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2023 Tour de France route

From the Basque Country to Paris and all the stages in between

The 2023 Tour de France got underway on July 1st in Bilbao, Spain with another demanding route that includes only a single 22km hilly time trial in the Alps and mountain stages in all five of France’s mountain ranges. From the Grand Départ in the Basque Country to the finish in Paris, Cyclingnews has all the route details.

The very limited amount of time trialling and preponderance of mountains no doubt suits French riders  Thibaut Pinot , David Gaudu and Romain Bardet. As a result, Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglič and Geraint Thomas targeted the Giro d’Italia, which had three times the amount of time trialling and fewer mountains.

Official information from race organiser ASO claimed the 3,404km route includes eight flat stages for the sprinters, four hilly stages suited to breakaways and eight mountain stages. Four of these include summit finishes: in the Pyrenees at Cauterets-Cambasque, on the legendary Puy de Dôme volcano in the Massif Central, on the Grand Colombier in the Jura and at Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc in the Alps.

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The other mountain stages are also extremely difficult, even if some are short and extra intense.

Stage 14 to Morzine includes 4,200m of climbing, alongside the mighty Col de Joux Plane and its testing descent to the finish. Stage 15 ends with the 11% ‘wall’ of Côte des Amerands and then the 7km 7.7% climb up to Saint-Gervais in view of Mont-Blanc.       

Stage 17 to Courchevel is arguably the queen stage, climbing the 2,304m-high Col de la Loze and then descends to finish on the altiport runway. Stage 20 is a final brutal multi-mountain stage in the Vosges between Belfort and Le Markstein ski resort.

The only time trial is on stage 16 in the Arve Valley near Sallanches after the second rest day, but the 22km route between Passy and Combloux will test riders' bike handling skills and climbing as much as their time trialling. The stage includes the Côte de Domancy, where Bernard Hinault forged his 1980 Worlds victory, and which also featured as part of the final week time trial in the 2016 Tour.

2022 Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard was arguably the best climber of the last two editions of the Tour and he appears to have plenty of opportunities to go on the attack on the steep ascents in 2023.

Two-time winner  Tadej Pogačar  will no doubt relish the route on offer for next July’s challenge against Vingegaard, Jumbo-Visma, Ineos Grenadiers and anyone else.

For an in-depth analysis of this year's major contenders, check our regularly updated guide to the favourites of the 2023 Tour de France .

For a detailed description of each stage, click on the link in the table below.

Stage 1: Bilbao-Bilbao, 182 km - Hilly

Stage 2: vitoria-gasteiz to san sebastián, 208.9km - hilly, stage 3: amorebieta-etxano to bayonne, 193.5km - flat, stage 4: dax to nogaro, 181.8km - flat, stage 5: pau to laruns, 162.7km - mountain, stage 6: tarbes to cauterets-cambasque, 144.9km - mountain, stage 7: mont-de-marsan to bordeaux, 169.9km - flat, stage 8: libourne to limoges, 200.7km - hilly, stage 9: saint-léonard- de-noblat to puy de dôme, 182.4km - mountain, stage 10: vulcania to issoire, 167.2km - hilly, stage 11: clermont-ferrand to moulins, 179.8km - flat, stage 12: roanne to belleville-en-beaujolais, 168.8km - hilly, stage 13: châtillon-sur-chalaronne to grand colombier, 137.8km - mountain, stage 14: annemasse to morzine les portes du soleil, 151.8km - mountain, stage 15: les gets les portes du soleil to saint-gervais mont blanc, 179km - mountain, stage 16: passy to combloux, 22.4km - itt, stage 17: saint-gervais mont blanc à courchevel, 184.9km - mountain, stage 18: moûtiers to bourg-en-bresse, 184.9km - hilly, stage 19: moirans-en-montagne to poligny, 172.8km - flat, stage 20: belfort to le markstein fellering, 133.5km - mountain, stage 21: saint-quentin-en-yvelines to paris champs-élysées, 115.1km - flat.

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The 2023 Tour de France has all the ingredients of a classic: two leading protagonists ready to tear lumps out of each other in reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard and the deposed Tadej Pogacar; entertaining multi-talented stage hunters Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Pidcock; the great Mark Cavendish chasing a historic 35th stage win; all facing a brutal route with 56,000m of climbing and four summit finish.

The Tour began in the Spanish Basque country on Saturday 1 July, where Adam Yates edged twin brother Simon to win the opening stage, and these hilly routes will throw open the yellow jersey to a wide range of contenders. The race crosses the French border for some flat stages and an early jaunt into the high Pyrenees, where the Col du Tourmalet awaits. The peloton takes on the Puy de Dome volcano on its journey across France towards the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and it is in the mountains that this Tour will ultimately be decided. It all ends on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday 23 July.

Here is a stage-by-stage guide to how the race will unfold.

Stage 1: Bilbao to Bilbao, 182km

The 2023 Tour de France starts outside Bilbao’s iconic Guggenheim Museum, and winds north to the Bay of Biscay coastline before returning to the city where the stage winner will take the yellow jersey. This 182km opening stage is a hilly route with 3,000m of climbing featuring five categorised ascents, of which the final two are sharp and testing: they are tough enough to shake off the dedicated sprinters and open up early glory for the best puncheurs – those riders with the legs to get over short climbs and the power to surge away on the other side.

The profile of this stage is a great choice by organisers as it could suit just about anyone, from the speed of Wout van Aert to the climbing strength Tom Pidcock or Simon Yates – even two-time champion Tadej Pogacar.

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Stage 2: Vitoria Gastiez to Saint Sebastian, 209km

The peloton will head east from Bilbao, touching more picturesque Basque coastline before arriving at the finish in San Sebastian. At more than 200km this is the longest stage of the 2023 Tour and, with the sizeable Jaizkibel climb (8.1km, 5.3% average gradient) shortly before the finish, this is even more tough on the legs than the first day. Another puncheur with the climbing strength to get over the steeper hills can capitalise, like two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe.

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Stage 3: Amorebieta to Bayonne, 187km

Stage three starts in Spain and ends in France, and the finale in Bayonne is ripe for a bunch sprint. Mark Cavendish will get his first shot of this race at trying to win a historic 35th Tour de France stage, but he will be up against a stacked field including former QuickStep teammate Fabio Jakobsen and the awesome speed of Wout van Aert. It will be fascinating to get a first glimpse of how the power riders stack up.

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Stage 4: Dax to Nogaro, 182km

Another flat day and an even faster finish in store on the Circuit Paul Armagnac, a race track in Nogaro. The 800m home straight will almost certainly tee up a showdown between the Tour’s serious fast men.

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Stage 5: Pau to Laruns, 163km

The first major mountains of the Tour come a little earlier than usual, as the peloton heads up into the high Pyrenees on day five. The Col de Soudet (15km, 7.2%) is one of the toughest climbs of the race and rears up halfway through this 163km route from Pau to Laruns. The category one Col de Marie Blanque (7.7km, 8.6%) guards the finish 20km out, and holds bonus seconds for those first over the top to incentivise the major contenders to come to the fore and fight it out.

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Stage 6: Tarbes to Cauterets, 145km

This has the potential to be a thrilling day: the 145km route takes on the double trouble of the category one Col d’Aspin (12km, 6.5%) followed by the monstrous hors categorie Tourmalet (17.1km, 7.3%), before a fast ascent and a final climb to the summit finish at Cauterets (16km, 5.4%).

It is a day with several possible outcomes. The general classification contenders could fight it out in a showdown to the summit. Then again, a breakaway could be allowed to escape which would open up victory – and perhaps the yellow jersey – to an outsider. The last time the Tour finished in Cauterets in 2015, breakaway specialist Rafal Majka surged clear of his fellow escapers to win. Keep an eye on Ineos’s Tom Pidcock, who could use the long, fast descent from the Tourmalet summit to speed to the front, as he did before winning atop Alpe d’Huez last year.

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Stage 7: Mont de Marsan to Bordeaux, 170km

The first week of racing finishes in the Tour’s second most visited city, Bordeaux, and it’s a third flat day for the sprinters to contest. Much will depend on who has best preserved their legs through the high mountains when they come to this tight, technical finish on the banks of the Garonne river in the city centre.

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Stage 8: Libourne to Limoges, 201km

A long, hilly day will see the peloton head 201km east from Libourne outside Bordeaux to Limoges. The lumpy stage should suit a puncheur but it is not a particularly taxing set of climbs – only three are categorised and the toughest of those is just 2.8km at 5.2%. So could a determined team carry their sprinter to the finish and the stage win? Look out for Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel, superstars with the all-round talent to conquer the climbs and still finish fast.

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Stage 9: Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dome, 184km

The final stage before the relief of the first rest day is relatively flat and gentle – until a brutal finish atop the iconic Puy de Dome volcano, a 13.3km drag at a gruelling 7.7% average gradient that last appeared in the Tour in 1988. The summit finish will require a serious climber’s legs to clinch the stage win, and the general classification contenders may well let a breakaway get ahead and fight for that prize.

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Rest day: Clermont-Ferrand, Monday 10 July.

