The 14th stage of the Tour de France takes place between Saint-Étienne (Loire) and Mende (Lozère), passing through the Haute-Loire, on a 195 kilometer course, this Saturday July 16. Saint-Étienne is a stopover town for the 27th time and Mende for the sixth time. The day’s event has no less than five climbs and a sprint, including the famous “Montée Laurent Jalabert”, the main difficulty of this 14th stage which culminates at the finish.
On July 16, the 14th stage from Saint-Étienne to Mende
The information was revealed at the end of the Tour 2021 by France Bleu Gard Lozère: the start of this stage will be given in Saint-Étienne, and the final judged at the top of the Côte de la Croix-Neuve, near the aerodrome. . It is called Montée Laurent-Jalabert, since the mythical victory of the Tarn runner, on July 14, 1995. In recent years, the Grande Boucle has already returned in 2015 and 2018, with an arrival at the same place.
On the menu for this 195 kilometer long stage, five hills and a sprint : the Côte de Saint-Just-Malmont over 7.7 km at 3.9% (category 3), the Côte de Châtaignier over 2.5 km at 7.3% (category 3), the sprint in Yssingeaux, the Côte de Grandrieu over 6.3 km at 4.1% category 3), the Côte de la Fage over 4.2 km at 6% (category 3) and finally the Côte de la Croix Neuve, also called Montée Jalabert (at 1,055 m altitude) over 3 km at 10.2% (category 2).
According to Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France, “In the ascent of the Croix Neuve Montée Jalabert leading to the aerodrome, it is certainly a double fight that is preparing : between the breakaways, and then within the group of favorites.”
The detailed map of the 14th stage
The profile of this 14th stage with five climbs and a sprint
- 14.2 km away – the Côte de Saint-Just-Malmont (7.7 km at 3.9%, category 3);
- 39.1 km away – the Côte de Châtaignier (2.5 km at 7.3%, category 3);
- 50.7 km away – the sprint in Yssingeaux;
- 135.3 km away – the Côte de Grandrieu (6.3 km at 4.1%, category 3);
- 162.1 km away – the Côte de la Fage (4.2 km at 6%, category 3);
- 191 km away – the Côte de la Croix Neuve, also called Montée Jalabert at 1,055 m altitude (3 km at 10.2%, category 2).
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The timetables for the 14th stage
The route map
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