Three kilometers long, a 10% drop: welcome to the Jalabert climb, in Mende, in Lozère. The city renamed the Côte de la Croix Neuve ten years after Laurent Jalabert’s victory on July 14, 1995 during the 82nd Tour de France. It is here, in particular, that the Grande Boucle will make its big comeback this Saturday. It will be the 14th stage of this Tour, 192.5 km between Saint-Étienne and Mende. Nearly 500 meters were repainted in yellow. An ephemeral painting applied by the company ETSL, in agreement with the town hall of Mende, to accompany the runners symbolically on this portion which could be decisive to win the stage.
Schedule
3:30 p.m.: passage of the Tour caravan;
5:30 p.m.: arrival of the race.
Practical information
– Traffic is prohibited on the entire route on Saturday from 12:00 p.m.
– The reopening of the traffic axis takes place 15 minutes after the passage of the “end of race” vehicle of the National Gendarmerie.
– The shearing of the axis is authorized up to one hour before the passage of the caravan, only a few particular shearing points are authorized.