Stage 10: Parc Vulcania to Issoire, 167km

The race resumes in the centre of France from Vulcania – a volcano-themed amusement park – where riders will embark on a hilly 167km route through the Volcans d’Auvergne regional park, finishing down in the small town of Issiore. With five categorised climbs, including the sizeable Col de Guery (7.8km at 5%) and the Croix Saint-Robert (6km at 6.3%), it will be a draining ride with virtually no sustained flat sections, and a long descent to the finish town. It looks like a good day to plot something in the breakaway, as the big GC contenders save their legs for bigger challenges to come.

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Stage 11: Clermont Ferrand to Moulins, 180km

The final flat stage before the hard Alpine climbs will present an opportunity for those fast men who managed to haul themselves through the Pyrenees to get here – although there is still some climbing to be done including three category-four leg-sappers along the 180km route. The day begins in the university city of Clermont-Ferrand before the riders wind north and then east to Moulins, a small town on the Allier river. Any breakaway is likely to be reeled by those teams with dedicated sprinters eyeing their only opportunity for a stage win between the two rest days.

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Stage 12: Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169km

The race caravan will shift east to start stage 12 in Roanne in the Loire region, before taking a 169km route to Belleville, situated on the Saone river north of Lyon. This has been categorised as a hilly or medium mountain stage, but it might feel harder than that by the time the peloton reaches the foot of the fifth categorised climb of the day, the Col de la Croix Rosier (5.3km at 7.6%). That should be enough to put off the best puncheurs like Van der Poel and Van Aert, because the stage winner will need strong climbing legs. The GC riders will want to conserve energy, so expect a breakaway to stay clear and fight amongst themselves.

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Stage 13: Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier, 138km

The first of three brutal stages that could decide the destiny of this year’s yellow jersey is only relatively short – 138km – but will provide a stern enough test to reveal any weaknesses in the major contenders. The peloton will enjoy a relatively flat and gentle first 75km from Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne before entering the Jura Mountains. A short climb and fast descent precedes the big climax: all 17.4km (7.1%) of the Grand Colombier providing an epic summit finish. This could be another day for a breakaway away to get free, but the overall contenders like Pogacar and Vingegaard will also fancy stage glory and the chance to stamp their authority on the race.

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Stage 14: Annemasse to Morzine, 152km

Part two of this triple header of mountain stages sees the peloton ride into the Alps with a 152km route from Annemasse to Morzine ski resort. Three tough category one climbs line the road to the hors categorie Col de Joux Plane (11.6km at 8.5%), a brutally steep grind where bonuses await the first few over the top – and stage victory is the prize at the bottom. This is another potential spot for yellow jersey fireworks.

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Stage 15: Les Gets to Saint Gervais, 180km

The last ride before the final rest day will take the peloton further east into the Alps, towards the French border with Italy. The 179km route is almost constantly up and down, with a fast descent before the final two climbs, and the summit finish atop Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc will require strong climbing legs once more.

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Rest day: Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Monday 17 July.

Stage 16: Individual time trial from Passy to Combloux, 22km

This year’s home stretch begins with the only time trial of the race: a short, relatively flat 22km from Passy to Combloux in the shadow of Mont Blanc. The route includes one categorised climb, the steep but short Cote de Domancy (2.5km at 9.4%). There is an opportunity here to make up crucial seconds for those that need them.

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Stage 17: Saint Gervais to Courchevel, 166km

Put Wednesday 19 July in the diary: this will surely be the most brutal day of the entire Tour de France and it could be decisive. The 166km route features four big climbs, the last of which offers up this year’s Souvenir Henri Desgrange for the first rider over the highest point of the race. To get there the riders must endure a 28.1km slog averaging 6% gradient to the top of the Col de la Loze, towering in the clouds 2,304m above sea level. There are bonus seconds up here too, before a short descent down to the finish at Courchevel.

A breakaway will probably form, but can they last the distance? Whatever happens up the road, the fight for the yellow jersey will be fierce – only the strongest handful of riders will be able to stand the pace and this will likely be the day that the 2023 winner is effectively crowned.

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Stage 18: Moutiers to Bourg en Bresse, 186km

After a potentially explosive stage 17, stage 18 is classified as “hilly” but is really a relatively sedate 185km which the sprinters are likely to contest if their teams can haul in the inevitable breakaway. The big question is whether there will be many sprinters left in the peloton after such a demanding set of stages in the Alps. For those fast men still in the race, the descent into Bourg-en-Bresse precedes a technical finish, with roundabouts and a sharp corner before a swinging right-hand turn on to the home straight where the stage will be won and lost.

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Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny, 173km

Another flat day gives a further opportunity for those sprinters left in the field, as the peloton travels 173km from Moirans, near Grenoble, north to Poligny. The general classification contenders will be happy to rest their legs before one final push to Paris.

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Stage 20: Belfort to Le Markstein, 133km

The final competitive stage of the Tour is a 133km ride from Belfort to Le Markstein ski resort in the Vosges mountains, and it offers just enough for one final attack to steal the yellow jersey, should the overall win still be on the line. The last two climbs of the day are both steep category one ascents: first the Petit Ballon (9.3km, 8.1%) followed by the Col du Platzerwasel (7.1km at 8.4%). Whoever is wearing yellow just needs to hang on to the wheel of their fiercest rival here, and that should be enough to see them home.

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Stage 21: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysees, 115km

As is tradition, the peloton will transfer to Paris and ride a truce to the Champs-Elysees. The stage will start at France’s national velodrome, home of cycling for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It will finish with one final sprint: Cavendish has won four times in Paris and it would be a fitting way to end the race that has defined his career if he were to repeat the feat one last time. And once the race is done, the winner of the 2023 Tour de France will be crowned.

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Check Out the Route for the 2023 Tour de France

It’s going to be a mountainous ride through France for the men in the 2023 edition of the Tour.

The route for the 2023 men’s Tour de France was released on Thursday, October 27, and now it’s almost time for the Tour to start.

There’s just one individual time trial set, a 22km race against the clock which will open up the final week of racing on Stage 16. The riders will cover 3,404 kilometers (2,115 miles) in total over the 21 stages.

It all gets started on July 1 and runs through July 23 just in time for the Tour de France Femmes to begin on the same day that the men ride into the Champs-Élysées.

Here are the stages for the 2023 Tour de France:

• Stage 1 : July 1 - Hilly - Bilbao to Bilbao - 182km
• Stage 2 : July 2 - Hilly - Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint-Sébastien - 209km
• Stage 3 : July 3 - Flat - Amborebieta-Etxano to Bayonne - 185km
• Stage 4 : July 4 - Flat - Dax to Nogaro - 182km
• Stage 5: July 5 - Mountain - Pau to Laruns - 165km
• Stage 6 : July 6 - Mountain - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque - 145km
• Stage 7 : July 7 - Flat - Mont-De-Marsan to Bordeaux - 170km
• Stage 8 : July 8 - Hilly - Libourne to Limoges - 201km
• Stage 9 : July 9 - Mountain - Saint-Léonard-De-Noblat to Puy de Dôme - 184km
• July 10 - Rest Day
• Stage 10 : July 11 - Hilly - Vulcania to Issoire - 167km
• Stage 11 : July 12 - Flat - Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins - 180km
• Stage 12 : July 13 - Hilly - Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais - 169km
• Stage 13 : July 14 - Mountain - Châtillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombie - 138km
• Stage 14 : July 15 - Mountain - Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes Du Soleil - 152km
• Stage 15 : July 16 - Mountain - Les Gets Les Portes Du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc - 180km
• July 17 - Rest Day
• Stage 16 : July 18 - Individual Time Trial - Passy to Combloux - 22km
• Stage 17 : July 19 - Mountain - Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc to Courchevel - 166km
• Stage 18 : July 20 - Hilly - Moûtiers to Bourg-En-Bresse - 186km
• Stage 19 : July 21 - Flat - Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny - 173km
• Stage 20 : July 22 - Mountain - Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering - 133km
• Stage 21 : July 23 - Flat - Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Élysées - 115km

Dan is a writer and editor living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and before coming to Runner’s World and Bicycling was an editor at MileSplit. He competed in cross country and track and field collegiately at DeSales University.

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The 2023 men's Tour de France began in Bilbao, Spain on Saturday, July 1, with a route that looks set to be one for the climbers. It features four summit finishes, including a return for the iconic Puy de Dôme climb for the first time since 1988.

There is just one time trial across the three-week event, a short uphill race against the clock from Passy to Combloux over 22km. There are also returns for other epic climbs like the Col de la Loze and the Grand Colombier, with 56,400 metres of climbing on the Tour de France 2023 route.

The race started on foreign soil for the second year in a row, with a Grand Départ in the Spanish Basque Country , the setting for the race's 120th anniversary. There were two hilly stages in Spain, before the peloton crossed the border into France for a stage finish in Bayonne on day three. 

After visiting Pau for the 74th time on stage five, the race's first real mountain test came on stage six, leaving Tarbes and cresting the Col d’Aspin and Col du Tourmalet before a summit finish in Cauterets. 

On stage seven, the Tour’s second most visited city, Bordeaux, will welcome its first stage finish since 2010, when Mark Cavendish claimed his 14th of a record 34 stage wins. Leaving nearby Libourne the next day, stage eight will head east on a 201km slog to Limoges. 

Before the first rest day, the riders will wind up to the summit of the Puy de Dôme, a dormant lava dome which hasn’t featured in the Tour for 35 years. They’ll then enjoy a well-earned day off in Clermont-Ferrand before continuing their passage through the Massif Central. 

