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In 2026, amateur cyclists from around the world will once again have the chance to ride a stage of next year\u2019s Tour de France under the same closed-road conditions as, presumably, Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard, who between them have won the last six Tours.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On Sunday, July 19, riders participating in the 34th edition of L\u2019\u00c9tape du Tour de France will tackle nothing less than the race\u2019s queen stage \u2014 Stage 20 \u2014 171 km from Bourg-d’Oisans to the top of Alpe d’Huez. The more than 5,400 m of altitude gained includes such legendary climbs as the Col de la Croix de Fer (24 km @ 5.2%), the Col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe (11.9 km @ 7.1%), and the Col du Galibier (17.7 km @ 6.9%). However, Alpe d\u2019Huez<\/a> will be climbed from a different side than usual and not from its foot. Rather, it will be tackled after the Col de Sarenne (12.9 km @ 7.3%) and consists of a relatively small bump in the road (3.8 km @ 6.1%). But the view from the top will be the same.<\/p>\n

Some 16,000 riders are expected to participate \u2014 quite an increase over the 1,700 who took part in the first edition on July 11, 1993. That L\u2019\u00c9tape went from Tarbes to Pau in the Pyrenees, covered 208 kilometers, and included an ascent of the Col du Tourmalet. Interestingly, the winner of that first edition, Christophe Rinero, went on to become a professional rider and finished fourth in the 1998 Tour de France.<\/p>\n

In 2011 and 2012, the event was a two-day affair. The 2017 L\u2019\u00c9tape was won by Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen (yes, the Jonas Abrahamsen who now rides for the newly promoted all-Scandinavian Uno-X Mobility). In fact, over the years, a number of future and past professional riders have participated, including Thierry Bourguignon (1995), Greg LeMond and \u00c9ric Boyer (2000), Miguel Indur\u00e1in<\/a> and Abraham Olano (2003), and Victor Lafay (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), who won the 2018 L\u2019\u00c9tape and has since won a stage of both the Tour and the Giro d\u2019Italia.<\/p>\n

It will be a difficult slog, especially \u2014 as has often been the case \u2014 if it is hot. It is therefore imperative that you come to the event in the best form of your life. To that end, you will have to present a sports license or a medical certificate stating that there are no contraindications to the practice of competitive cycling, or a \u201cModule Sant\u00e9\u201d certificate, to be uploaded on the Timeto platform. For more specific regulations, see here.<\/a><\/p>\n

While there is no time limit for finishing, a \u201ctime vehicle\u201d will follow the trailing riders, who must drop out of the contest if it overtakes them. If you\u2019re an amateur cyclist with ambitions to move up, this event is a must \u2014 not only to measure how you are doing compared to other riders, but also for the sheer experience of racing in a Tour de France stage. Registration for the event begins on Monday, November 3, at 2 p.m. French time here.<\/a><\/p>\n

For those riders who are interested in participating in such an event but can\u2019t make it to France for one reason or another, the Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.), which organizes L\u2019\u00c9tape du Tour de France (and, of course, the Tour de France), has agreements with local partner organizations such as Kolo pro \u017eivot, z.s. in the Czech Republic to hold similar races on local circuits. Go HERE to find out about the more than 30 races in the L\u2019\u00c9tape series of events. For example, L\u2019\u00c9tape Greece takes place on April 4 in Sparta, while L\u2019\u00c9tape Serra Negra will be held on June 27 in Serra Negra, Brazil.<\/p>\n

In addition, for the second year in a row, there will also be an edition of L\u2019\u00c9tape du Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, which will be held on August 6 and will consist of a 120 km course from Vaison-la-Romaine to the summit of Mont Ventoux (15.7 km @ 8.8%), comprising about 3,000 meters of altitude gained. For more information, read here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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