Stage | Type | Date | Start and Finish | Distance | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hilly | Sat 06/26/2021 | Brest > Landerneau | 187 km | Stage 1 |
2 | Hilly | Sun 06/27/2021 | Perros-Guirec > Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan | 182 km | Stage 2 |
3 | Flat | Mon 06/28/2021 | Lorient > Pontivy | 182 km | Stage 3 |
4 | Flat | Tue 06/29/2021 | Redon > Fougères | 152 km | Stage 4 |
5 | Individual time-trial | Wed 06/30/2021 | Changé > Laval Espace Mayenne | 27 km | Stage 5 |
6 | Flat | Thu 07/01/2021 | Tours > Châteauroux | 144 km | Stage 6 |
7 | Hilly | Fri 07/02/2021 | Vierzon > Le Creusot | 248 km | Stage 7 |
8 | Mountain | Sat 07/03/2021 | Oyonnax > Le Grand-Bornand | 151 km | Stage 8 |
9 | Mountain | Sun 07/04/2021 | Cluses > Tignes | 145 km | Stage 9 |
- | Rest Day | Mon 07/05/2021 | Tignes | Rest 1 | |
10 | Flat | Tue 07/06/2021 | Albertville > Valence | 186 km | Stage 10 |
11 | Mountain | Wed 07/07/2021 | Sorgues > Malaucène | 199 km | Stage 11 |
12 | Flat | Thu 07/08/2021 | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Nîmes | 161 km | Stage 12 |
13 | Flat | Fri 07/09/2021 | Nîmes > Carcassonne | 220 km | Stage 13 |
14 | Hilly | Sat 07/10/2021 | Carcassonne > Quillan | 184 km | Stage 14 |
15 | Mountain | Sun 07/11/2021 | Céret > Andorre-la-Vieille | 192 km | Stage 15 |
- | Rest Day | Mon 07/12/2021 | Andorre | Rest 2 | |
16 | Hilly | Tue 07/13/2021 | Pas de la Case > Saint-Gaudens | 169 km | Stage 16 |
17 | Mountain | Wed 07/14/2021 | Muret > Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet | 178 km | Stage 17 |
18 | Mountain | Thu 07/15/2021 | Pau > Luz Ardiden | 130 km | Stage 18 |
19 | Flat | Fri 07/16/2021 | Mourenx > Libourne | 203 km | Stage 19 |
20 | Individual time-trial | Sat 07/17/2021 | Libourne > Saint-Emilion | 31 km | Stage 20 |
21 | Flat | Sun 07/18/2021 | Chatou > Paris Champs-Élysées | 112 km | Stage 21 |
MAP
France and Principality of Andorra will be on the menu of the 108th edition of the Tour. In France, 9 regions and 31 departments will be visited.
STAGES
- 8 flat stages
- 5 hilly stages
- 6 mountain stages with 3 finishes at altitude (Tignes, Saint-Lary-Soulan col du Portet, Luz Ardiden)
- 2 individual time-trial stages
- 2 rest days
- Stage 8 Vierzon > Le Creusot, 248 kms, will be the longest of the Tour since 2000 (Belfort > Troyes, 254,5 kms)
TIME-TRIAL
In 2021, there will be two individual timetrial stages which hadn’t occurred since 2017. Their total distance will be 58 kms, 27 kms between Changé and Laval Espace Mayenne on stage 5 and 31 kms between Libourne and Saint-Émilion on the occasion of stage 20.
NOVELTIES
10 new stage cities or sites sites will appear on the map of the 2021 Tour on a total of 39:
- Landerneau (finish stage 1)
- Pontivy (finish stage 3)
- Changé (start stage 5)
- Vierzon (start stage 7)
- Sorgues (start stage 11)
- Malaucène (finish stage 11)
- Quillan (finish stage 14)
- Céret (start stage 15)
- Pas de la Case (start stage 16)
- Chatou (start stage 21)
MOUNTAIN RANGES
The Armorican mountains will get the ball rolling as soon as the Grand Départ in Brittany. Will then follow: the Massif Central, the Alps and the Pyrenees.
There will also be a first ever climb in the Morvan, le Signal d’Uchon.
BONUS SECONDS
They will distributed at the finish of each normal stage allowing the first three riders to gain 10, 6 and 4 seconds.
BONUS POINTS
They will be given at the summits of the 6 following climbs situated at strategic places of the course and will allow the first three riders to gain 8, 5 and 2 seconds (under the approval of the
Union cycliste internationale).
- Stage 2: Mûr-de-Bretagne, first passage
- Stage 7: Signal d’Uchon
- Stage 8: Col de la Colombière
- Stage 11: Mont Ventoux, second passage
- Stage 14: Col de Saint-Louis
- Stage 15: Col de Beixalis
These bonus points will have no incidence on the points classification.
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