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Nøglepunktet

Når feltet rammer kysten med omkring 25 kilometer til mål. Er vinden kraftig nok og fra vest, bliver feltet utvivlsomt sprængt til atomer. Ligesom vejen ind til Storebæltsbroen på 2. etape bliver der nærmest kørt spurt ud mod kysten for at sidde rigtigt.

Jeg tror ikke på en udbrudsetape. Stressen i feltet og turen langs kysten gør, at der bliver kørt for hurtigt. Jeg forventer, at sprinterholdene tager ansvar.

Så de skal lade et mindre udbrud komme af sted og så kontrollere fra fronten og time det sådan, at de henter dem til sidst. Det er en balancegang for sprinterholdene, for hvis udbryderne bliver hentet for tidligt, lægger det potentielt op til, at et nyt og stærkere udbrud kan køre. Når udbruddet er derude, er der mere ro på feltet.

Er der vind, bliver det selvfølgelig et hektisk løb med splittelse og samling igen og igen, fordi der er gentagne bakker og retningsskift. Sådan en dag kan nærmest være værre, end hvis feltet bare splitter en gang for alle. Så kører rytterne hele tiden med frygten for, om de bliver sat af feltet én gang for alle, næste gang der opstår huller. Så det er krig på sådan en etape. Det kræver spidse albuer for at holde sig fremme og ude af problemer.

Betydning for klassementet

Alt afhænger af vindens styrke og retning. Det kan gå hen og blive en af de dage, hvor nogle af klassementsrytterne kan vinde eller tabe stort.

Det er også værd at bemærke, at rytterne netop har haft deres første hvile-/rejsedag efter etaperne i Danmark. Det har nok mere været en rejsedag end en regulær hviledag, hvor de kan puste ud og slappe af. Det kan bryde rytmen for nogle og give tunge ben, som vil gøre denne dag mere kompliceret, end den i forvejen er.

Er der ingen vind, vil feltet formentlig cruise igennem dagen trods nogle stigninger undervejs.

Tag ikke fejl af terrænet omkring Dunkerque.

Det kan på papiret se fladt ud, men der er mange skjulte højdemeter og kringlede veje i dette område af Frankrig. Jeg har kørt der, og det er ikke store stigninger. Men især på midten af etapen kommer de i rap efter hinanden.

Så bliver feltet strakt ud på de mange nedkørsler, og du skal lukke hullet inden næste stigning. Det gør automatisk løbet hårdere.

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BECOME A PART OF THE LEGEND

Live the legend of the Tour de France, riding on the same routes and under the same conditions as the professionals: this is the promise that L’Étape du Tour has kept since 1993.

Every year, we invite you to ride one of the mountain stages of the Tour de France: the same stage towns, the same routes, the same mythical climbs but also, and above all, the same race conditions as on the Tour. As the result of a significant amount of work carried out in partnership with the police, local organisations and local authorities, L’Étape du Tour de France is the only cyclosportive to offer routes which are entirely closed to traffic.

With the experience of 31 editions and a pack of 16,000 registered competitors, L’Étape du Tour is now Europe’s benchmark cyclosportive event.

A SPORTING CHALLENGE, A TOURIST ADVENTURE

L’Étape du Tour is, obviously, an immense sporting challenge. But it is also a tourist adventure which will enable you to discover some of the most beautiful parts of France. From Alpine valleys to the Tourmalet, the giant of the Pyrenees, every year the regions which host the event offer breathtaking scenery.

And because the love of cycling knows no borders, and because the Tour itself is a giant, L’Étape du Tour has given rise to several other races around the world, offering you even more stunning landscapes in the same race conditions as the Tour de France. 

• 31th edition of the Étape du Tour de France
• Where:  the Alps
• Departments crossed:  Haute-Savoie
• Km:  157
• Elevation change:  4,100m elevation gain
• MEN:  Artus JALADEAU (FRA) – 04:31:28s
• WOMEN: Martina  SABLIKOVA (CZE) – 05:19.39s

• Weather:  In glorious sunshine, everyone enjoyed a unique experience on the same route that the professionals will be taking for the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday 15 July.
• Number of entrants:  16,000
• Number of finishers:  11,500
• 92 nationalities represented, with 30% of foreign riders
• 45% of new participants
• 93% Men / 7% Women
• Average age : 45 years

The 2020 and 2021 editions did not take place due to the Covid 19 epidemic.

