Friday 26 October 2007

2008 Tour De France - Route Announced


On 25th Oct they announced the route of the 2008 Tour De France. Stage 10 Pau-Hautacam will be the Etape Du Tour and will take place on Sun 6th July.
It's a good stage. Not as hard as last years, but still very challenging. The stage is set in the Pyrenees and will take a 165km (102 miles) route around Lourdes. There are 2 main climbs At around 100km we'll be staring up at the infamous Tourmalet If we can get over that, there will be a quick descent down to foot of the Hautacam at 152km.