- A new stage location
- Motor racing circuit in Nièvre (58) attached to the commune of Magny-Cours
- Population: 1,450 (Magniens and Magniennes)
Reconfigured and then relaunched in its modern configuration in 1989, the Nevers Magny-Cours circuit hosted the French Formula 1 Grand Prix between 1991 and 2008. Alain Prost won here in 1993, while Michael Schumacher claimed no fewer than eight victories here. The circuit also opened its doors to the professional peloton for Paris-Nice. John Degenkolb engaged his turbo on the final straight in 2014 to claim his only victory in “the race to the sun” and had the added pleasure of taking the leader’s jersey from Nacer Bouhanni.
