July 09, 2007__

 

 

 

By Graham Jones and Barry Boyce
CyclingRevealed Historians

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Tour de France 2007: Preview and Profile

Monday, July 9th Stage 2: Dunkerque to Gent ( Belgium ), 167 km

After crossing the English Channel Stage 2 features the racing along the famous roads of Belgian Classics. From Dunkerque the stage proceeds through the rolling hills of West Flanders to the finish in Gent . Cycling crazy Belgium fans will pack the roadside to see the Tour pass. Get to Gent early if you want to see the finish.

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Kilometers
Estimated Time
to
end
  from
  start
ROUTE
Average speed
Dunkerque (France) to Gent ( Belgium )
46 km/h
44 km/h
42 km/h
 DUNKERQUE
Pre-start
13:10
13:10
13:10
 SAINT-POL-SUR-MER
 D916  Intersection D.916-D.2
 168.5  0.0  D2  DUNKERQUE
Actual start
13:25
13:25
13:25
 168.0  0.5  Intersection D.2-D.72
13:26
13:26
13:26
 168.0  0.5  D72  COUDEKERQUE-VILLAGE
13:26
13:26
13:26
 164.0  4.5  BERGUES (D.72-D.3)
13:31
13:31
13:31
 163.5  5.0  D3  HOYMILLE (D.3-D.72-D.916a)
13:32
13:32
13:32
 156.0  12.5  D916 a  REXPOËDE
13:41
13:42
13:43
 152.0  16.5  OOST-CAPPEL
13:47
13:48
13:49
BELGIUM
WEST FLANDERS:
 149.0  19.5  N308  Roesbrugge (POPERINGE)
13:50
13:52
13:53
 145.0  23.5  Proven (POPERINGE)
13:56
13:57
13:59
 141.5  27.0  POPERINGE (N308-R.33-N38)
14:00
14:02
14:04
 133.0  35.5  N38  Vlamertinge (IEPER)
14:11
14:13
14:16
 125.0  43.5  IEPER (N38-N369)
14:22
14:24
14:27
 123.5  45.0  N369  Boezinge (IEPER)
Sprint
14:24
14:26
14:29
 118.5  50.0  Bikschote (LANGEMARK)
14:30
14:33
14:36
 115.5  53.0  Merkem (HOUTHULST)
14:34
14:37
14:41
 110.5  58.0  Woumen (DIKSMUIDE)
14:41
14:44
14:48
 107.5  61.0  Esen (DIKSMUIDE)
14:45
14:48
14:52
 106.0  62.5  DIKSMUIDE (N369-N35)
14:47
14:50
14:54
 98.5  70.0  N35  Pervijze (DIKSMUIDE) (N35-N355)
14:56
15:00
15:05
 95.0  73.5  N355  Ramskapelle (NIEUWPOORT) (N355-N356)
15:01
15:05
15:10
 90.5  78.0  N356  Intersection N356-N367
15:07
15:11
15:16
 90.0  78.5  N367  NIEUWPOORT (N367-N318)
15:07
15:12
15:17
 89.0  79.5  N318  Lombardsijde (NIEUWPOORT)
15:09
15:13
15:19
 87.0  81.5  Westende (MIDDELKERKE)
Sprint
15:11
15:16
15:21
 85.5  83.0  Westende-Bad (MIDDELKERKE)
15:13
15:18
15:24
 82.5  86.0  MIDDELKERKE (N318-N325)
15:17
15:22
15:28
 81.5  87.0  N325  Slijpe (MIDDELKERKE)
Feed Zone
 
15:18
15:24
15:29
 79.5  89.0  Intersection N325-N358
15:21
15:26
15:32
 76.0  92.5  N358  Leffinge (MIDDELKERKE)
15:26
15:31
15:37
 73.5  95.0  Snaaskerke (GISTEL) (N358-N33)
15:29
15:35
15:41
 71.5  97.0  N33  GISTEL
15:32
15:37
15:44
 64.0  104.5  ICHTEGEM
15:41
15:48
15:54
 59.0  109.5  TORHOUT (N33-N32)
15:48
15:54
16:01
 51.5  117.0  N32  LICHTERVELDE (N32-N35)
15:58
16:05
16:12
 45.0  123.5  N35  Koolskamp (ARDOOIE)
16:06
16:13
16:21
 42.0  126.5  PITTEM
16:10
16:18
16:26
 37.5  131.0  Intersection N35-N37
16:16
16:24
16:32
 35.0  133.5  N37  TIELT (N37-N35)
16:19
16:27
16:36
 28.0  140.5  N35  Aarsele (TIELT)
Sprint
16:28
16:37
16:46
EAST FLANDERS:
 25.5  143.0  Wontergem (DEINZE)
16:32
16:40
16:49
 23.5  145.0  DEINZE (N35-N466a)
16:34
16:43
16:52
 17.5  151.0  N466a  Bachte-Maria-Leerne (DEINZE)
16:42
16:51
17:01
 13.0  155.5  Saint-Martens-Leerne (DEINZE)
16:48
16:57
17:07
 11.0  157.5  Drongen (GENT)
16:50
17:00
17:10
 3.5  165.0  GENT (N466a-R40)
17:00
17:10
17:21
 0.0  168.5  R40  GENT
Finish
17:05
17:15
17:26

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