PROS – Tour de France 2023: The Route, Stage Maps and Profiles, Climbs, Riders, and TV Broadcast Schedules for the 110th Edition

The 2023 Tour de France takes place from July 1 to 23, between Bilbao in Spain and Paris with a traditional finish on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées. On the menu: crossing five mountain ranges, 30 climbs of second, first or hors catégorie, and only 22 km of individual time trial. In total, a course of 3,404 km with over 55,000 m of elevation gain. To follow the race closely, find the maps, stage profiles and climbs, teams, riders, and TV broadcast schedules for the 110th edition of the Tour de France.

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After a bumpy start in the Basque Country, the riders competing for the general classification will quickly get down to business, with the attack on the Pyrenees as early as the fifth and sixth stages. On this occasion, the riders will cross the Cols du Soudet, Marie-Blanque, Aspin, and Tourmalet, before an unprecedented finish at the Plateau de Cambasque (16 km at 5.4%) above Cauterets at the end of the sixth stage.

After an interlude more favorable to sprinters or breakaway riders, the riders will find the steep climb of the Puy-de-Dôme for the finish of the ninth stage, which had not been climbed by the Tour de France in 35 years.

From the thirteenth stage, they will enter the Alps starting with a summit finish at the Grand Colombier. Then, they will face a big challenge the next day between Annemasse and Morzine with the Col de Cou, du Feu, de Jambaz, de la Ramaz, and finally the difficult Col de Joux Plane. The next day, another big day with the sequence of the Cols de la Forclaz de Montmin, de la Croix Fry des Aravis, the Côte des Amerands, and the final climb to Le Bettex. The time trial of the 16th stage will see the riders compete on a difficult course, with the famous Côte de Domancy (2.5 km at 9.4%).

But the big stage of this 2023 Tour de France will be the day after the time trial, between Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc and Courchevel, with a total of 5,000 m of elevation gain, passing through the Cols des Saisies, du Cormet de Roselend, the Côte de Longefoy, and the now famous Col de la Loze (28.4 km at 6%) before descending to Courchevel with a finish at the summit of the Altiport with its 18% gradients.

After two stages promised to sprinters, the riders will not be done with the mountains, with a short and nervous stage in the Vosges between Belfort and Le Markstein the day before the final finish. The Ballon d’Alsace, the Col de la Croix des Moinats, the Col de Grosse Pierre, the Col de la Schlucht, the Petit Ballon, and the Platzerwasel are on the program over 133 km, promising an explosive finale.

How to follow the 2023 Tour de France on TV?

The 2023 Tour de France is broadcast live on France Télévisions (France 2, France 3 and France Télévisions digital platforms) as well as on Eurosport 1, the Eurosport.fr website and the Eurosport app. Stage broadcasts generally begin between 12 PM and 1:30 PM and end around 5:30 PM. You can also find delayed broadcasts on Eurosport 1 and 2.

For France Télévisions, the team consists of Alexandre Pasteur, Marion Rousse, and Laurent Jalabert on commentary, accompanied by Franck Ferrand for the heritage aspect, and Benoît Durand, Nicolas Geay, and Thomas Voeckler on the motorcycles.

For Eurosport, commentary is provided by Guillaume Di Grazia with Jacky Durand and Steve Chainel every day, and by David Moncoutié for the mountain stages. Louis-Pierre Frileux and Florian Pigeon are the special correspondents on the race.

The 2023 Tour de France route and stage distances

The 2023 Tour de France stage profiles, maps, and climbs

Stage 1 – July 1: Bilbao-Bilbao, 182 km

Stage 2 – July 2: Vitoria-Gasteiz – San Sebastian, 209 km

Stage 3 – July 3: Amorebieta-Etxano – Bayonne, 185 km

Stage 4 – July 4: Dax-Nogaro, 182 km

Stage 5 – July 5: Pau-Laruns, 165 km

Stage 6 – July 6: Tarbes-Cauterets, 145 km

Stage 7 – July 7: Mont-de-Marsan – Bordeaux, 170 km

Stage 8 – July 8: Libourne-Limoges, 201 km

Stage 9 – July 9: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat – Puy de Dôme, 184 km

REST DAY – July 10: Clermont-Ferrand

Stage 10 – July 11: Vulcania-Issoire, 167 km

Stage 11 – July 12: Clermont-Ferrand – Moulins, 180 km

Stage 12 – July 13: Roanne – Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169 km

Stage 13 – July 14: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne – Grand Colombier, 138 km

Stage 14 – July 15: Annemasse-Morzine, 152 km

Stage 15 – July 16: Les Gets – Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc, 180 km

REST DAY – July 17: Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc

Stage 16 – July 18: Passy-Combloux (ITT), 22 km

Stage 17 – July 19: Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc – Courchevel, 166 km

Stage 18 – July 20: Moûtiers – Bourg-en-Bresse, 186 km

Stage 19 – July 21: Moirans-en-Montagne – Poligny, 173 km

Stage 20 – July 22: Belfort – Le Markstein, 133 km

Stage 21 – July 23: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – Paris, 115 km

The distinctive jerseys of the 2023 Tour de France

The teams and riders of the 2023 Tour de France

The peloton of the 110th edition of the Tour de France will include 22 teams at the start in the Basque Country on July 1, 2023: 18 UCI WorldTeams and 4 UCI ProTeams.

The 18 UCI WorldTeams:

• AG2R Citroën Team (Fra)
• Alpecin Deceuninck (Bel)
• Astana Qazaqstan Team (Kaz)
• Bora-Hansgrohe (Ger)
• EF Education-Easypost (Usa)
• Groupama-FDJ (Fra)
• Ineos Grenadiers (Gbr)
• Intermarché-Circus-Wanty (Bel)
• Jumbo-Visma (Ned)
• Movistar Team (Esp)
• Soudal Quick-Step (Bel)
• Team Arkea-Samsic (Fra)
• Team Bahrain Victorious (Brn)
• Team Cofidis (Fra)
• Team DSM (Ned)
• Team Jayco AlUla (Aus)
• Trek-Segafredo (Usa)
• UAE Team Emirates (Uae)

The 4 UCI ProTeams:

• Lotto Dstny (Bel)
• TotalEnergies (Fra)
• Israel-Premier Tech (Isr)
• Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (Nor)

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The winners of the last 10 editions of the Tour de France

2013 (100th edition) – Christopher Froome, Nairo Quintana, Joaquim Rodríguez
2014 (101st edition) – Vincenzo Nibali, Jean-Christophe Péraud, Thibaut Pinot
2015 (102nd edition) – Christopher Froome, Nairo Quintana, Alejandro Valverde
2016 (103rd edition) – Christopher Froome, Romain Bardet, Nairo Quintana
2017 (104th edition) – Christopher Froome, Rigoberto Urán, Romain Bardet
2018 (105th edition) – Geraint Thomas, Tom Dumoulin, Christopher Froome
2019 (106th edition) – Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Steven Kruijswijk
2020 (107th edition) – Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Richie Porte
2021 (108th edition) – Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Richard Carapaz
2022 (109th edition) – Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar, Geraint Thomas

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