With road cycling set to become one of the biggest summer activities in the Alps, the announcement today of this year’s Tour de France route has been eagerly anticipated. At 11.30am French time today, the route of the 100th Tour de France was announced at a press conference in Paris.
We already new that the 2013 tour would begin for the first time on 29th June 2013 in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica with a three stage race, before joining the French mainland in Nice. This makes the 100th Tour de France the first 100% French race in 10 years. Here is the confirmed route and dates for the rest of the tour. Sadly, Morzine-Avoriaz doesn’t feature this time round…
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Stage Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 29th June | Port-Vecchio | Bastia | Road |
| 2 | Sun 30th June | Bastia | Ajaccio | Mountains |
| 3 | Mon 1st Jul | Ajaccio | Calvi | Mountains |
| 4 | Tue 2nd Jul | Nice | Nice | ITT |
| 5 | Wed 3rd Jul | Cagnes-sur-Mer | Marseille | Road |
| 6 | Thu 4th Jul | Aix-en-Provence | Montpeillier | Road |
| 7 | Fri 5th Jul | Montpellier | Albi | Road |
| 8 | Sat 6th Jul | Castres | Ax 3 Domaines | Mountains |
| 9 | Sun 7th Jul | Saint-Girons | Bagneres-de-Bigorre | Mountains |
| REST DAY | Mon 8th Jul | Saint-Nazaire | Saint-Nazaire | REST DAY |
| 10 | Tue 9th Jul | St-Gildas-des-Bois | Saint-Malo | Road |
| 11 | Wed 10th Jul | Avranches | Mont Saint-Michel | ITT |
| 12 | Thu 11th Jul | Fougeres | Tours | Road |
| 13 | Fri 12th Jul | Tours | Saint-Amand-Montrond | Road |
| 14 | Sat 13th Jul | Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule | Lyon | Road |
| 15 | Sun 14th Jul | Givors | Mont Ventoux | Mountains |
| REST DAY | Mon 15th Jul | Vaison-la-Romaine | Vaison-la-Romaine | REST DAY |
| 16 | Tue 16th Jul | Vaison-la-Romaine | Gap | Road |
| 17 | Weds 17th Jul | Embrun | Chorges | ITT |
| 18 | Thu 18th Jul | Gap | Alpe d’Huez | Mountains (2 x ascent) |
| 19 | Fri 19th Jul | Bourg d’Oisans | Le Grand Bornand | Mountains |
| 20 | Sat 20th Jul | Annecy | Annecy – Semnoz | Road |
| 21 | Sun 21st Jul | Chateau de Versailles | Paris | Road |
Visit the official Tour de France website – www.letour.fr
