Itziar (3rd category) at km 70.9 - ^ 212 m / 5.1 km at 4.6% - Côte d'Orioko Benta (3rd category) at km 102 - ^ 316 m / 4.6 km at 6.3
  • intermediate sprint : Hondartza Kalea in Deba at km 65.8
  • sprint bonus : XXXX à XXXX
  • finish : Avenue de l'Aquitaine in Bayonne at the end of a 200 m straight line at sight / width 6.5 m
  • Departments crossed : Biscaye from km 0 to km 53.8, Gipuzcoa from km 59 to km 128.8, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) from km 134.1 to km 187.4
  • main towns : Amorebieta-Extano, Durango, Zarautz, San Sebastian, Errenteria, Irun, Hendaye, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Bayonne

4/ Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - Dax > Nogarro - 181.8 km

The profile of the fourth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start - the start will take place on the Place de la Fontaine Chaude in Dax (1:10pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D32 / Route de Candresse , after 4.8 km of the parade route (1:20pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Dému (4th category) at km 154.4 - ^ 218 m / 2 km at 3.5
  • intermediate sprint : in front of Notre-Dame des Cyclistes at km 93.6
  • finish : on the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro at the end of a 750 m / 9 m wide final straight
  • departments crossed : Landes (40) from km 0 to km 93.6 and from km 98.9 to km 181.8, Gers (32) at km 98
  • main towns : Dax, Eauze and Nogaro

5/ Wednesday, July 5, 2023 - Pau > Laruns - 162.7 km

The profile of the fifth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place in Rue Pierre Bordelongue in Pau (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D802 , after 9.1 km of the parade route (1:25pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Col de Soudet (hors catégorie) at km 87.5 - 15.2 km at 7.2% - Col d'Ichère (3e catégorie) at km 124.8 - 4.2 km at 7% - Col de Marie Blanque (1ère catégorie) at km 144.2 - 1.3 km at 5.8%.
  • intermediate sprint : D918 at Lanne-en-Barétous at km 48.8
  • bonus sprint : Col de Marie Blanque
  • finish : D934 at Laruns at the end of a 3.4 km final straight (including 800 m at sight) / width 5.5 m
  • departments crossed : Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) from km 0 to km 162.7
  • main towns : Pau, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Arette and Laruns

6/ Thursday, July 6, 2023 - Tarbes > Cauterets-Cambasque - 144.9 km

The profile of the sixth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on Place Marcadieu in Tarbes (1:10pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D21 , after 7.6km of the parade route (1:25pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Capvern-les-Bains (3rd category) at km 29.9 - ^ 602 m / 5.6 km at 4.8% - Col d'Aspin (1st category) at km 68.1 - ^ 1490 m / 12 km at 6.5% - Col du Tourmalet (hors catégorie) at km 97.9 - ^ 2115 m / 17.1 km at 7.3% - Cauterets-Cambasque (1st category) at km 144.9 - ^ 1355 m / 16 km at 5.4%.
  • intermediate sprint : D929 / Route d'Espagne in Sarrancolin at km 49.2
  • finish : Route de Cambasque in Cauterets-Cambasque at the end of a final straight 50 m at sight / width 5 m
  • departments crossed : Hautes-Pyrénées (65) from km 0 to km 144.9
  • main towns : Tarbes, Arreau, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Pierrefitte-Nestalas and Cauterets

7/ Friday, July 7, 2023 - Mont-de-Marsan > Bordeaux - 169.9 km

The profile of the seventh stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on Place Joseph Pancaut in Mont-de-Marsan (1:15pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D53 , after 5.4 km of the parade route (1:30pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Béguey (4th category) at km 131 - ^ 84 m / 1.2 km at 4.4
  • intermediate sprint : Route des Landes in Grignols at km 88
  • finish : Quai Louis XVIII in Bordeaux at the end of a 2 km final straight (including 400 m at sight) / width 6 m
  • departments crossed : Landes (40) from km 0 to km 67.3, Gironde (33) from km 70.3 to km 169.9
  • main towns : Mont-de-Marsan, Roquefort, Langon and Bordeaux

8/ Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Libourne > Limoges - 200.7 km

The profile of the eighth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place in Rue Roudier in Libourne (12:30 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the D1089 , after 4.8 km of the parade route (12:45 p.m.)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Champs-Romain (3rd category) at km 130.4 - ^ 303 m / 2.8 km at 5.2% - Côte de Masmont (4th category) at km 184.7 - ^ 353 m / 1.3 km at 5.5% - Côte de Condat-sur-Vienne (4th category) at km 191.4 - ^ 289 m / 1.2 km at 5.4%.
  • intermediate sprint : Route de Royan in Tocane-Saint-Apre at km 79
  • finish : Place Jourdan in Limoges at the end of an 800 m final straight (of which 200 m on sight) / width 6.5 m
  • departments crossed : Gironde (33) from km 0 to km 30.4, Dordogne (24) from km 30.8 to km 137.2 and to km 145.4 and Haute-Vienne (87) from km 140.8 to km 145.3 and from km 147.4 to km 200.7
  • main towns : Libourne, Ribérac and Limoges

9/ Sunday, July 9, 2023 - Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat > Puy de Dôme - 182.4 km

The profile of the nineth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on the Avenue du Champ de Mars in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (1:30 pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D13 , after 4.3 km of the parade route (1:45 pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Felletin (4th category) at km 74.8 - ^ 660 m / 2.1 km at 5.2% - Côte de Pontcharraud (4th category) at km 85.7 - ^ 692 m / 1.8 km at 4.6% - Côte de Pontaumur (3rd category) at km 126.2 - ^ 734 m / 3.3 km at 5.3% - Puy de Dôme (outside category) at km 182.4 - ^ 1415 m / 13.3 km at 7.7%.
  • intermediate sprint : D222 at Lac de Vassivière at km 30.4
  • finish : at the summit of the Puy de Dôme at the end of a 10 m / 4 m wide final straight.
  • departments crossed : Haute-Vienne (87) from km 0 to km 37, Creuse (23) from km 38.6 to km 105.1, Puy de Dôme (63) from km 107.9 to km 182.4
  • main towns : Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Felletin and Clermont-Ferrand

R1/ Monday, July 10, 2023 - rest in Clermont-Ferrand

10/ tuesday, july 11, 2023 - vulcania > issoire - 167.2 km.

