Tour Stages
2007
- Jul. 6Pre-Race
If history is any indication, the 2007 Tour de France will be full of surprises. Whenever there are no former winners on the start line — ...
- Jul. 7Prologue - London (7.9km)
The prologue starts in the heart of London, goes past Downing Street (residence of Britain’s Prime Minister), the Houses of Parliament ...
- Jul. 8Stage 1 - London to Canterbury (203km)
Stage 1 begins at the prologue finish line on The Mall with a processional opening that crisscrosses the River Thames on its way past St. ...
- Jul. 9Stage 2 - Dunkirk to Ghent (168.5km)
This stage into Belgium makes a giant “S” across the flat plains of Flanders passing through the hometowns of past champions Freddy ...
- Jul. 10Stage 3 - Waregem to Compiègne (236.5km)
The rumored inclusion of some Hell of the North pavé on this stage that heads south from Belgium to the French city of Compiègne, where ...
- Jul. 11Stage 4 - Villers-Cotterêts to Joigny (193km)
This rolling stage through the Champagne and Brie regions to the east of Paris could be similar to an early stage of Paris-Nice — without ...
- Jul. 12Stage 5 - Chablis to Autun (182.5km)
This should be the most decisive stage of the opening week on a course that traverses the Chablis wine region and Morvan hills on its way ...
- Jul. 13Stage 6 - Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse - (199.5km)
Despite some early hills through the Burgundy and Côte d’Or wine country, this transitional stage closes with45km of long, flat roads ...
- Jul. 14Stage 7 - Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Grand Bornand - (197.5km)
Only a week into the race, much earlier than usual, this first mountain stage will give an indication of who is going to challenge for the ...
- Jul. 15Stage 8 - Le Grand Bornand to Tignes - (165km)
This second alpine stage has an unusual, and tough, ending with three long climbs: one 20km (the two-part Cormet de Roselend, one 15km (up ...
- Jul. 16Rest Day 1
- Jul. 17Stage 9 - Val-d’Isère to Briançon - (159.5km)
Following a rest day at Tignes, the favorites will prepare for what should be one of the Tour’s major climbing days. This stage features ...
- Jul. 18Stage 10 - Tallard to Marseille (229.5km)
With a start from just south of Gap, and heading through Provence to the Mediterranean coast, this long stage looks ripe for a successful ...
- Jul. 19Stage 11 - Marseille to Montpellier - (182.5km)
This is one of the flattest courses of the entire Tour, skirting the Camargue marshes of the Rhône delta, just north of the Mediterranean ...
- Jul. 20Stage 12 - Montpellier - Castres (178.5km)
This stage is similar to the one from Narbonne to Toulouse in 2003 that went to the Spanish racer Juan Antonio Flecha, who made a late ...
- Jul. 21Stage 13 - Albi, Individual time trial (54km)
Similar to the first long time trial of 2003, when Lance Armstrong suffered from dehydration at Cap’Découverte, this long, hilly time ...
- Jul. 22Stage 14- Mazamet to Plateau de Beille (197km)
Following right after the time trial, this is the first of three demanding stages in the Pyrénées. It opens with an immediate 9km climb ...
- Jul. 23Stage 15- Foix to Loudenvielle (196km)
Not a mountaintop finish, but this stage features five difficult Pyrenean climbs, including one new to the Tour, the frightening hors ...
- Jul. 24Rest Day 2
- Jul. 25Stage 16- Orthez to Gourette (218.5km)
Only four days from the Tour finish, this final stage with a summit finish could see a spectacular showdown. It includes the extremely ...
- Jul. 26Stage 17 - Pau to Castelsarrasin (188.5km)
The rolling terrain of the Armagnac region is perfect for breakaways, especially when a weary peloton is reluctant to chase. There are six ...
- Jul. 27Stage 18 - Cahors to Angoulême - (211km)
The rolling terrain of the Armagnac region is perfect for breakaways, especially when a weary peloton is reluctant to chase. There are six ...
- Jul. 28Stage 19 - Cognac to Angoulême, Individual Time Trial (55km)
This closing time trial, on up-and-down country roads through the vineyards, could see another showdown to determine the Paris podium.
- Jul. 29Stage 20 - Marcoussis to Paris Champs-Élysées (146km)
The eight laps of the traditional finishing circuit around the Champs-Élysées is preceded by a 90km loop through the southern suburbs of ...
- Jul. 30Post-Race
