Tour de France Magazine 2019 | Page 121

THE STAGES STAGE 14 TARBES > TOURMALET BARÈGES Saturday 20 July • 117.5km • Mountains ASSEMBLY 13:25 at Place Marcadieu NEUTRAL START 13:30 at Place Marcadieu ACTUAL START 13:45 at D93, 7.9km from assembly point Caravan Peloton 11:30 11:45 11:47 11:51 13:30 13:45 13:47 13:51 12:01 12:11 12:16 12:23 12:27 12:31 12:33 12:40 12:46 14:00 14:10 14:14 14:21 14:25 14:29 14:31 14:38 14:44 12:57 12:57 13:04 13:30 13:40 13:41 13:47 13:50 13:54 13:57 14:03 14:03 14:13 14:18 14:19 14:20 14:23 14:37 14:48 14:59 14:53 14:53 15:00 15:24 15:33 15:34 15:40 15:43 15:47 15:50 15:55 15:56 16:05 16:10 16:10 16:12 16:15 16:28 16:39 16:49 15:13 17:02 Step back in time: The Pyrenees were first tackled on the 1910 Tour. Despite his courage, future winner Octave Lapize had to walk up the final stretch on the Col du Tourmalet. Neutral start Actual start Cat. 4 Cat. 1 Sprint 21 31,5 38 18 25,5 48 60,5 68 76 86 51,5 70,5 79,5 88 98,5 4 11,5 HC Tourmalet - Col du Tourmalet - Souvenir Jacques Goddet (2 115 m) / Arrival 117.5 0 Completed HAUTES-PYRÉNÉES (65) VC Tarbes (VC-D264) 117.5 0 D93 Tarbes 116 1.5 Azereix 113.5 4 Ossun (D93-D936) PYRÉNÉES-ATLANTIQUES (64) 106 11.5 D936 Pontacq 99.5 18 Côte de Labatmale 96.5 21 Bénéjacq 92 25.5 D938 Coarraze 88.5 29 Igon (D938-D937-D35) 86 31.5 D35 Asson (D35-D626-D126) 84.5 33 D126 Bat Baches 79.5 38 Arthez-d'Asson 75.5 42 Pont de L'Arressec HAUTES-PYRÉNÉES (65) 68.5 49 Ferrières 68.5 49 Hougarou 66 51.5 Arbéost 57 60.5 Col du Soulor (1 474 m) (D126-D918) 49.5 68 D918 Arrens (Arrens-Marsous) 48.5 69 Marsous (Arrens-Marsous) 44 73.5 Les Prades (Arcizans Dessus) 41.5 76 Arras-en-Lavedan 38 79.5 Argelès-Gazost (D918-D921) 36 81.5 D921 Lau-Balagnas 31.5 86 Pierrefitte-Nestalas 31 86.5 Soulom 23 94.5 Larise (Saligos) 19 98.5 Esquièze-Sère 19 98.5 Luz-Saint-Sauveur (D921-D918) 18.5 99 D918 Esterre 17.5 100 Lonquere Glarets (Viella) 12.5 105 Barèges 8.5 109 Tournaboup 5 112.5 Super-Barèges To ride When we revealed the route of this 106th edition, we described it as the ‘Tour of high peaks’. This is the first of those high peaks as the finish is on the Col du Tourmalet, at an altitude of 2 115m above sea level! It’s a 19km climb following on from the ascent of the Soulor. Inevitably, the authentic contenders will emerge, especially on a stage that at only 117.5km, is very short. That should provide plenty of stimulation, as well as lots of thought about the strategy that needs to be employed. I can well imagine specialist climbers being sent ahead on the Soulor in order to provide support for their leaders later on. Then the big guns will join the battle. TIMETABLE THE CONTENDERS WILL HAVE TO BE SMART KILOMETRES 105 FINISH LINE D918, Col du Tourmalet, after a climb of 18.9km at 7.4 %. Width: 5m. 2 0 1 9 TO U R D E FR ANCE | 121