{"id":175765,"date":"2019-10-16T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T13:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=175765"},"modified":"2019-11-21T08:12:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T08:12:57","slug":"explore-the-2020-tour-de-france-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/10\/16\/explore-the-2020-tour-de-france-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore the 2020 Tour de France Route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From Nice to Paris, the course of the 2020 Tour de France will never leave the French borders. It will feature the Alps, the Massif Central, the Pyrenees, the Jura and the Vosges. There will be four new climbs: Col de la Lusette and Suc au May in the Massif Central, Col de la Hourc\u00e8re in the Pyrenees and Col de la Loze in the Alps, featuring Col de la Madeleine and its sinuous road. There will be only one time trial, an individual one. And it will take place on the penultimate stage from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles, covering a distance of 36 kilometres. All in all, the route looks like one that will be hard to keep under control for the likes of Ineos and Jumbo-Visma. We can\u2019t wait for it all to start!<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/10\/2020-Tour-Route.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175767\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2019\/10\/2020-Tour-Route.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1740\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Stage one, June 27: Nice to Nice (170km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: A rather unfamiliar format, perfect for a great popular show: three loops in the hinterland of Nice, including one to be covered twice, giving the spectators an opportunity to see the pack go by throughout the day before possibly witnessing the first act of the great battle between the sprinters. A bunched sprint is indeed expected at the end of the long final straight on the Promenade des Anglais.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage two, June 28: Nice to Nice (190km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme:\u00a0The sprinter having captured the Yellow Jersey the previous day will be in a tricky situation as soon as the climb up to the Col de la Colmiane and will then have to face the steep turns heading to the Col de Turini and eventually head up to the Col d\u2019Eze. A mountain stage with two passages at over 1,500m as soon as the second day of the race, that\u2019s a grande premi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage three, June 29: Nice to Sisteron (198km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The riders might be inspired by the perfumes of Grasse as they leave the Nice area. They will then ride along the Route Napol\u00e9on with far less obstacles than the ones witnessed by the Emperor after returning from exile on the Island of Elba. The flat final part as we get closer to the Sisteron Citadel shouldn\u2019t trouble the plans of the sprinters\u2019 teams.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage four, June 30: Sisteron to Oci\u00e8res-Merlette (157km) \u2013 summit finish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: An altitude finish as early on the Tour is extremely rare. The Grand D\u00e9part in Nice allows the race to evolve rapidly in the spectacular scenery of Hautes-Alpes. The day\u2019s program with a first hilly excursion in the D\u00e9voluy mountains isn\u2019t made to split the pack too much. But the final climb to Orci\u00e8res-Merlette, 1 800 metres high, should give some precious information on the state of form of the favourites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf99 &quot;De nombreuses opportunit\u00e9s pour ceux qui visent le classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.&quot; Le quadruple vainqueur du Tour <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chrisfroome<\/a> s&#39;attend \u00e0 une course ouverte ! <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0a \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Chris Froome predicts a difficult but open <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDF2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDF2020<\/a>. Here is what he had to say. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Aplx4zoqN8\">pic.twitter.com\/Aplx4zoqN8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tour de France\u2122 (@LeTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeTour\/status\/1184146917833359360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Stage five, July 1: Gap to Privas (183km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The journey through Provence will take the riders on the lands of olive trees as they go past Nyons and then to the kingdom of \u201cnougat\u201d in the city of Mont\u00e9limar. But once in the Rhone Valley, the cycling speciality really is the bunched sprint. At the end of an uphill false-flat road on several kilometres, the one in Privas will concern the finest of specialists.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage six, July 2: Le Teil to Mont Aigoual (191km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The finish at the Mont Aigoual will be situated on a vast \u201cplateau\u201d on the borders of the Gard and Loz\u00e8re departments, The steepness of the road to reach it will give the day quite some excitement especially after taking on the climb to the Col de la Lusette after leaving Le Vigan. At the summit, around 15 kilometres will still have to be covered to the get to the finish line. A day when the favourites will have to remain extra focused.