The five mountain ranges of france will be on the menu of the. The stages followed a route near the outer borders. Stage 17 is taking a lessor known, very quiet, very scenic route from the. Twenty of le tour s iconic locationsmany of which have featured in the etape du tour are put under the spotlight, and an extended section on the 20 race is. On 21 july, between stages 16 and 17 there was a rest day in gap. It will be the 6th time the grand depart has been in the netherlands. Zoom to street level and explore the route with our brilliant stage by stage lowdown including alpe dhuez. If you need help with bike hire, you can use our bespoke service here. On 25 june, it was announced that due to a landslide, the route of stage. A total of 6 regions and 32 departments will be travelled through. Map of france showing the showing the path of the race going.
Planche des belles filles, chamrousse, risoul, pla dadet and hautacam. The amateurs will face a 175 km course with an elevation gain of 3,600 m in the hinterland of nice. As usual a lot leaks out before, sleuths the stages and yesterday race organiser aso accidentally put a pdf online with the route yesterday. If the 2020 race takes place, it will be the 107th edition and all 21 stages are set to take place entirely in france. The route certainly was a climbers dream, with chris froome outshining in the pyrenees and he held off nairo quintana in the alps. The mountains of vercors also offer all the ingredients of a tricky stage. The route took in everything that makes cycling such an exciting sport cobbles, sprint stages, summit finish in alpe dhuez, dust road, explosive 65 kilometres stage in the pyrenees, hilly time trial, and the queen stage over the aspin, tourmalet and aubisque. This year ive planned for us to move 9 times out of 21 days with longer bike rides to start and finish towns. Book your accommodation and bike hire early to avoid missing out. Full list of all national public broadcasters linked to eurovision sport in the press release in the. Matteo trentin goes solo to win stage 17 as it happened matteo trentin deservedly won a relatively mundane stage as julian alaphilippe retained the yellow jersey, with the. The tour 2020 is an atypical tour, remaining in the southern half of france until the one but last stage when a time trial to the planche des belles filles will pass the final judgment. It will be an unconventional and mountainous route that will include includes 29 categorised climbs and five mountain finishes. This will be the 10th time col des saisies has appeared in the tour.
The route takes in cobbles and a number of promising mountain stages. But its still a comforting ritual, a projection to the other side of winter. Yet, visiting all five of france s mountain ranges. In all they add up to 3600 km of racing with 5 mountain top finishes. There is no final time trial before the finish in paris on sunday july 26. A tour with climbs from the very beginning, in the hinterland of nice, and a double visit to the alps. Dignelesbains pra loup wednesday, july 22, 2015 two spicy climb plus a top finish, thats enough amo to look forward to the day after the rest day. A list of 11 of the best cycling books out there for you to enjoy. Seven of the tour s 21 stages are mountain stages, taking in some of the highest passes in the pyrenees and the alps, including the col du galibier, at 2642 metres. It always sells out and it can be very hard to find quality carbon road bikes closer to the time.
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