France’s national holiday, 14 July, will be celebrated next year with a summit finish on the Grand Colombier, the site of Tadej Pogačar ’s second stage win back in 2020. From there, the mountains keep coming. The riders will climb over the Col de Joux Plaine to Morzine on stage 14, before another mountaintop test in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc the next day. 

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The sole individual time trial of the Tour de Franc route comes on stage 16, when a hilly 22km dash from Passy to Combloux will give the GC contenders a chance to force time gaps. The following day will bring the stage with the highest elevation gain, counting 5000m of climbing en route to the Courchevel altiport, via the Cormet de Roselend and the monstrous Col de la Loze. 

On stages 18 and 19, the sprinters are expected to come to the fore, with flat finishes in Bourg-en-Bresse and Poligny. 

The penultimate stage will play out in the country’s most easterly region, ascending the Petit Ballon, Col du Platzerwasel and finishing in Le Markstein, as the Tour de France Femmes did last year. 

The riders will then undertake a 500km transfer to the outskirts of Paris for the curtain-closing stage. The final day will start at France’s national velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, the track cycling venue for the 2024 Olympics, and will conclude with the customary laps of the capital’s Champs-Elysées. 

The 2023 Tour de France will begin on 1 July, with the winner crowned in Paris on 23 July. 

2023 Tour de France stage table

Jonas Vingegaard raced in the Basque Country this year

Tour de France route week summary

Tour de france week one.

The race began in Bilbao, starting in the Basque Country for the first time since 1992, when the Tour started in San Sebastian. The first two stages are packed full of climbs, with ten classified hills in over the opening couple of days, meaning there will be a fierce battle for the polka-dot jersey. Watch out for Basque fans going crazy on the roadside.

Stage three saw the race cross into France, which it will not leave for the rest of the 18 days. As expected we saw a sprint finish in Bayonne, even after four categorised climbs en-route. Nothing is easy this year.

The fourth day was another sprint, on a motor racing circuit in Nogaro, as the race moved, ominously, towards the Pyrenees. The Hors Categorie Col de Soudet on stage five was the first proper mountain of the race, and was followed by the Col de Marie Blanque, which has tough gradients. A GC day early on, although they are all GC days, really.

Stage five was a mountain top finish in Cauterets-Cambasque, but its gradients didn't catch too many out; it is the Col d'Aspin and Col du Tourmalet that will put people through it.

The seventh day of the race was a chance for the riders to relax their legs as the race headed northwest to an almost nailed-on sprint finish, before another opportunity for the the remaining fast men presented itself on stage eight - after two category four climbs towards the end, and an uphill finish.

The long first week of the race - which will have felt longer because last year had a bonus rest day - ended with the mythical Puy de Dôme.

Tour de France week two

Magnus Cort in the breakaway on stage 10 of the Tour de France 2022

The second week begins with a lumpy road stage around Clermont-Ferrand, starting from a volcano-themed theme park. This will surely be a day for the break. The next day could also be one if the sprint teams fail to get their act together, with two early categorised climbs potential ambush points.

Back into the medium mountains on stage 12, with a finish in the wine making heartland of the Beaujolais, Belleville. Another day for the break, probably, but none of the five categorised climbs are easy.

The following day, stage 13, is France's national holiday, 14 Juillet. The Grand Colombier at the end of the day is the big attraction, with its slopes expected to cause shifts on the GC. Stage 14 is yet another mountain stage as the Tour really gets serious, with the Col de la Ramaz followed by the Col de Joux Plane. The latter, 11.6km at 8.5%, will be a real test for a reduced peloton, before a downhill finish into Morzine.

The final day of week two, stage 15, is yet another day in the Alps before a rest day in Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc. There is nothing as fearsome as the previous days, but 4527m of climbing should still be feared.

Tour de France week three

Tadej Pogačar in the final time trial at the 2022 Tour de France

The third and final week begins with the race's only time trial, 22km long and with a lot of uphill. It is not a mountain event, but it is certainly not one for the pure rouleurs .

Stage 17 looks like the race's Queen Stage, with the final climb up to the Col de la Loze looking incredibly tough on paper, and in real life. That follows the Col de Saisies, the Cormet de Roselend and the Côte de Longefoy, adding up to 5,100m of climbing. The race might be decided on this day.

After that, there is a nice day for the sprinters on stage 18, with a flat finish in Bourg-en-Bresse surely one for the fast men. The next day, stage 19 could be a breakaway day or a sprint finish, depending on how desperate teams are feeling, or how powerful the remaining leadout trains are.

The final mountainous day comes on the penultimate stage, with the men following the Femmes lead and finishing in Le Markstein. However, there's no Grand Ballon, just the Petit Ballon, and so unless something chaotic happens, there should not be great time switches on this stage.

Then, at last, there is the usual finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, after the race heads out of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which has a long-term deal to host the start of Paris-Nice too. ASO country.

Remember, this will be the last time Paris hosts the Tour de France until 2025. So, be prepared.

Tour de France 2023: The stages

Stage one: Bilbao to Bilbao (182km)

The opening stage is very lumpy

There was no easing into the Tour de France for the peloton this year, with a tough, punchy day in the Basque Country. Adam Yates took the first yellow jersey of the 2023 Tour de France after a scintillating stage in the Basque Country that saw the overall battle for the Tour take shape at the earliest opportunity.

The Briton emerged clear over the top of the final climb of the stage, the short and steep Côte de Pike, with his twin brother Simon a few seconds behind him. The pair worked well together to stay clear of the chasing bunch of GC contenders before Adam rode his brother off his wheel inside the final few hundred metres to claim victory.

Stage two: Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint Sebastian (208.9km)

Still in the Basque Country, there is a Klasikoa theme to stage two

This was the longest stage of the Tour, surprisingly.  Five more categorised climbs meant  it was unlikely to be a sprint stage, including the Jaizkibel, famous from the Clasica San Sebastian, tackled on its eastern side 20km from the finish. This second stage from Vitoria Gasteiz to San Sebastian on the Basque coast followed many of the roads of the San Sebastian Classic, held here every summer.

An early break was soon established in the first 50km and established a three-minute advantage. However, the break was reeled in and a group, including the yellow jersey Adam Yates, pressed towards the finish with Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) clearly hoping it would finish in a sprint. 

Victor Lafay (Cofidis) had other ideas however, and with all and sundry already having attacked Van Aert, Lafay finally made it stick with a kilometre to go, holding off the reduced bunch all the way to the line.

Stage three: Amorebiata-Etxano to Bayonne (187.4km)

Still some hills, but this should be a sprint stage

The third stage took the riders from Amorebieta-Etxano in the Basque Country and back into France, finishing at Bayonne in what was always tipped to be a bunch sprint.  Ultimately, despite a very strong showing in the leadout by Fabio Jakobsen's Soudal-Quick Step team, it was Jasper Philipsen who triumphed , having benefited from a deluxe leadout by team-mate Mathieu Van Der Poel.

Mark Cavendish, who is hunting for a record 35th stage win in what will be his final Tour de France, was sixth.

Stage four: Dax to Nogaro (181.8km)

A nailed on bunch sprint, surely. Surely!

Now this one was always going to be a sprint finish, right? It finished on a motor racing circuit in Nogaro, meaning teams have a long old time to sort their leadout trains.  After a sleepy day out all hell broke lose on the finishing circuit with a series of high speed crashes. Jasper Philipsen was one of the few sprinters to still have a lead-out man at his disposal and when that lead-out man is of the quality of Mathieu van der Poel he was always going to be very difficult to beat. So it proved with Australian Caleb Ewan chasing him down hard but unable to come around him.  Philipsen's win handed him the green jersey too .

Stage five: Pau to Laruns (162.7km)

The first proper mountain, and the first sorting out, as early as stage five

The first Hors Categorie climb of the race came on stage five, the Col de Soudet, which is 15.2km at 7.2%, before the Col de Marie-Blanque and its steep gradients. It certainly ignited the GC battle!  

A break that at one point contained 37 riders was never allowed more than a few minutes, but that proved unwise for Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar behind. Ultimately, with the break already splintering on the final big climb – the Col de Marie-Blanque – Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), riding his first Tour de France, attacked. 

With Hindley time trialling the largely downhill 18km to the finish, Vingegaard attempted to chase him down – and put time into Pogačar as he did so.

Picking up strays from the early break on the way, Vingegaard got to within 34 seconds of Hindley, but it wasn't enough to stop the Australian from taking the stage win, and the yellow jersey .

Stage six: Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque (144.9km)

While in the Pyrenees, why not tackle a few more mountains?

A day of aggressive racing in the Pyrenees towards the first summit finish saw Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) take the yellow jersey but Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates) win the stage .

Having had his team set a blistering pace on the Col du Tourmalet, Vingegaard attacked with 4km until the summit. Only Pogačar could follow him as yellow jersey holder Jai Hindley dropped back to the peloton

Having joined up with super domestique Wout van Aert over the top, the group of favourites were towed up the first half of the final climb before Vingegaard attacked. Once again Pogačar followed and with two kilometers to go the Slovenian counter-attacked.

He clawed back nearly half a minute by the line, making the race for yellow a three horse race between those two and Hindley in the process. 

