Cyclingstage.com: stages, routes, riders and results 2024-12-20T07:31:52Z https://www.cyclingstage.com/feed/atom/ WordPress Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24448 2024-12-20T07:31:52Z 2024-12-19T09:23:39Z

The 80th edition of the Vuelta a España is a climber's delight. The race, which starts on 23 August and finishes on 14 September, features no fewer than ten summit finishes. The most eye-catching finales are at Angliru, La Farrapona, and Bola del Mundo.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24475 2024-12-19T09:24:29Z 2024-12-19T09:22:47Z

He aquí, the provisional start list of the 2025 Vuelta a España.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24482 2024-12-19T16:42:25Z 2024-12-19T08:59:42Z

Saturday, 23 August - The Vuelta a España kicks off with a flat stage from Turin to Novara. So, a sprinter is likely to put on the pink jersey after the 183-kilometre race.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24483 2024-12-19T17:25:09Z 2024-12-19T08:55:06Z

Sunday, 24 August - Stage 2 of La Vuelta takes the riders over flat terrain to an uphill finish. The race between Alba and Limone Piemonte covers a distance of 157 kilometres.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24484 2024-12-19T17:46:40Z 2024-12-19T08:51:41Z

Monday, 25 August - The 3rd stage of the Vuelta a España takes the riders from San Maurizio Canavese to Ceres. The hilly course spans 139 kilometres with nearly 2,000 metres of elevation gain.]]>

0 Martijn Ophorst https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=3206 2024-12-19T09:24:10Z 2024-12-19T07:33:29Z

Out of all 3 Grand Tours the Vuelta a España is really the one requiring climbers legs. Without them you don't even have to go there, unless you are looking for some lost sprinter stages. Cyclingstage.com presents the recent winners.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24180 2024-12-19T09:14:54Z 2024-12-19T06:33:39Z

On Saturday 5 July, Le Grand Départ of the 2025 Tour de France takes place in Lille. The first three stages also take place in northern France before the yellow caravan moves south via Brittany. The punchy Mûr de Bretagne will be included in the first week, while mountain top finish at the Mont Ventoux, and in Peyragudes, Hautacam and La Plagne are expected to fire up the race in the second and third week.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24474 2024-12-19T09:32:50Z 2024-12-19T06:21:02Z

Voilà, the provisional start list of the 2025 Tour de France.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24181 2024-12-19T09:15:06Z 2024-12-19T05:59:27Z

Saturday, 5 July - The 1st stage of the 2025 Tour de France is made up of a loop to the west of Lille. The 185-kilometre route features an elevation gain of under 1,000 metres, which should appeal to the fast men.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24182 2024-12-19T09:15:11Z 2024-12-19T05:55:03Z

Sunday, 6 July – The 2nd stage of the 2025 Tour de France is a hilly race covering 209 kilometres. The riders set off from Lauwin-Planque and head for a punchy finale in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The yellow jersey could well be at stake.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24183 2024-12-19T09:15:21Z 2024-12-19T05:51:24Z

Monday, 7 July – The 3rd stage of the Tour de France takes the riders across gently rolling terrain from Valenciennes to Dunkirk. The distance is 172 kilometres with 648 metres of elevation gain. So, that's perfect for a bunch sprint.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24366 2024-12-19T09:15:30Z 2024-12-19T04:47:22Z

Tuesday, 8 July – At 173 kilometres. the 4th stage of the Tour de France travels on undulating terrain from Amiens to Rouen. Both places have a bit of a history when it comes to sprinting. But this time, the finish around Rouen is set up in a way that’ll have the hill specialists licking their lips.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24367 2024-12-19T09:15:36Z 2024-12-19T04:43:05Z

Wednesday, 9 July – The 5th stage of the Tour de France is an individual time trial in and around Caen. The 33-kilometre chrono race should suit the pure specialists, as the route is very straightforward.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24368 2024-12-19T09:20:47Z 2024-12-19T04:39:49Z

