Tour de france 2013 route

[T-Bob]

Tour route has been announced for 2013.

Bradley Wiggins looks to have a tougher job of defending his Tour de France title than winning it after details of the 2013 route were announced in Paris.

The 32-year-old became the first Briton to win the prestigious racethis year, taking the yellow jersey ahead of Team Sky team-mate Chris Froome.

But the 2013 route is more mountainous and may favour climbers such as Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck.

Stage 18, for example, features two climbs up Alpe d'Huez.

Next year's race - the 100th edition - will begin on the French island of Corsica on 29 June and end with an evening finish on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on 21 July with the riders having cycled 3,360km.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...ycling/20054580

 

Tour de France 2013 route

29 June - Stage 1: Porto Vecchio - Bastia, 212km

30 June - Stage 2: Basta - Ajaccio, 154km

1 July - Stage 3: Ajaccio - Calvi, 145km

2 July - Stage 4: Nice - Nice, team time trial, 25km

3 July - Stage 5: Cagnes sur Mer-Marseille, 219km

4 July - Stage 6: Aix en Provence - Montpellier, 176km

5 July - Stage 7: Montpellier - Albi, 205km

6 July - Stage 8: Castres - Ax 3 Domaines, 194km

7 July - Stage 9: St Girons - Bagneres de Bigorre, 165km

8 July - Rest day, St Nazaire

9 July - Stage 10: St Gildas des Bois - St Malo, 193km

10 July - Stage 11: Avranches - Mont St Michel, individual time trial, 33km

11 July - Stage 12: Fougeres - Tours, 218km

12 July - Stage 13: Tours - St Amand Montrond, 173km

13 July - Stage 14: St Pourain sur Sioule - Lyon, 191km

14 July - Stage 15: Givors - Mont Ventoux, 242km

15 July - Rest day, Vaucluse

16 July - Stage 16: Vaison la Romaine - Gap, 168km

17 July - Stage 17: Embrun - Chorges, individual time trial, 32km

18 July - Stage 18: Gap - Alpe d'Huez, 168km

19 July - Stage 19: Bourg d'Oisans - Le Grand Bornand, 204km

20 July - Stage 20: Annecy - Annecy Semnoz, 125km

21 July - Stage 21: Versailles - Paris

Edited October 24, 2012 by hellocolour

[T-Bob]

Good review of the mountain stages from some guys who have been up and down...

 

http://www.podiumcafe.com/2012/10/24/3546964/2013-tour-de-france-quick-mountain-preview

[Wayne Booysen]

Always a pleasure to watch.

[T-Bob]

http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/img/map_route.jpg

[mr_stig]

I'm almost tempted to sign up for a DSTV subscription. But the thought of funding an operation that broadcasts Reality TV is unbearable.

['Dale]

There's a thread by jcza, me think, that speaks to the topic.

[T-Bob]

My bad.. Did have a hunt around 1st to see if anyone else had started a thread.

 

Go about your business, nothing to see here.

 

Can I delete or should the admins step in?

 

Edited October 24, 2012 by hellocolour

['Dale]

My bad.. Did have a hunt around 1st to see if anyone else had started a thread.

 

Go about your business, nothing to see here.

 

Can I delete or should the admins step in?

 

 

You can PM TNT1 to merge with the other one...

:-)