Tour de France race will begin on July 1, 2022, with a time trial in Copenhagen, the Danish capital. The cyclists will compete in two sprint stages, one from Roskilde to Nyborg and the other from Vejle to Sønderborg, over flat roads.
2022 Tour de France 109th Edition Overview and Routes Information
Table of Contents
- Overview: Tour de France 109th Edition
- TOUR DE FRANCE 2022 ROUTE
- Stage Routes Information
- Stage 1: Copenhagen > Copenhagen (Distance 13km ITT)
- Stage 2: Roskilde > Nyborg (Distance 199km)
- Stage 3: Velje > Sønderborg (Distance 182km)
- Stage 4: Dunkirk > Calais (Distance 172km)
- Stage 5: Lille > Arenberg, Port du Hainaut (Distance 155km)
- Stage 6: Binche > Longwy (Distance 220km)
- Stage 7: Tomblaine > La Super Planche des Belles Filles (Distance 176km)
- Stage 8: Dole > Lausanne (Distance 184km)
- Stage 9: Aigle > Châtel (Distance 183km)
- Stage 10: Morzine > Megève (Distance 148km)
- Stage 11: Albertville > Col du Granon (Distance 149km)
- Stage 12: Briançon > Alpe d’Huez (Distance 166km)
- Stage 13: Bourg d’Oisans > Saint-Étienne (Distance 193km)
- Stage 14: Saint-Étienne > Mende (Distance 195km)
- Stage 15: Rodez > Carcassonne (Distance 200km)
- Stage 16: Carcassonne > Foix (Distance 179km)
- Stage 17: Saint-Gaudens > Peyragudes (Distance 130km)
- Stage 18: Lourdes > Hautacam (Distance 143km)
- Stage 19: Castelnau-Magnoac > Cahors (Distance 189km)
- Stage 20: Lacapelle Marival > Rocamadour (Distance 40km)
- Stage 21: Paris La Défense Arena > Paris, Champs-Élysées (Distance 116km)
Overview: Tour de France 109th Edition
The Tour de France will begin in Denmark in 2022, with the opening stage beginning in Copenhagen and followed by two more stages in the Scandinavian country.
The 2022 race will be held in July, as opposed to the previous two years, when the historic event was held at slightly different periods of the year. Due to the epidemic, the Tour de France began in late August in 2020, whereas the 2021 race began in June to suit the Tokyo Olympic Games, with the organisers wanting to avoid the two events colliding.
After a tough stage in the Brittany area of France in 2021, the 109th edition will also begin with a conventional time trial, this time in Copenhagen. Both of the other events in Denmark will have flat stages with riders taking in the scenery of the north-European country.
After then, the race will travel to France for the majority of the Tour, passing through the country before finishing on the Champs-Élysées, as it always has.
There are two individual time trials, six flat stages, six mountain stages, and seven hilly stages spread out over the three weeks of competition.
Tour de France 2022 Dates: July 1 – July 24
Total distance: 3,328km
Start: Copenhagen, Denmark
Finish: Paris, France
Stages: 21
TV coverage (UK): Eurosport, GCN+, ITV4
TOUR DE FRANCE 2022 ROUTE
The race will take place between July 1 and 24 in 2022. Here is the official route for the race.
Stage Routes Information
Stage 1: Copenhagen > Copenhagen (Distance 13km)
The 109th Tour begins in Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, with a 13-kilometer individual time trial on a pan-flat course that could break the record for the fastest average stage pace, which is now held by Rohan Dennis, who reached 55.45kmh on stage one of the 2015 Tour.
Stage 2: Roskilde > Nyborg (Distance 199km)
The sprinters get their first taste of the flatlands of Denmark on the first road stage of the Tour, which includes the 18-kilometer Great Belt Bridge before finishing in Nyborg. Crosswinds are likely on the exposed roads, which frequently come into contact with the Danish coastline.
Stage 3: Velje > Sønderborg (Distance 182km)
This stage will be identical to the second day, with the race ending in Sønderborg, but expect a mass dash to the finish line. In the final few kilometers of the race, the riders will loop around the city, potentially producing some much-needed turmoil inside the peloton.
Stage 4: Dunkirk > Calais (Distance 172km)
On the first French stage of the Tour, the wind may play a key role once again. From Dunkirk to the main port of Calais, the race will be a sprint along the coast, over tiny hills, and in variable weather conditions.