The profile of the tenth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on the Vulcania parking lot (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D942 , after 7.8 km of the parade route (1:20pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Col de la Moréno (3rd category) at km 7 - ^ 1065 m / 4.8 km at 4.7% - Col de Guéry (3rd category) at km 27.3 - ^ 1277 m / 7.8 km at 5% - Col de la Croix Saint-Robert (2nd category) at km 66,6 - ^ 1451 m / 6 km at 6.3% - Côte de Saint-Victor-la-Rivière (3rd category) at km 84.3 - ^ 1041 m / 3 km at 5.9% - Côte de la Chapelle-Marcousse (3rd category) at km 138.6 - ^ 980 m / 6.5 km at 5.6
  • intermediate sprint : Place Charles de Gaulle, Le Mont-Dore at km 59.9
  • finish : Route de Saint-Germain / D716 in Issoire at the end of a 700 m / 6 m wide final straight.
  • departments crossed : Puy-de-Dôme (63) from km 0 to km 167.2
  • main towns : Murat-le-Quaire, Le Mont-Dore, Chambon-sur-Lac, Murol, Besse and Issoire

11/ Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - Clermont-Ferrand > Moulins - 179.8 km

The profile of the eleventh stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on Boulevard Desaix in Clermont-Ferrand (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D210 , after 10.3 km of the parade route (1:25pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Chaptuzat-Haut (4th category) at km 31.8 - ^ 490 m / 1.9 km at 5% - Côte du Mercurol (4th category) at km 49.5 - ^ 457 m / 2.9 km at 4.6% - Côte de la Croix Blanche (4th category) at km 118.5 - ^ 292 m / 1.6 km at 5.4
  • intermediate sprint : D998 at Lapeyrouse at km 70.5
  • finish : Boulevard de Nomazy in Moulins at the end of a 1,300 m final straight (including 300 m at sight) / width 7 m
  • departments crossed : Puy-de-Dôme (63) from km 0 to km 44.7 and from km 66.5 to km 74.3, Allier (03) from km 45.4 to km 64.5 and from km 76.5 to km 179.8
  • main towns : Clermont-Ferrand, Aigueperse, Ébreuil, Commentry, Néris-les-Bains, Montluçon, Cosne-d'Alier and Moulins

12/ Thursday, July 13, 2023 - Roanne > Belleville-en-Beaujolais - 168.8 km

The profile of the twelfth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place at the Parking du Scarabée in Roanne (1:05 pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the Roanne , after 10.4 km of the parade route (1:20 pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Thizy-les-Bourgs (3rd category) at km 20.5 - ^ 633 m / 4.3 km at 5.6% - Col des Écorbans (3rd category) at km 37.9 - ^ 853 m / 2.1 km at 6.9% - Col de la Casse Froide (3rd category) at km 109,9 - ^ 740 m / 5.2 km at 6.1% - Col de la Croix Montmain (2nd category) at km 125 - ^ 737 m / 5.5 km at 6.1% - Col de la Croix Rosier (2nd category) at km 140.4 - ^ 717 m / 5.3 km at 7.6
  • intermediate sprint : Rue Chaussée d'Erpent in Régnié-Durette at km 93.3
  • bonus sprint : Col de la Croix Rosier
  • finish : Avenue de l'Europe / D306 à v at the end of a 400 m / 6 m wide final straight line
  • departments crossed : Loire (42) from km 0 to km 13.2 and to km 38, Rhône (69) from km 15.1 to km 37.9 and from km 40.2 to km 76.9 and from km 78.7 to km 168.8, Saône-et-Loire (71) from km 77.8 to km 78.2
  • main towns : Roanne, Bourg-de-Thizy, Régnié-Durette and Belleville-en-Beaujolais

13/ Friday, July 14, 2023 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne > Grand Colombier - 137.8 km

The profile of the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on Place de la République in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (1.45pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D2 , after 4.3km of the parade route (1.55pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Grand Colombier (out of category) at km 137.8 - ^ 1501 m / 17.4 km at 7.1
  • intermediate sprint : Avenue de la Liberté in Hauteville-Lompnes at km 87.3
  • finish : D120 at Grand Colombier at the end of a final straight 1400 m (including 400 m at sight) / width 5 m
  • departments crossed : Ain (01) from km 0 to km 137.8
  • main towns : Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, Villars-les-Dombes, Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Hauteville-Lompnes and Culoz

14/ Saturday, July 15, 2023 - Annemasse > Morzine - 151.8 km

The profile of the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place in the Rue des Amoureux in Annemasse (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D1205 , after 8.3 km of the parade route (1:20pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Col de Saxel (3rd category) at km 18.7 - ^ 944 m / 4.2 km at 4.6% - Col de Cou (1st category) at km 35.3 - ^ 1116 m / 7 km at 7.4% - Col du Feu (1st category) at km 52,7 - ^ 1117 m / 5.8 km at 7.8% - Col de la Ramaz (1st category) at km 101.6 - ^ 1619 m / 13.9 km at 7.1% - Col de Joux Plane (non-category) at km 139.8 - ^ 1691 m / 11.6 km at 8.5%.
  • intermediate sprint : Col de Jambaz (^ 1029 m) at km 65.5
  • bonus sprint : Col de Joux Plane
  • finish : Place de l'Office de Tourisme in Morzine at the end of a 50 m straight line at sight / width 5.50 m
  • departments crossed : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 to km 151.8
  • main towns : Annemasse, Saint-Jeoire, Taninges, Samoëns and Morzine

15/ Sunday, July 16, 2023 - Les Gets > Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - 179 km

The profile of the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place in Rue du Centre in Les Gets (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D902 , after 11.6km of the parade route (1:20pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1st category) at km 82.8 - ^ 1157 m / 7.2 km at 7.3% - Col de la Croix Fry (1st category) at km 124.5 - ^ 1477 m / 11.3 km at 7% - Col des Aravis (3rd category) at km 133,3- ^ 1487 m / 4.4 km at 5.8% - Côte des Amerands (2nd category) at km 170.6 - ^ 888 m / 2.7 km at 10.9% - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (1st category) at km 179 - ^ 1372 m / 7 km at 7.7%.
  • intermediate sprint : Route de Thônes à Bluffy at km 72
  • finish : Route du Bettex in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc at the end of a final straight 50 m at sight / width 5 m
  • departments crossed : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 to km 133.3 and from km 148.5 to km 179, Savoie (73) from km 137.7 to km 147.4
  • main towns : Les Gets, Cluses, Bonneville, La Roche-sur-Foron, Faverges, Praz-sur-Arly, Megève, Combloux and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

R2/ Monday July 17, 2023 - rest in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc

16/ tuesday, july 18, 2023 - passy > combloux - individual time trial - 22.4 km.