Thursday, 10 July – The riders cut right through Normandy in the 6th stage. The longest race of the Tour de France serves up a tough task with about 3,500 metres of elevation over a 201 kilometres route. The finish is situated at the top of a short, steep climb.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24369 2024-12-19T09:20:52Z 2024-12-19T04:35:05Z

Friday, 11 July – The 7th stage of the Tour de France travels over 194 kilometres from Saint-Malo to the Mûr-de-Bretagne. The final climb is a puncher’s dream, ramping up at nearly 10% gradient in the first kilometre.]]>

2 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24370 2024-12-19T09:20:59Z 2024-12-19T04:31:16Z

Saturday, 12 July – The 8th stage of the Tour de France takes the riders from Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval. The 174-kilometre route is virtually flatlong.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24371 2024-12-19T09:21:04Z 2024-12-19T04:27:38Z

Sunday, 13 July – The 9th stage of the Tour de France covers 170 kilometres on the roads between Chinon to Châteauroux. With an elevation gain of under 1,300 metres, this fast finishers are expected to shine.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24372 2024-12-19T09:21:11Z 2024-12-19T04:23:03Z

Monday, 14 July – No rest day on France's national holiday, instead, the riders face a tough day in the saddle. They take on over 4,300 metres of elevation on a route that's packed with seven hefty climbs and numerous uphill stretches. The race from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore covers 163 kilometres.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24373 2024-12-19T09:21:16Z 2024-12-19T04:19:22Z

Wednesday, 16 July – The riders can ease back into racing during the 11th stage of the Tour de France. The route after the first rest day is just 154 kilometres long and predominantly flat, although the finale holds two small surprises up its sleeve.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24374 2024-12-19T09:21:35Z 2024-12-19T04:15:38Z

Thursday, 17 July – While the climbers can take it easy in stage 11, stage 12 is another kettle of fish entirely. The peloton faces 3,850 metres of elevation over an 181-kilometre course, with nearly all the climbing packed into the last 60 kilometres.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24375 2024-12-19T09:21:43Z 2024-12-19T04:11:58Z

Friday, 18 July – An individual time trial of 11 kilometres takes the riders from the valley floor up to the runway of Altiport 007 in Peyragudes. After a flat start, the soloists face 8 kilometres of uphill torture at 7.8%, while the last kilometre ramps up at an unforgiving 13%.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24377 2024-12-19T09:21:51Z 2024-12-19T04:03:31Z

Sunday, 20 July – Stage 15 of the Tour de France serves up 2,500 metres of elevation gain over a 169-kilometre course. Traveling from Muret to Carcassonne, the route seems tailor-made for sprinters with a strongman skillset.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24378 2024-12-19T09:21:58Z 2024-12-19T03:59:47Z

Tuesday, 22 July – The Beast of Provence is back! After starting in Montpellier, the riders tackle a 172-kilometre route that ends on one of the most legendary mountains in Tour history.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24379 2024-12-19T09:22:08Z 2024-12-19T03:55:11Z

Wednesday, 23 July – The 17th stage of the Tour de France covers 161 kilometres through the Rhône Valley. The race sets off from Bollène and finishes in Valence.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24380 2024-12-19T09:22:16Z 2024-12-19T03:51:49Z

Thursday, 24 July – The riders take on over 5,500 metres of elevation gain in the 18th stage of the Tour. They tackle the Col du Glandon and the Col de la Madeleine before hitting the Col de la Loze. Then it’s another 26.2 kilometres of climbing to the finish. The race is 171 kilometres long.]]>

2 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24382 2024-12-19T09:22:21Z 2024-12-19T03:47:57Z

Friday, 25 July – The Tour de France serves up the last real mountains in the 19th stage. The route from Albertville to La Plagne covers 130 kilometres, and the riders tackle five cols, culminating in the ascent to ski resort La Plagne.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24383 2024-12-19T09:22:27Z 2024-12-19T03:43:19Z

