Great route as far as I can say by seeing it from the video. I really like the idea of putting the Pay du Dome and Mont Faron into this. This will make the stages before and in between the Alpes and Pyrenees more interesting.
I was quite disappointed by the presentation of yours. I'd really expect some dubber speaking to us while showing the route. Just kidding, you're insane
Stage 1: MONT SAINT-MICHEL > AVRANCHES TTT 28 km Plain Profile Last Kms Our 100th TDF depart from Mont Saint Michel with a TTT to Avranches
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TIME TRIALS: Courtils (km 10,5); Saint-Martin-des-Champs (km 21)
Stage 2: AVRANCHES > SAINT-BRIEUC 164,5 km Plain Profile Last Km First line stages and atipic stage for finisseurs... two GPM in the finish and wind on the side for all the 165 km... KOM: Côte des Violettes (4a categoria, 75 m, 1,3 km al 4,6%, km 161); Côte de Saint-Brieuc (4a categoria, 101 m, 1,2 km al 6,6%, arrivo) SPRINT PMU: Erquy (km 125)
STAGE 3: GUINGAMP > LESNEVEN 208,5 km Plain Dirt Road details Profile Last Kms Stage 3 will feature some dirt roads from the famous race "Tro Bro Leon" that will appear for the 1st time in the Tour de France! It will be an amazing day!
KOM: Côte de Mez an Buan (4a cat, 267 m, 3 km à 3,2%, km 16); Côte de Kernélec (4a cat, 270 m, 1,7 km à 4,1%, km 65)
SPRINT: Lannilis (km 131,5)
DIRT ROAD SECTORS: Sector 1 - Trouz ar c'hant à Meshuel (700 m, km 135) ***; Sector 2 - Mesmeur à Pouldu (900 m, km 154) ****; Sector 3 - Kerouartz à Keradraon (1400 m, km 157,5) *****; Sector 4 - Kerabo à Kerarédeau (700 m, km 162,5) *; Sector 5 - Le Cosquer à Lanebeur (1500 m, km 165) *; Sector 6 - Lanebeur à Kerdélant (2000 m, km 167,5) ****; Sector 7 - Anteren à Enez Kadec (1000 m, km 170) ***; Sector 8 - Sainte Anne à Enez Inoc (1800 m, km 172) **; Sector 9 - Kervaro à Lanveur (1500 m, km 174) *****; Sector 10 - Lannuchen à Quiquelleau (1200 m, km 190) **; Sector 11 - Penmarc'h à Le Clos (1600 m, km 192,5) *****; Sector 12 - Toul-Douar à Le Vern (700 m, km 196) ***; Sector 13 - Loscoat à Loscoat (800 m, km 199) **
Stage 4: BREST > LORIENT 156,5 km Plain Profile Last Km Stage 4 will be one of the stages for pure sprinters. The only "risk" today will be the Brittany wind....
Stage 5: AURAY > SAINT-JEAN-DE-MONTS 192,5 km Plain Profile Last Kms Stage 5 will bring the riders to the Vendee with two infamous points: the Pont of Saint Nazare, at the end of the river Loire and the Passage du Gois, in the final, where Alex Zulle lost the Tour de France in 2011
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PMU SPRINTS: Bourgneuf-en-Retz (km 141,5)
Stage 20: GRENOBLE > VALLOIRE - COL DU GALIBIER 254 km Plain Profile Col de la Madeleine Col de la Croix-de-Fer Col du Télégraphe Col du Galibier This is the Queen Stage. This is now-or-never. It's the 20th Stage, from Grenoble to the Galibier face North. You can play it waiting the 18 stages left
KOM SPRINTS: Côte de Saint-Pierre-d'Allevard (3a categoria, 511 m, 7,6 km al 3,5%, km 40); Col de la Madeleine (Hors Catégorie, 2000 m, 25,3 km al 6,2%, km 131,5); Col de la Croix-de-Fer (Hors Catégorie, 2067 m, 23,4 km al 6,8%, km 177); Col du Télégraphe (1a categoria, 1566 m, 11,8 km al 7,3%, km 230,5); Col du Galibier (Hors Catégorie, 2645 m, 18,1 km al 6,9%, arrivo)
PMU SPRINT: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (km 207,5)
STAGE 6: LES HERBIERS > BRESSUIRE ITT 55,5 km Plain Profile Last Km Surprise of this Tour de France. The big and long flat crono won't be after the Mountains, on penultimate day, but before them on the day 6. This will mean more gap between specialists, so climbers have to fight more... and there will be all the terrain to do it in the next days
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INTERMEDIATES: Le Forgé (km 17); Cerizay (km 30,5); Chanteloup (km 45,5)
Stage 7: PARTHENAY > LIMOGES 185,5 km Plain Profile Last Kms Another stage for barodeurs with an uphill sprint finish! Will be the last flat stage before the next terrible five days: coming soon.... the Puy de Dome!
