2018 Etape Du Tour Revealed

The route of the Etape du Tour will allow 15,000 amateur cyclists to ride stage 10 of the 2018 Tour de France, from Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand in the Alps on July 8th

The 28th Edition of L’Etape takes place on July 8th, just nine days before the pro peloton tackle the same stage on July 17th, after the full 2018 Tour de France route was revealed today in Paris.

Stage 10 honours the French Resistance of World War Two.

Annecy hosts the start of L’Etape, starting the 169 kilometre challenge through the mountains which features several gruelling climbs and some gravel on the Plateau des Glières.

The real climbing starts after just 40 kilometres, with the Col de la Croix-Fry which rises 1,477 metres above sea level.

The stage descends, then tackles the gruelling ascent to Plateau des Glières. This seven kilometre climb is at average gradient of 11 per cent and includes a 1.5km section of gravel track towards the top

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There’s a 30 km respite before the stage launches into the Col de Romme.

After the descent of Col de Romme, it’s onto one of the Tour's favorite climbs, the Col de la Colombière and the highest point above sea level at 1,618 metres.

It's downhill all the way the finish line in Le Grand-Bornand, where you can recover from the 4,000-plus metres of climbing.

Registration for the 2018 Etape du Tour opens from October 23rd, with event-only entry costing around $130 (€109 or £97) until December 17 before prices increase.

Other packages are available that include accommodation, in addition to entry.

For more information and how to register, please go to letapedutour.com