The profile of the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the launch ramp will be in l 'Avenue Joseph Thoret in Passy (the first rider will start at 1:05 p.m.; first minute by minute, then every 1'30" and finally 2 minutes by 2 minutes; the last start is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.)
  • timing points : - Passy Chef-Lieu at km 7.1 - Domancy at km 16.1 - Côte de Domancy at km 18.9
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Domancy (2nd category) at km 18.9 - Passy
  • finish : Route de Megève / D1212 in Combloux at the end of a 120 m straight final stretch on sight / width 5 m
  • departments crossed : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 to km 22.4
  • main towns : Passy, Sallanches and Combloux

17/ Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - Saint-Gervais > Courchevel - 165.7 km

The profile of the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place at the Viaduc de Saint-Gervais in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (12:20 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the D909 , after 3.5 km of the parade route (12:30 p.m.)
  • passes and climbs : - Col des Saisies (1st category) at km 28.4 - ^ 1650 m / 13.4 km at 5.1% - Cormet de Roselend (1st category) at km 66.7 - ^ 1968 m / 19.9 km at 6% - Côte de Longefoy (2nd category) at km 105.7 - ^ 1174 m / 6.6 km at 7.5% - Col de la Loze (non-category) at km 159.1 - ^ 2304 m / 28.1 km at 6%.
  • intermediate sprint : Avenue des Sports in Beaufort at km 46
  • bonus sprint : Col de la Loze
  • finish : Altiport in Courchevel at the end of a 370 m final straight, 30 m of which on sight / width 7 m
  • departments crossed : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 to km 9.9, Savoie (73) from km 13.4 to km 165.7
  • main towns : Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Megève, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Moûtiers, Salins-les-Thermes, Bride-les-Bains, Méribel-les-Allues and Courchevel

18/ Thursday, July 20, 2023 - Moûtiers > Bourg-en-Bresse - 184.9 km

The profile of the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on the Square de la Liberté in Moûtiers (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D990 , after 16.2 km of the parade route (1:35pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte de Chambéry-le-Haut (4th category) at km 62.1 - ^ 349 m / 1.6 km at 4.1% - Côte de Boissieu (4th category) at km 105.2 - ^ 362 m / 2.4 km at 4.7%.
  • intermediate sprint : Avenue de l'Europe in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey at km 132.9
  • finish : Boulevard Charles de Gaulle / D1075 in Bourg-en-Bresse at the end of a final 750 m straight at sight / width 6.5 m
  • departments crossed : Savoie (73) from km 0 to km 89.2, Ain (01) from km 91.6 to km 184.9
  • main towns : Moûtiers, Albertville, Chambéry, Belley, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Bourg-en-Bresse

19/ Friday, July 21, 2023 - Moirans-en-Montagne > Poligny - 172.8 km

The profile of the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place in Rue du Collège in Moirans-en-Montagne (1:15pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D470 , after 7.7km of the parade route (1:30pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte du Bois de Lionge (4th category) at km 23.7 - ^ 686 m / 1.9 km at 5.7% - Côte d'Ivory (3rd category) at km 144.7 - ^ 602 m / 2.3 km at 5.9%.
  • intermediate sprint : Route de Champagnole in Ney at km 97.7
  • finish : Route de Dole / D905 in Poligny at the end of a 7 km / 6.5 m wide final straight.
  • departments crossed : Jura (39) from km 0 to km 172.8
  • main towns : Moirans-en-Montagne, Arinthod, Orgelet, Pont-de-Poitte, Champagnole, Salins-les-Bains, Mesnay, Arbois and Poligny

20/ Saturday, July 22, 2023 - Belfort > Le Markstein - 135.5 km

The profile of the twentieth stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place in Rue de l'Ancien Théatre in Belfort (1:30 pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D5 , after 6.6 km of the parade route (1:45 pm)
  • passes and climbs : - Ballon d'Alsace (2nd category) at km 24 - ^ 1173 m / 11.5 km at 5.2% - Col de la Croix des Moinats (2nd category) at km 56.5 - ^ 891 m / 5.2 km at 7% - Col de Grosse Pierre (2nd category) at km 64.9 - ^ 944 m / 3,2 km at 8% - Col de la Schlucht (3rd category) at km 79.4 - ^ 1139 m / 4.3 km at 5.4% - Petit Ballon (1st category) at km 108.2 - ^ 1163 m / 9.3 km at 8.1% - Col du Platzerwasel (1st category) at km 125.3 - ^ 1193 m / 7.1 km at 8.4
  • intermediate sprint : Rue d'Alsace in Fresse-sur-Moselle at km 37.2
  • finish : D27 at Le Markstein at the end of a 170 m straight finish at sight / width 6 m
  • departments crossed : Territoire de Belfort (90) from km 0 to km 24, Vosges (88) from km 33.1 to km 79.4, Haut-Rhin (68) from km 92.5 to km 133.5
  • main towns : Belfort, Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, Fresse-sur-Moselle, Le Thillot, Cornimont, La Bresse, Munster and Sondernach

21/ Sunday, July 23, 2023 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines > Paris Champs-Elysées - 133.5 km

The profile of the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France 2023

  • start : - the start will take place on the Place de la Paix Céleste , in front of the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (in the commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux) (4:30 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the D11 , after 3 km of the parade route (4:40 p.m.)
  • passes and climbs : - Côte du Pavé des Gardes (4th category) at km 42.8 - ^ 180 m / 1.3 km at 6.5
  • intermediate sprint : top of the Champs-Elysées in Paris (3rd passage) at km 75.1
  • finish : Champs-Elysées in Paris at the end of a 700 m / 8 m wide final straight line
  • departments crossed : Yvelines (78) from km 0 to km 39.2, Hauts-de-Seine (92) from km 41.1 to km 43.6, Paris (75) from km 48.8 to km 115.1
  • main towns : Montigny-le-Bretonneux (Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), Fontenay-le-Fleury, Les Clayes-sous-Bois, Plaisir, Élancourt, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Voisins-le-Bretonneux, Guyancourt, Versailles, Viroflay, Chaville, Meudon, Issy-les-Moulineaux and Paris.

The Tour de France 2023 route in Google Earth

The Tour de France 2023 map

Thanks for all your work over the years! Really enjoy it to have all the race routes available in Google Earth.

Thank you very much for this. I am looking forward to it every year.

I was looking forward to open the kmz-file in Google Earth, but in a full hour of trying to download it, I din't succeed, nor by clicking the link nor by copy-pasting the url in a new window. I'll try again later.

I created a public iCal calendar based on this website and links to all stages. https://short.thover.com/?ID=863

Thanks again, Thomas! Like the others, each year I look forward to downloading the KMZ file.

Downloading the kmz file doesn't work, neither does the alternative link

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Tour de France 2024 route: Two individual time trials, five summit finishes and gravel sectors

Tour de France 2024 route totals 3,492km of racing with 52,320 metres of overall elevation across 21 stages

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The Tour de France 2024 route will include five summit finishes, 59km of individual time trialling, and gravel sectors on stage nine, it has been announced by its organiser ASO.

