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Event
Information:
The
Tour de France is scheduled to
be the 99th Tour de France. It is
scheduled to start in the Belgian
city of Liège, and end on the
Champs-Elysées in Paris. Besides
Belgium the Tour also visits the
country of Switzerland. The route
was accidentally published by ASO on
its website on 10 October . On
the official presentation of 18
October, the leaked route was
confirmed by the ASO.
The
route features a total of 101.1 km
covered in individual time trials
and only three uphill finishes: La
Planche des Belles Filles (stage 7),
La Toussuire - Les Sybelles (stage
11) and Peyragudes (stage 17). The
Col du Grand Colombier will be
visited for the first time in Tour
de France history. The climb was
earlier featured in the Critérium du
Dauphiné, Tour de l'Avenir and is
regularly climbed in the Tour de
l'Ain. Also the well known climbs of
the Col de la Madeleine and the Col
de la Croix de Fer (both Hors
catégorie rated climbs) are visited
in the passage of the Alps. The
passage of the Pyrenees include the
Col de Tourmalet, Col d'Aubisque,
Col d'Aspin and the Col de
Peyresourde. The four climbs are
climbed in stage 16 of the Tour. A
total of 25 climbs will count for
Cat 2, Cat 1 or HC points for the
mountains classification.
There
are several classifications in the
Tour de France. The most
important is the general
classification, calculated by adding
each cyclist's finishing times on
each stage. The cyclist with the
least accumulated time is the race
leader, identified by the yellow
jersey; the winner of this
classification is considered the
winner of the Tour. In , there
are no bonifications given.
Additionally, there is a points
classification, which awards a green
jersey. In the points
classification, cyclists get points
for finishing among the best in a
stage finish, or in intermediate
sprints. The cyclist with the most
points leads the classification, and
is identified with a green jersey.
There
is also a mountains classification.
The organisation categorizes some
climbs as either hors catégorie,
first, second, third, or
fourth-category; points for this
classification are won by the first
cyclists that reach the top of these
climbs first, with more points
available for the higher-categorized
climbs. The cyclist with the most
points leads the classification, and
is identified with a polkadot
jersey. The fourth individual
classification is the young rider
classification, which is marked by
the white jersey. This was decided
the same way as the general
classification, but only riders
under 26 years are eligible.
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