Saturday, 26 July – The penultimate stage of the Tour de France includes an elevation gain of nearly 2,900 metres, most of which is conquered in the first part of the race. Running from Nantua to Pontarlie, the route totals 185 kilometres.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24384 2024-12-19T09:22:33Z 2024-12-19T03:39:39Z

Sunday, 27 July - The final stage of the Tour begins in Mantes-la-Ville and finishes 120 kilometers later on the Champs-Élysées. So, after one year-hiatus, the biggest cycling race on the planet race returns to Paris.]]>

0 Martijn Ophorst https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=3098 2024-12-19T09:22:39Z 2024-12-19T03:38:27Z

The Tour de France is the holy grail of cycling. Winning a stage or even wearing the yellow jersey for a day can make a career. Wearing a jersey into Paris can make a life. Cyclingstage.com presents La Grande Boucle's recent winners and record holders.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24275 2024-12-19T09:23:09Z 2024-12-19T01:19:52Z

Cyclingstage.com covers the races we feel passionate about. Of course, we focus on the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, but there is so much more… Our 2025 cycling calendar! ]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24476 2024-12-19T08:51:37Z 2024-12-17T05:33:35Z

Sunday, 28 September – The road race et the Worls in Rwanda starts and finishes in Kigali. The riders take on an acumulated elevation of 5,500 metres over a 267.5-kilometre course. The finish line is located just after the top of a cobbled climb of 1.3 kilometres at 6.3%. The race is played at 1,500 metres above sea level.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24477 2024-12-19T08:51:25Z 2024-12-17T04:33:27Z

Saturday, 27 September - The women's road race at the World Championships in Rwanda is played out on a local circuit of 14.9 kilometres, which the riders take on eleven times. Each lap includes 304 metres of climbing, bringing the total elevation gain to 3,350 metres. The 164.6-kilometre route is situated at an altitude of 1,500 metres above sea level.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24478 2024-12-19T08:51:11Z 2024-12-17T03:33:25Z

Wednesday, 24 September - The World Championships mixed relay will be contested on a 42.4-kilometre course with 740 metres of elevation gain. The men and women complete an identical 21.2-kilometre lap.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24480 2024-12-19T09:07:15Z 2024-12-17T02:33:17Z

Sunday 21, September - The men’s individual time trial is a 40.6-kilometre challenge with an elevation gain of 680 metres. The route includes four climbs, and the finish is also uphill. ]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24376 2024-12-16T08:31:49Z 2024-12-16T04:07:16Z

Saturday, 19 July – The riders conquer nearly 5,000 metres of elevation over 183 kilometres in the 14th stage of the Tour de France. Following passages over the Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin and Col de Peyresourde the finish climb leads to the ski resort of Superbagnères.]]>

2 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24272 2024-12-16T08:32:18Z 2024-12-16T03:33:22Z

The Giro d'Italia starts on Friday, May 9, most likely in Albania, and is set to finish on Sunday, June 1, in Rome. In this article, we take a closer look at the rumours that are circulating. The full route will be announced on 13 January 2025.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24473 2024-12-16T08:33:25Z 2024-12-16T03:22:30Z

Prego, the provisional start list of the Giro d'Italia 2025.]]>

0 Martijn Ophorst https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=2887 2024-12-16T08:33:47Z 2024-12-16T03:20:15Z

The Giro d’Italia began in 1909 in a bid to increase sales for La Gazzetta dello Sport. Italian riders dominated the early decades of the race but that changed from the 60's onward. Cyclingstage.com presents the recent winners and record holders from Italy's grand tour.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24414 2024-12-16T08:34:16Z 2024-12-16T01:18:54Z

