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2014 Tour de France The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race included 21 stages, starting in Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, on 5 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 27 July. The race ...
was the 101st edition of the race, one of cycling's
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s. It featured 22 cycling teams. The Tour started in
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,
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on 5 July and finished on the
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in Paris on 27 July.


Stage 12

;17 July 2014 —
Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient province of Bresse ( frp, Brêsse, links=no). In 2018, ...
to Saint-Étienne, This was a hilly stage which travelled from the department of
Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...
, into
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, with a brief incursion into Saône-et-Loire, and finished in
Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...
. The stage departed from Bourg-en-Bresse, heading west. The race officially started, on the outskirt of Bourg-en-Bresse, at Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg. The race headed through
Neuville-les-Dames Neuville-les-Dames () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate i ...
and
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne (, literally ''Saint-Didier on Chalaronne'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Chalaronne flows westward through the southern part of the commune, then flows into the Saône, which ...
, before travelling over the
River Rhône A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...
to an intermediate sprint at Romanèche-Thorins. The race then turned south and headed into Villié-Morgon before passing through Régnié-Durette, over the Category 4 ''Col de Brouilly'' and through Odenas. The route continued south through Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières, Blacé, Saint-Julien and Cogny. Here, the route turned west to begin the climb of the Category 3 ''Côte du Saule d'Oingt'' at and then descended south into Oingt, itself. This was followed by
Le Bois-d'Oingt Le Bois-d'Oingt (, literally ''The Wood of Oingt'') is a former commune located in the Rhône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune ...
and Le Breuil, before heading south-east through Chessy and Châtillon to Lozanne. The route turned, and continued south, through Lentilly and Pollionnay to Vaugneray. Then, the race again headed west to the Category 3 at , and descended south-west into Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise. The route turned south, once again, headed over the Category 4 ''Côte de Grammond'' at , and descended through Fontanès and Sorbiers into La Talaudière, before of relatively flat finish into Saint-Étienne.


Stage 13

;18 July 2014 — Saint-Étienne to
Chamrousse Chamrousse () is a ski resort in southeastern France, in the Belledonne mountain range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at and the Roche Béranger at . The ski- ...
, This was a high mountain stage which travelled from the department of Loire into Isère. The stage departed from Saint-Étienne, heading east. Racing officially started between
Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate ...
and
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. The race passed through
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez Saint-Paul-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Geography The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in the Pilat massif, flows through the commune. Population Twin towns Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is tw ...
, before the early climb of the Category 3 ''Col de la Croix de Montvieux'' at . The race continued east, passing through Cheyssieu, Cour-et-Buis, La Côte-Saint-André to La Frette. The route turned south-east to Rives, south to
Tullins Tullins () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Geography The agglomeration of Tullins is situated in forested foothills that flank Chambaran Plateau. At its foot lies the alluvial plain of the Isère, which is the ...
and then east to
Voreppe Voreppe () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).River Isère into
Saint-Égrève Saint-Égrève (; frp, Sant-Ègrèvo) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). Population Twin towns - sister cities Saint-Égrève is twinned with: * Karben, Ger ...
. From Saint-Égrève, the climb began to the summit of the Category 1 Col de Palaquit at , with a descent south into
Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
. Grenoble was quickly followed by an intermediate sprint at
Saint-Martin-d'Hères Saint-Martin-d'Hères (; frp, Sant-Martin-d’Èra) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration),Uriage-les-Bains Uriage-les-Bains (or ''Uriage'') is a spa town in France, at above sea level. Uriage is attached to the communes of Saint-Martin-d'Uriage and Vaulnaveys-le-Haut and is located in the department of Isère, beneath the ski resort of Chamrousse ...
. The first ''
Hors catégorie ''Hors catégorie'' (HC) is a French term used in stage bicycle races to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization". The term was originally used for those mountain roads where cars were not expected to be able to pass. The HC climb is the ...
'' climb of the tour then began, with a ascent to the finish at the ski resort of Chamrousse, at a height of . Before the start there was a minute of silence in memorial for the airplane crash
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. Many Dutch people were killed in this crash. Dutch teams and riders wore black ribbons or black armbands throughout the stage.