The route for the 111th edition of the race was unveiled in a presentation inside Paris's Palais des Congrès on Wednesday. 

It begins on the 29 June, and finishes on the 21 July, three weeks later. 

As was confirmed last year, the race will begin in Italy for the first time , with stages from Florence to Rimini, Cesenatico to Bologna and Piacenza to Turin. It will mark 100 years since the first Italian winner of the Tour, Ottavio Bottecchia.

Another first is that the Tour will not conclude in Paris for the first time ever, due to the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the final stage coming in Nice. It also means that for the first time since 1989, the final stage will be contested, in a time trial. 

On the way, the race tackles the Alps, the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, including four summit finishes at Pla d'Adet, the Plateau de Beille, Superdévoluy, Isola 2000 and the Col de la Couillole, and 59 kilometres of time trialling across stages seven and 21.

There are 14 gravel sectors on stage nine from Troyes to Troyes, totalling 32km, with six packed into the final 35km in what could be a decisive point of the race. The longest is 4km.

With the final day a hilly time trial in Nice and not the usual procession in to Paris, it is hoped that the race will be alive right to the end of the race. The whole final week, in fact, will be crucial for general classification, with four of the six days potentially decisive.

According to the race organisers, there are eight sprint opportunities along the way, although some are not as straightforward as others, with a breakaway sure to contest some of them. Mark Cavendish will be looking forward to Saint-Amand-Montrond on stage 13, where he won in 2013, and Nîmes on stage 16 especially, where he won in 2008.

Last year, the race was dominated by Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), who crushed all of his competition, including Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), on the stage 16 time trial to Combloux and stage 17's summit finish in Courchevel .

Tour de France 2024 route: stage by stage

Full tour de france 2024 route map, tour de france 2024 route week one.

The 2024 Tour de France begins how it means to go on, with a lot of climbing. Stage one begins in Florence, and includes 3,800km over 205km, the most ever in an opening stage, according to race director Christian Prudhomme.

The second stage is also hilly, starting from Marco Pantani's hometown of Cesenatico, finishing in Bologna through Emilia-Romagna. It copies the route of the Giro dell'Emilia, including the final climb of San Luca - 1.9km at 10.6 per cent - which is tackled twice.

There is a chance for the fast men on stage three, which covers 225km from Piacenza to Turin. 

Stage four sees the race finally reach France, via the Alps. The Sestriere, the Col de Montgenèvre and the Col du Galiber are all tackled before a descent to Valloire.

Stages five and six, to Saint-Vulbas and Dijon, should be sprint opportunities, but the fast men could be ambushed.

The race's first individual time trial comes on stage seven, but it will be a technical affair as opposed to a pure rouleur 's course, before stage eight should be another chance for the sprinters.

Stage nine could be the highlight of the opening week, and is certainly something new, using the gravel roads of the Champagne region to mix things up. The 32km of gravel across 14 sectors is inspired from the Tour de France Femmes 2022, which used two of the same tracks; it is the biggest use of gravel at the Tour to date.

Tour de France 2024 route week two

After a rest day in Orléans, the closest to Paris the race gets in 2024, there are four stages which head south towards the Pyrenees.

Stage ten will surely be a sprint stage, but the winds could blow, as they did in 2013, when Cavendish won, while stage 11 is a return to medium mountains. The stage to Le Lioran is similar to the one which Greg Van Avermaet triumphed on in 2016, taking the yellow jersey in the process. 4,500m of climbing will make this a tough test for everyone.

It's back to sprinting or breakaways on stages 12 and 13 to Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Pau, respectively, with the latter looking more nailed on for a bunch finish.

Stage 14 is the first Pyrenean test, finishing atop the Pla d'Adet, which marks Raymond Poulidor's victory up there 50 years ago; it follows the Col du Tourmalet and the Hourquette d’Ancizan in just 152 km.

After that, the climbing does not stop. On Bastille Day, Catorze Juillet , the race heads from Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille, in a stage that covers 198 km, with 4,850 metres of climbing. The Peyresourde is tackled first, followed by the Col de Menté, the Col de Portet d’Aspet, the Col de la Core, and Col d’Agnès, before the final test to Plateau de Beille. It will surely help decide the direction of the race.

Tour de France 2024 route week three

A classic transition stage follows the second rest day from Gruissan to Nîmes, which is planned as a sprint stage, but if the winds blow, mayhem could ensue.

Stage 17 is a return to the mountains with a finish in the ski resort of Superdévoluy on the fringes of the Alps, before stage 18 looks set to be a breakaway day as the race travels from Gap to Barcelonnette.

It is the final three days where the 2024 champion will be crowned, however, with two back-to-back summit finishes in southeast France. Stage 19 finishes atop Isola 2000, with the Col de Vars, at 2,120m, before the Col de la Bonnette, at 2,802m, marks the high point of the race, and then there's Isola 2000.

Stage 20 feels like a Paris-Nice penultimate stage, and kind of is, with some of the favourite climbs from the race tackled consecutively. The Col de Braus is first, 10.2km at 6.3 per cent, before the Col de Turini, 20.6km at 5.6 per cent, and then the Col de La Colimiane, 7.6km at 6.8 per cent, and then, finally the Col de la Couillole, 15.7km at 7.1 per cent. That's 4,500m of elevation in just 132km.

However, that is not the end of the race. This year, there is a final day time trial around Nice, not a procession in Paris. The 35km course includes La Turbie, 8.1km at 5.6 per cent, and the Col d’Eze, 1.6km at 8.1%, before concluding on the Promenade des Anglais.

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Check Out the Route for the 2023 Tour de France

It’s going to be a mountainous ride through France for the men in the 2023 edition of the Tour.

The route for the 2023 men’s Tour de France was released on Thursday, October 27, and now it’s almost time for the Tour to start.

There’s just one individual time trial set, a 22km race against the clock which will open up the final week of racing on Stage 16. The riders will cover 3,404 kilometers (2,115 miles) in total over the 21 stages.

It all gets started on July 1 and runs through July 23 just in time for the Tour de France Femmes to begin on the same day that the men ride into the Champs-Élysées.

