The Tour de France 2022 stops in Longwy. The city of Meurthe-et-Moselle welcomes this Thursday, July 7, the arrival of the 6th stage of the Big Loop, the longest of this edition: 219.9 km between Binche (Belgium) and Longwy. Discover information about parking and traffic to enjoy this day of sport and celebration.
Schedules
- Start of the race in Binche at 12:15 p.m.
- Arrival of the publicity caravan in Longwy at 3:45 p.m.
- Arrival of the first runners in Longwy estimated between 5:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
The race ends with the coast of the nuns. The winner will cross the line at Place Darche.
parking and traffic
The mayor of Longwy, Jean-Marc Fournel, explained to France Bleu Lorraine that the mileage of the race had more than doubled compared to the 2017 edition, going from 2.5 to 5.5 km. The constraints are therefore greater for the inhabitants, but so is the show.
The installation of the arrival village and all the infrastructure of the Tour imposes the first parking bans from Wednesday July 6 at noon. In this map, find areas closed to parking, accessible parking areas and the route of the race.
– City of Longwy
The streets used by the publicity caravan and by the peloton are privatized and closed to traffic from noon on Thursday July 7 until the end of the race.
In this table, discover street by street, hour by hour, the axes prohibited to parking and traffic.
– City of Longwy
The city of Longwy specifies that on Thursday July 7 “the crèche, nursery and primary schools, colleges and high schools will be closed”. Because yes, it’s not quite the holidays. The municipality created a dedicated email address questions from residents about the Tour: [email protected].
To celebrate the Tour, the town of Longwy is decorated in the colors of the Tour de France jerseys.
– Jean-Luc Flemal