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TOUR DE FRANCE 2007: STAGES

Tour De France Stage 16

STAGE 16
Compiled by Edward Pickering, Nigel Wynn

When: Wednesday, July 25
Where: Orthez-Gourette
Length: 218.5km

DESCRIPTION
Orthez lies 73 metres above sea level, but the Tour is going to head back up the mountains for one last day.
The first climb - the Col de Larrau - is reputed to be the hardest single ascent in the entire Tour route. Once the race goes to pieces on this climb, there will be no recovery until the finish. The final climb to the Col d'Aubisque is 16.4km long.
Although the previous day's rest will have freshened the legs, for most riders it will be a case of surviving this final mountain stage. If more than one rider is there to contest the finish, it will be a surprise.

CW STAGE RATING
Scenery: 10/10
Difficulty: 10/10
Impact on overall: 10/10

ROUTE DETAILS
Km, Location, ETA, Feature
0, ORTHEZ, 10:40, START
36, Mauleon Licharre, 11:44, Sprint
48.5, Tardets-Sorholus, 12:05, Feed zone
79, Port de Larrau, 13:11, Climb hors-category
Tour De France Stage 1693, Alto Laza, 13:28, Climb cat 3
131, Col de la Pierre St Martin, 14:46, Climb cat 1
156, Arette, 15:14, Feed zone
180.5, Col de Marie Blanque, 16:04, Climb cat 1
200, Laruns, 16:24, Sprint
218.5, COL D'AUBISQUE, 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

 

Tour De France Stage 16