On the occasion of the Tour de France, the police prefecture sets up an important security and traffic system. The 21st stage of the Men’s Tour de France will take place in the Hauts-de-Seine (departure from La Défense Arena in Nanterre), in the Yvelines and on Paris for a arrival on the Champs Elysées. Runners will start at 4:30 p.m. Arrival is scheduled between 7:25 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
Before that there will be the first stage of the women’s Tour de France. For this first, the departure is planned square in warsaw in the 16th arrondissement of Paris at 1.30 p.m. with a arrival on the avenue des Champs-Élysées at 3:30 p.m.
Many streets will be closed to traffic and parking. Regarding public transport, several stations will be closed between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. :
- Charles-de-Gaulle Etoile (RER A, metro lines 1, 2, 6)
- George V (metro line 1)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (metro lines 1 and 9)
- Champs-Élysées Clemenceau (metro lines 1 and 13)
- Concorde (metro lines 1, 8 and 12)
- Tuileries (metro line 1)
The line of tram T3a is interrupted between Orleans door and Garigliano Bridge of 3 p.m. to 7 p.m..
The underground corridors resorts Franklin D. Roosevelt and George V will remain open to allow crossing of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées underground.