A Tour de France way of crossing France. This Thursday, Christian Prudhomme lifted the veil on the 2023 edition of the Grande Boucle, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The route of this 110th opus of the most prestigious cycling race in the world splits France via a kind of diagonal, from south-west to east, where the ultimate contest at altitude will take place in the Vosges, on the eve of the outcome in the capital. Before thus dividing up French territory, the event (July 1-23) will start from Spain, and Bilbao, where the punchers will be expected. Three stages will start on the Iberian Peninsula. The last will end in Bayonne. Geographical promise kept: the road will rise quickly, thanks to the Pyrenees, with a finish in Laruns from the fifth day of the race. In 2020, Tadej Pogacar – present on this day of presentation – won there, after a five-man sprint, ahead of Primoz Roglic. Tour de France WomenThe route: A time trial for novelty… and to conclude2 HOURS AGOFrom Bilbao to Paris: the Tour de France 2023 map in 3DA single time trial, 22 km and full-bodiedThe 6th stage will be the scene of the first arrival at altitude, in Cauterets (after passing through the Tourmalet), closing of the Pyrenean diptych. The Alps, they will be entitled to more exposure, from Morzine to Courchevel, from the 14th to the 17th stage. Just before, the Jura will have marked the bodies, with the Grand Colombier (13th stage, July 14). At the heart of this intense part of climbing: a 22 km time trial (16th stage). The only one of this Tour, including the coast of Domancy. A treatment of solitary effort similar to that witnessed during the 2020 edition, marked by the stopwatch of the Planche des Belles Filles, Pogacar’s birth certificate for the general public. Satisfying pure CLM specialists does not seem to be in ASO’s view. Implicit to this confirmed trend: a lack of appeal from the foot to world champion Remco Evenepoel, recent winner of the Vuelta. “The routes of the Tour are made well in advance,” said Christian Prudhomme, to AFP , adding “dream (r) to find the opposition of a super roller like Jacques Anquetil and a super climber like Federico Bahamontes”. On the subject of the possible arrival of Evenepoel on the roads of the TDF, the race director specified that he would be “absolutely delighted that he comes, whatever year he chooses.” He also recorded the return of “bonus points” (bonus seconds during the stage), six times.Voeckler: “When I see Evenepoel and Pogacar, I no longer know where I live”Le Puy de Dôme 35 years later, the bet of MarksteinBetween the Pyrenees and the Alps, the Massif Central occupies an important place in this 110th Tour. Whispered since June, the return of the Grande Boucle to the Puy de Dôme was recorded on Thursday. The event has not surveyed the famous dormant volcano for 35 years. In 1964, he gave birth to a legendary duel between Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor, an iconic photo at stake. The 9th stage will thus have historical significance. The Vosges will be the setting for the penultimate stage, with the Markstein station as the epilogue. Annemiek van Vleuten triumphed there, during the Women’s Tour de France. As for the sprinters, they seem barely less alienated than they were in 2022 (six “flat” stages according to the organization’s website, eight “plain” stages announced this Thursday). The “crossing of France” may seem long to them.1964 Tour de France Puy-de-Dome Anquetil PoulidorCredit: Getty ImagesDetails of the 21 stages1st stage: Bilbao – Bilbao (182 km) – Hilly 2nd stage: Vitoria-Gasteiz – Saint- Sébastien (209 km) – Hilly 3rd stage: Amorebieta-Etxano – Bayonne (185 km) – Flat 4th stage: Dax – Nogaro (182 km) – Flat 5th stage: Pau – Laruns (165 km) – Mountain 6th stage: Tarbes – Cauterets Cambasque (145 km) – Mountains7th stage: Mont-de-Marsan – Bordeaux (170 km) – Flat 8th stage: Libourne – Limoges (201 km) – Hilly9th stage: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat – Puy de Dôme (184 km) – Mountain 1st day of rest10th stage: Vulcania – Issoire (167 km) – Hilly11th stage: Clermont-Ferrand – Moulins (180 km) – Flat12th stage: Roanne – Belleville-en-Beaujolais (169 km) – Hilly 13th stage: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne – Grand Colombier (138 km) – Mountain 14th stage: Annemasse – Morzine (152 km) – Mountain 15th stage: Les Gets – S Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (180 km) – In the mountains 2nd day of rest16th stage: Passy – Combloux (22 km) – Time trial 17th stage: Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc – Courchevel (166 km) – In the mountains18th stage: Moûtiers – Bourg-en-Bresse (186 km) – Hilly 19th stage: Moirans-en-Montagne – Poligny (173 km) – Flat 20th stage: Belfort – Le Markstein (133 km) – Mountain 21st stage: Saint-Quentin -en-Yvelines – Paris Champs-Élysées (115 km) – FlatTour de France WomenNo start in Paris, the Tourmalet on the menu: discover the TDF Women 2023 map2 HOURS AGO