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Tour de France 2005

Date range:
July 2-24, 2005
  • Tour de France, France, GT
  • Stages Expand the race menu

    • Stage 1

      Distance:
      19km
      Start location:
      Fromentine
      End location:
      Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile ITT

    • Stage 2

      Distance:
      181.5km
      Start location:
      Challans
      End location:
      Les Essarts

    • Stage 3

      Distance:
      212.5km
      Start location:
      La Châtaigneraie
      End location:
      Tours

    • Stage 4

      Distance:
      67.5km
      Start location:
      Tours
      End location:
      Blois TTT

    • Stage 5

      Distance:
      183km
      Start location:
      Chambord
      End location:
      Montargis

    • Stage 6

      Distance:
      199km
      Start location:
      Troyes
      End location:
      Nancy

    • Stage 7

      Distance:
      228.5km
      Start location:
      Lunéville
      End location:
      Karlsruhe

    • Stage 8

      Distance:
      231.5km
      Start location:
      Pforzheim
      End location:
      Gérardmer

    • Stage 9

      Distance:
      171km
      Start location:
      Gérardmer
      End location:
      Mulhouse

    • Stage 10

      Distance:
      192.5km
      Start location:
      Grenoble
      End location:
      Courchevel

    • Stage 11

      Distance:
      173km
      Start location:
      Courchevel
      End location:
      Briançon

    • Stage 12

      Distance:
      187km
      Start location:
      Briançon
      End location:
      Digne-les-Bains

    • Stage 13

      Distance:
      173.5km
      Start location:
      Miramas
      End location:
      Montpellier

    • Stage 14

      Distance:
      220.5km
      Start location:
      Agde
      End location:
      Ax-3 Domaines

    • Stage 15

      Distance:
      205.5km
      Start location:
      Lézat-sur-Lèze
      End location:
      Saint-Lary Soulan (Pla d'Adet)

    • Stage 16

      Distance:
      180.5km
      Start location:
      Mourenx
      End location:
      Pau

    • Stage 17

      Distance:
      239.5km
      Start location:
      Pau
      End location:
      Revel

    • Stage 18

      Distance:
      189km
      Start location:
      Albi
      End location:
      Mende

    • Stage 19

      Distance:
      153.5km
      Start location:
      Issoire
      End location:
      Le Puy-en-Velay

    • Stage 20

      Distance:
      55km
      Start location:
      Saint-Etienne
      End location:
      Saint-Etienne ITT

    • Stage 21

      Distance:
      144km
      Start location:
      Corbeil-Essonnes
      End location:
      Paris Champs-Élysées
  • Race history

July 12, Stage 10: Grenoble - Courchevel 192.5km

By:
Cycling News
Published:
July 03, 2005, 1:00 BST,
Updated:
April 22, 2009, 13:09 BST

When the riders get to Grenoble, they know the road ahead is going to be tough - you've arrived in...

When the riders get to Grenoble, they know the road ahead is going to be tough - you've arrived in the Alps. It's a shock to the system after a transfer from Mulhouse straight into the thick of it; stage 10 finishes in Courchevel atop a 22.2km climb at 6.2%. Before then, however, there's the 20.1km, 6% Cormet-de-Roselend which peaks at the 118km mark. Chances are there'll be more sprinters dropping out along the way, but for those that tough it out there are two intermediate sprint points to take something out of what will be a hard day. The flat run to the first climb is perfectly suited to an attack from Armstrong, as he winds up the pace at the base of Cormet-de-Roselend and hits the GC hard. We'll see who can stay with him this year - with T-Mobile's Alexandre Vinokourov in great form, and Ivan Basso believing 2005 may be his year, Armstrong won't have it his own way - prepare for the battle as the lines are drawn!


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