Stage seven: Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux (169.9km)

Bordeaux is always a sprint finish

Renowned as a sprint finish town, Bordeaux didn't disappoint the hopeful fastmen –except perhaps for Mark Cavendish, who had to concede victory to hat-trick man Jasper Philipsen, despite a very strong charge for the line from the Manxman .

With Cavendish hunting that elusive 35th record stage win, and having won here last time the Tour came visiting in 2010, many eyes were on the Astana Qazaqstan rider, with on-form Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who has won twice already, starting as favourite.

The day began with Arkéa-Samsic's Simon Gugliemi forging what turned out to be a solo break that lasted 130 kilometres. He was joined by Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) and Nans Peters (Ag2r-Citroën) halfway through the stage, the trio forming a purposeful triumvirate of home riders.

However, with the sprinters and their teams on the hunt and few places to hide on what was a hot day crammed with long, straight roads, the break served only as a placeholder for the day's main action in Bordeaux.

A technical finish with roundabouts aplenty, first Jumbo-Visma (in the service of GC leader Jonas Vingegaard) and then Alpecin-Deceuninck took the race by the scruff of the neck in the final. Philipsen enjoyed a marquee leadout from team-mate Mathieu Van Der Poel, but when Cavendish turned on the afterburners at around 150m and leapt forward, the whole cycling world held its breath.

That 35th stage win had to wait for another day though, with Philipsen sweeping past in what was yet another command performance from the Belgian.

Stage eight: Libourne to Limoges (200.7km)

Three categorised climbs in the final 70km could catch people out

Mads Pedersen powered to victory up a punchy finish on stage eight of the  Tour de France , managing to hold off green jersey  Jasper Philipsen  in the process.

Pedersen, the Lidl-Trek rider, now has two Tour stage wins to his name, in a finish which mixed pure sprinters and punchier riders. Alpecin-Deceuninck's Philipsen was third, with Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) in third. To prove how mixed the top ten was, however, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) finished behind the likes of Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) and Bryan Coquard (Cofidis).

On a day which could have been one for the breakaway, the race was controlled expertly by Jumbo, Trek and Alpecin for their options, and so the escapees were never allowed much time. Sadly, stage eight turned out to Mark Cavendish's last - the Astana-Qazaqstan rider crashed heavily and was forced to abandon .

Stage nine: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dôme (184km)

The Puy de Dôme is back, and is vicious

In a north American showdown it was Canada that came out on top as  Michael Woods  beat American rival  Matteo Jorgenson  to the win atop the legendary Puy de Dôme.

Jorgenson had gone solo form a breakaway with 40km left to race. However, on the slopes of the Puy de Dôme where the gradient remains over 105 for more than four kilometres, Woods closed the gap and came around Jorgenson with just 600m left to go.

In the final kilometre, of what had been a blisteringly hot day with temperatures north of 30 degree Celsius, Tadej Pogačar managed to drop Jonas Vingegaard but the Jumbo-Visma captain dug deep to minimise his losses and came across the line eight seconds down.

Stage 10: Vulcania to Issoire (162.7km)

Five categorised climbs over this Volcanic stage

The breakaway had its day in Issoire, as Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) won beneath the scorching sun in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. 

After a frantic start, the mood finally settled and a 14-rider move went clear. Krists Neilands (Israel Premier Tech) launched a solo bid with around 30km remaining, but was caught in the closing moments by a chasing group led by Bilbao. The Spaniard then policed attacks in the finale, before sprinting to his team's first victory at this year's race. 

"For Gino," Bilbao said afterwards, dedicating his win to his late teammate, Gino Mäder .  

Stage 11: Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins (179.8km)

The flat finalé hints at a sprint, but it could be a break day

After a difficult previous day that was hot and hilly, the bunch allowed the break to go very quickly, with Andrey Amador, Matis Louvel and Daniel Oss quickly gaining three minutes. They were kept on a tight leash though, with the sprinters' teams eyeing a bunch finish. And this they delivered, with Jasper Philipsen winning a fourth stage after a tricky finale.

Stage 12: Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais (168.8km)

Hills return, with some steep, punchy ones towards the end

Just like stage ten, Thursday's stage 12 was a fast and frenetic affair on the road to Belleville-en-Beaujolais. A strong group of puncheur type riders eventually got up the road after the breakaway took more than 80 kilometres to form. Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) came out on top at the finish, soloing to the line after a big attack on the final climb of the day. 

Stage 13: Châtillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier (138km)

Welcome to the Alps, here's an hors categorie climb

Michał Kwiatkowski took an impressive solo victory on the summit finish of the Grand Colombier. The Polish rider caught and passed the remnants of the day's breakaway which included Great Britain's James Shaw to grab his second-ever Tour stage win. Behind the Ineos rider, Tadej Pogačar attacked and took eight seconds back on Jonas Vingegaard in the fight for the yellow jersey. 

Stage 14: Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil (151.8km)

Five categorised climbs, four of which are one and above. Ouch.

Carlos Rodríguez announced himself on his Tour de France debut on stage 14 with a career-defining victory in Morzine. While all eyes were on Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar, the Spaniard broke free on the descent of the Col de Joux Plane and descended as if on rails to the finish. 

Stage 15: Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc (179km)

Back to a summit finish, there is no escape at this Tour

The breakaway had its day at the summit of Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc. After dedicating his career to domestique duties, the victory went to Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), who launched a late attack on the steepest slopes and held off Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) to the line.

Stage 16: Passy to Combloux ITT (22.4km)

A time trial! But not a flat one

Stage 16 brought the fewest time trial kilometres at the Tour de France in 90 years. On the uphill test to Combloux, Jonas Vingegaard proved the strongest , and by quite a way, too. The Dane's winning margin of 1-38 over Tadej Pogačar left him in the driving seat to taking his second Tour title.

Stage 17: Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc to Courchevel (165.7km)

Back to  the proper mountains, and there will be no let up on the final Wednesday

The Queen stage brought a career-defining victory for Austrian Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën), but all eyes were on the GC battle, and the demise of Tadej Pogačar. The UAE Team Emirates rider cracked on the slopes of the Col de la Loze, losing almost six minutes to Jonas Vingegaard, and slipping to 7-35 in the overall standings.

Stage 18: Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse (184.9km)

Two category four climbs on the road to a chicken-themed sprint

Denmark's Kasper Asgreen put in one of the best performances of the race to grab his first-ever Tour victory . The Soudal Quick-Step rider was part of a four man breakaway that managed to hold on all the way to the line by just a handful of seconds ahead of the peloton.

Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny (172.8km)

Another sprint, maybe, or a heartbreaking chase which fails to bring the breakaway back

Matej Mohorič of Bahrain Victorious took an emotional victory in Poligny after a chaotic day of racing. The Slovenian rider launched an attack with Kasper Asgreen and Ben O'Connor on the final climb of the hilly stage before beating his breakaway compatriots in a three-up sprint for the line. It was Mohorič's third-ever Tour victory.

Stage 20: Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering (133.5km)

One last chance. Six categorised climbs, will it shake up the GC?

The race might be very near Germany at this point, but Belfort remained French after the Franco-Prussian War, unlike the territory the penultimate stage travels into. 

This is the last chance saloon for all teams and riders who aren’t sprinters, especially those with GC ambitions. However, it is not quite the task of the previous Alpine days, with the six categorised climbs not the most testing. Still, there will be a lot of people trying to make things happen.

Stage 21: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris (115.1km)

The classic Parisian sprint. Lovely.

This will be the last time the Tour heads to Paris until at least 2025, so make the most of those shots of the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées. The classic procession will happen for the first 55km until the race hits the Champs for the first time 60km in. From that point on, anything goes, although that anything will probably be a bunch sprint.

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A little bit of information ...

The program for the grand départ of the tour de france 2023.

• Wednesday June 28, 2023 - 9:00 am : opening of the welcome desk and press center at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre in Barakaldo
• Friday, June 30, 2023 - 10:00 am to 8:00 pm: opening of the Fan Park at the Parque del Arenal in Bilbao - free entry
• Saturday, July 1, 2023 : Stage 1 - Bilbao > Bilbao
• Sunday, July 2, 2023 : Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz > Donostia San Sebastian
• Monday, July 3, 2023 : Stage 3 - Amorebieta-Extano > Bayonne

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1/ Saturday July 1 - Bilbao 🇪🇸 > Bilbao 🇪🇸 - 182 km

• start : - the start will take place on the Felipe Serrate Kalea in Bilbao (12:30 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the BI-704 , after 11.3 km of the parade route (12:55 p.m.)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Laukiz (3rd category) at km 13.8 - ^ 211 m / 2.2 km at 6.9% - Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (3rd category) at km 67.8 - ^ 286 m / 3.5 km at 7.6% - Col de Morga (4th category) at km 140,9 - ^ 307 m / 3.9 km at 4.1% - Côte de Vivero (2nd category) at km 154.9 - ^ 361 m / 4.2 km at 7.3% - Côte de Pike (3rd category) at km 140.9 - ^ 212 m / 2 km at 10%.
• intermediate sprint : Carlos Gangoiti Kalea in Gernika-Lumo at km 88.2
• bonus sprint : Côte de Pike
• finish : Zumalacárregui Etorbidea / BI-625 in Bilbao at the end of a 150 m straight line at sight / width 6.5 m
• departments crossed : Vizcaya (Spain) from km 0 to km 182
• main towns : Bilbao, Getxo, Bermeo and Gernika-Lumo

