The Route

The tour will start in London in July 2010 before heading out through Kent and across the English Channel.  The route will then weave its way from Dunkirk to Southern France and the most demanding phase, the Alps. Here the team will be subjected to hours of continuous climbing in the summer heat and thin air which will all be made worthwhile by the amazing views. The route will then head west across Southern France into the Pyrenees passing through some of the most spectacular scenery.  The route will be brought to a spectacular end cycling through Paris and finishing on the Champs-Elysees.  All this will be completed within 3 weeks. Click to view a map of the route.

Summary of route

Day

Date

Stage

Route

Length m

Sat

24 July 2010

Time Trial

London to London

4.9

Sun

25 July 2010

Flat

London to Canterbury

126.1

Mon

26 July 2010

Flat

Dunkerque to Gand

104.7

Tue

27 July 2010

Flat

Waregem to Compiègne

147.0

Wed

28 July 2010

Flat

Villers-Cotterêts to Joigny

119.9

Thu

29 July 2010

Transitional

Chablis to Autun

113.4

Fri

30 July 2010

Flat

Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse

124.0

Sat

31 July 2010

Mountain

Bourg-en-Bresse to Le Grand-Bornand

122.7

Sun

01 August 2010

Mountain

Le Grand-Bornand to Tignes

102.5

Mon

02 August 2010

Rest

Tignes

Tue

03 August 2010

Mountain

Val-d’Isère to Briançon

99.1

Wed

04 August 2010

Flat

Tallard to Marseille

142.6

Thu

05 August 2010

Flat

Marseille to Montpellier

113.4

Fri

06 August 2010

Transitional

Montpellier to Castres

110.9

Sat

07 August 2010

Time Trial

Albi to Albi

33.6

Sun

08 August 2010

Mountain

Mazamet to Plateau-de-Beille

122.4

Mon

09 August 2010

Mountain

Foix to Loudenvielle - Le Louron

121.8

Tue

10 August 2010

Rest

Pau

0.0

Wed

11 August 2010

Mountain

Orthez to Gourette - Col d’Aubisque

135.8

Thu

12 August 2010

Transitional

Pau to Castelsarrasin

117.1

Fri

13 August 2010

Flat

Cahors to Angoulême

131.1

Sat

14 August 2010

Time Trial

Cognac to Angoulême

34.5

Sun

15 August 2010

Flat

Marcoussis to Paris Champs-Élysées

90.7

Total Length

2218.2

 

MAP of the route

 

The route around France for the Commandos Tour De France

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