• 29th edition of the Étape du Tour de France
• Where: the Alps
• Departments crossed: Savoy
• Elevation change: 4,563m elevation gain
• MEN: Cédric DUBOIS (FRA) – 04:47:24s
• WOMEN: Edwige PITEL (FRA) – 05:25.36s

• Weather: Very nice and very hot despite the altitude. The participants suffered in these very high temperatures on this edition.
• Number of entrants: 16,000
• Number of finishers: 10,234
• It was the highest finish in the history of the Étape du Tour de France with the finish line at 2,365 metres above sea level.
• This year, 20% of the riders retired on this particularly demanding race-route. This is a reminder that the Étape du Tour de France is an extremely demanding event that has forged its legend.
• The town of Beaufort won the contest of the best decorated towns and was rewarded on the day of the Tour de France stage in Albertville.
• The Tour de France professional riders didn’t ride the same route as the amateurs who rode a week earlier due to an enormous storm the day before the stage that caused a landslide on the road to Cormet de Roselend. The penultimate stage was thus shortened, retaining just the climb to Val Thorens.
• 28th edition
• Location:  Alpes
• Departments crossed:  Haute-Savoie (74)
• Km:  169
• MAN: Victor Lafay
• WOMAN: Edwige Pitel
• 27th edition
• Location: Alpes
• Departments crossed:  Hautes-Alpes (05), Alpes-De-Haute-Provence (04)
• MAN: Abrahamsen Jonas
• WOMAN: Edwige Pitel

