A total of 6 regions and 32 departments will be travelled through. Lalpe dhuez has written itself into the history of the race and holds a special place in the race, always featuring on the course every second year. Full dates have been updated on the stage details and on the map below. Up to the final kilometers, cyclists take the opportunity to have a moment of tranquility, laughing, talking. On stage 12, the riders set off from montpellier, and head east then north, on a route that takes them into provence and across the river rhone, then up. This should be a mountain classic to round off the tours stay in the alps for another year. Usually 36 each year, so im probably in the 15 stages realm. Jul, 2017 at todays mountaintop stage impey talks us though his bike selection and yates fights to keep white. In the stage, the teams agree on a truce that extends to the last section, where the sprinters break the tranquility by launching at great speed for the last glory of the tour. On 21 july, between stages 16 and 17 there was a rest day in gap.
The tour started in utrecht, netherlands on 4 july and finished on the. Geraint thomas enjoyed a great 12th stage in the pyrenees laurent ciprianiappress association images stage report. The tour started in utrecht, netherlands on 4 july and finished on the champselysees in paris on 26 july. On july, between stages nine and ten there was a rest day in pau. Time, tv schedule and route for stage 12 the ride up to mont ventoux has been cut short, but thursday should still be the most important day thus far in the battle. Stage 12 is 178km long, starting off in montpellier and racing northeast towards the mountain, negotiating a cat. First on the monts du forez where the riders will have to go up to the col. Its a long time since i won my first stage in 2010, so. Stage 12 is almost a carbon copy to stage 8 in terms of profile. This is the highest number of climbs in any one stage of this years tour.
On july, between stages nine and ten there was a rest day in pau stage 1 4 july 2015 utrecht. As tough as stage 11 was, stage 12 will be even longer and harder, with more climbing and three legendary hors categorie summits. The tour is no longer a oneact affair, with favourite chris froome losing yellow to fabio aru as romain bardet wins stage 12 on a mountaintop used. Porte, chris froome team sky, and bauke mollema treksegafredo had attacked from the general classification group and held a 23second lead when the incident. Jul 07, 2015 stage 5 will showcase the sprinters as the peloton travels from arras communaute urbaine to amiens metropole that is sure to end with a fast finish. The tempo and focus of the tour changed completely for stage 12, as the first serious mountain climbing tested the genuine contenders. Stage 19, the longest of this years tour, will be many riders. If aso had their say surely sagan would be in the race, he is a superstar rider with charisma and reach well beyond the sport, he brings in a lot of newer, younger fans. The five mountain ranges of france will be on the menu of the. The tour began on 4 july in the netherlands, with an individual time trial that. The stage contains 6 climbs and they get tougher the closer the riders get to the finish in peyragudes. Speed past the crowds via street view on the 10inch touchscreen console delivering incredible views as you pedal. As required in the tradition of the bouchons lyonnais typical lyon restaurants, the menu will be dense and promises a battle between the breakaway specialists, the climbers and the sprinters.
You mentioned a link to a pdf of the road guide, that would be. Geraint thomas makes history on alpe dhuez as welshman extends overall lead save geraint thomas crosses the line as he become first briton to win on alpe dhuez in. Fall 2015 for the 2016 race, as part of a grand unveiling. The tour began in strasbourg with a prologue individual time trial on 1 july and stage 12 occurred on 14 july with a hilly stage from bagneresdeluchon.
Bagneresde bigorre, by stephen colebourne, licence cc by 2. Riders will set off from nice on 29th august instead of 27th june. Yesterdays stage the race finally came into life, and when it did it really exploded on. The race finished on the champselysees in paris, on 23 july.