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage seven, July 3: Millau to Lavaur (168km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: In the areas of Aveyron and Tarn where one doesn\u2019t quite know what \u201cflat\u201d means, the roads are never easy. Other than the hilly course, before visiting Castres, the plans of the sprinters\u2019 teams could be troubled by the wind that can be very strong in the region.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage eight, July 4: Caz\u00e8res to Loudenvielle (140km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The first Pyrenees stage was designed on a course that will be both dynamic and demanding. In less than 100 kilometres, the riders will have to reach the Col de Ment\u00e9 followed by the Port de Bal\u00e8s and the Col de Peyresourde. A fine downhiller could then have the opportunity to make a difference on a descent of around ten kilometres to the finish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf99 &quot;It&#39;s a course suited to attackers, and also appealing to the fans.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf99 &quot;C&#39;est un parcours qui donne envie d&#39;attaquer, et au public de suivre la course.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0a\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eganbernal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Eganbernal<\/a> comparte sus sensaciones sobre este recorrido. \u2b07 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bC3vRwKAMU\">pic.twitter.com\/bC3vRwKAMU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tour de France\u2122 (@LeTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeTour\/status\/1184151953653358592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Stage nine, July 5: Pau to Laruns (154km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The mountainous program of the day starts with the discovery of the Col de la Hourc\u00e8re which will immediately precede the climb to the Col de Soudet. For the seventh time since the beginning of the Tour, the riders will ride at an altitude of over 1,500m. They will then battle it out on the extremely steep climb up to the Col de Marie Blanque before heading back down to Laruns.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 10, July 7: \u00cele d\u2019Ol\u00e9ron to \u00cele de R\u00e9 (170km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: Two islands linked by a stage of the Tour, that\u2019s already a first for the peloton that will find it hard to make it bunched to Saint-Martin-de-R\u00e9. The stage will be marked by the Vauban buildings in Royan, Rochefort or La Rochelle, but also by a course mainly set by the sea\u2026 and the crossing of marshlands swept by wind.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 11, July 8: Ch\u00e2telaillon-Plage to Poitiers (167km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The Tour bids farewell to the ocean. The 2020 Tour leaves the coast and enters the deeper French territory through the marshlands of Poitou. The scene is set for a bunched sprint in Poitiers with a final 1.5-km straight that could suit Arnaud D\u00e9mare, winner in that town of his for French National champion\u2019s jersey back in 2014.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 12, July 9: Chauvigny to Sarran (218km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The longest stage of the 2020 Tour will first take the riders on the roads of the Vienne and Haute-Vienne areas. But it\u2019ll be in Corr\u00e8ze that the most ambitious could give it a go on the final difficulty, the Suc au May that shows up on the course when the legs will be heavy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf99&quot;On the final Friday, we will still not know who will take home the Yellow Jersey.&quot; Thibaut Pinot gives his thoughts on the route of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDF2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDF2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>La difficult\u00e9 du parcours, le chrono final \u00e0 domicile, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThibautPinot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ThibautPinot<\/a> revient en vid\u00e9o sur ce que ce <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDF2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDF2020<\/a> lui inspire. \u2b07 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q17f4q8r9D\">pic.twitter.com\/Q17f4q8r9D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tour de France\u2122 (@LeTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeTour\/status\/1184141884676984833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Stage 13, July 10: Ch\u00e2tel-Guyon to Puy Mary (191km) \u2013 summit finish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The journey through the Massif Central will for the first time finish at the Puy Mary and will feature the biggest elevation gain of the 2020 Tour with a total of 4,400 metres of climbing. Before taking on the final climb, the riders will have to deal with the Col de Ceyssat and the Col de Neronne. The favourites will need to be at their very best.