 This
years Tour
de France starting on the 7th July 2007 makes its way first into the
Alps on Saturday 14th July: The Tour de France enters through the
gateway to the Alps, the town of Le Grand Bornand on Saturday and spends
its first rest day in Tignes on Monday 16th.
Saturday 14th July - Tour de France Stage 7
: Bourg-en-Bresse > Le Grand-Bornand (197.5 km)
The first mountain stage and the start of the real difficulties for the
peloton. The first kilometres through Ain will be a sturdy, but gradual,
introduction for the riders, before they tackle the Alps and the first
real mountain pass of the Tour, the Col de la Colombière (16 km
at 6.7%), lying 15 kilometres from the finish line. Those who are looking
for overall victory may start to reveal themselves here.
Sunday 15th July - Tour de France Stage 8:
Le Grand-Bornand > Tignes (165 km)
This will be a short but very tense stage. From the outset, the peloton
will have to pass a first small hill before, from 75 kilometres out, tackling
the Cormet de Roseland (19 km at 6%), the Montée de Hauteville
- the start of the Col du Petit Saint-Bernard - and the climb up to Tignes
(18 km at 5.5%) for a very difficult finish. By the evening in Tignes,
the favourites will have made themselves known."
Monday 16th July - Rest Day - Tignes
Tuesday 17th July - Tour de France Stage 9:
Val-d’Isère > Briançon (159.5 km)
The riders will make a cold start to the climb up to the Col de l’Iseran
(15 km at 6%), followed by Télégraphe - Galibier (12 km
at 6.7% and 17.5 km at 7%). One thing is certain, the front runners will
be very present, and the others will find the going hard."
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