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Tour de France 2011
Mas des Hirondelle is ocnveniently situated close to the Tour route which this year visits nearby Lourdes.
Running from Saturday July 2nd to Sunday July 24th 2011, the 98th Tour de France will be made up of
21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,471 kilometres (before approval).
These stages have the following profiles:
- 10 flat stages,
- 6 mountain stages and 4 summit finishes,
- 3 medium mountain stages,
- 1 individual time-trial stage (41 km).
- 1 team time-trial stage (23 km).
Distinctive aspects of the race
- le Galibier climbed twice,
- 2 rest days,
- 23 level 2, 1 or highest level mountain passes or summit finishes,
- no bonuses will be awarded during the intermediate sprints and stage finishes.
15 new stage towns
Blaye-les-Mines, Cap Fréhel, Carhaix, Carmaux, Cugnaux, Galibier Serre-Chevalier, Limoux, Modane, Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers, Mûr-de-Bretagne, Olonne-sur-Mer, Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts, Pinerolo (Italie), Redon, Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
| Stage |
Date |
Start > Finish |
Distance |
| 1 |
Saturday 2 July |
Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts > Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers |
191 km |
| 2 |
Sunday 3 July |
Les Essarts > Les Essarts |
23 km |
| 3 |
Monday 4 July |
Olonne-sur-Mer > Redon |
198 km |
| 4 |
Tuesday 5 July |
Lorient > Mûr-de-Bretagne |
172 km |
| 5 |
Wednesday 6 July |
Carhaix > Cap Fréhel |
158 km |
| 6 |
Thursday 7 July |
Dinan > Lisieux |
226 km |
| 7 |
Friday 8 July |
Le Mans > Châteauroux |
215 km |
| 8 |
Saturday 9 July |
Aigurande > Super-Besse Sancy |
190 km |
| 9 |
Sunday 10 July |
Issoire > Saint-Flour |
208 km |
| Rest |
Monday 11 July |
Le Lioran Cantal |
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| 10 |
Tuesday 12 July |
Aurillac > Carmaux |
161 km |
| 11 |
Wednesday 13 July |
Blaye-les-Mines > Lavaur |
168 km |
| 12 |
Thursday 14 July |
Cugnaux > Luz-Ardiden |
209 km |
| 13 |
Friday 15 July |
Pau > Lourdes |
156 km |
| 14 |
Saturday 16 July |
Saint-Gaudens > Plateau de Beille |
168 km |
| 15 |
Sunday 17 July |
Limoux > Montpellier |
187 km |
Rest |
Monday 18 July |
Département de la Drôme |
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| 16 |
Tuesday 19 July |
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Gap |
163 km |
| 17 |
Wednesday 20 July |
Gap > Pinerolo |
179 km |
| 18 |
Thursday 21 July |
Pinerolo > Galibier Serre-Chevalier |
189 km |
| 19 |
Friday 22 July |
Modane > Alpe-d’Huez |
109 km |
| 20 |
Saturday 23 July |
Grenoble > Grenoble |
41 km |
| 21 |
Sunday 24 July |
Créteil > Paris Champs-Élysées |
160 km |
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