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Tour de France 2007

London, United Kingdom

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Description

Event Dates: 07/07/2007 to 07/29/2007

Type of Event(s): Tour

Running from Saturday July 7th to Sunday July 29th 2007, the 94th Tour de France will be made up of a prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,550 kilometres (2,206 miles).

These 20 stages have the following profiles:

- 11 flat stages
- 6 mountain stages
- 1 medium mountain stage
- 2 individual time-trial stages

Distinctive aspects of the race

- 3 mountain finishes
- 2 rest days
- 117 kilometres of individual time-trials (including the prologue)
- 21 Category 1, Category 2 and highest level passes will be climbed

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STAGES

This event is a multi-stage event:

07/07/2007: Prologue Time Trial | View this Route
Tour de France, London: The Tour de France Prologue is a fast and very exciting spectacle for all to enjoy. One after the other, each rider will race the course and the fastest time will earn the victorious rider the Yellow Jersey.
07/08/2007: Stage 1 - London to Canterbury | View this Route
Thierry Gouvenou, regulator, 7 Tours de France: "After leaving the heart of London and setting off the timers as it passes by the Greenwich Meridian, the peloton will speed off across Kent. A flat route through the English countryside which should favour the sprinters hoping to win the green jersey."
07/09/2007: Stage 2 - Dunkirk to Ghent | View this Route
Jean-François Pescheux, Competition Director, 3 Tours de France: "This second stage will mark the return of the Tour to the land of cycling, along the roads of the great Flanders classics: Tour of Flanders, Het Volk, Gand-Vevelgem, etc. There should be many spectators at the roadsides along which the riders will be passing. Things will start to get more serious during this stage, with the wind and the risk of hitting the kerbs definitely playing an important role."
07/10/2007: Stage 3 - Waregem to Compiegne | View this Route
Jean-François Pescheux, Competition Director, 3 Tours de France: "The longest stage in this year’s Tour de France. After Flanders, the peloton will enter France along some of the roads used for the Paris-Roubaix race - Wallers, Denain, Solesmes - before crossing Fontaine-au-bois, the land of Jean-Marie Leblanc. The slightly hilly route will not present any major difficulties. Therefore, we should be able to enjoy a huge sprint at the end of a magnificent straight stretch of road."
07/11/2007: Stage 4 - Villers-Cotterets to Joigny | View this Route
François Lemarchand, regulator, 10 Tours de France: "After Champagne and the plains of Brie, the peloton will cross the valleys of Yonne. Once again, it will be the sprinters who will fight it out to decide the winner of the stage."
07/12/2007: Stage 5 - Chablis to Autun | View this Route
Jean-François Pescheux, Competition Director, 3 Tours de France: "Things will start to get slightly more difficult. The peloton will cross Morvan, following a winding and hilly route, offering a mixture of rises and inclines, on their way to the finish line, where, this time the terrain could favour the fighters. Therefore, in Autun, we may see a small breakaway group battle for first place."
07/13/2007: Stage 6 - Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse | View this Route
Jean-Michel Monin, regulator, Olympic team racing champion: "After the first few hilly kilometres, the peloton will cross the Mâconnais to reach the plains of Bresse. This stage will be the last opportunity for the specialists in the final sprint to shine before the peloton sets out to take on the mountains."
07/14/2007: Stage 7 - Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Grande Bornand | View this Route
Thierry Gouvenou, regulator, 7 Tours de France: "The first mountain stage and the start of the real difficulties for the peloton. The first kilometres through Ain will be a sturdy, but gradual, introduction for the riders, before they tackle the Alps and the first real mountain pass of the Tour, the Col de la Colombière (16 km at 6.7%), lying 15 kilometres from the finish line. Those who are looking for overall victory may start to reveal themselves here."
07/15/2007: Stage 8 - Le Grande Bornand to Tignes | View this Route
Laurent Bezault, assistant competition director, 1 Tour de France: "This will be a short but very tense stage. From the outset, the peloton will have to pass a first small hill before, from 75 kilometres out, tackling the Cormet de Roseland (19 km at 6%), the Montée de Hauteville - the start of the Col du Petit Saint-Bernard - and the climb up to Tignes (18 km at 5.5%) for a very difficult finish. By the evening in Tignes, the favourites will have made themselves known."
07/17/2007: Stage 9 - Val-d'lsere to Briancon | View this Route
Laurent Bezault, assistant competition director, 1 Tour de France: "The riders will make a cold start to the climb up to the Col de l’Iseran (15 km at 6%), followed by Télégraphe - Galibier (12 km at 6.7% and 17.5 km at 7%). One thing is certain, the front runners will be very present, and the others will find the going hard."
