THE ROUTE
The 2018 l’Étape du Tour took riders over the same route as Stage 10, from Annecy
to Le Grand-Bornand in the Alps. The 169km challenge included climbs up the
Col de la Croix-Fry, the Plateau des Glières, the Col de Romme and the Col de la
Colombière, the highest point of the stage at 1 613m.
Now in its 29th year, the popular l’Étape du Tour allows amateur cyclists to tackle a stage
on the Tour de France route. The 2019 edition takes place on Sunday 21 July and will see
a sold-out field ride Stage 20 from Albertville to Val Thorens six days before the peloton
arrives. The 130km route incorporates three Alpine passes and a high-altitude finish…
4 450m of vertical
elevation gain
2 365m altitude
at Val Thorens finish
16 000 riders
of 71 nationalities
43.7 years is the
average age of the riders
1 000 volunteers and
240 security staff
2 0 1 9 TO U R D E FR ANCE
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