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Tour de France 2010

Date range:
July 3-25, 2010
  • Tour de France, France, GT
  • Stages. Expand the race menu

    • Prologue

      Distance:
      8.9km
      Location
      Rotterdam

    • Stage 1

      Distance:
      223.5km
      Start location:
      Rotterdam
      End location:
      Brussels

    • Stage 2

      Distance:
      201km
      Start location:
      Brussels
      End location:
      Spa

    • Stage 3

      Distance:
      213km
      Start location:
      Wanze
      End location:
      Arenberg Porte du Hainaut

    • Stage 4

      Distance:
      153.5km
      Start location:
      Cambrai
      End location:
      Reims

    • Stage 5

      Distance:
      187.5km
      Start location:
      Epernay
      End location:
      Montargis

    • Stage 6

      Distance:
      227.5km
      Start location:
      Montargis
      End location:
      Gueugnon

    • Stage 7

      Distance:
      165.5km
      Start location:
      Tournus
      End location:
      Station des Rousses

    • Stage 8

      Distance:
      189km
      Start location:
      Station des Rousses
      End location:
      Morzine-Avoriaz

    • Rest day one

      Location
      Morzine-Avoriaz

    • Stage 9

      Distance:
      204.5km
      Start location:
      Morzine-Avoriaz
      End location:
      Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

    • Stage 10

      Distance:
      179km
      Start location:
      Chambery
      End location:
      Gap

    • Stage 11

      Distance:
      184.5km
      Start location:
      Sisteron
      End location:
      Bourg-les-Valence

    • Stage 12

      Distance:
      210.5km
      Start location:
      Bourg-de-Peage
      End location:
      Mende

    • Stage 13

      Distance:
      196km
      Start location:
      Rodez
      End location:
      Revel

    • Stage 14

      Distance:
      184.5km
      Start location:
      Revel
      End location:
      Ax-3 Domaines

    • Stage 15

      Distance:
      187.5km
      Start location:
      Pamiers
      End location:
      Bagneres-de-Luchon

    • Stage 16

      Distance:
      199.5km
      Start location:
      Bagneres-de-Luchon
      End location:
      Pau

    • Rest day two

      Location
      Pau

    • Stage 17

      Distance:
      174km
      Start location:
      Pau
      End location:
      Col du Tourmalet

    • Stage 18

      Distance:
      198km
      Start location:
      Salies-de-Bearn
      End location:
      Bordeaux

    • Stage 19

      Distance:
      52km
      Start location:
      Bordeaux
      End location:
      Pauillac

    • Stage 20

      Distance:
      102.5km
      Start location:
      Longjumeau
      End location:
      Paris
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July 4, Stage 1: Rotterdam - Brussels 223.5km

Stage 1- Sunday, July 4 2010, Rotterdam - Brussels, 224 km

By:
Cycling News
Published:
June 16, 2010, 05:03,
Updated:
July 6, 2010, 03:41

Tour takes a trip into Belgium

Another predominantly flat stage, but one where the wind is likely to be significant. The route heads to the south-west onto the Zeeland polders that have been reclaimed from the North Sea.

If it’s blowing off the sea this stage could throw up some surprises, as some teams will try to line out and split the bunch. The favourites will want to be near the front to avoid being caught out, which is likely to make what will already be a nervous stage very jumpy indeed.

Whatever happens, the front group is likely to be large and led in by one of the big sprint names.

Stage map

2010 TdF stage 1 map

Stage profile

2010 TdF stage 1 profile