• 26th edition
• Departments crossed: Haute Savoie (74) et Savoie (73)
• MAN: Tao Quemere
• 25th edition
• Departments crossed: Savoie (73)
• MAN: Jérémy Bescond
• 24th edition
• Location: Pyrénées
• Departments crossed: Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) ; Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
• MAN: Loic Herbreteau
• WOMAN: Magdalena de Saint-Jean
• 23rd edition
• Departments crossed: Haute-Savoie (74) ; Savoie (73)
• Difficulty: Parc Naturel des Bauges, le Mont Revard, Le Semnoz
• Number of riders: 13 800
• Number of finishers: 10 624
• MAN: Nicolas Roux
• 22nd edition
• Difficulty: Col de la Madeleine, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Mollard
• Number of riders: 9000
• Number of finishers: 4422
• MAN: Robin Cattet
• WOMAN: Karine Saysset
• 21st edition
• Departments crossed: Pyrénées Atlantique (64), Hautes-Pyrénées (65), Haute-Garonne (31)
• Difficulty: Col d’Aubisque, Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, Col de Peyresourde
• Number of riders: 7850
• Number of finishers: 3829
• 20th edition
• Departments crossed: Savoie (73), Hautes Alpes (05), Isère (38)
• Difficulty: Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier, Alpe d’Huez
• Number of riders: 9500
• Number of finishers: 6461
• MAN: Jean-Christophe Currit
• 19th edition
• Location: Auvergne
• Departments crossed: Puy-de-Dôme (63), Haute-Loire (43), Cantal (15)
• Difficulty: Le puy Mary, Col du Perthus, Col de Prat de Bouc
• Number of riders: 7000
• Number of finishers: 2094
• MAN: Lilian JEGOU
• 18th edition
• Location:  The Pyrenees
• Departments crossed : Pyrénées Atlantiques (64), Hautes Pyrénées (65)
• 17th edition
• Location : Rhônes-Alpes – Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur.
• Departments crossed : Drôme (26), Vaucluse (84)
• 16th edition
• Departments crossed: Pyrénées Atlantiques (64), Hautes Pyrénées (65)
• 15th edition
• Location: Pyrénées.
• Departments crossed: Ariège (09), Haute Garonne (38), Hautes Pyrénées
• 14th edition
• Departments crossed: Hautes-Alpes (05), Isère (38)
• 13th edition
• Departments crossed: Pyrénées Atlantiques (64)
• 12th edition
• Location: Massif Central.
• Departments crossed: Haute-Vienne (87), Corrèze (19) et Cantal (15)
• Difficulties : Col de Lestards (856 m), Col de Néronne (1 442 m), Col du Pas de Peyrol (1 589 m), Col d'Entremont (1 210 m) et Plomb du Cantal (1 392 m).
• Number of entries : 8 500
• Numbers of finishers : 6 555
• Raymond Poulidor was in Limoges to give the start of the race.
• Alain Prost: former Formula 1 driver and quadruple World Champion .
• Abraham Olano: former team member of the ONCE - EROSKI team between 1999 and 2002 and World road Champion in 1995, winner of the 20th stage of the 1997 Tour de France.
• Fabrice Guy: Scandinavian Combined Gold Medal at the Albertville Olympic Games.
• Richard Krajicek: tennisman, Wimbledon winner.
• Emmanuel Clerico: former F 3 Champion of France and F3000 World Champion.
• Cat. A 19-29 years : Loïc Herbreteau.
• Cat. B 30-39 years : Jean-Christophe Currit, wins the race.
• Cat. C 40-49 years : Jean-Louis Barot.
• Cat. D 50-59 years : Michel Sacaze.
• Cat. E 60 years et + : Georges Baldeyrou.
• Cat. F Femmes - 35 years : Giana Roberge.
• Cat. G Femmes 35 years et + : Sophie Lebeaupin.
• England, United States, Ireland, Switzerland, Japan, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Sweden, South Africa, Israel, Spain, Brazil, New-Zealand, Norway, Poland, Denmark, Argentina…
• 2009: Paulhac, little town of Cantal, just near Saint-Flour. There was a lot of public because of animations organised.
• 2003: Aramits.
• 2002: Flumet en Savoie.
• 2001: Sarrancolin in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
• 2000: Sault in the Vaucluse.
• 1999: Beurières in the Puy de Dôme.
• 238,8 km, the longest stage since the creation of the event.
• A route very difficult with the Volcans d’Auvergne at the end.
• Last km of the Pas de Peyrol (15-16%) where a lot of participants were walking.
• The special village in Limoges in the Boulodrome.
• 2,300 foreigners regsitered.v
• 11th edition
• Difficulties : Col du Soudet, Col de Larrau, Col de Bagargui, Col de Burdincurutcheta.>
• Numbers of finishers: 6 388
• Miguel Indurain quintuple winner of the Tour de France who came to celebrate his birthday on the race.
• Alain Prost former Formula 1 driver and quadruple World Champion.
• Pierre Berbizier former captain then selector for the XV France team.
• Abraham Olano former team member of the ONCE - EROSKI team between 1999 and 2002 and World road Champion in 1995, winner of the 20th stage of the 1997 Tour de France.
• Sylvain Guillaume Scandinavian Combined Silver Medal at the Albertville Olympic Games.
• Takuma SATO Japanese Formula 3 Champion.
• Emmanuel Clerico former F 3 Champion of France and F3000 World Champion.
• Fabrice Guy Scandinavian Combined Gold Medal at the Albertville Olympic Games.
• Cat. A 19-29 years : Loïc Herbreteau, Élite 2, wins the race.
• Cat. B 30-39 years : Laurent Marcon.
• Cat. C 40-49 years : Jean-Luc Faure.
• Cat. D 50-59 years : André Fosse.
• Cat. E 60 years et + : Lindsay Crawford.
• Cat. F Femmes - 35 years : Stéphanie Gros.
• Cat. G Femmes 35 years et + : Mylène Julien.
• Japan, Norway, Vietnam, Tanzania, New Zealand, Israel, Ireland, Spain, Scotland, Denmark, Colombia, China, Canada, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Australia, Argentina, England, Germany, South Africa, USA.
• ARAMITS, a little town situated in the Barétous Valley, at the foot of the Col de la Pierre St Martin. Aramits is the birthplace of the Musketeers and was elected the most animated town on the 2003 l'Étape du Tour Vélo Magazine.
• 2002 : Flumet en Savoie.
• 2001 : Sarrancolin in the Hautes-Pyrénées.
• 2000 : Sault in the Vaucluse.
• 1999 : Beurières in the Puy de Dôme.
• For the 3rd time, the town of Pau welcomes l’Étape du Tour Vélo Magazine to the delightful village set up at place de Verdun with more than 45 partners present and near to 21 000 visitors.
• Bayonne, a finishing town for the first time with the last kilometre covered in the heart of the town – sublime!
• 40°, was the temperature recorded in the village in Pau on the 14th and 15th of July. The Col de Bagargui was terrible for the majority of the pack with gradients of up to 11%.
• Bayonne, a finishing town for the first time with the last kilometre covered in the heart of the town - sublimate !
• 78, is the age of the Veteran of the 2003 l’Étape du Tour Vélo Magazine.
• 1760, is the number of foreign participants.
• 10th edition
• Location: Savoie et Haute-Savoie.
• Departments crossed: Savoie (73) et Haute Savoie (74)
• Difficulties : Col du Cormet de Roselend, Col des Saisies, Col des Aravis, Col de la Colombière.
• Number of entries : 7500
• Numbers of finishers: 7108
• Reception Village : Stadium of the Madelière in the Town of Aime
• Finish : Stadium Cluses Scionzier in Cluses
• Weather : nice (at last)
• Men : Laurent Marcon (born 26/11/1973).
• Women : Jeannie Longo (born 31/10/1958)..
• South Africa, Germany, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Spain, USA, England, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland.
• Flumet en Savoie
• 9th edition
• Location: Hautes-Pyrénées.
• Departments crossed: Hautes Pyrénées (65)
