This year a Fete du Tour is being organised – a chance for riders of all levels to experience the route to be taken by the awesome cyclists who will undertake the Tour de France 2013.
On June 15, two weeks before the Grand Depart (June 29) each town which is a holding stage town of the 2013 Tour de France will organise a programme of rides.
For the brave it is a chance to cycle the entirety of a stage course but organisers expect that most will take advantage of the shorter rides being organised. From 10km to 50km riders of all ages and abilities can participate and feel like a champion in an atmosphere of fun and celebration on the centenary of the Tour de France 2013.
See the Tourist office website for the relevant stage town.
Tour de France 2013 route and stage details:
Stage 1 – 213 km Porto-Vecchio / Bastia
Stage 2 – 156 km Bastia / Ajaccio
Stage 3 – 145.5 km Ajaccio / Calvi
Stage 4 – 25 km Nice / Nice
Stage 5 – 228.5 km Cagnes-sur-Mer / Marseille
Stage 6 – 176.5 km Aix-en-Provence / Montpellier
Stage 7 – 205.5 km Montpellier / Albi
Stage 8 – 195 km Castres / Ax 3 Domaines
Stage 9 – 168.5 km Saint-Girons / Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Rest day Saint-Nazaire
Stage 10 – 197 km Saint-Gildas-des-Bois / Saint-Malo
Stage 11 – 33 km Avranches / Mont-Saint-Michel
Stage 12 – 218 km Fougères / Tours
Stage 13 – 173 kmTours / Saint-Amand-Montrond
Stage 14 – 191 km Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule / Lyon
Stage 15 – 242.5 km Givors / Mont Ventoux
Rest day Vaucluse
Stage 16 – 168 km Vaison-la-Romaine / Gap
Stage 17 – 32 km Embrun / Chorges
Stage 18 – 172.5 km Gap / Alpe-d’Huez
Stage 19 – 204.5 km Bourg-d’Oisans / Le Grand-Bornand
Stage 20 – 125 km Annecy / Annecy – Semnoz
Stage 21 – 133.5 km Versailles / Paris Champs-Élysées
