TOUR DE FRANCE

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The Tour de France 2023 takes place from July 1 to 24. This year, there is no stage in Nice, but in the Haute Alpes, in Briançon on July 14!
For the 1st time, the big start takes place on Friday 1st in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Discover the 21 stages of the tour in the 4 countries visited, including 9 new towns.
This year, there are 4 massifs on the route, 2 time trials of 53 km, 20 km of cobbles ... For the brave cyclists, you'll find the registration form for the July 10 stage!

Tour de France 2023

The 2023 Tour de France will include a total of 23 passes or climbs or high altitude finishes classified as second, first or hors catégorie.

Their geographical distribution will be as follows:

• 1 in the Vosges
• 12 in the Alps
• 1 in the Massif Central
• 9 in the Pyrenees

The 2022 Tour will feature steep climbs and high altitude.
The mountain programme will end for the second year running in the Pyrenees.
Before the final stage in Hautacam, there will be plenty of opportunities to make a difference

4 countries will be featured: Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland and of course France will be on the map of the Tour de France in 2022.
In France, 8 regions and 29 departments will be visited.

Registration for the Tour de France

Sunday 10 July 2022: Briançon > Alpe d'Huez: 170 km and 4,700 m D+
The stage of the 2022 Tour de France is complete.

However, if any numbers become available or if any of our partners win numbers during the winter, you will be informed in priority by filling in this form: https://www.letapedutourdefrance.com/fr/la-course/s-inscrire

Briançon stage

RDV this 14 July
Foot of the pass at 554m Arrival at 2 067m at the col de la croix de Fer

 

Tour de France rates

There are 6 formulas from 125€.

 

Stages of the Tour de France

There will be 21 of them:

• 6 flat stages
• 7 accidental stages
• 6 mountain stages with 5 high altitude finishes (La super Planche des Belles Filles, Col du Granon, Alpe d'Huez, Peyragudes, Hautacam)
• 2 individual time trial stages
• 2 days off
• 1 day transfer

Route of the Tour de France 2022

STAGE 1 - 01/07 13 KM COPENHAGEN > COPENHAGEN
STAGE 2 - 02/07 199 KM ROSKILDE > NYBORG
STAGE 3 - 03/07 182 KM VEJLE > SØNDERBORG

TRANSFER - 04/07

STAGE 4 - 05/07 172 KM DUNKIRK > CALAIS
STAGE 5 - 06/07 155 KM LILLE MÉTROPOLE > ARENBERG PORTE DU HAINAUT
STAGE 6 - 07/07 220 KM BINCHE > LONGWY
STAGE 7 - 08/07 176 KM TOMBLAINE > LA SUPER PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES
STAGE 8 - 09/07 184 KM DOLE > LAUSANNE
STAGE 9 - 10/07 183 KM AIGLE > CHÂTEL LES PORTES DU SOLEIL

REST - 11/07 MORZINE LES PORTES DU SOLEIL

STAGE 10 - 12/07 148 KM MORZINE LES PORTES DU SOLEIL > MEGÈVE
STAGE 11 - 13/07 149 KM ALBERTVILLE > COL DU GRANON
STAGE 12 - 14/07 166 KM BRIANÇON > ALPE D'HUEZ
STAGE 13 - 15/07 193 KM LE BOURG D'OISANS > SAINT-ÉTIENNE
STAGE 14 - 16/07 195 KM SAINT-ÉTIENNE > MENDE
STAGE 15 - 17/07 200 KM RODEZ > CARCASSONNE

REST - 18/07 CARCASSONNE

STAGE 16 - 19/07 179 KM CARCASSONNE > FOIX
STAGE 17 - 20/07 130 KM SAINT-GAUDENS > PEYRAGUDES
STAGE 18 - 21/07 143 KM LOURDES > HAUTACAM
STAGE 19 - 22/07 189 KM CASTELNAU-MAGNOAC > CAHORS
STAGE 20 - 23/07 40 KM LACAPELLE-MARIVAL > ROCAMADOUR
STAGE 21 - 24/07 112 KM PARIS LA DÉFENSE ARENA > PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES

Massifs and the Tour Pass

The cyclists will ride through 4 massifs:

• the Vosges,
• The Alps,
• The Massif Central,

The Pyrenees, with the Spandelles pass (1,378 m) in the Hautes Pyrénées.

20 km of cobblestones on the course

On stage 5, Lille to Arenberg, there will be 19.4km of cobbles to cross.
The kilometres will be divided into 11 sectors of varying lengths from 1.3 to 2.8km.

