Etape Announced

The Etape route, of for a rare occasion this year routes, were announced on the 20th October.

For the first time ever there are 2 choices for the Etape.  Either the Alps or the Massif Centrale.

The first up will be the Alps on 11th July (My preference) 

A 109km route starting in Modane and summiting the Col du Telegraph, the monumental Col Du Galibier and then finishing atop the infamous Alpe D'huez.

In a recent interview Mark Cavendish said this about the mountains in this years TdF including the Galibier, "We go three times over 2,500m - you can't breathe when you're sleeping at that level, let alone ride your bike." .....Great!


I am just waiting for confirmation of my place in next years Etape.