http://www.letour.fr/2008/TDF/COURSE/us ... _2008.html

any thoughts on the route? I like the medium hilly stages, and the lack of prologue and team time trial should keep time gaps small going into that hard few days in the Alps.

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The Stages
Stage 1, July 5: Brest-Plumelec, 195km
Stage 2, July 6: Auray-Vannes, 165km
Stage 3, July 7: Saint-Malo-Nantes, 195km
Stage 4, July 8: Cholet-Cholet, ITT, 29km
Stage 5, July 9: Cholet-Châteauroux, 230km
Stage 6, July 10: Aigurande-Super Besse, 195km
Stage 7, July 11: Brioudes-Aurillac, 158km
Stage 8, July 12: Figeac-Toulouse, 174km
Stage 9, July 13: Toulouse-Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 226km
Stage 10, July 14: Pau-Lourdes/Hautacam, 154km
July 15: rest day in Pau
Stage 11, July 16: Lannemezan-Foix, 166km
Stage 12, July 17: Lavelanet-Narbonne, 168km
Stage 13, July 18: Narbonne-Nîmes, 182km
Stage 14, July 19: Nîmes-Digne-les-Bains, 182km
Stage 15, July 20: Digne-les-Bains-Pratonevoso, 216km
July 21: rest day in Cuneo
Stage 16, July 22: Cuneo-Jauziers, 157km
Stage 17, July 23: Embrun-L’Alpe d’Huez, 210km
Stage 18, July 24: Bourg d’Oisans-Saint-Etienne, 197km
Stage 19, July 25: Roanne-Montluçon, 163km
Stage 20, July 26: Cerilly-Saint-Amand-Montrond, ITT, 53km
Stage 21, July 27: Etampes-Paris/Champs-Élysées, 143km
Total Length: 3554 km


The Mountains
Stage 9, July 13: Toulouse-Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 226km
Km 123.5: Col des Ares - 6 km at 4,9%
Km 166.5: Col de Peyresourde - 13.2 km at 7.1%
Km 198: Col d'Aspin, 12.1 km at a 6.6%

Stage 10, July 14: Pau-Lourdes/Hautacam, 154km
Km 105.5: Col du Tourmalet, 17.7 km at 7.5%
Km 154: Lourdes-Hautacam - 14.2 km at 7.2%

Stage 15, July 20: Digne-les-Bains-Pratonevoso, 216km
Km 110.5: Col de Larche / Maddalena - 16.1km at 4%
Km 216: Col de Prato Nevoso, 11.1 km at 7.1%

Stage 16, July 22: Cuneo-Jauziers, 157km
Km 72.5: Col de la Lombarde, 21.2 km at 7%
Km 133.5: Col de la Bonnette-Restefonds, 26.7 km at 6.2%

Stage 17, July 23: Embrun-L’Alpe d’Huez, 210km
Km 79: Col du Galibier, 20.9 km at 5.6%
Km 156: Col de la Croix-de-Fer, 29.2 km at 5.2%
Km 210: L'Alpe d'Huez, 13.3 km at 8.6%

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Peyresourde, L’Alpe d’Huez, Galibier, Tourmalet, Croix de Fer and Hautacam.

Nice!

Funny to see that they skip north France. Anyway seems like a interesting route and I probably will be there at the Figeac - Toulouse stage

No Prolouge?!!

Thats rubbish!

The tour 2008 looks nice but I don't want to think about the mess they will make to select the teams..

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Isn't it back to the old format so no hassle, ASO will choose the teams they want. Or is it still regulated by UCI?

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It will be a nice tour de France ....

Good for Leipheimer.

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ASO has full control, and that will be the problem. min 5 frensh continental teams..

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5 French Continental teams - any bets on who is going to be occupying the bottom rungs of the team/gc?

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A route for the climbers for sure. Pantani would win it if he were still alive

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