• Difficulties : Haut de la côte, Côte de Mauvezin, Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet, Montée de Luz-Ardiden.
• Number of entries: 7 600
• Nombre de partants : 6 194
• Numbers of finishers: 5 237
• Reception Village: Exhibition center in the town of Tarbes
• Finish : Luz-Ardiden
• Weather : continual rain showers. (at last)
• Men : Igor Pavlov (born le 12/03/69).
• Women : Élisabeth Chevanne-Brunel (born le 02/03/75).
• Germany, Andorra, England, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Scotland, Spain, USA, France, Jamaica, Japan, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Wales, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland.
• Total: 1 087foreign participants
• Sarrancolin in the Hautes-Pyrénées
• 1999 : Beurières in the Puy de Dôme
• 10 the temperature at the summit of Luz-Ardiden.
• 15 the number of televisions present on l'Etape.
• 40 the number of people included in the « director' organisation ».
• 82 c'est l'âge du vétéran de l'étape.
• 157 the total number of women entered in the competition.
• 500 the total number of gendarmes present on the race fir your safety.
• 600 the total number of organisers for the 2001 edition.
• 1 087 the total number of foreign participants entered in l'Étape du Tour Vélo Magazine.
• 4 000 the number of portions of pasta served at the Pasta Party.
• 65 000 the number of bottles of water available at the different refreshment points.
• 8th edition
• Location: Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur.
• Departments crossed: Vaucluse (84)
• Difficulties : Col de Murs, Col de Notre-Dame des Abeilles, Côte de Mormoiron, Mont Ventoux.
• Number of entries: 7 561
• Numbers of finishers: 4 726
• Reception Village: Sport Center in Carpentras.
• Finish: Summit Mont Ventoux And the town of Malaucène.
• G. Lemond, E. Boyer, B. Cornillet, A. Kvalsvoll, F. Lemarchand, R. Pensec, J. Simon, A. Prost, B. Darniche, P. Belmondo, E. Clerico, P. Portes.
•  Men : Igor Pavlov (born 12/03/69).
• Women : Séverine Desbouys (born 17/08/74).
• Germany, Andorra, England, Argentin, Belgium, Scotland, Spain, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Argentina, Canada, Columbia, The United States, Australia, The United Arab Emirates, Japan, Singapore, South Africa.
• Total: 1 085 foreign participants.
• Sault in the Vaucluse region
• 1 the temperature at the summit of du Mont Ventoux.
• 8 the number of televisions present on l'Etape.
• 27 the number of people included in the organisation team.
• 88 It is the age of the veteran of the stage.
• 190 the largest number of participants from the Rhône region.
• 196 the total number of women entered in the competition.
• 678 the number of English present at the starting line in Carpentras.
• 1 084 the total number of foreign participants entered in l'Étape du Tour Vélo Magazine.
• 1 255 the total number of gifts won in the Tombola on the 10th of July 2000 at the reception village in Carpentras.
• 7th edition
• Location: Auvergne.
• Departments crossed:  Loire (42) - Haute Loire (43) - Puy de Dôme (63) - Cantal (15).
• Difficulties : Col de la Croix de l'Homme Mort, Col des Pradeaux, Côte de la Chaise Dieu, Côte de Fix Saint-Geneys, Côte de Lestival, Côte de Védrine Saint-Loup, Saint Flour.
• Number of entries: 5 302
• Numbers of finishers: 4 190
• Reception Village: The St Galmier Hippodrome
• Finish: Allée G. Pompidou in the upper part of Saint-Flour
• Weather : Beautiful throughout the day.
• E. Clerico, P. Portes
• Men : Cyril Bastière (born 27/06/78).
• Germany, Andorra, England, Austria, Belgium, Scotland, Spain, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Argentina, Canada, Columbia, The United States, Australia, The United Arab Emirates, Japan, Singapore, South Africa.
• Total: 531 foreign participants.
• No more qualifying heats - too complicated to manage and of little value given the number of abandonments last year.
• The best organization yet of the Etapes du Tour. Our experience shows, especially in terms of security where the road was almost completely closed off for the entire body of riders.
• Creation of a trophy for the most animated town. first winner: Beurières in the Puy de Dôme.
• Two villages were particularly successful
• St Galmier on the Hippodrome and St Flour on the Allées G. Pompidou in the upper part of St Flour.
• 35 000 bottles of mineral water
• 18 000 bananas
• 6 000 oranges
• 30 000 slices of ginger bread
• 5 000 slices of ham
• 5 000 slices of cheese
• 5 000 bars of chocolate
• 10 000 pieces of fruit jelly
• 6 000 madeleines
• 525 kg of pasta.
• 4 the number of hospitalized competitors, fortunately nothing serious.
• 4 the number of kilometers one distracted competitor had to run to get back his bike which he left at the Hippodrome… just before the start !
• 10 the number of participants who came specially from Japan.
• 25 the number of Police motorcyclists there to guide the participants.
• 34 the number of cyclists belonging to the same club, in this case « The Team » from the Paris area.
• 82 the age of our oldest competitor of the day, Jean Paul Francheteau who came from Roche-sur-Yon.
• 500 the number of policemen and women spread around the course.
• 750 the number of volunteers who lent a hand at Saint Galmier, Saint Flour and the length of the course.
• 1 196 the altitude - in meters - of the du col des Pradeaux pass, the high point of the day.
• 6th edition
• Departments crossed: Isère (38) - Savoie (73)
• Difficulties : Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier, Les 2 Alpes
• Number of entries: 4 638 after the qualifying heats in Périgueux and Mâcon.
• Numbers of finishers: 2 229
• Reception Village: Paul-Mistral park in Grenoble
• Finish: Allée Les Deux Alpes resort
• Weather: Cold in Périgueux, hot in Macon, beautiful weather on the 23rd for the Grenoble - 2 Alpes race.
• A. Prost (in the qualifiying heat), B. Darniche, E. Clerico.
• Men : José Doran (born 02/02/66)
• Women : Christine Muller-Seiller (born 06/08/67)
• Germany, Andorra, England, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Canada, The United States, Australia, China, Japan, South Africa.
• Total: 494 foreign participants.
• For security reasons and the possible organizational problems posed, we decided to organize two qualifying heats in Périgueux, Dordogne (191km - 2,069 participants) and in Mâcon, Saône et Loire (180km - 3,043 participants) on the 3rd and 10th of May. Two superb races, managed like real étapes du Tour, unforgettable for us as organizers and for all the competitors who were willing to come along.
• The Pasta-Party organized in Grenoble's Palais des sports.
• Terrible heat which led to innumerable abandonments, making it very difficult to pick up competitors. The sweeper cars thus took much longer than usual to reach the finish.
• José Doran, winner, jersey no. 181 « I decided to win. »
• Dominique Celle,jersey no. 159 « You know, I feel better here than at work. »
• Dieter Kleiser, jersey no. 2028 « Now all I've got to do is ride back to Grenoble to get my train… »
• Jean-Luc Félix, jersey no. 218 « They say the Télégraphe is just a little pass. That's the third time I've tackled it, and the third time I've failed miserably! »