Here are the stages for the 2023 Tour de France:

  • Stage 1 : July 1 - Hilly - Bilbao to Bilbao - 182km
  • Stage 2 : July 2 - Hilly - Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint-Sébastien - 209km
  • Stage 3 : July 3 - Flat - Amborebieta-Etxano to Bayonne - 185km
  • Stage 4 : July 4 - Flat - Dax to Nogaro - 182km
  • Stage 5: July 5 - Mountain - Pau to Laruns - 165km
  • Stage 6 : July 6 - Mountain - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque - 145km
  • Stage 7 : July 7 - Flat - Mont-De-Marsan to Bordeaux - 170km
  • Stage 8 : July 8 - Hilly - Libourne to Limoges - 201km
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Every year, cycling fans all over the world tune in to the Tour de France. Traditionally, after the gruelling 3500-kilometre-long race spanning over several weeks, the event culminates with a finish in Paris on the Champs-Élysées. However, this year’s Tour de France will instead finish along the French Riviera in Nice due to the Olympic Games taking place in Paris at the same time.

This break from tradition heralds an exciting new chapter for both fans and participants, adding an extra layer of intrigue and anticipation. With more hills to climb and descend, as well as differences in weather conditions, it remains to be seen how much the scheduling change will affect the cyclists. Either way, there are plenty of reasons to prioritise seeing this year’s Tour de France in person.

2024’s New Route It’s been said that the new route for 2024 will be one of the most challenging ever. Replacing the iconic finish in Paris with a grand conclusion in Nice not only alters the geographic narrative of the race, but also elevates the physical demands placed upon the riders. Formidable mountain stages, like Saint-Lary-Soulan (Pla d’Adet), Plateau de Beille, Isola 2000, and Col de la Couillole, all underscore the route’s elevation in difficulty and strategic depth.

While many spectators would traditionally scramble for vantage points along the cobblestones of the Champs-Élysées , you can expect this year to see spectators even more spread out all across the journey than usual, from rural France to the Alps and the Pyrenees.

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The rare opportunity to see the finish take place somewhere outside of Paris is something else that you should expect fans to take advantage of. The incredible beauty of the French Riviera may even leave some fans wondering why they don’t finish things in Nice every year. Imagine travelling to see things kick off in Florence before heading to one of the beautiful locations hosting the mountain stages and finishing off in Mediterranean paradise, and that’s all without even considering what takes place in Paris a week later.

The Tour de France’s Economic Impact One of the best parts of hosting an event of this magnitude for a country is the economic activity that comes with it. When visitors travel for the Tour de France , they’re not just there to watch cycling. They also need somewhere to stay, to eat, to shop, and this is a boon for businesses all along the Tour de France route. That said, even though Paris isn’t on the route this year, it’ll still reap the economic benefits for a few different reasons.

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Firstly, it’s one of the most accessible cities on the continent, and it will usually be the first stop for travellers, even if they don’t intend to stay there. The accessibility of the city is made immediately clear to those who choose to travel with eDreams to Paris , with a seemingly endless amount of flights available to both Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport. Tens of millions of passengers make their way through both of these airports each year after boarding flights from major carriers like Air France, Vueling, and Delta.

As well as that, the overlap with the Olympic Games is sure to bring people back to Paris after the Tour de France. There’s just a five-day gap between the Tour’s finish in Nice and the opening of the Games in Paris, and this rare opportunity to combine a trip around both of these great events is something that many sports fans will surely jump at.

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Tour de France 2024: Jonas Vingegaard says Tour 'harder than it's ever been' as four-way showdown looms

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Mark Cavendish has won 35 Tour de France stages, a record he shares with Belgium's Eddy Merckx

Mark Cavendish's final season in the saddle is already off to a winning start, and his bid for Tour de France history promises to be one of the main storylines of this campaign.

But with cycling's profile continuing to rise after its Netflix treatment, the arrival of a blue-chip sponsor which has dominated another sport adds even more intrigue to the season ahead.

Cavendish could finally break the Tour's stage wins record he shares with the legendary Eddy Merckx this year.

The Manxman's response to his Tour of Colombia stage win earlier this month was simply that it was "nice to get the [sprinting] train dialled" for his Astana-Qazaqstan team, hinting at the bigger goals ahead.

Cavendish's programme gets under way in earnest this week at the UAE Tour, where several of the world's best meet for the first time this season.

What could be most exciting about his final, final comeback, is none of road cycling's current top sprinters have been able to dominate as Cavendish himself once did, save for Jasper Philipsen reaching his peak during last year's Tour de France.

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However Cavendish's season unfolds, it is likely to be one of the stories that transcends a growing sport.

Cycling's rise is thanks, in part, to a second series of Tour de France: Unchained on Netflix, which features the ups and downs of teams across the peloton in the same way Drive to Survive does for Formula 1.

But also because a team synonymous with motorsport's top table, Red Bull, is set to join the peloton.

The German Bora-Hansgrohe team is in its own right one of the sport's better financed outfits, but it looks likely to form a partnership with the soft drinks giant which could see the creation of another super-team - assuming Austria's version of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission approves the deal. , external

Very little detail of the collaboration is known at the moment, but as anyone in the F1 paddock will tell you, Red Bull tend to do sport properly.

Dutch giant Jumbo-Visma dominated last year, winning all three Grand Tours - the Tour de France with Jonas Vingegaard, the Giro d'Italia through Primoz Roglic and Vuelta a Espana for Sepp Kuss.

This season, as Visma-Lease A Bike, they are expected to once again be the team to beat, alongside the Emirati-financed, Tadej Pogacar-led UAE Team Emirates.

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Cycling's other super-team is, of course, Ineos Grenadiers: owned by British billionaire businessman and cycling fan Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who - despite finding a new toy in Manchester United - is dedicated to maintaining a substantial influence on the peloton, according to the team's new boss John Allert.

"We have a fixed budget; it hasn't gone down," says Allert, who takes over as managing director from Rod Ellingworth - the position once held in such glittering fashion by Sir Dave Brailsford.

Allert added: "There's a lot said about it, but we believe we have a budget that will enable us to win Grand Tour races - whether or not the budget is the largest in the sport, I'm no longer clear. It is everything we need it to be."

Allert, 55, refuses to rule out one of his own riders winning the Tour de France. But he has been around long enough to know the smart money is still with last year's winner Vingegaard.

In 2023, the Dane finished a staggering seven minutes ahead of Slovenia's much-admired Pogacar, leaving both on two Tour career wins each, and locked in an annual battle for the sport's top honours no other riders can get near in France.

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That is not to say there cannot be some big moments for British riders on the road this year.

Josh Tarling is one of Ineos' most exciting prospects, having won the British and European time trial championships in his first year of World Tour competition in 2023.

He sees the scrutiny of being in a top team with high expectations to regain its status at the top as motivation.

"It's exciting. I can be a part of the next time [Ineos] win the Tour. We're in a good place now; there's loads of young riders, we're all performing, all good friends. All the building blocks are there."