Stage 5: Lille > Arenberg, Port du Hainaut (Distance 155km)
The peloton will confront brand new cobbled sectors in northern France as they race from Lille to Arenberg. The image above is only a small portion of the stage, but it illustrates that there will be a lot of cobbles to overcome with 11 sectors.
Stage 6: Binche > Longwy (Distance 220km)
The race begins in Belgium and ends in Longwy. The explosive sprinters are anticipated to be engaged again at the finish of the sixth stage, with Peter Sagan being the last winner atop the hill in Longwy.
Stage 7: Tomblaine > La Super Planche des Belles Filles (Distance 176km)
The Planche is back in the race after a year away, but this time it includes the violent gravel kick to the finish line to finish the Super Planche des Belles Filles for the first time since 2019.
Stage 8: Dole > Lausanne (Distance 184km)
Next up is a trip to Switzerland, which promises to be another bumpy day with a similar finish to the one in Longwy. The finish line in Lausanne sits on the beautiful shores of Lake Geneva.
Stage 9: Aigle > Châtel (Distance 183km)
Stage nine is the first day in the Alps, with the race re-entering French territory. However, the stage is primarily within Swiss territory, with four classified climbs before an uphill sprint to the finish line in Châtel.
Stage 10: Morzine > Megève (Distance 148km)
For the 10th stage, the race returns to Megève with its moderate hills. After Tadej Pogaar’s early move to decide the race in 2021 was so effective, this should witness the first major maneuvers from the top contenders.
Stage 11: Albertville > Col du Granon (Distance 149km)
The race heads over the Col du Télégraphe to Valloire before ascending the famed Col du Galibier on an exciting day in the high Alps. The race then descends to the Col du Granon’s base before conquering its steep climbs to the finish line.
Stage 12: Briançon > Alpe d’Huez (Distance 166km)
Another day, another attempt at climbing the Col du Galibier. This time from Briançon’s side of the Col du Lautaret, before descending through Valloire and into Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and the Col de la Croix de Fer’s base.
After tackling the second beyond category climb of the day, the race descends to Allemond and continues on to Bourg d’Oisans in preparation for the Alpe d’Huez’s 21 hairpin bends.
Stage 13: Bourg d’Oisans > Saint-Étienne (Distance 193km)
Returning to the expected sprint stages, the race heads to the Pyrenees for a finale in Saint-Étienne.
Stage 14: Saint-Étienne > Mende (Distance 195km)
The race begins in Saint-Étienne and travels through the Massif Central before ascending the terrifyingly steep slopes of the Côte de la Croix Neuve to Mende, where it finishes.
Stage 15: Rodez > Carcassonne (Distance 200km)
With another potential sprint, Carcassonne will bring the second week to a conclusion. At 2021, Mark Cavendish scored his record-tying 34th stage victory at the Tour de France in this city.
Stage 16: Carcassonne > Foix (Distance 179km)
The finale at Foix, which includes the two climbs of the Port de Lers and the Mur de Péguère before descending to Foix on a day that is ideal for the breakaway, is one of the Tour’s classic routes.
Stage 17: Saint-Gaudens > Peyragudes (Distance 130km)
The Pyrenees are introduced with a bang as the peloton enters the first of the race’s two final mountain stages. After ascents of the Col d’Aspin, the Hourquette d’Ancizan, and the Col de Val Louron-Azet, the finish is on Peyragudes.
Stage 18: Lourdes > Hautacam (Distance 143km)
For the first time since 2014, when Vincenzo Nibali won his fourth stage on his way to the overall win, the Hautacam climb returns for the final mountain stage of the 2022 Tour de France.
Stage 19: Castelnau-Magnoac > Cahors (Distance 189km)
Before the final time trial and the trip to Paris, the breakaway has one last chance. Will the sprinter’s teams let the break go on a day when a pack finish is possible?
Stage 20: Lacapelle Marival > Rocamadour (Distance 40km)
The Tour de France 2022’s last stage is an individual time trial once again, but this one is nearly a throwback to the Tours of old, with its 40km route. After three weeks of racing, it’s a true test of the legs for the top GC contenders, and large amounts of time may be gained or lost here.
Stage 21: Paris La Défense Arena > Paris, Champs-Élysées (Distance 116km)
The final stage begins with the traditional procession to the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe, followed by the sprint race, in which the last fast men compete for the glory of victory on the cobblestone street.
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