Stage 14

;19 July 2014 —
Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
to
Risoul Risoul () is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is located in the French Alps between the towns of Briançon and Gap. Risoul is home to a ski resort that partners with the neighbouring town, Vars, to form the ...
, This was a high mountain stage which travelled from the department of Isère into
Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...
. The stage departed from Grenoble, heading south-east. Racing officially started after passing through Eybens. The race travelled through
Vizille Vizille (; frp, Veselye) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Sights Vizille is the home of the Musée de la Révolution française, a rich depository of archival and rare materials devoted to the French ...
before turning east and gradually climbing to the intermediate sprint at La Paute in the valley just north of
Le Bourg-d'Oisans Le Bourg-d'Oisans () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is located in the Oisans region of the French Alps. Le Bourg-d'Oisans is located in the valley of the Romanche river, on the road from Grenoble to Brianç ...
. The route then climbed up to Le Freney-d'Oisans before beginning the ascent of the Category 1
Col du Lautaret Col du Lautaret () is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col. The valleys are linke ...
at . The route passed through
La Grave La Grave (; oc, La Grava) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is a small ski resort in the French Alps, dominated by La Meije (3982 m). It was the birthplace of Nicolas de Nicolay; adventurer and Geograp ...
, halfway up the climb. From the summit of the climb, the race descended south-east through Le Monêtier-les-Bains and
La Salle-les-Alpes La Salle-les-Alpes (; Occitan: ''La Sala los Aups'' or simply ''La Sala'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 959. Geography The commune ...
to the valley floor at
Briançon Briançon (, ) is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of , based on the national definition as a community cont ...
. The route then turned east to Cervières and began the ascent of the ''Hors catégorie''
Col d'Izoard Col d'Izoard () is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It is accessible in summer via the D902 road, connecting Briançon on the north and the valley of the Guil in Queyras, which ends at Guillestre in the s ...
, south from Cervières, at , the highest point reached in the 2014 Tour. From the summit, the race descended through Arvieux and along the valley south-east, south and then south-west to
Guillestre Guillestre (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Guilhèstra'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Geography The village lies in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Chagne, a stream, tributary of the Gu ...
and Risoul. The final climb of the day was the Category 1
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ascent, to the ski station south of Risoul, at .


Stage 15

;20 July 2014 — Tallard to Nîmes, This was an undulating stage which travelled from the department of Hautes-Alpes, through Alpes-de-Haute-Provence,
Vaucluse Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and ...
, to Gard. The stage departed from Tallard, heading south-west. Racing officially began on the outskirt of the town. The race headed south-west to Thèze and then south through
Sisteron Sisteron (; , oc, label=Mistralian norm, Sisteroun; from oc, label=Old Occitan, Sestaron) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France. Sisteron is situated on the banks of the rive ...
and Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat. Here, the route turned west to Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues and then followed an indirect route west to Banon. The route descended from Banon, heading south and then west to Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt. The westerly route continued through
Cavaillon Cavaillon (; Provençal: ''Cavalhon'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.La Galine (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence). The race continued to
Tarascon Tarascon (; ), sometimes referred to as Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a commune situated at the extreme west of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Inhabitants are referred to as Tarasconnais or Taras ...
and across the
River Rhône A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...
to Beaucaire. From Beaucaire, there was a further to ride, west to the finish at Nîmes.