2/ Sunday, July 2, 2023 - Vitoria-Gasteiz 🇪🇸 > San Sebastian 🇪🇸 - 208.9 km

• start : - the start will take place on the Mendizabala Area in Vitoria-Gasteiz (12:15pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the N-104 , after 6.7km of the parade route (12:25pm)
• passes and climbs : - Col d'Udana (3rd category) at km 81.3 - ^ 515 m / 4.5 km at 5.1% - Côte d'Aztiria (4th category) at km 87.6 - ^ 572 m / 2.7 km at 5.3% - Côte d'Alkiza (3rd category) at km 140,9 - ^ 324 m / 4.2 km at 5.7% - Gurutze hill (4th category) at km 174.2 - ^ 150 m / 2.6 km at 4.7% - Jaizkibel (2nd category) at km 192.4 - ^ 455 m / 8.1 km at 5.3
• intermediate sprint : N-240 in Legutio at km 40.6
• bonus sprint : Jaizkibel
• finish : Zurriola Hiribidea in San Sebastian at the end of a final straight 550 m at sight / 6 m wide
• Departments crossed : Alava from km 0 to km 53.9, Gipuzcoa from km 58 to km 208.9
• main towns : Vitoria-Gasteiz, Irun, Hondarribia and San Sebastian

3/ Monday, July 3, 2023 - Amorebieta-Extano 🇪🇸 > Bayonne - 187.4 km

• start : - the start will take place on Nafarroa Kalea in Amorebieta-Extano (1:00 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the N-634 , after 6.8 km of the parade route (1:15 p.m.)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Trabukua (3rd category) at km 13.8 - ^ 369 m / 4.1 km at 5.4% - Côte de Milloi (4th category) at km 32.8 - ^ 162 m / 2.3 km at 4.5% - Col d'Itziar (3rd category) at km 70.9 - ^ 212 m / 5.1 km at 4.6% - Côte d'Orioko Benta (3rd category) at km 102 - ^ 316 m / 4.6 km at 6.3
• intermediate sprint : Hondartza Kalea in Deba at km 65.8
• sprint bonus : XXXX à XXXX
• finish : Avenue de l'Aquitaine in Bayonne at the end of a 200 m straight line at sight / width 6.5 m
• Departments crossed : Biscaye from km 0 to km 53.8, Gipuzcoa from km 59 to km 128.8, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) from km 134.1 to km 187.4
• main towns : Amorebieta-Extano, Durango, Zarautz, San Sebastian, Errenteria, Irun, Hendaye, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Bayonne

4/ Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - Dax > Nogarro - 181.8 km

• start - the start will take place on the Place de la Fontaine Chaude in Dax (1:10pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D32 / Route de Candresse , after 4.8 km of the parade route (1:20pm)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Dému (4th category) at km 154.4 - ^ 218 m / 2 km at 3.5
• intermediate sprint : in front of Notre-Dame des Cyclistes at km 93.6
• finish : on the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro at the end of a 750 m / 9 m wide final straight
• departments crossed : Landes (40) from km 0 to km 93.6 and from km 98.9 to km 181.8, Gers (32) at km 98
• main towns : Dax, Eauze and Nogaro

5/ Wednesday, July 5, 2023 - Pau > Laruns - 162.7 km

• start : - the start will take place in Rue Pierre Bordelongue in Pau (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D802 , after 9.1 km of the parade route (1:25pm)
• passes and climbs : - Col de Soudet (hors catégorie) at km 87.5 - 15.2 km at 7.2% - Col d'Ichère (3e catégorie) at km 124.8 - 4.2 km at 7% - Col de Marie Blanque (1ère catégorie) at km 144.2 - 1.3 km at 5.8%.
• intermediate sprint : D918 at Lanne-en-Barétous at km 48.8
• bonus sprint : Col de Marie Blanque
• finish : D934 at Laruns at the end of a 3.4 km final straight (including 800 m at sight) / width 5.5 m
• departments crossed : Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) from km 0 to km 162.7
• main towns : Pau, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Arette and Laruns

6/ Thursday, July 6, 2023 - Tarbes > Cauterets-Cambasque - 144.9 km

• start : - the start will take place on Place Marcadieu in Tarbes (1:10pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D21 , after 7.6km of the parade route (1:25pm)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Capvern-les-Bains (3rd category) at km 29.9 - ^ 602 m / 5.6 km at 4.8% - Col d'Aspin (1st category) at km 68.1 - ^ 1490 m / 12 km at 6.5% - Col du Tourmalet (hors catégorie) at km 97.9 - ^ 2115 m / 17.1 km at 7.3% - Cauterets-Cambasque (1st category) at km 144.9 - ^ 1355 m / 16 km at 5.4%.
• intermediate sprint : D929 / Route d'Espagne in Sarrancolin at km 49.2
• finish : Route de Cambasque in Cauterets-Cambasque at the end of a final straight 50 m at sight / width 5 m
• departments crossed : Hautes-Pyrénées (65) from km 0 to km 144.9
• main towns : Tarbes, Arreau, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Pierrefitte-Nestalas and Cauterets

7/ Friday, July 7, 2023 - Mont-de-Marsan > Bordeaux - 169.9 km

• start : - the start will take place on Place Joseph Pancaut in Mont-de-Marsan (1:15pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D53 , after 5.4 km of the parade route (1:30pm)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Béguey (4th category) at km 131 - ^ 84 m / 1.2 km at 4.4
• intermediate sprint : Route des Landes in Grignols at km 88
• finish : Quai Louis XVIII in Bordeaux at the end of a 2 km final straight (including 400 m at sight) / width 6 m
• departments crossed : Landes (40) from km 0 to km 67.3, Gironde (33) from km 70.3 to km 169.9
• main towns : Mont-de-Marsan, Roquefort, Langon and Bordeaux

8/ Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Libourne > Limoges - 200.7 km

• start : - the start will take place in Rue Roudier in Libourne (12:30 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the D1089 , after 4.8 km of the parade route (12:45 p.m.)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Champs-Romain (3rd category) at km 130.4 - ^ 303 m / 2.8 km at 5.2% - Côte de Masmont (4th category) at km 184.7 - ^ 353 m / 1.3 km at 5.5% - Côte de Condat-sur-Vienne (4th category) at km 191.4 - ^ 289 m / 1.2 km at 5.4%.
• intermediate sprint : Route de Royan in Tocane-Saint-Apre at km 79
• finish : Place Jourdan in Limoges at the end of an 800 m final straight (of which 200 m on sight) / width 6.5 m
• departments crossed : Gironde (33) from km 0 to km 30.4, Dordogne (24) from km 30.8 to km 137.2 and to km 145.4 and Haute-Vienne (87) from km 140.8 to km 145.3 and from km 147.4 to km 200.7
• main towns : Libourne, Ribérac and Limoges

9/ Sunday, July 9, 2023 - Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat > Puy de Dôme - 182.4 km

• start : - the start will take place on the Avenue du Champ de Mars in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (1:30 pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D13 , after 4.3 km of the parade route (1:45 pm)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Felletin (4th category) at km 74.8 - ^ 660 m / 2.1 km at 5.2% - Côte de Pontcharraud (4th category) at km 85.7 - ^ 692 m / 1.8 km at 4.6% - Côte de Pontaumur (3rd category) at km 126.2 - ^ 734 m / 3.3 km at 5.3% - Puy de Dôme (outside category) at km 182.4 - ^ 1415 m / 13.3 km at 7.7%.
• intermediate sprint : D222 at Lac de Vassivière at km 30.4
• finish : at the summit of the Puy de Dôme at the end of a 10 m / 4 m wide final straight.
• departments crossed : Haute-Vienne (87) from km 0 to km 37, Creuse (23) from km 38.6 to km 105.1, Puy de Dôme (63) from km 107.9 to km 182.4
• main towns : Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Felletin and Clermont-Ferrand

R1/ Monday, July 10, 2023 - rest in Clermont-Ferrand

10/ tuesday, july 11, 2023 - vulcania > issoire - 167.2 km.

