July 23, 2008__

 

 

 

By Graham Jones and Barry Boyce
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Tour de France 2008: Preview and Profile

Stage 17 - (Wednesday) July 23rd, Embrun to Alpe d'Huez, 210.5 km Mountain Finish

Stage 17: This is a classics TdF stage. The race course climbs three Hors Categorie climbs, the grand Galibier , the tough Croix de Fer before the finishing climb to Alpe d'Huez . The GC leader after this stage will carry a huge advantage into the stage 20 individual time trial.

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Kilometers
Estimated Time
to
end
  from
  start
ROUTE
Average speed
FRANCE

 

 

 

HAUTES-ALPES

 

 

38 km/h

36 km/h

34 km/h

EMBRUN

Pre-start

 

11:25

11:25

11:25

210.5

0.0

N.94

EMBRUN

Actual start

 

11:40

11:40

11:40

208.5

2.0

CHÂTEAUROUX-LES-ALPES (near)

 

 

11:42

11:43

11:43

202.0

8.5

SAINT-CLEMENT-SUR-DURANCE

 

 

11:50

11:51

11:53

197.5

13.0

Mont-Dauphin-Gare (EYGLIERS)

 

 

11:55

11:57

12:01

193.5

17.0

SAINT-CREPIN (near)

 

 

11:59

12:03

12:07

188.0

22.5

LA ROCHE-DE-RAME

 

 

12:05

12:10

12:16

183.0

27.5

L'ARGENTIERE-LA-BESSEE

 

 

12:11

12:17

12:23

179.5

31.0

Côte de Sainte-Marguerite

Category 3

 

12:15

12:22

12:29

178.0

32.5

Queyrières (SAINT-MARTIN-DE-QUEYRIERES)

 

 

12:17

12:24

12:31

174.5

36.0

Prelles (SAINT-MARTIN-DE-QUEYRIERES)

 

 

12:21

12:28

12:37

168.5

42.0

BRIANCON (N.94-D.1091)

 

 

12:27

12:36

12:46

164.0

46.5

D.1091

SAINT-CHAFFREY

 

 

12:33

12:42

12:53

162.0

48.5

Chantemerle - Serre-Chevalier

 

 

12:35

12:45

12:57

160.5

50.0

LA SALLE LES ALPES

 

 

12:37

12:47

12:59

153.0

57.5

MONÊTIER-LES-BAINS

Sprint

 

12:45

12:57

13:11

147.5

63.0

Le Pont-de-l'Alp

 

 

12:59

13:12

13:25

140.5

70.0

Col du Lautaret (D.1091-D.902)

 

 

13:18

13:31

13:44

131.5

79.0

D.902

Col du Galibier

H.C.

 

13:43

13:55

14:09

 

 

 

SAVOIE

 

 

 

 

 

123.0

87.5

Plan-Lachat

 

 

13:51

14:04

14:17

117.5

93.0

La Rivine

 

 

13:57

14:09

14:23

116.5

94.0

Les Verneys

 

 

13:58

14:10

14:24

114.5

96.0

VALLOIRE

 

 

14:00

14:12

14:26

112.5

98.0

Choseaux

 

 

14:02

14:14

14:28

111.0

99.5

Le Col

 

 

14:03

14:16

14:29

108.5

102.0

Col du Télégraphe

 

 

14:06

14:18

14:32

99.5

111.0

Les Seignieres

 

 

14:15

14:27

14:41

97.5

113.0

SAINT-MARTIN-D'ARC

 

 

14:17

14:29

14:43

97.0

113.5

SAINT-MICHEL-DE-MAURIENNE (D.902-D.1006)

 

 

14:17

14:30

14:43

91.5

119.0

D.1006

SAINT-JULIEN-MONT-DENIS

Feed Zone

 

14:24

14:37

14:52

86.5

124.0

Intersection D.1006-D.906

 

 

14:29

14:44

15:00

85.5

125.0

D.906

SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE (D.906-D.926)

 

 

14:30

14:45

15:02

79.5

131.0

D.926

Intersection D.926-D.78

 

 

14:43

14:59

15:16

78.0

132.5

Le Crêt

 

 

14:48

15:03

15:20

65.0

145.5

Le Chambon (SAINT-JEAN-D'ARVES)

 

 

15:23

15:38

15:55

62.5

148.0

SAINT-SORLIN-D'ARVES

 

 

15:30

15:45

16:02

60.0

150.5

Les Choseaux

 

 

15:37

15:52

16:09

54.5

156.0

Col de la Croix de Fer

H.C.

 

15:52

16:07

16:24

52.0

158.5

Intersection D.926-D.927

 

 

15:54

16:09

16:26

 

 

 

ISERE

 

 

 

 

 

37.0

173.5

D.526

Le Rivier-d'Allemont

 

 

16:09

16:24

16:41

33.5

177.0

Articol

 

 

16:13

16:28

16:45

26.5

184.0

ALLEMONT

 

 

16:20

16:36

16:54

22.5

188.0

Rochetaillée (D.526-D.1091)

 

 

16:25

16:41

17:00

22.0

188.5

D.1091

Les Sables

 

 

16:25

16:42

17:01

18.5

192.0

La Paute

 

 

16:29

16:47

17:06

15.5

195.0

BOURG-D'OISANS

Sprint

 

16:32

16:51

17:11

14.5

196.0

Intersection D.1091-D.211

 

 

16:34

16:52

17:13

14.0

196.5

D.211

La Ferrière

 

 

16:34

16:53

17:13

11.5

199.0

La Garde-en-Oisans

 

 

16:41

16:59

17:20

9.0

201.5

Le Ribot

 

 

16:48

17:06

17:27

6.0

204.5

HUEZ-EN-OISANS

 

 

16:56

17:14

17:35

2.5

208.0

ALPE-D'HUEZ

 

 

17:06

17:24

17:45

0.0

210.5

ALPE-D'HUEZ

H.C. Finish

 

17:12

17:31

17:51

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