Tarling turned 20 last week, and is already excelling in the discipline against the clock for which former British Tour winners Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins were among the sport's greatest.

No one is saying Tarling will win the Tour just yet, but Ineos have always blooded their champions gently and without expectation - including 2018 winner Geraint Thomas, another time trial specialist.

And 2024 will see the return of another former Ineos Grand Tour winner, Tao Geoghegan Hart.

His brilliant 2020 Giro d'Italia victory often feels overshadowed by the Covid crisis, and his many subsequent injuries.

But the 28-year-old now heads up the harlequin-styled American Lidl-Trek team as one of their brightest prospects for success at the Tour.

Pogacar himself must surely have a less-demanding programme this year after proclaiming he was "dead" during last year's Tour capitulation.

Many in the peloton feel the balance between race fitness and recuperation is the hardest to strike in the modern era.

Maybe riders, trainers and team bosses alike should ask Cavendish for some advice - at 38 he is still winning, and seems to know better than anyone.

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Mark Cavendish makes first visit to Colombia on unusual route to Tour de France success

Mark Cavendish ’s career has taken him all over the world, from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne, from the Arctic circle to South Africa. But not, it turns out, to one of the great breeding grounds for cycling’s mountain goats, Colombia.

That changed recently when he arrived in South America for the Tour Colombia, which begins on Tuesday, a six-day race returning to the calendar after a four-year hiatus. It is the start of Cavendish’s more unusual route towards his ultimate goal this summer, like every year, winning at the Tour de France .

“I can’t believe it after so many years, but it’s my first time in Colombia,” Cavendish said ahead of the race, speaking by Lake Sochagota three hours north of the capital, Bogota. “We spent a week in Medellin which was incredible, and then we came up here to Paipa [where the race starts]. The only problem was I couldn’t breathe for two weeks. But now I understand why riders from Colombia just play with us when they come down to sea level.”

Cavendish has been undergoing an intense three weeks of altitude training in Colombia. He will be judged on the sprints at the Tour de France as he tries to clinch one more stage win – his 35th – and break clear of the Tour record he shares with the great Eddy Merckx. But to be on the startline for the sprint-friendly days in the Tour, he will first have to scale some gruelling climbs inside the time cut.

The Tour is always dubbed brutal and unforgiving when the route is released, but this year’s race will be particularly challenging for a power rider like Cavendish, with four summit finishes as well as a day riding over treacherous gravel. “I’m a little bit in shock after seeing the presentation,” Cavendish said of the route when it was unveiled back in October . “I really thought last year was hard. This is – I can’t even – it’s a very, very, very hard Tour de France.”

And so with a gruelling Tour comes gruelling preparation. It is not all about readying himself for what might be his final Tour, though: Cavendish has come to Colombia to win.

“Of course, I always think about the Tour de France,” he said on Monday. “I’ve always thought about the Tour de France in my whole career. But that doesn’t mean you take the rest of the races easy. As a sprinter especially, you’re marked on your wins. Second, third, fourth or fifth doesn’t matter, you’re rated by your wins, so it’s always important to win throughout. And both on a physical and mental point, the motivation you get from victories early in the year can carry you through to July.”

He is armed with a strong Astana Qazaqstan team which includes his long-time sidekick Michael Morkov and fellow leadout man Cees Bol. Their main rival for the sprints is Colombia’s very own Fernando Gaviria, a former teammate of Cavendish at QuickStep now riding for Movistar.

Colombia is one of the most passionate corners of the cycling world, and yellow flashes of the country’s football shirt can always be seen along the Champs-Elysees in great numbers on the final day of the Tour de France. It is a productive county too with a long tradition stretching back to Luis Herrera, Colombia’s first Tour de France stage winner, achieved upon Alpe d’Huez in 1984. A raft of talented climbers have come through over the past decade, including grand tour winners Nairo Quintana, Richard Carapaz and Egan Bernal, and they are all racing this week, with Bernal representing a Colombian national team rather than the absent Ineos Grenadiers.

The return of the Tour Colombia is an important milestone: since Bernal’s Tour de France glory in 2019 , things have gone downhill for the country’s cycling stock. Bernal suffered a career-threatening training crash; Quintana tested positive for tramadol at the 2022 Tour de France, twice; another star, Miguel Angel Lopez, is currently suspended while he is investigated over an anti-doping violation.

The Tour Colombia was cancelled during the pandemic and then collapsed due to a lack of funding, but it finally returns and will provide a stage to showcase Colombian talent, as well as the country itself. Only three WorldTour teams have entered this hastily arranged edition – Movistar, EF Education and Astana – but there is hope that it will be the start of a flourishing race in years to come.

For Cavendish, it is the start of what he hopes will be a memorable year. Last year was supposed to be his last, but such was the agonising way his Tour de France ended – literally in the case of his broken collarbone , psychologically with his near miss in Bordeaux the day before – that he had to come back for one more tilt at writing new history.

He will be 39 and an underdog at the Tour among the best sprinters on the planet, but he is still fiercely competitive with ferocious acceleration in his thighs, and the Tour Colombia offers a chance to hone his racing instincts up against Gaviria, a man with legs a decade younger.

“We’ve got a very strong team, and I know Fernando has a strong team with Movistar too,” Cavendish said. “But like we’ve seen with the road championships in Colombia, there are a lot of domestically based riders who can spring a surprise. We’ll just enjoy it and see how it goes.”

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Tour de France star Vingegaard already the rider to beat in O Gran Camiño season debut

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RUBI ALTO DO CASTELO SPAIN FEBRUARY 25 Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team JumboVisma Yellow Leader Jersey competes during the 2nd O Gran Camio 2023 Stage 3 a 127km stage from Esgos to Rubi Alto do Castelo 840m Stage shortened due to bad weather conditions OGC23 on February 25 2023 in Esgos Spain Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Geographically, you can’t get much further in western Europe from Nice’s Promenade des Anglais than the Roman Empire-era lighthouse in the northwesterly Spanish city of A Coruña. But for Jonas Vingegaard , the path towards a possible third Tour de France victory on the French Riviera next July will start there on Thursday for the O Gran Camiño, in the shadow of the 2,000-year-old guardian of the rugged Galician coastline.

Stage 1’s opening time trial of this year’s O Gran Camiño race will finish at the foot of the ‘Tower of Hercules’, as A Coruña’s lighthouse, the oldest still-functioning model in the world, is known. Vingegaard could hardly find himself thrown under a sharper spotlight, either, given the 12-kilometre individual race against the clock not only marks his debut in the 2024 season, but is also the first point when his currently unbeaten track record in O Gran Camiño could be challenged.

