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TOUR DE FRANCE 2007: STAGES
STAGE 15
Compiled by Edward Pickering, Nigel Wynn
When: Monday, July 23
Where: Foix-Loudenville
Length: 196km
DESCRIPTION
There are mountains in every direction, we are in the heart of the Pyrenees.
It's going to be a horrible day for the riders, with five classified climbs.
Things get interesting in the final 50km, with the Port de Bales climb,
paved especially for the race. The last 10km are close to nine per cent.
More hell awaits down the other side, in the form of the first-category
Col de Peyresourde. The final 12km are downhill to Loudenville, but by
now the damage has been done.
If anyone needs mountain points, then this is where they will be looking
to win them. Mountain stages this late in the race are often won by climbers
who are well down in the overall classification.
CW STAGE RATING
Scenery: 10/10
Difficulty: 10/10
Impact on overall: 10/10
ROUTE DETAILS
Km, Location, ETA, Feature
0, FOIX, 11:15, START
27.5,
Col de Port, 12:24, Climb cat 2
68, Saint Girons, 13:23, Sprint
85.5, Aucazein, 13:54, Feed zone
98.5, Col de Portet d'Aspet, 14:22, Climb cat 2
114, Col de Mentee, 14:53, Climb cat 1
127, Marignac, 15:08, Sprint
159.5, Port de Bals, 16:16, Climb hors-category
184.5, Col de Peyresourde, 16:58, Climb cat 1
196, LOUDENVIELLE-LE-LOURON, 17:11, 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
