Cycling Weekly Tour De France 2007


Tour Home Routes & Stages Teams & Riders News & Results Stage Highlight Videos Tour History Videos Tour De France Masks About the Tour Cycling Weekly Home	TOUR DE FRANCE 2007: STAGES STAGE ONE Compiled by Edward Pickering, Nigel Wynn When: Sunday, July 8 Where: London-Canterbury Length: 203km DESCRIPTION The race starts with a neutralised ride from Tower Bridge, all set for photogenic shots of the peloton and London in the background, to the official start in Greenwich. The route will follow the course of the London marathon in reverse as far as Woolwich, and then heads out for an unchallenging day in the Kent countryside before hitting Canterbury. Three fourth-category climbs will give one clever rider a few days in the polka-dot jersey. It's a stage for the sprinters, though... perhaps even a British one. CW STAGE RATING Scenery: 10/10 Difficulty: 2/10 Impact on overall: 1/10 ROUTE DETAILS Km, Location, ETA, Feature 0, LONDON TOWER BRIDGE, 10:20, START 27.5, Gravesend, 11:39, Town 46.5, Gillingham, 12:06, Sprint 67.5, Maidstone, 12:36, Town 76, Teston, 12:49, Sprint 94.5, Southborough Hill, 13:14, Climb cat 4 97, Royal Tunbridge Wells, 13:19, Feed zone 121, Goudhurst, 13:53, Climb cat 4 140.5, Tenterden, 14:21, Sprint 159.5, Ashford, 14:48, Town 183, Farthing Common, 15:21, Climb cat 4 203, CANTERBURY, 15:50, FINISH TOUR DE FRANCE 2007: STAGES Saturday July 7, Prologue, London, 7.9km Sunday July 8, Stage 1, London-Canterbury, 203km Monday July 9, Stage 2, Dunkirk-Ghent, 167km Tuesday July 10, Stage 3, Waregem-Compiegne, 236km Wednesday July 11, Stage 4, Vilers-cotterets-Joigny, 190km Thursday July 12, Stage 5, Chablis-Auten, 184km Friday July 13, Stage 6, Semur-en-Auxois-Bourg-en-Bresse, 200km Saturday July 14, Stage 7, Bourg-en-Bresse-Le Grand-Bornand, 197km Sunday July 15, Stage 8, Le Grand-Bornand-Tignes, 165km Monday July 16, Rest Day Tuesday July 17, Stage 9, Val-d'Isere-Briancon, 161km Wednesday July 18, Stage 10, Tallard-Marseille, 229km Thursday July 19, Stage 11, Marseille-Montpellier, 180km Friday July 20, Stage 12, Montpellier-Castres, 179km Saturday July 21, Stage 13, Albi-Albi, 54km ITT Sunday July 22, Stage 14, Mazamet-Plateau-de-Beille, 197km Monday July 23, Stage 15, Foix-Loudenvielle-Le Louron, 196km Tuesday July 24, Rest day Wednesday July 25, Stage 16, Orthez-Col d'Aubisque, 218km Thursday July 26, Stage 17, Pau-Castelsarrasin, 188km Friday July 27, Stage 18, Cahors-Angouleme, 210km Saturday July 28, Stage 19, Cognac-Angouleme, 55km ITT Sunday July 28, Stage 20, Marcoussis-Champs-ƒlysees, 130km TOTAL: 3,550km Terms & Conditions \| Privacy Policy \| © Copyright IPC Media Ltd, all rights reserved.

TOUR DE FRANCE 2007: STAGES

STAGE ONE
Compiled by Edward Pickering, Nigel Wynn

When: Sunday, July 8
Where: London-Canterbury
Length: 203km

DESCRIPTION
The race starts with a neutralised ride from Tower Bridge, all set for photogenic shots of the peloton and London in the background, to the official start in Greenwich. The route will follow the course of the London marathon in reverse as far as Woolwich, and then heads out for an unchallenging day in the Kent countryside before hitting Canterbury.
Three fourth-category climbs will give one clever rider a few days in the polka-dot jersey. It's a stage for the sprinters, though... perhaps even a British one.
CW STAGE RATING
Scenery: 10/10
Difficulty: 2/10
Impact on overall: 1/10

ROUTE DETAILS
Km, Location, ETA, Feature
0, LONDON TOWER BRIDGE, 10:20, START
27.5, Gravesend, 11:39, Town
46.5, Gillingham, 12:06, Sprint
67.5, Maidstone, 12:36, Town
76, Teston, 12:49, Sprint
94.5, Southborough Hill, 13:14, Climb cat 4
97, Royal Tunbridge Wells, 13:19, Feed zone
121, Goudhurst, 13:53, Climb cat 4
140.5, Tenterden, 14:21, Sprint
159.5, Ashford, 14:48, Town
183, Farthing Common, 15:21, Climb cat 4
203, CANTERBURY, 15:50, FINISH

TOUR DE FRANCE 2007: STAGES

Saturday July 7, Prologue, London, 7.9km
Sunday July 8, Stage 1, London-Canterbury, 203km
Monday July 9, Stage 2, Dunkirk-Ghent, 167km
Tuesday July 10, Stage 3, Waregem-Compiegne, 236km
Wednesday July 11, Stage 4, Vilers-cotterets-Joigny, 190km
Thursday July 12, Stage 5, Chablis-Auten, 184km
Friday July 13, Stage 6, Semur-en-Auxois-Bourg-en-Bresse, 200km
Saturday July 14, Stage 7, Bourg-en-Bresse-Le Grand-Bornand, 197km
Sunday July 15, Stage 8, Le Grand-Bornand-Tignes, 165km
Monday July 16, Rest Day
Tuesday July 17, Stage 9, Val-d'Isere-Briancon, 161km
Wednesday July 18, Stage 10, Tallard-Marseille, 229km
Thursday July 19, Stage 11, Marseille-Montpellier, 180km
Friday July 20, Stage 12, Montpellier-Castres, 179km
Saturday July 21, Stage 13, Albi-Albi, 54km ITT
Sunday July 22, Stage 14, Mazamet-Plateau-de-Beille, 197km
Monday July 23, Stage 15, Foix-Loudenvielle-Le Louron, 196km
Tuesday July 24, Rest day
Wednesday July 25, Stage 16, Orthez-Col d'Aubisque, 218km
Thursday July 26, Stage 17, Pau-Castelsarrasin, 188km
Friday July 27, Stage 18, Cahors-Angouleme, 210km
Saturday July 28, Stage 19, Cognac-Angouleme, 55km ITT
Sunday July 28, Stage 20, Marcoussis-Champs-ƒlysees, 130km
TOTAL: 3,550km

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