These stages have the following profiles:
10 flat stages, 6 mountain stages and 4 summit finishes, 3 medium mountain stages, 1 individual time-trial stage (42.5 km). 1 team time-trial stage (23 km). Distinctive aspects of the race le Galibier climbed twice, 2 rest days, 23 level 2, 1 or highest level mountain passes or summit finishes, no bonuses will be awarded during the intermediate sprints and stage finishes.
Blaye-les-Mines, Cap Fréhel, Carhaix, Carmaux, Cugnaux, Galibier Serre-Chevalier, Limoux, Modane - Valfréjus, Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers, Mûr-de-Bretagne, Olonne-sur-Mer, Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts, Pinerolo (Italie), Redon, Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
The Tour de France’s cyclists first climbed the Col du Galibier in 1911.
To mark this hundredth anniversary in the appropriate way, in 2011, the Galibier will be climbed twice after an interval of 24 hours. The finish of the18 th stage will be judged at the summit, which will be the highest finish in the Tour’s history, at an altitude of 2, 645 metres.
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