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| July 23, 2008 |
The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) Stage 17 is on Wednesday 23 July 2008 and starts from Embrun (05 Hautes-Alpes, Provence), and runs for 210.5 km up some of the most testing mountain passes in France such as the Col de la Galibier (73 Savoie, Rhone-Alpes) to finish on the punishing climb to Alpe d’Huez (38 Isere, Rhone-Alpes)!
For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/
For details of coverage on ITV see www.itv.com
| July 20, 2008 |
The Tour de France 2008 (21 stages, 3500 km) Stage 15 is on Sunday 20 July 2008 and starts from Embrun (05 Hautes Alpes, Provence) and runs for 185 km through the Alps to finish in Prato Nevoso, Italy
For more on the Tour de France 2008 see www.letour.fr/
For details of coverage on ITV see www.itv.com
Tallard (05 Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) to Marseille (13 Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) - a relatively easy day(!?) coming down from the Alpes to the coast - through the heart of the Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AC region. The route will pass through Rians (83 Var, Provence) the home of Chateau Vignelaure one of the most respected winemakers in the region.
For more info on the Tour de France 2007 see www.letour.fr or UK Eurosport where there are some good interactive maps of the route.
Val d’Isère (73 Savoie, Rhône-Alpes) to Briancon (05 Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) - after a well-deserved rest day on Monday, the agony continues through the Alps with another Category 1 climb and two Hors Categorie - so steep and challenging that they are outside the normal classification.
For more info on the Tour de France 2007 see www.letour.fr or UK Eurosport where there are some good interactive maps of the route.
