Tour de France 2010
Category: Global NewsOn Wednesday the route of the Tour de France 2010 was presented in Paris, and next years Tour kicks off with a prologue over eight kilometers in the largest port in Europe, Rotterdam in Holland.
The presentation held good news from the race organizers. Next year's Tour de France route favors the mountain riders on a larger scale than this year's edition with six tough mountain stages, three of which end on top of a climb and fewer time trials. The field will be passing legendary climbs, Col de Madeleine, Col du Tourmalet and the Col de Peyresourde. On the other hand, the climbers will be tested on stage three where the field will be passing a total of 13 kilometers with cobblestone surface, spread over seven sections around the forest of Arenberg as a tribute to Paris-Roubaix. The last section is placed within the last ten kilometers of the stage.
The GC will probably be settled on stage nineteen's 51 kilometer long time trial before the ceremonial parade to Paris the following day.