• Claude Huré, jersey no. 3398 « With my 100 Kilos, I climbed the Galibier mountain at 32 x 26. Next year, they'll have to introduce weight categories. »
• Antoinette Rigori, jersey no. 2657 « On Monday, I'll come and see the pros on the Galibier, but don't print that, I haven't told my boss. »
• 5th edition
• Departments crossed: Pyrénées Atlantique (64) - Hautes Pyrénées (65)
• Difficulties: Col du Soulor, Col du Tourmalet, Col d'Aspin, Col de Val Louron-Azet
• Number of entries: 6 461
• Numbers of finishers: 4 733
• Reception Village : Place de Verdun in Pau (where the 1st Etape du Tour had its finishing line)
• Finish : Loudenvielle
• Weather: Beautiful day, ideal temperature for the first part of the course, then very hot for the last climb.
• B. Darniche, E. Clerico, Th. Magnaldi.
• Men : Patrick Bruet (born 02/06/61)
• Women : Laure Russias (born 05/07/70)
• Germany, Andorra, England, Belgium, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Canada, Colombia, Jamaica, The United States, Australia, China, Japan, South Africa.
• Total: 359 foreign participants.
• The oldest competitor was 85: Paul LAURENT born 02/05/1912 living in HENIN BEAUMONT in the Pas-de-Calais was participating for the last time in our event. Now there's a lesson in willpower!
• For the first time in the history of the Etape du Tour, the participants were treated to a giant Pasta Party free of charge, organized in the Pau city hall.
• On the day of the race, a young Polish competitor arrived late with his bag on his back. We had to explain as best we could where he had to take his place. A little disorientated, he set off 10 minutes behind the leaders. How surprised we were to see him finish 2nd just a few minutes behind the leader (making him the winner in real time). This man has since become well known. His name: Grzégorz GWIAZDOWSKI.
• Loudenvielle, the most magnificent scene for an Etape du Tour finish in the superb Louron valley. With its 350 inhabitants, the village was flooded with people.
• At 3 in the morning, we can at last reassure one competitor's family members that, quite simply worn out, he had found himself a hotel for the night without calling security.
• Gilbert Landeau, jersey no. 5721 « Super! Even when no refreshments were scheduled, you could get whatever you wanted. »
• René Bréhier, jersey no. 5802 « Was I ill! I threw up five times. »
• Yves Duffet, jersey no. 357 « I forgot who the hell I was on the Tourmalet mountain. »
• Manuel Hilorio, jersey no. 218 « I got plastered going through cow pats down the Tourmalet. Shit! »
• Jean-Luc Andral,jersey no. 3712 « I registered for the Etape first and bought the bike after. »
• 4th edition
• Departments crossed: Haute Loire (43) - Puy de Dôme (69)
• Difficulties: Col des fourches, Col de Toutée, Côte de Saint Anastaise, Col de Superbesse
• Number of entries: 5 568
• Numbers of finishers: 4 550
• Finish: Superbesse
• Weather: Rain at the start, cool with snow the day before the race.
• A. Prost, Ph. Alliot, P. Belmondo, Ch. Sarron, B. Darniche.
• Men: Frédéric Bessy (born 09/01/72)
• Women: Laure Russias (born 05/07/70)
• Germany, England, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, The United States, Australia, Japan, South Africa.
• Total: 218 foreign participants.
• Laurent Jalabert is the event's patron.
• A first: the reception village is located at the heart of the town, overlooked by the red virgin and open for the first time 2 days in succession.
• The event takes place in perfect harmony with the region. For example, many competitors were accommondated locally.
• The Saint Anastaise hill proved too much for the main body of riders - many had to put their feet to the ground to proceed.
• A sumptuous finish in Superbesse after a tight bend. This last climb was special given that the road was split in two by miles of barriers.
• Patrick François, jersey no 64 « At 48, if you want to stay with the best of them, you've got to watch your preparation. No more restaurants for me! I can't wait to join my pals and have a drink together. There's cycling and there's cycling… » -
• Bruno Alquinet, jersey no 499 « This year's stage was more within reach of most competitors - nice scenery, very well organized, no cars coming the other way… »
• Alain Hamann, jersey no 321 « Tough finish. This morning was like going to a school exam. I reckon I just scraped a pass. Full marks for the organization. Now school's over. » 
• Pierre Tronc, jersey no 140 « Not as tough as last year but still no easy matter. The Saint Anastaise hill, oh! la la! »
• Jacqueline Peyrard, jersey no 2709 « I know the area - I'm from round here. I'm glad I made it to the finish. It was great. Now I've got to ride home 50km away. My husband was supposed to come and fetch me, but he's in a meeting. »
• 3rd edition
• Departments crossed: Savoie (73) - Isère (38)
• Difficulties: Col de la Madeleine, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col de l'Alpe-d'Huez
• Number of entries: 4 593
• Numbers of finishers: 2 975
• Finish: The Alpe-d'Huez resort
• Weather: Hazy to start with, sunshine for the finish; the tar was starting to melt on the road for the Alpe-d'Huez climb.
• A. Prost, P. Belmondo, B. Darniche, P. Portes.
• Men : Thierry Bourguignon (born 19/12/62)
• Women : Marion Clignet (born 021/02/64)
•  Germany, Andorra, England, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Switzerland, The United States, Australia, Japan.
• Total: 334 foreign participants.
• A young competitor, Sylvain Chaigneau, is killed in the Croix de Fer descent. Our thoughts go out to his parents and sister who were present at the accident; it will mark us forever. Our pride as organizer disappears, the Etape du Tour is called into question. Claude Chaigneau encourages us to start afresh in memory of his deceased son. We thank him for his courage, and all those close to Sylvain. Claude now comes each year to hand over a memorial trophy which is awarded to the winner of the 18-25s category.
• The reception village is erected on the Aime football pitch with army tents used to retrieve the jersey numbers.
• A team of extraordinary volunteers helped organize the event, led with a master's hand by Patrick Charrière, deputy mayor of Aime.
• Increased security, better organized with all the crossroads protected. - Richard Virenque is the event's patron.
• Bruno Lemoine rode a bicycle similar to that used by Roger Lapébie for his victorious tour in 1937. All the bike's original parts - restored for the event - were used, with a cross bar gear change using 2 chain-wheels of 44 and 50 cogs apiece and 3 gears at the rear, the largest sprocket having 25 cogs.
• David Pitman jersey 4459 rode - and finished - on a mountain bike.
• Internationally renowned handicapped athlete Tristan MOURIC (from Grenoble, he had his left arm and foot amputated following a motorcycle accident) finished the Etape in 1,807th place (531st his category).
• A skiing instructor « I made the terrible mistake of putting on new shoes this morning. »
• Thierry Bourguignon, dossard 6 « I was unable to take part in the Tour de France because of the Group's withdrawal and was not in good spirits. I even thought about giving up cycling. But the Etape du Tour gave me a target to aim for… »
• 2nd edition
• Location: The Pyrenees
• Departments crossed: Hautes-Pyrénées (65)

