Tour de France: Scary mountainous route for 2023 cycle race, all details inside

Tour de France: Scary mountainous route for 2023 cycle race, all details inside
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Tour de France revealed routes for women's and men's races on Thursday. Here are details of the route and how the extremely mountainous route is planned for the 2023 race. Check it out here.

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On Thursday, Tour de France revealed routes for women's and men's races. Women's Tour de France has been revived and will start from Clermont Ferrand. It will have the ‘Col du Tourmalet’ after an enduring eight days in the end.

The women's Tour de France will not depart from Paris this time. Some adjustments had to be made after last year because the riders were left highly exhausted after Markstein's climb on the second last day.

The route will be 3404 km long, which will cover all mountain ranges, and will be given only 22km time trials.


Riding with the pack: Tour de France

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Riding with the pack: Tour de France

The peloton in action during the 4th stage of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race over 237.5 km between Saumur and Limoges, France, on July 5, 2016.

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French cyclist, Marion Rousse said they have listened to the riders and understood that last year was very tough. She wants the race to become perennial.

They will introduce a 22km Pau time trial. She said women's race couldn't last for three weeks as it is not sustainable. She believes there is a long way to go but wants things to go in that direction.

Men are in a problem, with the final block taking a treacherous course. They will go through five mountain ranges. The start will be from Bilbao in Spain.

FAQs

Q1. Where will the women's race start and end?
A1. Women's Tour de France has been revived and will start from Clermont Ferrand. It will have the Col du Tourmalet after an enduring eight days in the end.

Q2. Is men's course difficult?
A2. Men are in a problem, with the final block taking a treacherous course. They will go through five mountain ranges.
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