• start : - the start will take place on the Vulcania parking lot (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D942 , after 7.8 km of the parade route (1:20pm)
• passes and climbs : - Col de la Moréno (3rd category) at km 7 - ^ 1065 m / 4.8 km at 4.7% - Col de Guéry (3rd category) at km 27.3 - ^ 1277 m / 7.8 km at 5% - Col de la Croix Saint-Robert (2nd category) at km 66,6 - ^ 1451 m / 6 km at 6.3% - Côte de Saint-Victor-la-Rivière (3rd category) at km 84.3 - ^ 1041 m / 3 km at 5.9% - Côte de la Chapelle-Marcousse (3rd category) at km 138.6 - ^ 980 m / 6.5 km at 5.6
• intermediate sprint : Place Charles de Gaulle, Le Mont-Dore at km 59.9
• finish : Route de Saint-Germain / D716 in Issoire at the end of a 700 m / 6 m wide final straight.
• departments crossed : Puy-de-Dôme (63) from km 0 to km 167.2
• main towns : Murat-le-Quaire, Le Mont-Dore, Chambon-sur-Lac, Murol, Besse and Issoire

11/ Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - Clermont-Ferrand > Moulins - 179.8 km

• start : - the start will take place on Boulevard Desaix in Clermont-Ferrand (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D210 , after 10.3 km of the parade route (1:25pm)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Chaptuzat-Haut (4th category) at km 31.8 - ^ 490 m / 1.9 km at 5% - Côte du Mercurol (4th category) at km 49.5 - ^ 457 m / 2.9 km at 4.6% - Côte de la Croix Blanche (4th category) at km 118.5 - ^ 292 m / 1.6 km at 5.4
• intermediate sprint : D998 at Lapeyrouse at km 70.5
• finish : Boulevard de Nomazy in Moulins at the end of a 1,300 m final straight (including 300 m at sight) / width 7 m
• departments crossed : Puy-de-Dôme (63) from km 0 to km 44.7 and from km 66.5 to km 74.3, Allier (03) from km 45.4 to km 64.5 and from km 76.5 to km 179.8
• main towns : Clermont-Ferrand, Aigueperse, Ébreuil, Commentry, Néris-les-Bains, Montluçon, Cosne-d'Alier and Moulins

12/ Thursday, July 13, 2023 - Roanne > Belleville-en-Beaujolais - 168.8 km

• start : - the start will take place at the Parking du Scarabée in Roanne (1:05 pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the Roanne , after 10.4 km of the parade route (1:20 pm)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Thizy-les-Bourgs (3rd category) at km 20.5 - ^ 633 m / 4.3 km at 5.6% - Col des Écorbans (3rd category) at km 37.9 - ^ 853 m / 2.1 km at 6.9% - Col de la Casse Froide (3rd category) at km 109,9 - ^ 740 m / 5.2 km at 6.1% - Col de la Croix Montmain (2nd category) at km 125 - ^ 737 m / 5.5 km at 6.1% - Col de la Croix Rosier (2nd category) at km 140.4 - ^ 717 m / 5.3 km at 7.6
• intermediate sprint : Rue Chaussée d'Erpent in Régnié-Durette at km 93.3
• bonus sprint : Col de la Croix Rosier
• finish : Avenue de l'Europe / D306 à v at the end of a 400 m / 6 m wide final straight line
• departments crossed : Loire (42) from km 0 to km 13.2 and to km 38, Rhône (69) from km 15.1 to km 37.9 and from km 40.2 to km 76.9 and from km 78.7 to km 168.8, Saône-et-Loire (71) from km 77.8 to km 78.2
• main towns : Roanne, Bourg-de-Thizy, Régnié-Durette and Belleville-en-Beaujolais

13/ Friday, July 14, 2023 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne > Grand Colombier - 137.8 km

• start : - the start will take place on Place de la République in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (1.45pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D2 , after 4.3km of the parade route (1.55pm)
• passes and climbs : - Grand Colombier (out of category) at km 137.8 - ^ 1501 m / 17.4 km at 7.1
• intermediate sprint : Avenue de la Liberté in Hauteville-Lompnes at km 87.3
• finish : D120 at Grand Colombier at the end of a final straight 1400 m (including 400 m at sight) / width 5 m
• departments crossed : Ain (01) from km 0 to km 137.8
• main towns : Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, Villars-les-Dombes, Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Hauteville-Lompnes and Culoz

14/ Saturday, July 15, 2023 - Annemasse > Morzine - 151.8 km

• start : - the start will take place in the Rue des Amoureux in Annemasse (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D1205 , after 8.3 km of the parade route (1:20pm)
• passes and climbs : - Col de Saxel (3rd category) at km 18.7 - ^ 944 m / 4.2 km at 4.6% - Col de Cou (1st category) at km 35.3 - ^ 1116 m / 7 km at 7.4% - Col du Feu (1st category) at km 52,7 - ^ 1117 m / 5.8 km at 7.8% - Col de la Ramaz (1st category) at km 101.6 - ^ 1619 m / 13.9 km at 7.1% - Col de Joux Plane (non-category) at km 139.8 - ^ 1691 m / 11.6 km at 8.5%.
• intermediate sprint : Col de Jambaz (^ 1029 m) at km 65.5
• bonus sprint : Col de Joux Plane
• finish : Place de l'Office de Tourisme in Morzine at the end of a 50 m straight line at sight / width 5.50 m
• departments crossed : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 to km 151.8
• main towns : Annemasse, Saint-Jeoire, Taninges, Samoëns and Morzine

15/ Sunday, July 16, 2023 - Les Gets > Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - 179 km

• start : - the start will take place in Rue du Centre in Les Gets (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D902 , after 11.6km of the parade route (1:20pm)
• passes and climbs : - Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1st category) at km 82.8 - ^ 1157 m / 7.2 km at 7.3% - Col de la Croix Fry (1st category) at km 124.5 - ^ 1477 m / 11.3 km at 7% - Col des Aravis (3rd category) at km 133,3- ^ 1487 m / 4.4 km at 5.8% - Côte des Amerands (2nd category) at km 170.6 - ^ 888 m / 2.7 km at 10.9% - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (1st category) at km 179 - ^ 1372 m / 7 km at 7.7%.
• intermediate sprint : Route de Thônes à Bluffy at km 72
• finish : Route du Bettex in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc at the end of a final straight 50 m at sight / width 5 m
• departments crossed : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 to km 133.3 and from km 148.5 to km 179, Savoie (73) from km 137.7 to km 147.4
• main towns : Les Gets, Cluses, Bonneville, La Roche-sur-Foron, Faverges, Praz-sur-Arly, Megève, Combloux and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

R2/ Monday July 17, 2023 - rest in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc

16/ tuesday, july 18, 2023 - passy > combloux - individual time trial - 22.4 km.

• start : - the launch ramp will be in l 'Avenue Joseph Thoret in Passy (the first rider will start at 1:05 p.m.; first minute by minute, then every 1'30" and finally 2 minutes by 2 minutes; the last start is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.)
• timing points : - Passy Chef-Lieu at km 7.1 - Domancy at km 16.1 - Côte de Domancy at km 18.9
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Domancy (2nd category) at km 18.9 - Passy
• finish : Route de Megève / D1212 in Combloux at the end of a 120 m straight final stretch on sight / width 5 m
• departments crossed : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 to km 22.4
• main towns : Passy, Sallanches and Combloux

17/ Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - Saint-Gervais > Courchevel - 165.7 km

• start : - the start will take place at the Viaduc de Saint-Gervais in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (12:20 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the D909 , after 3.5 km of the parade route (12:30 p.m.)
• passes and climbs : - Col des Saisies (1st category) at km 28.4 - ^ 1650 m / 13.4 km at 5.1% - Cormet de Roselend (1st category) at km 66.7 - ^ 1968 m / 19.9 km at 6% - Côte de Longefoy (2nd category) at km 105.7 - ^ 1174 m / 6.6 km at 7.5% - Col de la Loze (non-category) at km 159.1 - ^ 2304 m / 28.1 km at 6%.
• intermediate sprint : Avenue des Sports in Beaufort at km 46
• bonus sprint : Col de la Loze
• finish : Altiport in Courchevel at the end of a 370 m final straight, 30 m of which on sight / width 7 m
• departments crossed : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 to km 9.9, Savoie (73) from km 13.4 to km 165.7
• main towns : Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Megève, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Moûtiers, Salins-les-Thermes, Bride-les-Bains, Méribel-les-Allues and Courchevel

18/ Thursday, July 20, 2023 - Moûtiers > Bourg-en-Bresse - 184.9 km

• start : - the start will take place on the Square de la Liberté in Moûtiers (1:05pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D990 , after 16.2 km of the parade route (1:35pm)
• passes and climbs : - Côte de Chambéry-le-Haut (4th category) at km 62.1 - ^ 349 m / 1.6 km at 4.1% - Côte de Boissieu (4th category) at km 105.2 - ^ 362 m / 2.4 km at 4.7%.
• intermediate sprint : Avenue de l'Europe in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey at km 132.9
• finish : Boulevard Charles de Gaulle / D1075 in Bourg-en-Bresse at the end of a final 750 m straight at sight / width 6.5 m
• departments crossed : Savoie (73) from km 0 to km 89.2, Ain (01) from km 91.6 to km 184.9
• main towns : Moûtiers, Albertville, Chambéry, Belley, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Bourg-en-Bresse

19/ Friday, July 21, 2023 - Moirans-en-Montagne > Poligny - 172.8 km

• start : - the start will take place in Rue du Collège in Moirans-en-Montagne (1:15pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D470 , after 7.7km of the parade route (1:30pm)
• passes and climbs : - Côte du Bois de Lionge (4th category) at km 23.7 - ^ 686 m / 1.9 km at 5.7% - Côte d'Ivory (3rd category) at km 144.7 - ^ 602 m / 2.3 km at 5.9%.
• intermediate sprint : Route de Champagnole in Ney at km 97.7
• finish : Route de Dole / D905 in Poligny at the end of a 7 km / 6.5 m wide final straight.
• departments crossed : Jura (39) from km 0 to km 172.8
• main towns : Moirans-en-Montagne, Arinthod, Orgelet, Pont-de-Poitte, Champagnole, Salins-les-Bains, Mesnay, Arbois and Poligny