Stage 16

;22 July 2014 —
Carcassonne Carcassonne (, also , , ; ; la, Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Au ...
to
Bagnères-de-Luchon Bagnères-de-Luchon (; oc, Banhèras de Luishon), also referred to as just Luchon, is a commune and spa town in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Lucho ...
, After the rest day in
Carcassonne Carcassonne (, also , , ; ; la, Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Au ...
, this was a high mountain stage which travelled from the department of Aude, through Ariège,
Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
and Hautes-Pyrénées, before finishing back in Haute-Garonne. The stage departed west from Carcassonne, with racing officially starting as the route passed Carcassonne Airport. The route passed through
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and La Force before climbing the Category 4 ''Côte de Fanjeaux'' at . The race then travelled through
Belpech Belpech (; oc, Bèlpuèg) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Geography Belpech is a town of 1300 inhabitants built at 245 meters above sea level; old medieval Bastide located at the foot of a sunny slope of Lauragais, ...
and
Pamiers Pamiers (; oc, Pàmias ) is a commune and largest city in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the most populous commune in the Ariège department, although i ...
, before climbing the Category 4 ''Côte de Pamiers'' at . The route continued west to Pailhes. The route then turned south-west through Sabarat,
Le Mas-d'Azil Le Mas-d'Azil (; oc, Lo Mas d'Asilh) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France, containing a cave that is the typesite for the prehistoric Azilian The Azilian is a Mesolithic industry of the Franco-Cantabrian region ...
, Clermont and Lescure to an intermediate sprint at Saint-Girons. From here, the race continued to Moulis and Audressein, before turning west to Argein,
Orgibet Orgibet is a commune in the Ariège department in South-Western France. Population Inhabitants of the area are called ''Orgibetois''. See also *Communes of the Ariège department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Ari ...
and Saint-Lary. The route then headed over the climb of the Category 2 Col de Portet d'Aspet at before a descent north-west to the outskirts of Sengouagnet. The route continued west through Juzet-d'Izaut and Cazaunous to the Category 3
Col des Ares Col des Ares (elevation ) is a mountain pass located in Haute-Garonne, between Juzet-d'Izaut and Fronsac, some thirty kilometres north of Bagnères-de-Luchon, and south-west of Aspet. Details of the climbs From Fronsac (west), the ascent i ...
at and descended south-west through Antichan-de-Frontignes and Fronsac, then heading west to Saléchan, Siradan and on to Mauléon-Barousse. From here, the route turned south-west to ascend the ''Hors catégorie'' Port de Balès at . The race turned south-east at the top of the climb, for the final descent into Bagnères-de-Luchon.


Stage 17

;23 July 2014 — Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Lary Pla d'Adet, This was a high mountain stage which travelled from the department of Haute-Garonne with a brief incursion into the Lleida province in
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, back into Haute-Garonne and finished in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. The stage departed south-west from Saint-Gaudens with racing officially starting just beyond the Valentine district of Saint-Gaudens, on the opposite side of the Garonne River. The race passed through Martres-de-Rivière before turning south-east on the outskirts of
Gourdan-Polignan Gourdan-Polignan (; oc, Gordan e Polinhan) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Montréjeau-Gourdan-Polignan station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau, Bayonne and Tarbes. Population See also *Communes o ...
. The route followed the Garonne River from Loures-Barousse, through Barbazan, Haute-Garonne, Barbazan, with an intermediate sprint at Saint-Béat. From here, the race headed to Fos, Haute-Garonne, Fos before turning south and crossing the border into Spain. The route travelled through Les, Catalonia, Les and Bossòst, then turning west and ascending the Category 1 Col du Portillon at , before re-entering France at the summit. The race then descended west into Bagnères-de-Luchon, before beginning the climb of the Category 1 Col de Peyresourde at . This was followed by a descent continuing west into Loudenvielle and Génos, Hautes-Pyrénées, Génos. The race then travelled up the hairpin climb of the Category 1 Col de Val Louron-Azet at followed by a descent into Saint-Lary-Soulan. The final climb of the day was the ''Hors catégorie'' ascent to the finish, at Pla d'Adet, at .


