2015 Tour de France
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| 2015 UCI World Tour | |
|---|---|
 Route of the 102nd Tour de France | |
| Race details | |
| Dates | 4 July 2015–26 July 2015 |
| Stages | 21 |
| Distance | 3,344[1] km (2,078 mi) |
The 2015 Tour de France will be the 102nd edition of the Tour de France. It is scheduled to start in Utrecht, Netherlands, on 4 July 2015.[2]
It will be the sixth time the Tour de France starts in the Netherlands, after 1954 (Amsterdam), 1973 (Scheveningen), 1978 (Leiden), 1996 ('s-Hertogenbosch) and 2010 (Rotterdam). This is a record for a country that has no direct border with France.
Route and stages
The first stage was announced on 28 November 2013[3] whilst the second and start of the third stage were confirmed on 24 May 2014. The remainder of the Tour was announced on 22 October 2014 during the official route presentation at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 July | Utrecht – Utrecht see route |
14 km (9 mi) | 
|
Individual time trial | ||
| 2 | 5 July | Utrecht – Neeltje Jans see route |
166 km (103 mi) | 
|
Flat stage | ||
| 3 | 6 July | Antwerp – Huy |
154 km (96 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 4 | 7 July | Seraing – Cambrai |
221 km (137 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 5 | 8 July | Arras – Amiens |
189 km (117 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 6 | 9 July | Abbeville – Le Havre |
191 km (119 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 7 | 10 July | Livarot – Fougères |
190 km (118 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 8 | 11 July | Rennes – Mûr-de-Bretagne |
179 km (111 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 9 | 12 July | Vannes – Plumelec |
28 km (17 mi) |
|
Team time trial | ||
| 13 July | Rest day | ||||||
| 10 | 14 July | Tarbes – La Pierre Saint Martin |
167 km (104 mi) | 
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 11 | 15 July | Pau – Cauterets |
188 km (117 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 12 | 16 July | Lannemezan – Plateau de Beille |
195 km (121 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 13 | 17 July | Muret – Rodez |
200 km (124 mi) | 
|
Medium-mountain stage | ||
| 14 | 18 July | Rodez – Mende |
178 km (111 mi) |
|
Medium-mountain stage | ||
| 15 | 19 July | Mende – Valence |
182 km (113 mi) |
|
Medium-mountain stage | ||
| 16 | 20 July | Bourg-de-Péage – Gap |
201 km (125 mi) |
|
Medium-mountain stage | ||
| 21 July | Rest day | ||||||
| 17 | 22 July | Digne-les-Bains – Pra Loup |
161 km (100 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 18 | 23 July | Gap – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
185 km (115 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 19 | 24 July | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – La Toussuire |
138 km (86 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 20 | 25 July | Modane – Alpe d'Huez |
110 km (68 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 21 | 26 July | Sèvres – Paris |
107 km (66 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
Stage 1
The Tour will start with an individual time trial over 13.7 km (9 mi) with the start and the finish at the Jaarbeurs, Utrecht on 4 July. Due to the length of the time trial it is not called a prologue but stage 1.[3]
Stage 2
The second stage starts in Utrecht. The riders will ride underneath the Dom Tower and then go to De Meern.[3] The finish is on Neeltje Jans, an artificial island in the province of Zeeland.[4]
Stage 3
The third stage moves the tour to Belgium as it starts in Antwerp and ends in Huy.[5]
References
- ^ "Tour de France 2015". TDF. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Tour de France 2015 to start in Utrecht
- ^ a b c "Tour de France start met tijdrit dertien kilometer" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Tweede etappe Tour 2015 finisht op Neeltje Jans" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Tour de France 2015 : de l'eau, et du diamant" (in French). letour.fr. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
External links
- Official site
- The route of stage 1 Official Tour de France Twitter account
