tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949126283954072442012-02-16T19:32:51.958-08:00xMoDxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04385206245301493841noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394912628395407244.post-23032632537492404732011-12-04T23:45:00.001-08:002011-12-05T00:10:53.289-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Map of The Tour de France 2012</div><br /><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HrqaLWQrKNI/Ttx3zoLL9pI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/nclJsHo4XAE/s1600/The+Race+Map.png" /> <br /><br />The Tour Stages<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N3F64YKA6qw/Ttx4IlB-LsI/AAAAAAAAAPY/wW_Kk5IRHFM/s1600/Stages.png" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="260" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N3F64YKA6qw/Ttx4IlB-LsI/AAAAAAAAAPY/wW_Kk5IRHFM/s400/Stages.png" width="400" /><br /> Click image for larger version</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="bordure"><h3 class="premier">The route</h3>Running from Saturday June 30^th to Sunday July 22^th 2012, the 99^th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres.<br />These stages have the following profiles:<br /><ul class="standard"><li>9 flat stages</li><li>4 medium mountain stages - one with a summit finish</li><li>5 mountain stages - two with a summit finish</li><li>2 individual time-trial stages</li><li>1 prologue</li><li>2 rest days</li></ul><h3>Distinctive aspects of the race</h3>The 2012 Tour de France will have 25 mountain level two, level one or highest level mountain passes or summit fi nishes.<br />They will be divided up geographically in the following way:<br /><ul class="standard"><li><b>1</b> in the Vosges</li><li><b>3</b> in the Jura</li><li><b>4</b> in the Swiss Jura</li><li><b>6</b> in the Alps</li><li><b>11</b> in the Pyrenees</li></ul><br /><h3 class="premier">9 new stage towns</h3>Abbeville, Annonay Davézieux, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, La Planche des Belles Filles, Peyragudes, Porrentruy, Samatan, Tomblaine, Visé<br /><br />source: letour.fr</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/394912628395407244-2303263253749240473?l=velo-autour.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>xMoDxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04385206245301493841noreply@blogger.com0