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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 08, Stage 7: Lunéville - Karlsruhe 228.5km

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

Beware the German looking to take victory on home turf! Stage 7 makes its way into Germany , passing...

Beware the German looking to take victory on home turf! Stage 7 makes its way into Germany , passing a Cat 3 and 4 climb on the way, and levelling out from there after the peloton crosses the border. This stage is perfect for the Gerolsteiner squad, who will work to get their sprinters over the two climbs, which occur in the first third of the stage, and into the Black Forest, where it's a flat run to the finish and riders such as Sebastian Lang could get away and stay away in front of fans at home. It's most likely, however, that on this longer stage it'll come down to a bunch sprint, where the speed will be high and the trains rolling along to get their man to the line. This could be Thor Hushovd's day, as his veteran teammate Jaan Kirsipuu may be up the front, working for the recently crowned Norweigian TT champ - he's certainly still fast enough to get Thor to the line, but he'll have to watch for the cunning of Robbie McEwen, who made the most of Kirsipuu's speed and strength during a stage of Giro d'Italia this year.


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