- Stage town for the 24th time
- Commune in Isère (38)
- Population: 2,900 (Bourcats and Bourcates)
The peloton usually passes through Bourg d’Oisans as it heads for the climb up to Alpe d’Huez. The commune in Isère has also been the starting point for many historic mountain stages. The first time these two events combined was in 1952 when Fausto Coppi achieved back-to-back victories at Alpe d’Huez and Sestrières. However, Saint-Étienne is more often the destination when the riders depart Bourg d’Oisans. This stage has been run on five occasions, victory going to Franco Chioccoli in 1992, Max Sciandri in 1995, Ludo Dierckxsens in 1999, Marcus Burghardt in 2008 and Mads Pedersen in 2022.
