Brittany in sight for the two natives of the region, David Gaudu and Valentin Madouas
For the fourth time in history after 1952, 1974 and 2008, the Tour de France will start from the Brittany region, home of our two riders David Gaudu and Valentin Madouas, for 4 stages dedicated to punchers and sprinters.
After these 4 stages, the riders will set off for a first individual time-trial in direction of Laval, in Mayenne, home of the Madiot family, before joining the Alps and the Pyrenees. In total for this 2021 Tour de France, 3 383 kilometers will have to be covered from the departure in Brest to the arrival on the Champs-Elysées in Paris.
Arnaud Démare and his train back to the Tour de France after a successful Giro d’Italia
After a highly successful Giro d’Italia in 2020 with 4 stage wins in addition to a cyclamen jersey, Arnaud Démare and his train are back to the Tour de France, 3 years after having participate for the last time in 2018.
With 8 flat stages which arrivals can be massive sprints, Arnaud Démare and his train have only one goal in mind, win !
Stage 1 – Brest > Landerneau – 198 km – 26th june
Stage 2 – Perros-Guirec > Mûr-de-Bretagne – 183,5 km – 27th june
Stage 3 – Lorient > Pontivy – 183 km – 28th june
Stage 4 – Redon > Fougères – 150,5 km – 29th june
Stage 5 (ITT) – Changé > Laval Espace Mayenne – 20,5 km – 30th june
Stage 6 – Tours > Châteauroux – 161 km – 1st july
Stage 7 – Vierzon > Le Creusot – 249,5 km – 2nd july
Stage 8 – Oyonnax > Le Grand-Bornand – 151 km – 3rd july
Stage 9 – Cluses > Tignes – 145 km – 4th july
Stage 10 – Albertville > Valence – 191 km – 6th july
Stage 11 – Sorgues > Malaucène – 199 km – 7th july
Stage 12 – Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Nîmes – 159,5 km – 8th july
Stage 13 – Nîmes > Carcassonne – 220 km – 9th july
Stage 14 – Carcassonne > Quillan – 184 km – 10th july
Stage 15 – Céret > Andorre-la-Vieille – 191,5 km – 11th july
Stage 16 – Pas de la Case > Saint-Gaudens – 169 km – 13th july
Stage 17 – Muret > Saint-Lary-Soulan col du Portet – 178,5 km – 14th july
Stage 18 – Pau > Luz-Ardiden – 130 km – 15th july
Stage 19 – Mourenx > Libourne – 207 km – 16th july
Stage 20 (ITT) – Libourne > Saint-Émilion – 30,8 km – 17th july
Stage 21 – Chatou > Paris Champs-Élysées – 108,5 km – 18th july
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