July 9, 2008__

 

 

 

By Graham Jones and Barry Boyce
CyclingRevealed Historians

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Tour de France 2008: Preview and Profile

Stage 5 - (Wednesday) July 9th, Cholet to Châteauroux, 232 km Flat Stage

Stage 5: This long, flat stage (232 km) is the longest of the 2008 Tour. Breakaways will escape and sprinter's teams will need to control affair to win the stage. This is prehaps the last chance for the sprinter before the course rolls across the Massif Central and into the Pyrenees Mountains .

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Kilometers
Estimated Time
to
end
  from
  start
ROUTE
Average speed
FRANCE
MAINE-ET-LOIRE 45 km/h 43 km/h 41 km/h
CHOLET
Pre-start
 11:35  11:35  11:35
 232.0  0.0 D.20 CHOLET
Actual start
 11:45  11:45  11:45
 231.0  1.0 MAZIERES-EN-MAUGE (near)
 11:46  11:46  11:46
 224.5  7.5 MAULEVRIER (D.20-D.157)
 11:55  11:55  11:56
DEUX-SEVRES
 215.5  16.5 D.28 Intersection D.28-D.153
 12:07  12:08  12:09
 210.5  21.5 NUEIL-LES-AUBIERS (D.28-D.759)
 12:14  12:15  12:16
 203.0  29.0 D.759 Intersection D.759-D.164
 12:24  12:25  12:27
 198.5  33.5 ARGENTON-LES-VALLEES (D.759-D.748)
Sprint
 12:30  12:32  12:34
 197.0  35.0 D.748 Intersection D.748-D.759
 12:32  12:34  12:36
 189.5  42.5 D.759 MASSAIS
 12:42  12:44  12:47
 184.5  47.5 La Croix d'Ingand (MAUZE-THOUARSAIS)
 12:48  12:51  12:55
 181.5  50.5 Vrines (SAINTE-RADEGONDE) (D.759-V.C)
 12:52  12:55  12:59
 179.0  53.0 V.C THOUARS (V.C-D.759)
 12:56  12:59  13:03
 172.0  60.0 D.759 Orbé (SAINT-LEGER-DE-MONTBRUN) (near)
 13:05  13:09  13:13
 168.0  64.0 Level Crossing (n170)
 13:10  13:14  13:19
 163.0  69.0 PAS-DE-JEU
 13:17  13:21  13:26
VIENNE
 160.5  71.5 SAINT-LAON (near)
 13:20  13:25  13:30
 156.5  75.5 Level Crossing (n189)
 13:26  13:30  13:35
 156.0  76.0 Baussay (MOUTERRE-SILLY)
 13:26  13:31  13:36
 153.0  79.0 LOUDUN (D.759-D.61)
 13:30  13:35  13:41
 148.5  83.5 D.61 Level Crossing (n4)
 13:36  13:42  13:47
 144.5  87.5 MESSEME (near)
 13:42  13:47  13:53
 141.5  90.5 Joué (CEAUX-EN-LOUDUN) (near)
 13:46  13:51  13:57
 140.0  92.0 La Polka
 13:48  13:53  14:00
 137.5  94.5 POUANT
 13:51  13:57  14:03
 135.0  97.0 Intersection D.61-D.58
 13:54  14:00  14:07
INDRE-ET-LOIRE
 133.5  98.5 D.58 RICHELIEU (D.58-D.658-D.749)
Sprint
 13:56  14:02  14:09
 131.5  100.5 D.749 Mosson (BRAYE-SOUS-FAYE)
Feed Zone
 13:59  14:05  14:12
 127.0  105.0 RAZINES (near)
 14:05  14:12  14:19
 125.0  107.0 Milly
 14:08  14:14  14:22
 123.0  109.0 JAULNAY
 14:10  14:17  14:25
VIENNE
 118.5  113.5 SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-TROIS-CLOCHERS (near)
 14:16  14:23  14:31
 117.5  114.5 Les Quatre-Routes (D.749-D.22)
 14:18  14:25  14:33
 116.0  116.0 D.22 LEIGNE-SUR-USSEAU
 14:20  14:27  14:35
 113.0  119.0 MONDION (near)
 14:24  14:31  14:39
 109.5  122.5 VELLECHES
 14:28  14:36  14:44
 108.0  124.0 La Ronde
 14:30  14:38  14:46
 104.5  127.5 Intersection D.22-D.1
 14:35  14:43  14:52
 104.0  128.0 D.1 DANGE-SAINT-ROMAIN (D.1-D.22-D.910-D.58)
 14:36  14:44  14:52
 99.0  133.0 D.58 Saint-Sulpice (LES ORMES)
 14:42  14:51  15:00
 94.0  138.0 BUXEUIL (near)
 14:49  14:58  15:07
INDRE-ET-LOIRE
 93.5  138.5 D.31 DESCARTES (D.31-D.31d-D.750)
 14:50  14:58  15:08
 93.0  139.0 Level Crossing (n207)
 14:50  14:59  15:08
 87.5  144.5 D.750 Intersection D.750-D.42
 14:58  15:07  15:16
 86.5  145.5 D.42 ABILLY
 14:59  15:08  15:18
 80.0  152.0 LE GRAND-PRESSIGNY
Sprint
 15:08  15:17  15:27
 77.5  154.5 Etableau
 15:11  15:21  15:31
 67.0  165.0 PREUILLY-SUR-CLAISE (D.42-D.725)
 15:25  15:35  15:46
INDRE
 55.0  177.0 D.925 AZAY-LE-FERRON
 15:41  15:52  16:04
 49.5  182.5 Carcot
 15:48  16:00  16:12
 49.0  183.0 PAULNAY
 15:49  16:00  16:13
 41.5  190.5 MEZIERES-EN-BRENNE
 15:59  16:11  16:24
 39.0  193.0 Subtray
 16:02  16:14  16:27
 38.0  194.0 Corbançon
 16:04  16:16  16:29
 31.0  201.0 VENDOEUVRES
 16:13  16:25  16:39
 24.0  208.0 Claise (NEUILLAY-LES-BOIS)
 16:22  16:35  16:49
 20.0  212.0 Intersection D.925-D.27
 16:28  16:41  16:55
 14.5  217.5 La Croix-Rouge (NIHERNE)
 16:35  16:48  17:03
 8.0  224.0 SAINT-MAUR (near)
 16:44  16:58  17:13
 6.0  226.0 CHÂTEAUROUX (entering)
 16:46  17:00  17:16
 0.0  232.0 CHÂTEAUROUX
Finish
 16:54  17:09  17:25

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