53 km time trial

In 2 stages, individual time-trial distances are scheduled
- 1st stage in Copenhagen: 13 km
- 20th stage between Lacapelle Marival and Rocamadour: 40 km.
This will make a total of 53 km of the two individual time-trials of the 2022 Tour

Bonuses

The prizes will be awarded at the finish of each stage and will be given to the first three riders in the classification, 10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively.

Denmark and Cycling

Denmark is known as one of the greenest and happiest countries in the world.
Cycling plays a key role in this status.
In Denmark, cycling is part of everyday life, part of their DNA.

It is more than a century since the Danes discovered the Tour de France.

But the Copenhagen Grand Départ is above all the emergence of a conquering generation that has already begun to shine with, among others, Magnus Cort Nielsen, Soren Kragh Andersen and Jonas Vingegaard.

11 Danish riders in the 2021 Tour (record) 

Discover the 11 Danish riders entered in the 2021 Tour de France (record):

Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
Mikkel Bjerg (UAE-Emirates)
Magnus Cort Nielsen (EF-Nippo),
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana-Premier Tech)
Christopher Juul Jensen (BikeExchange)
Soren Kragh Andersen (DSM)
Michael Morkov (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
Casper Pedersen (DSM)
Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo)
Michael Valgren (EF-Nippo)
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)

9 new cities or stages!

For the first time, 9 cities will host the Tour de France:

1/ Copenhagen (start and finish 1st stage) 

2/ Roskilde (start 2nd stage)
The dynasty of Danish kings and queens, Roskilde was the country's capital for five centuries. The city's current fame is due more to its music festival. More than 100,000 spectators come every year to see the best of the pop, rock, rap and reggae scene on stage. As early as 1978, Bob Marley performed here, paving the way for U2, Sting, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Oasis, Björk, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Eminem and Bruno Mars.
The old Roskilde circuit was also the venue for three Formula 1 Grand Prix races between 1960 and 1962.

3/ Nyborg (finish stage 2)
The medieval city of Nyborg is the main gateway to the island of Fionie. The riders cross the Great Belt shipping channel.

4/Vejle (start of stage 3)
Vejle is located on the mainland and is formed by the Jutland peninsula. It is named after the fjord that dominates it. Sports fans will note that Vejle BK, a five-time winner of the football championship, produced the 1977 Ballon d'Or winner Allan Simonsen. His commitment to the club led him to finish his career with the same club, having played for Mönchengladbach and Barcelona, among others.

5/ Sønderborg (finish stage 3)
Located in the extreme south of Denmark, Sønderborg is just a few kilometres from the German border. The colourful houses and murals that brighten up the streets also attract tourists.
The former Danish world champion, Mads Pedersen, triumphed here during the 2nd stage of the last Tour of Denmark

6/ Aigle (start of stage 9)
Aigle is located at a crossroads of valleys in the eastern part of the canton of Vaud. The town has become especially familiar to cycling fans since the installation in 2002 of the headquarters of the International Cycling Union, on the site of a velodrome that also houses the World Cycling Centre.
Numerous Swiss, European and world championships have been organised on the 200-metre wooden ring, while the Tour de Romandie regularly sets up stage starts in Aigle

7/ Castelnau-Magnoac (start of 19th stage)
Its fame is worldwide thanks to its most famous child, who could only be a rugby player. Antoine Dupont touched his first balls at the ill-named Magnoac Football Club, long before playing for Stade Toulousain with whom he won the French championship (2019 and 2021) and the European Cup (2021). The scrum-half of the French team, named best player of the VI Nations Tournament in 2020, is very often crowned with the unofficial title of best number 9 on the planet. A status to be assumed as the 2023 World Cup approaches in France

8/ Lacapelle-Marival (start of stage 20)
The village of the Lot will make its entry in the club of the stage towns of the Tour, but the oldest of the Marival inhabitants certainly made the trip to Figeac in 2004 to attend the finish of the 11th stage. The characteristics of the day were bound to tickle David Moncoutié, tireless rider and especially the only rider from Lot in the peloton. He is used to try his luck, so it was no surprise to find him in the break, but this time, he managed to drop his two rivals Juan-Antonio Flecha and Egoi Martinez in the final. The former climber of Cofidis remains one of the few riders to have won in his home region.

9/ Rocamadour (20th stage finish)
In the Middle Ages, the town, which is flanked by a cliff in the Alzou valley, attracted large numbers of pilgrims who came to implore the Black Madonna, who performs miracles and watches over the relics of Saint Amadour.
The village gained notoriety with a new public much later with the release of Gérard Blanchard's hit, Rock Amadour.
In cycling, the 2020 edition of the Route d'Occitanie, which marked the resumption of activity after a period of strict confinement, made a stop in Rocamadour. Benoît Cosnefroy was the most explosive on the formidable final climb to the basilica and the castle.

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