20/ Saturday, July 22, 2023 - Belfort > Le Markstein - 135.5 km

• start : - the start will take place in Rue de l'Ancien Théatre in Belfort (1:30 pm) - the actual start is scheduled on the D5 , after 6.6 km of the parade route (1:45 pm)
• passes and climbs : - Ballon d'Alsace (2nd category) at km 24 - ^ 1173 m / 11.5 km at 5.2% - Col de la Croix des Moinats (2nd category) at km 56.5 - ^ 891 m / 5.2 km at 7% - Col de Grosse Pierre (2nd category) at km 64.9 - ^ 944 m / 3,2 km at 8% - Col de la Schlucht (3rd category) at km 79.4 - ^ 1139 m / 4.3 km at 5.4% - Petit Ballon (1st category) at km 108.2 - ^ 1163 m / 9.3 km at 8.1% - Col du Platzerwasel (1st category) at km 125.3 - ^ 1193 m / 7.1 km at 8.4
• intermediate sprint : Rue d'Alsace in Fresse-sur-Moselle at km 37.2
• finish : D27 at Le Markstein at the end of a 170 m straight finish at sight / width 6 m
• departments crossed : Territoire de Belfort (90) from km 0 to km 24, Vosges (88) from km 33.1 to km 79.4, Haut-Rhin (68) from km 92.5 to km 133.5
• main towns : Belfort, Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, Fresse-sur-Moselle, Le Thillot, Cornimont, La Bresse, Munster and Sondernach

21/ Sunday, July 23, 2023 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines > Paris Champs-Elysées - 133.5 km

• start : - the start will take place on the Place de la Paix Céleste , in front of the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (in the commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux) (4:30 p.m.) - the actual start is scheduled on the D11 , after 3 km of the parade route (4:40 p.m.)
• passes and climbs : - Côte du Pavé des Gardes (4th category) at km 42.8 - ^ 180 m / 1.3 km at 6.5
• intermediate sprint : top of the Champs-Elysées in Paris (3rd passage) at km 75.1
• finish : Champs-Elysées in Paris at the end of a 700 m / 8 m wide final straight line
• departments crossed : Yvelines (78) from km 0 to km 39.2, Hauts-de-Seine (92) from km 41.1 to km 43.6, Paris (75) from km 48.8 to km 115.1
• main towns : Montigny-le-Bretonneux (Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), Fontenay-le-Fleury, Les Clayes-sous-Bois, Plaisir, Élancourt, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Voisins-le-Bretonneux, Guyancourt, Versailles, Viroflay, Chaville, Meudon, Issy-les-Moulineaux and Paris.

The Tour de France 2023 route in Google Earth

Thanks for all your work over the years! Really enjoy it to have all the race routes available in Google Earth.

Thank you very much for this. I am looking forward to it every year.

I was looking forward to open the kmz-file in Google Earth, but in a full hour of trying to download it, I din't succeed, nor by clicking the link nor by copy-pasting the url in a new window. I'll try again later.

I created a public iCal calendar based on this website and links to all stages. https://short.thover.com/?ID=863

Thanks again, Thomas! Like the others, each year I look forward to downloading the KMZ file.

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Tour de France 2023 route map: A guide to every stage of this year’s TdF and the race schedule in full

The 2023 tour de france starts in bilbao and finishes in paris, with eight mountain stages including a potentially decisive stage 17.

The 2023 Tour de France route features the welcome return of an iconic climb and a Queen Stage in the final week that is likely to determine the yellow jersey wearer come Paris.

In short, there will be eight flat, four hilly and eight mountain stages as well as one individual time trial when the Tour de France runs from 1-23 July.

The Grand Depart takes place in the Basque Country for the second time, with riders then swapping Spanish tarmac for French during the third stage.

From there, general classification contenders will be put to the test with two consecutive mountain stages in the Pyrenees before heading north.

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And for the first time since 1988, the race is heading for a summit finish up the Puy de Dome for Stage 9, the scene of an epic tussle between Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor in 1964, and more bizarrely where Eddy Merckx was punched in the kidney by a supporter disgruntled by his dominance 11 years later.

A rest day follows the Puy de Dome, and after three more mountain stages from 13-15 and another rest day, Stage 17 could prove decisive when riders tackle the “roof” of the Tour atop the Col de la Loze. The 28.1km “beyond categorisation” climb averages a six per cent gradient and is swiftly followed by a descent to the finish line at Courchevel.

Conquer that climb, conquer the Tour – the winner there could well be supping champagne in yellow when heading down Paris’ Champs-Elysees, as champions have done since 1975.

How to watch Tour de France 2023 in UK Dates:  1-23 July (rest days on 10 and 17 July) Start times:  Vary day by day, but typically between 11am and 1pm in the UK – the final Stage 21 starts at 3.30pm TV:  ITV4, Eurosport and Welsh-language channel S4C Live stream:   ITVX , Eurosport’s  website  and  discovery+ Highlights:  Daily highlight shows will be broadcast on ITV4 and Eurosport, with stage highlights, interviews and analysis on both  ITV.com  and  Eurosport.co.uk

Tour de France 2023 daily schedule

Stage 1: Sat 1 July, Bilbao – Bilbao, 182km (hills)

Stage 2: Sun 2 July, Vitoria-Gasteiz – San Sebastian, 209km (hills)

Stage 3: Mon 3 July, Amorebieta-Etxano – Bayonne, 185km (flat)

Stage 4: Tue 4 July, Dax – Nogaro Circuit, 182km (flat)

Stage 5: Wed 5 July, Pau – Laruns, 165km (mountains)

Stage 6: Thu 6 July, Tarbes – Cauterets, 145km (mountains)

Stage 7: Fri 7 July, Mont de Marsan – Bordeaux, 170km (flat)

Stage 8: Sat 8 July, Libourne – Limoges, 201km (hills)

Stage 9: Sun 9 July, Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat – Puy de Dome, 184km (mountains)

Rest day: Mon 10 July

Stage 10: Tue 11 July, Parc Vulcania – Issoire, 167km (hills)

Stage 11: Wed 12 July, Clermont Ferrand – Moulins, 180km (flat)

Stage 12: Thu 13 July, Roanne – Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169km (hills)

Stage 13: Fri 14 July, Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne – Grand Colombier, 138km (mountains)

Stage 14: Sat 15 July, Annemasse – Morzine, 152km (mountains)

Stage 15: Sun 16 July, Les Gets – Saint Gervais, 180km (mountains)

Rest day: Mon 17 July

Stage 16: Tue 18 July, Passy – Combloux, 22km (individual time trial)

Stage 17: Wed 19 July, Saint Gervais – Courchevel, 166km (mountains)

Stage 18: Thu 20 July, Moutiers – Bourg en Bresse, 186km (hills)

Stage 19: Fri 21 July, Moirans-en-Montagne – Poligny, 173km (flat)

Stage 20: Sat 22 July, Belfort – Le Markstein, 133km (mountains)

Stage 21: Sun 23 July, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – Paris Champs-Elysees, 115km (flat)

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Tour de France 2023 route: Stage-by-stage guide

The 2023 tour de france will take place july 1 to july 23. it will be the  110th edition of great race. the grand depart will take place in the basque country. .

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• 2023 Tour de France program and race guide

The 2023 Tour de France Grand Depart  will be a big one as it takes place in cycling heartland, the Basque Country on the Spanish side of the border. This is an area with a rich cycling tradition and super passionate supporters. 

The race kicks off on July 1 and finishes on July 23. As is tradition, the Tour de France will  finish in Paris. 

Specific info on each stage and more detailed maps are also usually published online each May and in the official race program . We'll post links to it when it's released.

We have this page for Tour de France road closure information , which we also update as information comes to hand (usually not from around May onwards).

See here for accommodation near the route (it will be progressively updated throughout 2023).

Where to find more useful information: Official 2023 Tour de France Race Guide

2023 tour de france grand depart map.

Note that all maps and stage profiles are also available  from the official website . Stage timings are also provided there.

Stage 1: Saturday, July 1  – Bilbao to Bilbao, 182km 

For the first time in a few years, the Tour de France starts with a full stage, rather than a time trial – and it isn't an easy introduction to the Tour.

Bilbao is the host for this 185km loop ride that takes in a good 3300m of climbing. There are five  climbs with points up for grabs straight away in the polka dot contest. The climbs on the route are the  Côte de Pike – just 10km from the finish – plus the   Côte de Laukiz , the  Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe , the  Côte de Morga  and the  Côte de Vivero .

Stage 2: Sunday, July 2 – Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastian, 209km

The opening stages are a whistle-stop tour of the jewels of the Basque region. From Bilbao on day one we go to the popular seaside resort of San Sebastian.  The day may end on the coast but it's not a flat ride: there are  5 climbs on stage 2.

Stage 3: Monday, July 3 – Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne, 185km 

We know the stage starts in Amorebienta-Etxano and heads back across the border into France .   

Stage 4: Tuesday , July 4 -  Dax to Nogaro Circuit, 182km

Potentially another day for the sprinters as they go head-to-head on the Nogaro circuit.

Stage 5: Wednesday, July 5 - Pau to Laruns, 165km

It wouldn't be the Tour de France without Pau on the map – today is also the first mountain stage.

Stage 6: Thursday, July 6 - Tarbes to Cauterets, 145km

Say hello to the Aspin and Tourmalet, part of 3750 metres of climbing.

