A battle of climbers on the eve of the finish, it’s almost unprecedented. On Saturday July 22, the riders of the Tour de France 2023 will have an explanation in the mountains during the 20th stage which links Belfort to Markstein, located in the town of Fellering. The route of the 110th edition of the Tour de France was unveiled this Thursday, October 27. The organizers of the Tour de France have confirmed the information revealed by France Bleu at the start of the week, namely the departure from the city of the Lion with an arrival in Alsace.
The day before, the runners will have covered 175 km in the Jura between Moirans-en-Montagne and Poligny
during the 19th stage.
A unique arrival
Today’s stage could well shatter the positions of the riders of the Tour de France 2023. On the eve of the finish, this 133 km long stage, has 3,600 meters of elevation gain and 5 peaks in the Vosges. For the director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, “If the game for the Yellow Jersey is still open, everything is possible“. It must be said that there are many options after the Ballon d’Alsace: at the Col de la Croix des Moinats, at the Col de Grosse Pierre, at the Schlucht, at the Petit Ballon or at the Platzerwasel.
If the heights of Markstein welcomed in 2022 the riders of the Tour de France Women, where Annemiek van Vleuten wore the yellow jersey
on the other hand, the men’s Tour de France has never finished a stage, here in Fellering in the Haut-Rhin. The Vosges ski resort has indeed been the scene of many battles in the past during the Tour de France. In 2014, in particular where Tony Martin had let go of his breakaway companions for a solo raid of nearly 70 kilometers, until his victory on arrival in Mulhouse.
On the other hand, Belfort is stage city for the 32nd time of its history. For this 110th edition of the Tour de France, the city of the Lion is the start city, but it has also been the finish city many times. We remember that in 2012, it was here that the local of the stage, the Franc-Comtois Thibaut Pinot won his first stage of the Tour de France.
The profiles of the 20th stage of the Tour de France 2023
The complete profile of the 20th stage of the Tour de France 2023 between Belfort and Le Markstein.
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The detailed profile of the 20th stage of the Tour de France 2023
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The Tour de France 2023 map
The complete map of the Tour de France 2023 route
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The profile of the Tour de France 2023, step by step
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