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 An overhead shot of Alpe d'Huez which will be climbed twice at the end of Stage 18. The following day, stage 19 will start from the valley in Bourg d'Oisans, bottom-center. (photo w/ permission by John Whitfield). The 100th edition will be announced on Wednesday. This is the Tour de France live dashboard... one stop for all your Tour de France needs with steady updates throughout July featuring stage previews, results, reports, photos, video highlights and live video/text options. Big Photos from 2012 — sirotti/reuters/flockton Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/reuters/flockton Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/reuters Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti/reuters |
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News and Updates for Tour de France 2013
2013 Tour de France Preview
May 6 update:Brailsford confirms that Froome rather than Wiggins will be Team Sky leader for Tour de France — velonation
April 29 update:
Bradley Wiggins re-confirms that he wants a Giro/Tour double — velonation
Responding to Wiggins, Froome says he has full backing of Sky management to win Tour de France — velonation
April 27 update:
Tour de France wildcards awarded to Cofidis, Sojasun and Europcar — cyclingnews
Organizers confirm final selection for 2013 Tour de France — velonews
Prudhomme: IAM would've been fourth Tour Wildcard — sbs.au
April 23 update:
March 30 update:
Evans to do Giro d’Italia/Tour de France double in bid to return to best form — velonation
March 27 update:
Wiggins on ambitions: ‘My goal was always to win the Tour. It was never to win three Tours’ — velonation
March 26 update:
De Gendt holding back on peak form until Tour de France — velonation
Valverde and Quintana recon critical Tour de France stages — cyclingnews
March 25 update:
Andrew Talanksy targets Tour top ten — sbs.au
Thomas De Gendt builds towards Tour de France — cyclingnews
Corsica getting ready for first ever Tour de France start — uk.eurosport.yahoo
Tour de France organisers ASO interested in taking over the Tour of Britain — road.cc
February 27 update:
Evans is on Tour de France path again, with van Garderen’s help — velonews
Is Cadel Evans a chance to win the 2013 Tour de France? — theroar.au
Dozens Of Mass Rides Planned To Celebrate Tour De France 2013 — bikeradar
Wiggins targets Giro over Tour de France defence — afp
2013 Tour de France Route Presentation
"The Tour de France is our cultural heritage. It is stronger than doping."
October 24 update: The route is now official, see the race summary table right for the host towns, distances and the Corsica and mountain stage profiles.
2013 Tour de France route presented in Paris — cyclingnews
Historic Tour de France route unveiled for 100th edition — velonation
Tour celebrates centenary with prestige route — reuters
Tour boss backs Movement for Credible Cycling — afp
Tour will finish under the lights, feature Ventoux, Alpe d’Huez — velonews
L'Etape de Tour Interactive Map: Annecy, Rhone-Alpes — ridewithgps
Wiggins confirms he will aim to win the Giro in 2013 — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Evans picks l'Alpe d'Huez as the special stage of the 2013 Tour — cyclingnews
Schleck satisfied with Tour 2013 route, will race hard before it to be in sharp form — velonation
Evans, Gilbert and Van Garderen react to 2013 Tour de France route — velonation
2013 Route Flyover (04:00 English) — au.eurosport
French cycling establishment quick to turn page on Armstrong Affair — velonews
2013 Tour de France: Detailed analysis of the route of the 100th edition — velonation
Contador says Froome is the biggest danger in the 2013 Tour de France
Vaughters praises 2013 Tour de France route — cyclingnews
October 23 update:
Tomorrow (Wednesday) the 2013 Tour de France route will be officially unveiled. The race summary table (right) is now filled in the with the host towns for the 2013 route. The first three stages will start on the island of Corsica and are known with certainty while the remaining stages are all but confirmed. — Steve
Tour de France-2013. Moins de Pyrénées, plus de surprises — ladepeche.fr
Froome looking to lead Sky in 2013 Tour de France — cyclingnews
Tour de France 2013 course presentation to be live streamed — sbs.au
Tour de France 2013 with evening finish in Paris? — bikeradar
With route details leaking, Armstrong Affair to overshadow Tour presentation — velonews
Tour de France 2013 rumours — velowire
About Corsica — en.wikipedia.org
October 15 update:
24th of October: all is revealed for 100th — letour.fr
Cancellara may skip Tour de France 2013 — cyclingnews
October 6 update:
Newspaper suggests 2013 Tour de France may finish atop L’Alpe d’Huez — velonews
Tour de France 2013 to feature Alpe d'Huez finish? — cyclingweekly.co.uk
 
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Live Streaming Video and Text Updates
The 2013 Tour de France route presentation will be streamed live on Wed, October 24th at 11:30 CET / . Like past years, the official letour site, Eurosport, Cycling.tv and RTBF will have live video of the event. See the links below. If you see something not listed then feel free to send it in. — Steve
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 live video (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet) |
Europe; live daily coverage and rebroadcasts in 59 countries. |
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live video (french) tv schedule |
France3 TV |
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live video (english) tv schedule
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Australia only; SBS online coverage starts at 20:25 AEDT |
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live video (french) tv schedule |
Belgium; French |
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 steephill text updates |
short text updates | check back at race time for more and updated links;  send a comment or a new live link |
Tour de France 2013 Route Map
2013 Official Route Map (large version) — letour.fr
2013 Route Flyover (04:00 English) — au.eurosport
| Comparing 2013 to previous years... | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Stages | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Medium Mountain Stages | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mountain Stages | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| # of Categorized Climbs (Cat 2, 1, HC) | ?? | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Summit Finishes | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Time Trialing | 65k | 101k | 41k | 59k | 55k | 82k | 117k | 116k |
| Team Time Trial | 25k | 0 | 23k | 0 | 39k | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall Distance | 3342k | 3511k | 3436k | 3596k | 3435k | 3554k | 3547k | 3657k |