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 NINE Compiled by Edward Pickering, Nigel Wynn When: Tuesday, July 17 Where: Val d'Isere-Briancon Length: 159km DESCRIPTION After the first rest day at Tiognes, the race descends out of the Vanoise National Park. Two of the highest cols ever used in the Tour de France appear on the route of today's stage - the 2,770 metre Col de l'Iseran and the 2,645 metre Col du Galibier. The summit of the Galibier is a full 39km from the finish, meaning that any breakaways or attacks can be reeled in before Briancon. There will be fireworks on today's stage, and the winner will simply be the best climber on the day. CW STAGE RATING Scenery: 10/10 Difficulty: 8/10 Impact on overall: 8/10 ROUTE DETAILS Km, Location, ETA, Feature 0, VAL D'ISERE, 12:30, START 15, Col de l'Iseran, 13:16, Climb hors-category 33.5, Le Villaron, 13:34, Sprint 60, Bramans, 14:08, Sprint 72, Modane, 14:26, Feed zone 99, Col du Telegraphe, 15;21, Climb cat 1 122, Col du Galibier, 16:15, Climb hors-category 159.5, BRIANON, 17:01, 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

Tour De France Stage 9

STAGE NINE
Compiled by Edward Pickering, Nigel Wynn

When: Tuesday, July 17
Where: Val d'Isere-Briancon
Length: 159km

DESCRIPTION
After the first rest day at Tiognes, the race descends out of the Vanoise National Park. Two of the highest cols ever used in the Tour de France appear on the route of today's stage - the 2,770 metre Col de l'Iseran and the 2,645 metre Col du Galibier.
The summit of the Galibier is a full 39km from the finish, meaning that any breakaways or attacks can be reeled in before Briancon. There will be fireworks on today's stage, and the winner will simply be the best climber on the day.

CW STAGE RATING
Scenery: 10/10
Difficulty: 8/10
Impact on overall: 8/10

ROUTE DETAILS
Km, Location, ETA, Feature
0, VAL D'ISERE, 12:30, START
15, Col de l'Iseran, 13:16, Climb hors-category
33.5, Le Villaron, 13:34, Sprint
60, Bramans, 14:08, Sprint
72, Modane, 14:26, Feed zone
99, Col du Telegraphe, 15;21, Climb cat 1
122, Col du Galibier, 16:15, Climb hors-category
159.5, BRIANON, 17:01, 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 8