Stage 18

;24 July 2014 — Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau to Hautacam, This was a high mountain stage which travelled from the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques into the department of Hautes-Pyrénées. The stage departed south from Pau with racing officially starting south of the Gelos district of Pau, on the opposite side of the Gave de Pau. The route travelled south for a few kilometres, before turning east and heading to Pardies-Piétat and then south-east to Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nay. The route travelled east through Bénéjacq and over the Category 3 ''Côte de Benejacq'' at . The race continued east through Pontacq, to Ossun, and then around the southern side of the Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport. The route then continued south from Lanne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lanne, Bénac, Hautes-Pyrénées, Bénac and Orincles. This was followed by the Category 3 ''Côte de Loucrup'' at , and east to an intermediate sprint at Trébons, before heading south-east through Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Beaudéan and Campan. From Campan, the route headed south-east, south and then south-west, with a long climbing route to La Mongie, before heading west to the summit of the ''Hors catégorie'' Col du Tourmalet at . The race descended west through Barèges, and turned north-west at Luz-Saint-Sauveur, before reaching the valley floor at Villelongue and north to Beaucens. The route then began to climb north into Ayros-Arbouix. From here, the race headed south-east into the final climb of the stage, which was the ''Hors catégorie'' ascending route up to Hautacam, at .


Stage 19

;25 July 2014 — Maubourguet, Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour to Bergerac, Dordogne, Bergerac, This was an undulating stage which travelled from the department of Hautes-Pyrénées, through Gers and Lot-et-Garonne, into the department of Dordogne. The stage departed north-east from Maubourguet with racing officially starting between Maubourguet and Marciac. The race travelled north-east through Peyrusse-Grande and Vic-Fezensac, to Valence-sur-Baïse. The route then turned north to go through Condom, Gers, Condom, Nérac, Lavardac and Buzet-sur-Baïse, to an intermediate sprint at Tonneins. The route turned north-east, once again, to Tombebœuf, then north-west to Miramont-de-Guyenne and wound north to Eymet. The route continued north through Fonroque, to Mescoules, and on to Rouffignac-de-Sigoulès. From here, the route wound east to the Category 4 climb of the ''Côte de Monbazillac'' at and turned north to descend for about . The race passed along the western side of the Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport, before the route finally turned east to cross the Dordogne (river), Dordogne River, into the finish in Bergerac.


Stage 20

;26 July 2014 — Bergerac, Dordogne, Bergerac to Périgueux, (individual time trial, ITT) This short stage took place entirely in the department of Dordogne and was an individual time trial on an undulating road. The route headed north-west out of Bergerac, before turning north to the outskirts of Ginestet and :fr:Maurens (Dordogne), Maurens, and on to the first time check at Beleymas. The road then bore north-east to Villamblard and north through Manzac-sur-Vern, before turning north-east again, heading to the second time check on the outskirts of Coursac. The route then zig-zagged north-east to the ''Côte de Coulounieix-Chamiers'' before crossing the Isle (river), River Isle and finishing in Périgueux.


Stage 21

;27 July 2014 — Évry, Essonne, Évry to Paris
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, This was an undulating stage which travelled from the department of Essonne, through Hauts-de-Seine into Paris. The stage departed from Évry, with racing officially starting at Bondoufle. The riders travelled south and west around the Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base to Arpajon. The route continued west to the Category 4 climb of ''Côte de Briis-sous-Forges'' at and headed north through Orsay and Vauhallan. The race then headed east through Massy, Essonne, Massy, north to Châtenay-Malabry, and on through Clamart and Meudon to Issy-les-Moulineaux, before crossing the Seine, River Seine and the Île Saint-Germain. The race turned north-east and travelled along the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine to Pont Alexandre III, where the riders crossed the Seine, again, and turned left, passing Les Invalides. The race followed the river along to the Pont du Carrousel and crossed the river for a final time. The riders then turned left to travel along the Rue de Rivoli, through the Place de la Concorde and onto the Champs-Élysées. The race then began ten circuits around central Paris, heading up the Champs-Élysées and around the Arc de Triomphe on the Place Charles de Gaulle, Place de l'Étoile. The riders returned, back down the opposite side of the Champs-Élysées, and around the Tuileries Garden, Jardin des Tuileries. Finally, back along the Rue de Rivoli, and through the Place de la Concorde, to the finish line on the Champs-Élysées. The 2014 La Course by Le Tour de France, La Course by Le Tour de France rode 13 laps of the traditional course on the Champs-Élysées a few hours before the men arrived.


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{{Cycling stage recaps, 2014 Tour de France, 1, 11, 12, 21 2014 Tour de France Tour de France stages