The most recent starts in the Olympic city will bring back fond memories for Pierre Rolland, the eventual winner in La Toussuire in 2012, and Romain Bardet, who won in Saint-Gervais in 2016. In 2018, Geraint Thomas took the Yellow Jersey on the road from Albertville to La Rosière and held it all the way to Paris. During the 2022 Tour, the stage on which Jonas Vingegaard really established himself as the boss also started in Albertville and headed to the Col du Granon.
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Stage town for the 8th time
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Sub-prefecture of the department of Savoie (73)
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Population: 19,900 (Albertvillois et Albertvilloises)