It is, of course, bastille day the annual french festival in honour of the. Todays stage is the second of two alpine days in this years edition and features three difficult mountain climbs. Six mountains on bastille day which will no doubt see some attacks from the. 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. Profile, time schedule, all informations on the stage. What these amateur female cyclists hope for, instead, is recognition. Over the same mountains on the same 3,351kilometer 2,082mile route. It will be the 107th edition of the race with all 21 stages taking place entirely in france. An epic ride designed to celebrate the challenge of some of the most famed tour routes. Except there wont be a podium or prize money waiting for them on the champelysees when they finish on saturday, one day before the yellow jersey arrives in paris.
In an effort to complete the same route as the men, this. Notable features of the route were fifth stages sections of sett paving, the five high altitude stage finishes and the lack time. Like the other grand tours the giro ditalia and the vuelta a espana, it consists of 21 daylong stages over the course of. We use cookies and similar technologies on our website to enhance your experience, improve site performance, analyze its traffic, to allow you to purchase anything related to sporting events you are interested to, to let you sharing your information with your social media followers and to show you relevant tailored adverts. And having seen the route, revealed on wednesday by organisers. Like the other grand tours the giro ditalia and the vuelta a espana, it consists of 21 day long stages over the course of. Won by vincenzo nibali before jeanchristophe peraud 2nd and thibaut pinot 3rd. G won junior pr in 04 and he finished 2nd behind hushovd on the cobbles stage of the 10 tour. Six mountains on bastille day which will no doubt see some attacks from the home nation. Add the element of this years climbheavy route, packed with seven climbs over 2,000m, and france could see its best chance of victory since bernard hinault last won the tour in 1985. Includes route, riders, teams, and coverage of past tours. Route, tv schedule and more the riders trade out the bumpy route of stage 5 for a smoother run in stage 6. Entering todays leg, vincenzo nibali of italy is the proud.
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