Tour de France 2018: Route and stages

Tour de France 2018

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Geraint Thomas won the 105th edition of the Tour de France ahead of Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome. The route took in everything that makes cycling such an exciting sport – cobbles, sprint stages, summit finish in Alpe d’Huez, dust road, explosive 65 kilometres stage in the Pyrenees, hilly time trial, and the Queen Stage over the Aspin, Tourmalet and Aubisque. The 2018 edition of the race Tour de France on the 7th of July on Noirmoutier-en-l’Île and finished on the 29th of July on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Read more about the Tour de France’s 2018 route, or click on the links in underneath table for information on individual stages, including detailed route maps and height profiles.

Tour de France 2018: stages

Date Route Length Type
1 Sa 7-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 1 Noirmoutier-en-l’Île – Fontenay-le-Comte 201.0 km flat
2 Su 8-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 2 Mouilleron-Saint-Germain – La-Roche-sur-Yon 182.5 km flat
3 Mo 9-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 3 Cholet – Cholet 35.5 km TTT
4 Tu 10-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 4 La Baule – Sarzeau 195.0 km flat
5 We 11-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 5 Lorient – Quimper 204.5 km hills
6 Th 12-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 6 Brest – Mûr-de-Bretagne 181.0 km hills
7 Fr 13-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 7 Fougères – Chartres 231.0 km flat
8 Sa 14-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 8 Dreux – Amiens 181.0 km flat
9 Su 15-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 9 Arras – Roubaix 156.5 km cobbles
Mo 16-7 Rest day
10 Tu 17-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 10 Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand 158.5 km mountains
11 We 18-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 11 Albertville – La Rosière 108.5 km mountains
12 Th 19-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 12 Bourg-Saint-Maurice – Alpe d’Huez 175.5 km mountains
13 Fr 20-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 13 Bourg d’Oisans – Valence 169.5 km flat
14 Sa 21-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 14 Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux – Mende 188.0 km hilly, flat start
15 Su 22-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 15 Millau – Carcassonne 181.5 km hilly
Mo 23-7 Rest day
16 Tu 24-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 16 Carcassonne – Bagnères-de-Luchon 218.0 km mountains, flat start
17 We 25-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 17 Bagnères-de-Luchon – Col du Portet 65.0 km mountains
18 Th 26-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 18 Trie-sur-Baïse – Pau 171.0 km flat
19 Fr 27-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 19 Lourdes – Laruns 200.5 km mountains
20 Sa 28-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 20 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle – Espelette 31.0 km ITT (hills)
21 Su 29-7 Tour de France 2018 route stage 21 Houilles – Champs-Élysées (Paris) 116.0 km flat

Tour de France 2018: Route maps, height profiles, and more

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Tour de France 2018: All stages - source :letour.frAll stages

Tour de France 2018 Map Grand Départ - source:letour.frMap Grand Départ

Tour de France 2018 Profile 1st stage: Île-de Noirmoutier- Fontenay-Le-Comte - source :letour.frProfile 1st stage

Tour de France 2018 Profile 2nd stage: La-Roche-sur-Yon - Mouilleron-Saint-Germain - source :letour.frProfile 2nd stage
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Tour de France 2018 Route stage 2: Mouilleron-Saint-Germain – La Roche-sur-Yon

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Tour de France 2018 Route stage 3: Cholet – Cholet

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Tour de France 2018 Route stage 4: La Baule - Sarzeau

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More articlesTour de France 2018 Route stage 5: Lorient - QuimperTour de France 2018 Route stage 6: Brest - Mûr-de-BretagneTour de France 2018 Route stage 7: Fougères - ChartresTour de France 2018 Route stage 8: Dreux - AmiensTour de France 2018 Route stage 9: Arras - RoubaixTour de France 2018 Route stage 10: Annecy - Le Grand-BornandTour de France 2018 Route stage 11: Albertville - La RosièreTour de France 2018 Route stage 12: Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Alpe d'HuezTour de France 2018 Route stage 13: Bourg d'Oisans - ValenceTour de France 2018 Route stage 14: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - MendeTour de France 2018 Route stage 15: Millau - CarcassonneTour de France 2018 Route stage 16: Carcassonne - Bagnères-de-LuchonTour de France 2018 Route stage 17: Bagnères-de-Luchon - Col du PortetTour de France 2018 Route stage 18: Trie-sur-Baïse - PauTour de France 2018 Route stage 19: Lourdes - LarunsTour de France 2018 Route stage 20: Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle - EspeletteTour de France 2018 Route stage 21: Houilles - Paris