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 14, July 11: Clermont Ferrand to Lyon (197km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: As required in the tradition of the \u201cbouchons lyonnais\u201d (typical Lyon restaurants), the menu will be dense and promises a battle between the breakaway specialists, the climbers and the sprinters. First on the Monts du Forez where the riders will have to go up to the Col du B\u00e9al, and then mainly on the urban course of close to 15 kilometres in Lyon including three climbs: the C\u00f4te de la Duch\u00e8re, followed by the Mont\u00e9e de l\u2019Observance and finally the C\u00f4te de la Croix-Rousse just five kilometres before reaching the finish line.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 15, July 12: Lyon to Grand Colombier (175km) \u2013 summit finish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: \u201cAt last\u201d might say the relieved enthusiasts of what is also known as the \u201cBugey pyramid\u201d who had been requiring a summit finish there for quite some time. And it\u2019ll almost be an entire climb of the Grand Colombier that will be organised for this 15th stage with indeed three of the four access roads covered. The final climb of the mountain, the one where it won\u2019t be possible to hide will start in Culoz. The battle promises to be intense on the eve of the second rest day!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 16, July 14: La Tour-du-Pin to Villard-de-Lans (164km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: La Chartreuse area could inspire the many breakaway experts if they feel ready enough to battle it out on the climb up the Col de Porte. The mountains of Vercors also offer all the ingredients of a tricky stage. A similar cocktail to the one offered in Villard-de-Lans in 1987 that had left a bad taste in the mouth of Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Bernard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf99 &quot;It will be a real spectacle. We don&#39;t often see stages as hard as these so early in the Tour.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alafpolak1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alafpolak1<\/a> reflects on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TDF2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TDF2020<\/a> course.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0a\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 La r\u00e9action de Julian Alaphilippe en Fran\u00e7ais en vid\u00e9o ci-dessous. \u2b07 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/garbecHetR\">pic.twitter.com\/garbecHetR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tour de France\u2122 (@LeTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeTour\/status\/1184135838264901632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Stage 17, July 15: Grenoble to M\u00e9ribel \u2013\u00a0Col de la Loze (168km) \u2013 summit finish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: Only a great champion will be able to win at the Col de la Loze! The stage profile invites the favourites of the Tour to be audacious. They don\u2019t yet know the road that will take them on that day to the Col de la Madeleine and have no idea of what to expect once in the resort of M\u00e9ribel. They\u2019ll still have an extra 7 irregular kilometres to climb with several passages at over 20%.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 18, July 16: M\u00e9ribel to La Roche-sur-Foron (168m)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The course of the day is made for the most enduring climbers. Indeed over 4,000m of climbing will be on the menu. In the following order, the peloton will head up to the Cormet de Roselend, then the Col des Saisies followed by Les Aravis and finally the Plateau des Gli\u00e8res, a key location of the French Resistance, before continuing towards La Roche-sur-Foron.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 19, July 17: Bourg-en-Bresse to Champagnole (160km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: Two days before the end of the race, the title and podium contenders might have the freedom to start focusing on the challenge that awaits the following day. It\u2019ll therefore be up to the sprinters having survived the Alps to seize this opportunity to shine. The finish is really made for strong men.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 20, July 18: Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles (ITT) (36km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: The end of Tour time-trials are the less predictable of the discipline. They\u2019re even less when the course on the menu is an uphill climb like the one to La Planche-des-Belles-Filles, 5.9kms long at an average of 8.5%. If the gaps are small, the positions on the podium could dramatically change.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 21, July 19: Mantes-La-Jolie to Paris (Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es) (122km)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Christian Prudhomme: Emotions run high on the final stage of the Tour. Light hearted in the first part of the race when time has come to celebrate and congratulate one another with sometimes a sip of champagne. Then comes the pleasure of re-discovering every year the \u00cele-de-France area and Paris of course. Finally there are the shivers, the flower bouquet on the Champs-\u1ebalys\u00e9es indeed remains one of the most coveted on the sprinting planet. Unless\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Nice to Paris, the course of the 2020 Tour de France will never leave the French borders. 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