• Difficulties: Col de Peyresourde, Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet, Col de Luz Ardiden
• Number of entries: 4 456
• Numbers of finishers: 2 454
• Finish: The Luz Ardiden resor
• Weather: tarted rainy, then glorious sunshine from the first pass on.
• J-C. Killy, A. Prost, Ph. Alliot, P. Belmondo, B. Darniche + 3 pros : L. Roux, F. Teyssier, T. Elissalde.
• Men : Igor Pavlov (born 12/03/69)
• Women : Brigitte Kerlouet (born 11/01/58)
• Germany, Andorra, England, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United States, Australia.
• Total: 51 foreign participants.
• An edition that was particularly difficult to organize with 3 times as many registrations as the year before.
• A lack of local coordination and staff volunteers.
• The starting line was changed 2 hours before the actual start.
• The only edition of the Etape where the Professional Tour de France organization got mixed up with ours, leading to terrible congestion in the valley and on the Luz-Ardiden climb.
• A tough race with 4 passes in succession.
• A large number of abandonments.
• Cows standing in the middle of the road on the Tourmalet.
• Hervé Coubrèges, jersey no. 1712 « It's thanks to the Etape du Tour that I got interested in cycling. I was so glad to be a part of it. »
• Tsen Seong Moong, Malaysian, jersey no. 44 « These mountains, they gave me the cycling bug. When I would look at the photos in magazines, I would often imagine myself in Indurain's shoes. Today I realized my dream. »
• André Raymond Rollex, jersey no. 4448 last to finish « 200 kilometers of nothing but fun. »
• 1st edition
• Departments crossed: Pyrénées Atlantique (64) - Hautes Pyrénées (65).
• Difficulties: Col du Tourmalet, Col du Soulor, Col de l'Aubisque
• Number of entries: 1 705
• Numbers of finishers: 1 385
• Finish: Place Royale in Pau
• Weather: Misty at the start, then sunny but cold in the mountains.
• A. Prost, A. de Caunes, P. Belmondo, B. Darniche, J. Réveillon, P. Portes, Y. Hézard, G. Holtz.
• Men : Christophe Rinero (born 29/12/73)
• Women : Maryse Simon (born 01/01/75)
• Germany, Andorra, England, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United States.
• Total: 48 foreign participants.
• Edition organized from start to finish in 3 months.
• A winner who later found fame (4th in the 1998 Tour de France).
• The event's only indoor start in the Marcadieu Hall.
• After the race, Josy Pueyto, Deputy Mayor of Pau, accompanied competitors to the starting point in his own car.
• Christope Rinero, dossard 233 « It's true, I was thinking of Gianni Bugno through the bumps. What's he going to do here? And there? I can't wait to compare his performance with mine after tomorrow's race. »