Stage 7: Friday, July 7 - Mont de Marsan to Bordeaux, 170km

The Tour visits Bordeaux for the 82nd time – until recent times, it was one of the regular Tour towns. This is the first visit in more than 10 years, though. It'll be a sprint finish along the riverfront, ending at  Place des Quinconces.

Stage 8: Saturday, July 8 - Libourne to Limoges, 201km

The sprinters capable of powering up a short but difficult climb could take the win.

Stage 9: Sunday, July 9 -  Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dôme, 184km

An icon returns.

Rest day - Monday, July 10 - Clermont-Ferrand

The area around Clermont-Ferrand also features prominently in the Tour de France Femmes 2023 .

Stage 10: Tuesday, July 11 - Parc Vulcania to Issoire, 167km

One for the breakaway.

Stage 11: Wednesday, July 12 - Clermont Ferrand to Moulins, 180km

A day for the sprinters.  

Stage 12: Thursday, July 13 - Roanne to  Belleville-en-Beaujolais 169km

The formation of the breakaway will be one of the critical moments on this hilly stage.

Stage 13: Friday, July 14 - C hâtillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier,  138km

Stage 14: Saturday, July 15 -  Annemasse to Morzine, 152km

4200 metres of climbing, including the Col de la Ramaz and Joux Plane . This is also the 2023 L'Etape du Tour stage . That's on July 9.

Stage 15: Sunday, July 16 - Les Gets to Saint Gervais, 180km

More mountains!

Rest day: Monday, July 17 - Saint Gervais Mont Blanc

Stage 16: tuesday, july 18 - passy to combloux, 22km.

A quick little individual time trial.

Stage 17: Wednesday, July 19 - Saint Gervais to Courchevel, 166km

More than 5000 metres of vertical gain, the infamous Col de la Loze before reaching Courchevel's altiport.

Stage 18: Thursday, July 20 - Moutiers to Bourg en Bresse, 186km

After 5 very hard stages, the sprinters will find a route that should facilitate their return front and centre .

Stage 19: Friday, July 22 - M oirans-en-Montagne to Poligny, 173km

A 8km long final straight, the dream for the sprinters' teams .

Stage 20: Saturday, July 22 - Belfort to L e Markstein, 133km

A final chance in the mountains with a route for the leaders . This stage has the last 2 climbs in the Tour.

Stage 21: Sunday, July 23 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysées, 115km   

As is tradition, we finish on the  Champs-Elysées . 

Time bonuses and points

In 2023, time bonuses will be awarded at the finish of each stage – 10, 6 and 4 seconds for the first three riders across the line.

Bonus points will also be awarded on strategic mountain passes and summits. The first three riders across these will pick up bonuses of 8, 5 and 2 seconds. The mountain-top bonus points won't count towards the points classification.

Bike hire for watching the Tour de France

A reminder that if you need bike hire during the Tour de France you should book early. It ALWAYS sells out and it can be very hard to find quality carbon road bikes closer to the time.  More info here .

2023 Tour de France Race Guide

Get the official 2023 Tour de France Race Guide: This collates all stage maps and race times into one booklet.

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Everything you need to know about the 2023 Tour de France

The 110th edition of the Tour de France begins Saturday in Bilbao, Spain, and one of the sport’s budding rivalries will be on display in cycling’s biggest race.

Among the 176 cyclists competing on 22 teams are defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar , who rank among the favorites to win.

Here’s what you need to know before one cyclist rides victoriously into the streets of Paris on July 23.

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Tour de France 2023 Stage 3 profile and route map: Amorebieta-Etxano - Bayonne

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Tour de France 2023 stage 3 preview: Route map and profile of 184km from Amorebieta to Bayonne

Mark Cavendish has found the 2023 Tour de France tough going so far, getting dropped by the peloton early in both of the opening hilly stages in the Basque Country. Now, though, the fast men may well get a shot at a bunch sprint as the road flattens somewhat en route from Amorebieta to Bayonne.

After two days in the north of Spain, the race will cross the border into France in the final 50km of this 184km journey along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean – pack-splitting crosswinds are unlikely on what is forecast to be a still day.

Cavendish is bidding to make history by winning a record 35th Tour de France stage, which would outstrip the record currently shared by the Manxman and the great Eddy Merckx.

There are three major obstacles for Cavendish to overcome. The first is the inevitable breakaway on a stage like this one, which will need to be reeled in before the finish to set up a bunch sprint where he can thrive. His Astana team can try and up the pace at the front of the peloton but they will need support from the other sprint teams, like Jasper Philipsen’s Alpecin–Deceuninck and Fabio Jakobsen’s QuickStep.

The second challenge is getting to the finish comfortably. Cavendish struggled on some category two and three climbs over the past two days and his team dutifully stayed back to help him to the finish. And while this day is certainly much flatter than the opening two, there is still the sizeable category three Cote d’Orioko Benta (4.6km at 6.3%) in the middle of the stage which Cavendish’s 38-year-old legs must scale in quick time to keep pace with the peloton or risk being left behind.

The third problem for Cavendish is the sheer quality of opposition here, not least in the shape of Wout van Aert, who was furious to miss out on the stage two victory by a mistake from his Jumbo-Visma team in reading the finale, as they allowed solo attacker Victor Lafay too big an advantage to overhaul . Van Aert will be desperate to make amends here, while Philipsen, Jakobsen, Dylan Groenewegen, Mads Pedersen and Caleb Ewan are all highly tuned sprinters who know how to win grand tour stages.

For reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard, his main rival Tadej Pogacar and the yellow jersey of Adam Yates, it is a day to stay clear of any trouble and get out of the sprinters’ way come the finish.

Stage 3 route map and profile

The stage is set to begin at around 12pm BST and is expected to finish at around 4.30pm BST.

The sprint teams will surely have too much desire to let a breakaway stay away here. It should all come down to a bunch sprint – I fancy Jasper Philipsen to pip Wout van Aert on the line.

Tour de France 2023 Route stage 9: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dôme

The list of Tour de France stage winners at the Puy de Dôme is impressive. Fausto Coppi, Federico Bahamontes, Julio Jimenez, Felice Gimondi, Luis Ocana, Joop Zoetemelk. They all won on the flanks of the volcano with the magical aura. Zoetemelk even won twice.

The name of the last stage winner Johnny Weltz might not ring a bell. The Dane participated four times on the Tour de France and reached the summit of a col on one occassion. Which was enough to be added to above list.

The Puy de Dôme was not included in the Tour since 1988. The 13.3 kilometres climb averages 7.7%. The first 5 kilometres go up at around 7% and after an easygoing section the last 4.3 kilometres are the exact opposite. The gradient never falls below 11% in this part of the climb.

So, most climbing is packed together in the finale, but the route to the foot of the finish climb is far from flat either. The first 25 kilometres are slightly undulating before the Côte du Lac de Vassivière offers a gentle way to stretch the legs – 4.4 kilometres at 4%, not enough for a KOM classification, but a perfect launch pad for breakaway riders. The gradients kick up a notch on the subsequent cimbs – Côte de Felletin (2.1 kilometres at 5.2%), Côte de Pontcharraud (1.8 kilometres at 4.6%), Côte de Pontaumur (3.3 kilometres at 5.3%) – before another non-classified uphill begins 42 kilometres before the finish. The Col de la Nugère is actually a prolonged false flat – 9.2 kilometres at 2.8% – and subsequently the riders plunge down a 15 kilometres descent to the base of the Puy de Dôme.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds.

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TOTAL: 3492 km

This will be the first Grand Départ in Italy and the 26th that’s taken place abroad  First finale in Nice. Due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Paris, the race will not finish in the French capital for the first time.

Two time trials. 25 + 34 = 59km in total, the second of them taking place on the final Monaco>Nice stage. This will be the first time the race has seen a finale of this type for 35 years, the last occasion being the famous Fignon - LeMond duel in 1989.

Apennines (Italy), the Italian and French Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees will be the mountain ranges on the 2024 Tour route.

The number of countries visited in 2024: Italy, San Marino, Monaco and France. Within France, the race will pass through 7 Regions and 30 departments.

The number of bonus points 8, 5 and 2 bonus seconds go to the first three classified riders, featuring at strategic points along the route (subject to approval by the International Cycling Union)these will have no effect on the points classification. Bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds will be awarded to the first three classified riders at road stage finishes.

Out of a total of 39, the locations or stage towns that are appearing on the Tour map for the first time . In order of appearance: Florence, Rimini, Cesenatico, Bologna, Piacenza, Saint-Vulbas, Gevrey-Chambertin, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, Évaux-les-Bains, Gruissan, Superdévoluy, Col de la Couillole.

The number of sectors on white roads during stage nine, amounting to 32km in total .

The number of stages: 8 flat, 4 hilly, 7 mountain (with 4 summit finishes at Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, Plateau de Beille, Isola 2000, Col de la Couillole), 2 time trials and 2 rest days.

The number of riders who will line up at the start of the Tour, divided into 22 teams of 8 riders each.

The height of the summit of the Bonette pass in the Alps, the highest tarmac road in France, which will be the “roof” of the 2024 Tour.

The total vertical gain during the 2024 Tour de France.

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A total of 2,3 million euros will be awarded to the teams and riders including € 500,000 to the final winner of the overall individual classification .

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