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Tour de France 2013

Final standings :

1     UK     Chris Froome     SKY     83h56'40"
2     COL   Nairo Quintana     MOV     +4'20"
3     ES     Joaquim Rodríguez     KAT     +5'04"
4     ES      Alberto Contador     TST     +6'27"
5     CZ      Roman Kreuziger     TST     +7'27"
6     NL      Bauke Mollema     BEL     +11'42"
7     DK     Jakob Fuglsang     AST     +12'17"
8     ES      Alejandro Valverde     MOV     +15'26"
9     ES      Daniel Navarro     COF     +15'52"
10   USA   Andrew Talansky     GRS     +17'39"

Course

This 100th edition of the Tour de France takes place from Saturday, June 29, till Sunday, July 21. The Tour runs over 21 stages and the cyclists have to cover a total distance of 3,360 km (2087mi), including:

  • 7 flat stages
  • 5 middle mountain stages
  • 6 mountain stages with 4 arrivals at the top
  • 2 individual time trials
  • 1 TTT
  • 2 rest days

Specials of this 100th edition

The start of the 100th edition of the Tour de France takes place in the departments of the Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse, the only two French departments where the Tour has never passed before. After its return at the mainland of France, the Tour will remain in the country. The last year the Tour didn't leave France was in 2003.

Time trials

The team time trial, over a length of 25 km (15.94 mi), will take place in Nice, during the 4th stage. It was since 2009 that the Tour had its last team time trial.
Followed by another 2 individual time trials: the first takes place during the 11th stage between Avranches and Mont-St-Michel, and covers a distance of 33 km (20.89 mi). The second takes place during the 17th stage and covers 32 km (19.15 mi) between Embrun and Chorges.

climbs and mountain stages

Alpe-d'Huez 1 and 2

The main "scoop" during this 100th edition is undoubtedly the double climb of l'Alpe-d'Huez during the 18 th stage. The cyclists pass l'Alpe-d'Huez 1 a 50 km (31.12 mi) before the arrival at l'Alpe-d'Huez 2. In addition, there are 3 arrivals on a mountain top on the program: Ax 3 Domaines, the Mont Ventoux and Annecy-Semnoz, a newcomer on the Tour Map.

10 new "villes d'étape"

  • Porto-Vecchio (start 1st stage)
  • Bastia (arrival 1st and start 2nd stage)
  • Ajaccio (arrival 2nd and start 3rd stage)
  • Calvi (arrival 3rd stage)
  • Cagnes-sur-Mer (start 5th stage)
  • Saint-Gildas-des-Bois (start 10th stage)
  • Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (start 14th stage)
  • Givors (start 15th stage)
  • Chorges (arrival 17th stage)
  • Annecy-Semnoz (arrival 20th stage)


Stages Tour de France:

First stage: Saturday June, 29
Porto-Vecchio / Bastia - 212 km (131 mi)



Second stage: Sunday, June 30
Bastia / Ajaccio - 154 km (95 mi)

Col de Vizzavona

Col Bellagranajo



Third stage: Monday, July 1
Ajaccio / Calvi - 145 km (90 mi)

Bocca di San Martino
Bocca San Bastiano
Col Palmarella
Col Marsolino



Fourth stage: Tuesday, July 2
TTT
Nice / Nice - 25 km (16 mi)

Fifth stage: Wednesday, July 3
Cagnes-sur-Mer / Marseille - 219 km (136 mi)

Col de la Gineste

Sixth stage: Thursday, July 4
Aix-en-Provence / Montpellier - 176 km (109 mi)

Seventh stage: Friday, July 5
Montpellier / Albi - 205 km (127 mi)

Eighth stage: Saturday, July 6
Castres / Ax 3 Domaines - 194 km (120 mi)

Ax Bonascre - Ax-3-Domaines
Col de Pailhères



Ninth stage: Sunday, July 7
Saint-Girons / Bagnères-de-Bigorre - 165 km (102 mi)

Col dAzet

Col de Menté
Col de Peyresourde
Col de Portet d'Aspet
Hourquette d'Anzican



First day of rest: Monday, July 8

10th stage: Tuesday, July 9
Saint-Gildas-des-Bois / Saint-Malo - 193 km (119 mi)

11th stage: Wednesday, July 10
Avranches / Mont-Saint-Michel - 33 km (20 mi)
Individual Time Trial

12th stage: Thursday, July 11
Fougeres / Tours - 218 km (135 mi)

13th stage: Friday, July 12

Tours / Saint-Amand-Montrond - 173 km (107 mi)

14th stage: Saturday, July 13
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule / Lyon - 191 km (118 mi)

Côte de Bourg-Thizy
Col de Pilon
Blvd. La Duchère

15th stage: Sunday, July 14
Givors / Mont Ventoux - 242 km (150 mi)

Mont Ventoux


Second day of rest: Monday, July 15

16th stage: Tuesday, July 16
Vaison-La-Romaine / Gap - 168 km (104 mi)

17th stage: Wednesday, July 17

Embrun / Chorges - 32 km (19 mi)
Individual Time Trial

18th stage: Thursday, July 18

Gap / Alpe-d'Huez - 168 km (104 mi)

Col de Manse
Alpe d'Huez
Col d'Ornon
Col de Sarenne



19th stage: Friday, July 19
Bourg-d'Oisans / Le Grand-Bornard - 204 km (126 mi)

Col de l'Epine
Col de la Madeleine
Col du Glandon
Col de la Croix Fry
Col de Tamié


20th stage: Saturday, July 20
Annecy / Annecy - Semnoz - 125 km (77 mi)

Col des Prés

Cret de Chatillon
Mont Revard


21th and last stage: Sunday, July 21
Versailles / Paris Champs-Elysées - 118 km (73 mi)

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Source:

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Location: Frankrijk (Explore routes near Frankrijk.)

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