Tour de France 2022 - Stage 4 preview

July 5, 2022: Dunkerque to Calais, 172km

Stage 4:  Dunkerque to Calais

Date : July 5, 2022

Distance : 172km 

Stage timing : 13:15 - 17:15 CEST

Stage type:  Hilly

After a rest day and a transfer to Northern France , the Tour de France is back in its home country for stage 4. Though starting and finishing on the North Sea coast, the stage from Dunkerque to Calais mainly takes place inland. Six classified climbs will give the breakaway something to fight for and could see the polka-dot jersey change hands at the end of the day. The stage begins and ends at sea level but is characterised by barely any flat terrain at all, beyond the first 30km and final 10km. The peloton heads south from Dunkirk inland and there is an air of the spring classics about the first part of the route as it takes place in French Flanders. The first climb, the Côte de Cassel, is cobbled; the other climbs are on asphalt roads. It comes after just 30km and if the breakaway is not settled by this point, it could provide the ideal launching pad for any rider with an eye on escaping the bunch.

From there, the route turns west. There is an intermediate sprint at 63.2km which offers points for the green jersey contenders, as the race heads into an undulating section featuring four category four climbs within the space of just over 50km. The toughest of these is the Côte de Nielles-lès-Bléquin - 1.1km of climbing at an average gradient of 7%.

If raced at a high pace, this series of climbs in quick succession could see some of the pure sprinters dropped in favour of the punchier, classics-style sprinters - think Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo-Visma), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), Peter Sagan (Team Total Energies) and Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo).

With 24km to go, the race reaches the uncategorised Côte d’Opale on the Channel coast. The Côte de Cap Blanc-Nez is the final difficulty on the way to Calais, cresting with 10.8km to go. This might be enough time for the bunch to come back together before the finish line, given the final 10km is basically flat, but the prevailing southwesterly winds would mean a tailwind to the finish which might help the breakaway. 

Another possibility is a slight change in wind direction which could bring tail-crosswinds that would wreak havoc in the peloton and create gaps among the GC contenders, whose teams will need to fight to keep their leaders in contention. Despite all that, another big sprint is the most likely outcome.

The contenders for the stage, should it go to a sprint finish, will be the same riders who have contested the last two stages. Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) and Dylan Groenewegen (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) have won a sprint apiece, with Wout van Aert second on both occasions. Peter Sagan has been in the mix too, looking back to his belligerent best. 

Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) has been missing from the action in the final few hundred metres for the past two days and will be looking to rectify that, as will Mads Pedersen. The Dane failed to make an impact on home soil and will be in the hunt, along with Alpecin-Fenix' Jasper Philipsen who also left Denmark empty-handed.

Alberto Dainese (Team DSM), Danny van Poppel (Bora-Hansgrohe), Hugo Hofstetter (Arkea-Samsic), Alexander Kristoff (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) and Max Walscheid (Cofidis) all represent decent outside chances, and could cause an upset for the favourites, should the probably bunch sprint materialise.

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THE TOUR DE FRANCE IN DENMARK: THE YELLOW FEVER

The northernmost Grand Départ of the Tour de France led to a popular craze that exceeded all expectations. From the teams’ presentation in the heart of Copenhagen to the finish of stage 3 in Sonderborg, the riders were treated to a noisy, warm and respectful honor hedge of more than 400 kilometers. The Danish television channel TV2 recorded an average market share of 78% during the first three stages. Never seen before!  

The tears of Jonas Vingegaard, touched by the welcome he received in the Tivoli theme park, are already part of the iconography of the 2022 Tour de France. Spectators who did not have the privilege of being among the 15,000 present for the teams’ presentation then flocked to the sidewalks of Copenhagen, defying the rain that watered the time trial in the heart of the capital on Friday afternoon. They were even more numerous to witness the conquest of the polka-dot jersey by Magnus Cort between Roskilde and Nyborg, then to greet their new national hero, who escaped alone towards Sonderborg. About two million Danes travelled to watch the race during this unprecedented sequence, out of a total population of around six million.But what did the Danes who didn’t attend the Tour de France between 1st and 3rd July do? The figures published by the national channel TV2 indicate that they have largely followed the stages of the Tour in front of their screens, since the market shares reached up to 86% of the people who turned on their television. A peak of 1,100,000 viewers was even recorded for the finish in Sonderborg, just before Dylan Groenewegen’s sprint victory. A way to greet the peloton massively before flying to the French territory.