Victorious in all three stages - a fourth was suspended because of poor weather -  and, naturally, the overall in the 2023 Gran Camiño, all of which take place in the north-westerly region of Galicia, Vingegaard could not have set the bar higher than last year.

But his task of defending his resounding first victory of 2023 will be rendered even harder by a beefed-up opposition in 2024, featuring headline acts of the calibre of Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) and David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ). The shadow cast by the results from the Tower of Hercules time trial and the three very hilly stages through Galicia that follow, then, will likely be a very long one.

Following the opening 12-kilometre time trial, running almost entirely along A Coruña’s seafront, and with a small climb mid-way through to decide the first mountains classification leader, there is an abrupt switch of terrain to hillier inland roads on stage 2.

With over 3,000 metres of climbing, stage 2 takes O Gran Camiño deep inland to the province of Lugo. The double ascent of the category 2 Alto de San Pedro de Lincora, the second time around peaking out just a handful of kilometres away from the finish in Chantada, could make this another major GC day.

Stage 3, while also very hilly, has most of its climbing difficulties early on. Only the third category climb of Alto de Couso, around 15 kilometres to go, will likely prevent the fastmen from having their turn to shine in the finish at Castelo de Ribadavia.

Stage 4 is a very different story, with everything to play for, including the race overall, in the last 100 kilometres. Running entirely through the mountains of south-west Galicia, the category 2 of Alto de San Cosme acts as an appetizer for the double ascent of the cat 1 climb of Monte Aloia. Never dropping below 9.5% in the final three kilometres, four ramps of between 18% and 20% should provide a blast-off point for what is set to be one of the toughest early season events in Europe this spring.

Often used in the now-defunct Vuelta a Galicia, the predecessor of O Gran Camiño, Monte Aloia in the Tui National Park was once the scene of victories for riders of the calibre of 1990s Italian star Claudio Chiappucci, Swiss all-rounder Fabian Jeker and Spanish Tour de France stage winner Marcos Serrano. It is also much harder than the Camiño summit finishes of last year of Rubia and A Guarda, both only half as long and, unlike the Monte Aloia, only tackled once.

The other important changes in this year’s route are the position and length of Camiño’s individual time trial, moving from the last day to the first, and being cut from 18 kilometres in 2023 to 12 kilometres in 2024. This almost gives the time trial the feel of a long prologue more than a defining element in the course, which will now almost certainly be decided on the last ascent of the Monte Aloia.

However, the biggest question mark on how O Gran Camiño will play out this year is not to do with any switches in terrain or rivals, but the weather. The vicious snowstorms which battered the peloton on the opening stage to force its suspension, are not current forecast to return. But Galician weather is famously unpredictable and this February organisers are crossing their fingers that current predictions of showers and sunny intervals throughout this week in north-west Spain hold true through til the summit of Aloia on Sunday afternoon.

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With no disrespect intended to the peloton of the 2023 O Gran Camiño, Vingegaard will face a much more powerful set of rivals than last February. Starting from the opening time trial, he will face current British National TT Champion and 2023 World TT bronze medallist Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers). Given how he performed last year in the Tour’s Alpine time trial test, Vingegaard’s ability against the clock can hardly be called into question. But on a much more straightforward course like A Coruña, there is every chance that Tarling could give Vingegaard a run for his money.

Keep an eye open for Movistar’s Will Barta, too, who once came within a whisker of a time trial victory in Galicia back in the 2020 Vuelta and clearly in good form after his early season win at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. 

While neither Tarling nor Barta are expected to figure  in the GC battle that follows, one notable absence from potential overall contendership is Nairo Quintana (Movistar), missing from the provisional start list because of COVID. 

On the plus side, Ineos Grenadiers have brought an impressively powerful lineup for Galicia - riders like Ethan Hayter, Carlos Rodriguez, Michal Kwiatkowski and Omar Fraile are all tried and tested at fighting for week-long stage races, while Egan Bernal showed steadily rising form on much longer climbs in the Tour Colombia.

Groupama-FDJ will likely be looking at Mount Aloia as their key test, where established leader David Gaudu, fourth in the 2022 Tour de France, and their new climbing talent Lenny Martinez could work together in a joint GC bid. 

As for EF Education-EasyPost, Carapaz’ victory on the Alto de Vino in the Tour Colombia sharply raises his status amongst the GC contenders, but as with Ineos, the American squad have multiple options on the table in the shape of Rigoberto Urán, Hugh Carthy and Neilson Powless, and placings in the opening TT may well be needed to help establish an internal GC hierarchy. Yet another interesting rider in the EF lineup is Briton Lukas Nerurkar, who also rode very well in last year’s O Gran Camiño when with Trinity Racing.

But the main focus, at least initially, will logically be on Vingegaard and Visma-Lease A Bike. The Dutch team’s inclusion of new signings like Belgian GC talent Cian Uijtdebroeks, currently bound for the Giro after a last-minute offseason transfer from Bora-Hansgrohe, and stage racing specialist Ben Tulett, along with other more established heavyweights like former Giro podium finisher Wilco Kelderman, means Vingegaard can count on some solid climbing support. But it is how the Dane performs himself that will come under the closest scrutiny this week in Galicia.

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  1. Official route of Tour de France 2024

    Find out the details of the 2024 Tour de France route, including the number of stages, countries, mountains, bonuses, and firsts. The race will start in Italy, visit Monaco, and end in Nice, with two time trials and a finale of 34 km.

  2. Tour de France 2021: Full schedule, stages, route, length, TV channel

    The 108th edition of the Tour de France began its 23-day route on June 26. Here is everything to know about the race in 2021, including a full schedule of stages, a map of the route and more.

  3. Official website of Tour de France 2024

    Tour de France 2024 - Official site of the famed race from the Tour de France. Includes route, riders, teams, and coverage of past Tours. Club 2024 route 2024 Teams 2023 Edition ... TOUR DE FRANCE 2023 - VIDEO GAMES (PC, XBOX ONE, PS4 & PS5) Fantasy by Tissot Club. 2024 route. 2024 Teams. 2023 Edition. Grands départs. Tour Culture. 2023 ...

  4. Tour de France 2022 route

    Route map for 2022 Tour de France (Image credit: A.S.O.) The 2022 Tour de France starts on July 1 in Copenhagen, Denmark and ends in Paris on Sunday July 24 after 3328km of racing. The 21 days ...

  5. 2023 Tour de France route

    Stage 20. Stage 21. 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 ...

  6. 2022 Tour de France route: stage profiles, previews, start, finish

    Quick Preview: The first uphill finish of the Tour on a stage that includes Belgium and France. Stage 7/July 8: Tomblaine-La Super Planche des Belles Filles (109 miles) Mountain. Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:17 a.m. Quick Preview: A day for the general classification contenders, including Tadej Pogacar.

