The Tour de France, the arduous and challenging annual cycle race of 3639km, is about to begin, and this year it will come right through the Dordogne so everyone on holiday in France will have an opportunity to see this great annual event first hand! On 27 July the State 18 is between Angouleme and Cahors, going through some of the most spectacular Perigord scenery:These are the towns they will be whizzing through on their cycles: (in reverse order!)
Soyaux, Gardes le Pontaroux, Mareuil, Vieux Mareuil, Brantome (between 15h42 and 16h01), Chateau l'Eveque, Trelissac, Perigeux (between 15h09 and 15h24), St Laurent sur Manoire, La Douze, Journiac, Le Bugue, St Cyprien, Beynac, Cazenac, La Roque, Gageac, St Martial de Nabirat, Cahors.
Stage details:
Stage No: Date: Distance:
Prologue Time Trial July 7th London 8 km
Stage 1 July 8th London > Canterbury 203 km
Stage 2 July 9th Dunkirk > Gand 167 km
Stage 3 July 10th Waregem > - Compiègne 236 km
Stage 4 July 11th Villers-Cotterêts > Joigny 190 km
Stage 5 July 12th Chablis > Autun 184 km
Stage 6 July 13th Semur-en-Auxois > Bourg-en-Bresse 200 km
Stage 7 July 14th Bourg-en-Bresse > Le-Grand-Bornand 197 km
Stage 8 July 15th Le-Grand-Bornand >- Tignes 165 km
Rest Day July 16th (Rest Day)
Stage 9 July 17th Val-d’Isère > Briançon 161 km
Stage 10 July 18th Tallard > Marseille 229 km
Stage 11 July 19th Marseille > Montpellier 180 km
Stage 12 July 20th Montpellier > Castres 179 km
Stage 13 (Time Trial) July 21st Albi > Albi 54 km
Stage 14 July 22nd Mazamet > Plateau-de-Beille 197 km
Stage 15 July 23rd Foix > Loudenvielle-Le Louron 196 km
Rest Day July 24th (Rest Day)
Stage 16 July 25th Orthez > Gourette - Col d’Aubisque 218 km
Stage 17 July 26th Pau > Castelsarrasin 188 km
Stage 18 July 27th Cahors > Angoulême 210 km
Stage 19 (Time Trial) July 28th Cognac > Angoulême 55 km
Stage 20 July 29th Marcoussis > Paris Champs-Élysées 130 km
The main climbs:
Stage 7 Stage 8
Côte de Corlier 5.9 km at 5.5%
Côte des Petits-Bois 7.1 km at 4.4%
Côte Peguin 4.3 km at 4.1%
Col de la Colombière 16 km at 6.7% Col du Marais 3.8 km at 4.1%
Côte du Bouchet-Mont-Charvin 1.6 km at 7.6%
Col de Tamié 9.5 km at 4%
Cormet de Roselend 19.9 km at 6%
Montée de Hauteville 15.3 km at 4.7%
Le Lac (Tignes) 17.9 km at 5.5%
Stage 9 Stage 14
Col de l’Iseran 15 km at 6%
Col du Télégraphe 12 km at 6.7%
Col du Galibier 17.5 km at 6.9%
Côte de Sarraille 9 km at a 5.2%
Port de Pailhères 16.8 km at 7.2%
Plateau-de-Beille 15.9 km at 7.9%
Stage 15 Stage 16
Col de Port 11.4 km at a 5.3%
Col de Portet d’Aspet 5.7 km at 6.9%
Col de Menté 7 km at 8.1%
Port de Balès 19.2 km at 6.2%
Col de Peyresourde 9.7 km at 7.8%
Col de Larraut 14.2 km at 8%
Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin 14 km at 5.2%
Col de Marie-Blanque 9.3 km at 7.7%
Col d’Aubisque 16.4 km at 6.9%
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