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TOUR DE FRANCE 2011

Running from Saturday July 2rd to Sunday July 24th 2011, the 98th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,430.5 kilometres.

These stages have the following profiles:

Distinctive aspects of the race

  • · le Galibier climbed twice,
  • · 2 rest days,
  • · 23 level 2, 1 or highest level mountain passes or summit finishes,
  • · no bonuses will be awarded during the intermediate sprints and stage finishes.

 

Grand start 2011 - THE VENDÉE

A Grand Start between sky and sea… The official start of the 98th edition of the Tour de France will take place at the Passage du Gois. The second day in the Vendée will…

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Grand start 2012

2012 - PROVINCE DE LIÈGE
The 2012 Tour de France will set off from the Parc d’Avroy, in the heart of Liège. The launch ramp for this prologue will be set up on the Avenue Rogier. On a 6.1 km long flat course marked out in the city centre, …
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And also…

One of the most original forms of publicity in existence, the Tour de France caravan was originally created in 1930...
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Created by L’Auto magazine, Le Tour de France has from the outset been partly linked with the development of the print...
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Publicity caravan The media on the Tour Trips

Editorial

Christian Prudhomme - Directeur du Tour de France

Christian PRUDHOMME
Director of Tour de France

The eleven months separating us from the next Tour de France will surely not be sufficient to stop people raving about the 2011 edition which turned out to be one of the most spectacular races of the modern era. Straight from the start…
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