Franche-Comté should once again host the Tour de France
in 2023. The closer we get to October 27, the day of the official presentation by the organizers, the more the hypothesis of two stages in Franche-Comté seem to be confirmed. There could be a Jura stage on Friday July 21 followed by a start in Territoire de Belfort to reach Alsace on Saturday July 22.
The only certainty is that the Tour de France 2023 will not go through the Planche-des-Belles-Filles
. It must be said that over the last ten editions, there have been 6 summit finishes in Haute-Saône.
A step in the Jura
The first stage to cross Franche-Comté should be held on July 21, two days before the arrival of the Tour de France in Paris. For the departure, we evoke Moirans-en-Montagne, for the arrival, the options are many, but after Champagnole and Dolé
served over the past two years, the president of the departmental committee Clément Pernot, elected referent of the organizers of the Tour, has again done his best so that the passage of the Grande Boucle highlights another renowned Jura city.
If in Arbois, the elected officials ensure that the Tour 2023 does not concern them, on the other hand in Poligny or St Claude, no one comes to deny or confirm a passage of the cyclists of the big loop. Moreover, the largest luxury hotel in the sector, barely fifteen minutes by car from Poligny, is almost full on the night of Thursday July 20 to Friday July 21, 2023. A mysterious company, called Tours Event, has already blocked 40 of the 50 rooms in the establishment.
Belfort departure city?
For the penultimate stage, on Saturday July 22, it is Belfort which seems to be the most probable hypothesis
departure side. It would allow an arrival in Alsace
, at the Grand Ballon, or why not push on to the Markstein, the finish point of a stage of the Tour de France Women last year. Here too, accommodation reservations are a good indicator. The hotels in the city of the Lion are full for the night of Friday to Saturday July 22.
Many stages in Franche-Comté in the past
The Tour de France has already passed many times in Franche-Comté. Last year, for the 2022 edition, there were two stages. The 7th stage, and the finish at the Planche-des-Belles-Filles where Tadej Pogacar won
. And the 8th on the roads of Franche-Comté which connected Dole to Lausanne
.
Finally, the Tour de France Women had even chosen a final in Haute-Saône, on the heights of the Planche-des-Belles-Filles, where Annemieke van Vleuten won
in champion.