KOM SPRINTS: Côte des Ribières (4a categoria, 345 m, 1,8 km al 5%, km 176); Côte de Limoges (4a categoria, 287 m, 1,4 km al 3,9%, arrivo)
PMU SPRINT: Bellac (km 129)
Stage 8: LIMOGES > PUY DE DOME 198 km Plain Profile Col du Chevalard Puy de Dome It's the first Saturday and here it is the first BIG Summit finish... the Tour will visit again the Puy De Dome, one of the French's hardest climbing because of its final. But is not that all: before the Puy de Dome will be climbed a little but difficult climb, the Col du Chevalard - less than 2 km but with central slopes at 21%!
GPM: Côte de Bourganeuf (4a categoria, 579 m, 4,3 km al 3,9%, km 49); Côte de La Rouge (4a categoria, 599 m, 4 km al 3,5%, km 64); Côte de Quioudeneix (4a categoria, 637 m, 5,9 km al 3,3%, km 90,5); Côte des Roches (4a categoria, 672 m, 3,4 km al 3,9%, km 98); Côte du Bois de Calvaire (4a categoria, 765 m, 2,9 km al 4%, km 108,5); Côte de Ballot (3a categoria, 752 m, 4,8 km al 4,4%, km 135); Col de la Nugère (4a categoria, 927 m, 6,6 km al 2,5%, km 157); Col du Chevalard (3a categoria, 551 m, 1,8 km all'11,2%, km 180); Puy de Dôme (Hors Catégorie, 1415 m, 14 km al 7,5%, arrivo)
TRAGUARDO VOLANTE: Cébazat (km 174,5)
Stage 9: CLERMONT-FERRAND > PRAT DE BOUC - PLOMB DU CANTAL 222,5 km Plain Profile Col de Neronne Pas de Peyrol (Le Puy Mary) Col du Perhus Col de Cere Cote de la Chevade Prat de Bouc (Plomb du Cantal) Thrilling middle-mountain on the 1st Sunday! The riders will go throught the Massif Central in a stage that will present a lot of GPM for KoM race. The centre will be the famous couple Peyrol-Perthus but after that there will be three more climb to get to the summit finish in Plomb du Cantal
GPM: Col de la Ventouse (2a categoria, 980 m, 15,3 km al 3,4%, km 16,5); Côte des Buges (4a categoria, 987 m, 1,3 km al 5,9%, km 37,5); Côte de la Stèle (2a categoria, 1245 m, 7,3 km al 5,4%, km 61); Côte de Méallet (4a categoria, 695 m, 2,3 km al 4,7%, km 117); Côte d'Anglards-de-Salers (3a categoria, 817 m, 4,4 km al 6,3%, km 128); Col de Neronne (2a categoria, 1232 m, 9,8 km al 4,8%, km 152); Col du Pas de Peyrol (Le Puy Mary) (1a categoria, 1589 m, 8,9 km al 6,9%, km 167); Col du Pertus (2a categoria, 1309 m, 4,7 km al 7,9%, km 183,5); Col de Cère (3a categoria, 1299 m, 6 km al 4,9%, km 195,5); Côte de la Chevade (3a categoria, 1162 m, 3,7 km al 6,4%, km 208); Prat de Bouc (Plomb du Cantal) (2a categoria, 1392 m, 8,3 km al 5,9%, arrivo)
SPRINT: Bort-les-Orgues (km 93,5)
Stage 10: SAINT-FLOUR > FLORAC 206 km Plain Profile Cote de la Croix Neuve (Monteè Laurent Jalabert) Col des Finiels Cote de la Brousse Cote des Bondons Ultimi Chilometri Third & last stage on Massif Central, a stage for escape before rest day and Pyrenees in Mont Lozere zone. The last climb is harder than yesterday but is very far from the finish line.
GPM: Côte de Puech Miagou (4a categoria, 977 m, 6,7 km al 2,9%, km 18); Côte de Goudard (3a categoria, 1052 m, 5,2 km al 6,2%, km 75); Côte de Chabannes (4a categoria, 893 m, 4,1 km al 4,7%, km 84); Côte de la Croix-Neuve - Monteé Laurent Jalabert (2a categoria, 1157 m, 3,6 km all'8,6%, km 93); Col de la Loubière (2a categoria, 1188 m, 8,2 km al 4,7%, km 108); Col de Finiels (2a categoria, 1542 m, 8,8 km al 4,9%, km 132,5); Côte de La Brousse (3a categoria, 1207 m, 7,0 km al 4,4%, km 153,5); Côte des Bondons (2a categoria, 1182 m, 11 km al 5,5%, km 180)
TRAGUARDO VOLANTE: Mende (km 88,5)
Stage 11: PAU > LA MONGIE 162 km Plain Profile Col du Marie Blanque Col d'Aubisque Col du Tourmalet Last kms It's the classic Pyrenaic stage... the three legendary climbs... Marie Blanque, Aubisque and Tourmalet in the same stage. Arrive is close to the top, in the ski station of la Mongie....
KOM SPRINTS: Col de Marie-Blanque (1a categoria, 1037 m, 9,3 km al 7,2%, km 55); Col d'Aubisque (Hors Catégorie, 1709 m, 16,6 km al 7,2%, km 93); Col du Tourmalet (Hors Catégorie, 2115 m, 19 km al 7,4%, km 158)
PMU SPRINT: Laruns (km 73,5)
