Tour de France 2014: Route and stages
Saturday, July 5th, the 2014 Tour de France started in Leeds, England. The closing stage, on July 27th, finished on the Champs Elysees in Paris. In the mean-time, riders faced a broad mix of terrain including cobbles, sprints, six summit finishes and an individual time trial on the penultimate day.
Click on the individual stages in the chart below for detailed information on the stage routes. Or read an overview of the full course.
Tour de France 2014 stages:
| Stage | Date | Start and finish | Length | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sa 5 July | Leeds (Eng) - Harrogate (Eng) | 190 km | flat | ||
| 2 | Su 6 July | York (Eng) - Sheffield (Eng) | 201 km | hilly | ||
| 3 | Mo 7 July | Cambridge (Eng)- London (Eng) | 155 km | flat | ||
| 4 | Tu 8 July | Le Touquet - Lille | 163.5 km | flat | ||
| 5 | We 8 July | Ypres (bel) - Arenberg / Porte du Hainaut | 155.5 km |
cobble stones | ||
| 6 | Th 10 July | Arras - Reims | 194 km | flat | ||
| 7 | Fr 11 July | Epernay - Nancy | 234.5 km | flat | ||
| 8 | Sa 12 July | Tomblaine - Gérardmer/La Mauselaine | 161 km | finish uphill | ||
| 9 | Su 13 July | Gérardmer - Mulhouse | 170 km | mountains | ||
| 10 | Mo 14 July | Mulhouse - La Planche des Belles Filles | 161.5 km | mountains | ||
| Tu 15 July | rest day | |||||
| 11 | We 16 July | Besançon - Oyonnax | 187.5 km | flat | ||
| 12 | Th 17 July | Bourg-en-Bresse - Saint-Etienne | 185.5 km | flat | ||
| 13 | Fr 18 July | Saint-Etienne - Chamrousse | 197,5 km | mountains | ||
| 14 | Sa 19 July | Grenoble - Risoul | 177 km | mountains | ||
| 15 | Su 20 July | Tallard - Nîmes | 222 km | flat | ||
| Mo 21 July | rest day | |||||
| 16 | Tu 22 July | Carcassonne - Bagnères-de-Luchon | 237,5 km | mountains | ||
| 17 | We 23 July | Saint-Gaudens - Pla d'Adet | 124,5 km | mountains | ||
| 18 | Th 24 July | Pau - Hautacam | 145,5 km | mountains | ||
| 19 | Fr 25 July | Maubourguet - Bergerac | 208,5 km | flat | ||
| 20 | Sa 26 July | Bergerac - Périgueux | 54 km | ITT | ||
| 21 | Su 27 July | Evry - Paris/Champs-Elysées | 137,5 km | flat | ||
Tour de France 2014: Images and more
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Leeds (GB) - Harrogate (GB)
Saturday, July 5th - The 101st Tour de France kicks off in the Yorkshire city of Leeds. The stage ends in Harrogate after travelling 190 kilometres. Similar to 2013, a sprinter has the chance to hold the first yellow jersey with the whole UK hoping that the 'Manx Missile' will be that man.
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York (GB) - Sheffield (GB)
Sunday, July 6th – Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France travels from York to Sheffield. The stage of 201 kilometres long and features some touch climbs reminiscent of the Ardennes.
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Cambridge (GB) - London (GB)
Monday, July 7th - Stage 3 of the 2014 Tour de France is the last on English soil. It is a 155 kilometres long flat ride and ends in the capital in the same spot as the 2012 Olympics: The London Mall.
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Le Touquet - Lille
Tuesday, July 8th marks the first French ride of the 2014 Tour de France. The bunch starts in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage and finish in Lille after 163,5 flat kilometres.
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Ypres (B) - Arenberg/Porte Hainaut
Wednesday July 9th, time for the cobbles! It's a 152.5 kilometres ride from Ypres to Arenberg/Porte Hainaut featuring seven cobbled sectors. Could make for an interesting day...
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Arras - ReimsÉpernay - Nancy
Tomblaine - Gérardmer
Gérardmer - Mulhouse
Mulhouse - La Planche des Belles Filles
Besançon - Oyonnax
Bourg-en-Bresse > Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne – Chamrousse
Grenoble – Risoul
Tallard – Nîmes
Carcassonne – Bagnères-de-Luchon
Saint-Gaudens – Pla d’Adet
Pau – Hautacam
Maubourguet – Bergerac
Bergerac – Périgueux
Evry – Paris/Champs-Elysées
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