The Tour de France Femmes starts on Saturday, 26 July, in the Breton town of Vannes, and finishes nine stages later, on Sunday, 3 August, in the ski area of Portes du Soleil in the Alps. Two stages are tailored for the sprinters, two stages for the climbers, and the remaing stages are hilly, sometimes with some mountainous tweaks.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24416 2024-12-16T08:34:22Z 2024-12-16T00:59:27Z

Saturday, 26 July – The Tour de France Femmes opens with a hilly stage. It's a short race, just 79 kilometres, in which the riders tackle four climbs. The Côte de Cadoudal is included three times, as it's part of the finishing circuit. The finish is located at the Cadoual summit.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24417 2024-12-16T08:41:42Z 2024-12-16T00:58:47Z

Sunday, 27 July – The 2nd stage of the Tour de France Femmes covers 110 kilometres between Brest and Quimper. It's a hilly route with 1,800 metres of elevation gain. The final kilometre rises at 7.5% in the first half before flattening out. ]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24418 2024-12-16T08:41:54Z 2024-12-16T00:57:54Z

Monday, 28 July – The 3rd stage of the Tour de France Femmes takes the riders across flat to gently rolling terrain from La Gacilly to Angers. The distance is 160 kilometres, with just over 1,000 metres of elevation gain. A bunch sprint is the most likely outcome.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24419 2024-12-16T08:42:06Z 2024-12-16T00:56:49Z

Tuesday, 29 July – At 128 kilometres and facing just 700 meters of climbing, the riders travel from Saumur to Poitiers in the 4th stage of the Tour de Femmes. A bunch sprint is all but certain.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24420 2024-12-16T08:39:42Z 2024-12-16T00:55:22Z

Wednesday, 30 July – The longest stage of the Tour de France Femmes adds up to 166 kilometres. The route between Chasseneuil-du-Poitou and Guéret includes 1,800 metres of elevation gain, most of which is concentrated inside the final 40 kilometres.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24421 2024-12-16T08:39:48Z 2024-12-16T00:54:05Z

Thursday, 31 July – Covering 124 kilometres, the 6th stage of the Tour de France Femmes travels from Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert. The riders tackle the Col du Béal, Col du Chansert and Côte de Valcivières over the last 44 kilometres before the finale goes downhill.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24422 2024-12-16T08:39:54Z 2024-12-16T00:53:52Z

Friday, 1 August – The 7th stage of the Tour de Femmes goes from Bourg-en-Bresse to Chambéry. The riders conquer over 2,000 metres of elevation gain on a 160-kilometre route. The finale is a 17.7-kilometer downhill plunge from the Col du Garnier.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24423 2024-12-16T08:35:03Z 2024-12-16T00:52:34Z

Saturday, 2 August – The toughest of the Tour de France Femmes serves up 3,600 metres of climbing over 112 kilometres. The final showdown takes place on the Col de la Madeleine, an alpine giant of 18.6 kilometres with an average gradient of 8.1%.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24424 2024-12-16T08:37:39Z 2024-12-16T00:51:28Z

Sunday, 3 August – The final stage of the Tour de France Femmes covers 124 kilometres. En route from Praz-sur-Arly to Châtel, the riders tackle the Côte d’Arâches-la-Frasse, Joux Plane, and Col du Corbier. The last 2.2 kilometres of the stage rise at 5.6% to the line.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=20001 2024-12-16T08:37:46Z 2024-12-16T00:50:47Z

The Tour de France Femmes came into existence in 2022. It succeeded other women's versions of La Grande Boucle, such as Tour de France féminin, Tour de la CEE féminin, Tour cycliste féminin, and La Grande Boucle féminine. Let's hope it will stick this time.]]>

0 Harmen Lustig https://www.cyclingstage.com/?p=24436 2024-12-16T08:38:52Z 2024-12-15T13:33:52Z

The 2025 edition of the Tour Down Under sets off on Tuesday 21 January and the race is set to finish on Sunday the 26th. Two flat stages and four hilly stages are on the menu. Stephen Williams is title holder.]]>

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