  7. Stage-by-stage guide to the 2023 Tour de France route

    Stage 1: Bilbao to Bilbao, 182km. The 2023 Tour de France starts outside Bilbao's iconic Guggenheim Museum, and winds north to the Bay of Biscay coastline before returning to the city where the ...

  8. Tour de France 2022: Route and stages

    Tour de France 2022: Route and stages. Jonas Vingegaard won the 109th Tour de France ahead of Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas. The Dane seized the reins in the race to the Col du Granon, while he delivered the final blow on the climb to ski resort Hautacam. The 2022 Tour de France set off on Friday 1 July in Copenhagen, Denmark, and finished ...

  9. 2022 Tour De France

    The route of the 109th Tour de France, scheduled for the 1st to the 24th July 2022, has been unveiled in its traditional venue in Paris.The Palais des Congrès again opened its doors to thousands, including the reigning champion, Tadej Pogačar, the joint record holder for most stage wins, Mark Cavendish, and two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe.

  10. Tour de France 2023: routes reach for the sky with limited sprint

    The men's route for the Tour's 110th edition ignores north-west and south-east France, while the week-long women's race starts on the final Sunday of the men's race in Clermont-Ferrand.

  11. The Tour de France 2022 race route on Open Street Maps

    start: the start will take place on the Sankt Clara Vej in Roskilde (12.15PM), with the official start ceremony (since this is the first stage in line of the Tour de France 2022) on Stændertorvet immediately afterwards (12.29PM) followed by the kilometer zero on the Østre Ringvej (O2), after 5.5 km of neutralised road; climbs: - Côte d'Asnæs Indelukke (4th category) at km 62 - 1.1 km @ 5.4%

  12. Complete guide to the Tour de France 2023 route

    It looks like it'll be a Tour for the climbers, with the Puy de Dôme returning and 56,400 metres of climbing in all. The map of France - and the Basque Country - with the route on. Not very ...

  13. Tour de France 2022 schedule: Start time, stages, length, dates, how to

    RELATED: 2022 Tour de France route - stage profiles, previews, start, finish times . How many miles is the 2022 Tour de France? A total of 3,346.5 km (approximately 2,079.4 miles) is the distance expected to be covered in this year's Tour. Previous Tour de France Winners. 2021 - Tadej Pogacar .

  14. Tour de France 2022: The stage-by-stage story of the race

    A stage-by-stage guide to the story of the 2022 Tour de France, won by Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard. ... The 31-year-old, who escaped in a 23-man break early in the 192.5km route, is passed by ...

  15. Tour de France 2023 route map, distance, how to watch and more to know

    Everything you need to know about the 2023 Tour de France. By Cindy Boren. July 1, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EDT. The rivalry between Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, winner of last year's Tour de France ...

  16. Tour de France

    The Tour de France (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s]; English: Tour of France) is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest of the three Grand Tours (the Tour, the Giro d'Italia, and the Vuelta a España) and is generally considered the most prestigious.. The race was first organized in 1903 to increase sales for the newspaper L'Auto and ...

  17. 2023 Tour de France route: stage profiles, previews, start, finish

    A stage-by-stage look at the 2023 Tour de France route with profiles, previews and estimated start and finish times (all times Eastern). The first three stages are in Spain, with five categorized climbs and 21 King of the Mountain points available. The final eight stages are in France, with eight mountain stages and a summit finish at Puy de Dôme.

  18. Tour de France Route 2021

    The 2021 Tour de France begins on June 26 with a route that is just over 2,100 miles. Here's a quick look at every stage this year, and here are the stages you simply won't want to miss.

  19. Tour de France 2021: Results & News

    The route of the 2021 Tour de France (Image credit: ASO). The 2021 Tour de France will start in Brest in Brittany, on Saturday, June 26 having originally been scheduled for a Grand Départ in ...

  20. The Tour de France 2023 race route on Open Street Maps and in Google

    1/ Saturday July 1 - Bilbao > Bilbao - 182 km The first stage of the Tour de France 2023 will start and finish in Bilbao, in the Spanish Basque Country. After the actual start to the north of the city, the riders climb the Laukiz hill fairly quickly, before approaching the seaside, which they then follow, passing along the San Juan de Gaztelugatxe hill, after which they return inland a little ...

  21. Tour de France 2024 route unveiled

    Tour de France 2024 route week one. The 2024 Tour de France begins how it means to go on, with a lot of climbing. Stage one begins in Florence, and includes 3,800km over 205km, the most ever in an ...

  22. 2023 Men's Tour de France

    Analyzing the 2023 Tour de France Route; There's just one individual time trial set, a 22km race against the clock which will open up the final week of racing on Stage 16. The riders will cover ...

  23. 2024 Tour de France

    The 2024 Tour de France will be the 111th edition of the Tour de France. It will start in Florence, Italy on 29 June, and will finish in Nice, ... The route was described as "tough" by riders, with particular concern regarding the gravel tracks on stage 9 and limited opportunities for sprinters.

  24. A Year Without Paris: How to Experience the 2024 Tour de France Up

    Every year, cycling fans all over the world tune in to the Tour de France. Traditionally, after the gruelling 3500-kilometre-long race spanning over several weeks, the event culminates with a finish in Paris on the Champs-Élysées. ... Plateau de Beille, Isola 2000, and Col de la Couillole, all underscore the route's elevation in difficulty ...

  25. Tour de France 2024 route

    The route of the 2024 Tour de France covers a total of 3,492km with some 52,320 metres of overall elevation. That is 20% more than the 2024 Giro d'Italia and with so many of the climbs coming in ...

  26. Tour de France 2024: Jonas Vingegaard says Tour 'harder than it's ever

    The Tour de France starts in Florence on June 29 and concludes in Nice on July 21. Stream top cycling action, including all three 2024 Grand Tours, live on discovery+ , the Eurosport app and at ...

  27. Mark Cavendish eyes Tour de France record as Red Bull set to join ...

    Mark Cavendish has won 35 Tour de France stages, a record he shares with Belgium's Eddy Merckx Mark Cavendish's final season in the saddle is already off to a winning start, and his bid for Tour ...

  28. Mark Cavendish makes first visit to Colombia on unusual route to Tour

    The return of the Tour Colombia is an important milestone: since Bernal's Tour de France glory in 2019, things have gone downhill for the country's cycling stock.Bernal suffered a career ...

  29. Tour de France star Vingegaard already the rider to beat in O Gran

    Tour de France star Vingegaard already the rider to beat in O Gran Camiño season debut ... The other important changes in this year's route are the position and length of Camiño's individual ...