07/18/2007: Stage 10 - Tallard to Marseille | View this Route
François Lemarchand, regulator, 10 Tours de France: "A long stage which, after crossing the Alps, could conclude with a full-blown fight. Expect a large number of attacks and the possibility of one rider distinguishing himself at the finish line in front of the Stade Vélodrome."
07/19/2007: Stage 11 - Marseille to Montpellier | View this Route
François Lemarchand, regulator, 10 Tours de France: "This stage, which follows the Mediterranean, should also give rise to a spectacular contest. No doubt, the wind will play an important role and will favour initiatives taken by the fighters. Those who will have lost the Tour already will have a wonderful opportunity to make their presence felt."
07/20/2007: Stage 12 - Montpellier to Castres | View this Route
Gilles Maignan, pilot for Christian Prudhomme, two-time French time trial champion, 4 Tours de France: "Although the terrain may offer some opportunities for the attackers, the leaders and their teams will have to be particularly attentive in order to favour a sprint at the finish line. Because, the day before the Tour’s great time trial, it will be out of the question to let anybody take the slightest advantage."
07/21/2007: Stage 13 - Albi to Albi | View this Route
Gilles Maignan, pilot for Christian Prudhomme, two-time French time trial champion, 4 Tours de France: "Although the first few kilometres will be relatively hilly, above all, this time trial will be an affair for the specialists in solitary effort. However, more technical riders should not be at too much of a disadvantage, because the final descent is very sinuous. Therefore, in order to make one’s mark here, the riders will have to be able to press down hard on the pedals and also show finesse in the more technical parts of the route. An attractive and very complete time trial."
07/22/2007: Stage 14 - Mazamet to Plateau-de-Beille | View this Route
Gilles Maignan, pilot for Christian Prudhomme, two-time French time trial champion, 4 Tours de France: "A small incline to welcome the riders first thing, then a relatively calm route via Carcassonne, Limoux and Quillan before taking on the Port de Pailhères (17 km at 7.2%) and the climb up towards the Plateau de Beille (16 km at 7.9%). The end of the stage will be very difficult and should only leave room for the very fittest riders in the peloton."
07/23/2007: Stage 15 - Foix to Loudenvielle - Le Louron | View this Route
Thierry Gouvenou, regulator, 7 Tours de France: "Without a doubt, this will be one of the major stages of the Tour, with no fewer than five referenced mountain passes - including the Port de Balès (19.5 km at 6.2%), a first for the Tour. A tense stage, which will be reserved for the true mountain specialists, with many points to be taken for the polka dot jersey."
07/25/2007: Stage 16 - Orthez to Gourette - Col d'Aubisque | View this Route
François Lemarchand, regulator, 10 Tours de France: "This will be the second part of the Pyrenees, with four formidable climbs and a finish at the summit of the Col de l’Aubisque, possibly the object of stiff competition, all the more serious because this stage will mark the end of the mountains. The leaders will have an opportunity to confirm their domination, whereas the others will be trying to seize their last chance to change the classification."
07/26/2007: Stage 17 - Pau to Castelsarrasin | View this Route
Jean-Michel Monin, regulator, Olympic team racing champion: "he fighters, the sprinters, those who have lost the Tour and who are looking for an opportunity to make up for lost time Many riders will be hoping for victory when they set out for this slightly hilly stage, favourable for attacks. The riders will need to be vigilant if they do not want to be caught out."
07/27/2007: Stage 18 - Cahors to Angouleme | View this Route
Jean-Michel Monin, regulator, Olympic team racing champion: "This will be a long stage, slightly uneven, meaning that there could be some surprises. The terrain should provide some great opportunities for the attackers to shine, whereas the leaders will apply themselves to strengthening their position. Watch out, it promises to be tense."
07/28/2007: Stage 19 - Cognac to Angouleme | View this Route
Gilles Maignan, pilot for Christian Prudhomme, two-time French time trial champion, 4 Tours de France: "Long straight stretches, some beautiful sections of unbending road, some slight inclines The specialists of solitary effort will be the favourites for this time trial, although a rider in good shape, with a good overall position and spurred on by the challenge could also distinguish himself."
07/29/2007: Stage 20 - Marcoussis to Paris | View this Route
Laurent Bezault, assistant competition director, 1 Tour de France: "A grand finale across the Chevreuse Valley before entering Paris to complete the eight laps of the traditional circuit around the Champs-Elysées. In short, a long victory lap for all the survivors of this 94th Tour de France."