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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
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.
A truly punishing day in the Alpes with no less than 3 of the steepest Category 1 climbs running from Le Grand Bornand (74 Haut-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes) to Tignes (73 Savoie, Rhône-Alpes)
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.
The number of budget airline routes to France from the UK is continuing to grow, as is the number of French destinations - no longer restricted to the major cities. This really does open up some of the less well-known parts of France.
The list below shows the extent of the coverage - and this excludes flights to Paris which are available from most local airports. Some flights are seasonal, so please check with the airline for timetables and availability.
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