2013 Route

Distinctive aspects of the race

First up Corsica... then nothing but the French mainland
Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse were the only two departments in metropolitan France that had never before hosted the Tour. The Grand Départ of 2013 will put an end to that. Once back on the mainland, the race will continue entirely within France and not take in any foreign countries – a concept last applied in 2003.

IndividuaL and team time-trials
The 4^th stage, contested at Nice across 25 km, will represent the team time trial challenge, last carried out in 2011. Two individual time trials are also scheduled over a distance of 33 km between Avranches and Mont-Saint-Michel on stage 11, then over 32 km between Embrun and Chorges, on stage 17.

Alpe-d’Huez 1 and 2
The most significant change and, without a shadow of a doubt one of the highlights of this 100^th edition: the Alpe-d’Huez will be climbed twice on the 18^th stage. The first passage at the top of Alpe-d’Huez 1 will take place 50 kilometres before the finish at Alpe-d’Huez 2. Three further summit finishes are planned: Ax 3 Domaines, Mont Ventoux and Annecy-Semnoz, a new venue on the Tour map.

10 first-time city stages

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