  Frederik Lauesen, Head of Sports at TV2 Denmark:

“It has been a fairytale for us at TV2 Denmark to experience and to cover the Tour de France’s visit in Denmark. We know that the Danish people love the tour, but the incredible interest from the team presentation in Tivoli Gardens to the stages in our country has after all surprised us in a very positive way. The Danish people have shown their love for the Tour in a way, we would never dream of. The images of the streets and roads full of enthusiastic crowds literally all the way from start to finish will remain with us forever. This was a once in a lifetime experience in many ways and we are equally proud and humble at TV 2 to have played our part in this. We will forever be thankful to the Tour de France and the passionate people who worked hard to make this happen”

“The viewing figures are extremely high, and we are very pleased. It is safe to say that a great number of the Danish people has taken part in this fantastic event and enjoyed the visit of the world greatest cycling race either along the streets or on our platforms.”

  Julien Goupil, Head of medias and partnerships at A.S.O.:

“It was absolutely fantastic to see such a big Danish crowd. The audiences of TV2, historical partner of the Tour (since 1989) are absolutely exceptional and confirm our desire to make the Tour de France accessible to as many people as possible by broadcasting it on free-to-air generalist channels in Europe thanks to the partnership established with Eurovision Sport. These impressive results in terms of audience concern both the broadcast of the live feed of the first three stages and the traffic on TV2’s digital platforms, which has quadrupled. More than ever, the race has attracted crowds, either on the roadsides or in front   of TV. A market share of 78% on average… Never seen before!”

Key numbers:

- During the first three days of the Tour de France, TV2/TV2 PLAY has been in contact with 2,362,000 Danes across stages and studio broadcasts. That’s almost a doubling compared to the interest we saw for the Tour’s first three days last year.

- The first three stages are seen by an average of 767,000 Danes (viewer shares from 72 percent to 86 percent) and at the 3rd stage - at the end of the route - the number of viewers peaks with 1,095,000 Danes who follow the final sprint through Sønderborg.

- The stages are the most viewed 1-3. stages ever, and for all Tour stages, we need to look back more than 10 years to find similar levels.

- On TV2.DK & apps, the interest is also overwhelming, with the first three days of the Tour de France content showing a quadrupling of traffic compared to previous years.  

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Ce samedi, c’est jour d’étape reine sur les routes du Tour de Romandie. Les coureurs toujours en course vont se disputer la victoire d’étape et le maillot jaune en montagne au terme d’une 4e étape d’une distance de 151,7 kilomètres affichant un profil de 3.536 mètres de dénivelé positif à grimper. Avec un tel tracé, les favoris du jour sont les grimpeurs et coureurs de courses par étapes. Les Adam Yates, Juan Ayuso, Aleksandr Vlasov, Jai Hindley, Egan Bernal, David Gaudu, Lenny Martinez et consorts ont rendez-vous au sommet, en altitude, à plus de 1.300 mètres.

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Si, lors de la première arrivée au sommet ( lors de la 2e étape ), les favoris n’ont pas « fait » la course dans la montée finale, ils sont attendus ce samedi pour se jouer le maillot jaune. A trois reprises les coureurs vont se retrouver à plus de 1.000 mètres d’altitude. Chronologiquement, le peloton et échappés vont grimper successivement le Col d’Ovronnaz (8,9km à 9,7% – Passage max à 15%) , en début d’étape. Avec cette ascension de 1ère catégorie, tout ce petit monde sera mis dans l’ambiance « montagne ». Tour à tour, après la mi-course, les coureurs vont grimper les montées de La Rasse (2km à 8,6% – Passage max à 9%) , Les Rives (9,8km à 5,7% – Passage max à 13%) puis Les Giettes (4km à 8,5% – Passage max à 12%) , classées en 2e et 3e catégories. Puis interviendra la montée finale sur Leysin (14km à 6% de pente moyenne – Passage max à 12%) située à 1.315 mètres d’altitude .

Le peloton va s’élancer à 11h50, route des Bains Saillon, pour le départ fictif. Après un défilé neutralisé de 3 kilomètres les coureurs vont arriver au kilomètre zéro et le départ réel va être donné Pont de Salentze, direction Leysin. Compte tenu du profil escarpé de l’étape du jour, à 38,5 km/h de moyenne, les premiers coureurs devraient franchir la ligne d’arrivée (Route de la Cité) aux alentours de 15h50.

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Comme lors de la seconde étape, on prend les mêmes favoris et on recommence, si bien que les UAE Team Emirates de Adam Yates et Juan Ayuso ou encore Brandon McNulty sont attendus en vainqueurs. Ils auront cependant comme adversaires d’excellents grimpeurs tels que Adam Yates, Aleksandr Vlasov et Jay Hindley , Egan Bernal , Richard Carapaz , Damiano Caruso ou encore Enric Mas . Sans oublier le trio Français David Gaudu – Lenny Martinez – Guillaume Martin .

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VALUES : AUDACITY, EXPLOSIVITY AND SPEED

On L’Etape by Tour de France events, one flat section of the route (few hundred meters) will be timed and lead to dedicated classification and offer the best sprinters the chance to win the Green Jersey .

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The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.

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• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

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• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

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The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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