2023 Tour de France

110th edition: July 1-23, 2023
List of stages, invited teams, route explanation

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List of stages

STAGE	TYPE	DATE	START AND FINISH	DISTANCE
1	HILLY	SAT 07/01	BILBAO > BILBAO	182 KM
2	HILLY	SUN 07/02	VITORIA-GASTEIZ > SAINT-SÉBASTIEN	209 KM
3	FLAT	MON 07/03	AMOREBIETA-ETXANO > BAYONNE	185 KM
4	FLAT	TUE 07/04	DAX > NOGARO	182 KM
5	MOUNTAIN	WED 07/05	PAU > LARUNS	165 KM
6	MOUNTAIN	THU 07/06	TARBES > CAUTERETS-CAMBASQUE	145 KM
7	FLAT	FRI 07/07	MONT-DE-MARSAN > BORDEAUX	170 KM
8	HILLY	SAT 07/08	LIBOURNE > LIMOGES	201 KM
9	MOUNTAIN	SUN 07/09	SAINT-LÉONARD-DE-NOBLAT > PUY DE DÔME	184 KM
-	REST DAY	MON 07/10	CLERMONT-FERRAND
10	HILLY	TUE 07/11	VULCANIA > ISSOIRE	167 KM
11	FLAT	WED 07/12	CLERMONT-FERRAND > MOULINS	180 KM
12	HILLY	THU 07/13	ROANNE > BELLEVILLE-EN-BEAUJOLAIS
13	MOUNTAIN	FRI 07/14	CHÂTILLON-SUR-CHALARONNE > GRAND COLOMBIER	138 KM
14	MOUNTAIN	SAT 07/15	ANNEMASSE > MORZINE LES PORTES DU SOLEIL	152 KM
15	MOUNTAIN	SUN 07/16	MORZINE LES PORTES DU SOLEIL > ST-GERVAIS MONT BLANC	180 KM
-	REST DAY	MON 07/17	SAINT-GERVAIS MONT BLANC
16	INDIVIDUAL TIME-TRIAL	TUE 07/18	PASSY > COMBLOUX	22 KM
17	MOUNTAIN	WED 07/19	SAINT-GERVAIS MONT BLANC > COURCHEVEL	166 KM
18	HILLY	THU 07/20	MOÛTIERS > BOURG-EN-BRESSE	186 KM
19	FLAT	FRI 07/21	MOIRANS-EN-MONTAGNE > POLIGNY	173 KM
20	MOUNTAIN	SAT 07/22	BELFORT > LE MARKSTEIN FELLERING	133 KM
21	FLAT	SUN 07/23	SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES > PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES	115 KM
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On January 4 the Tour organization released its list of invited teams:

The peloton of the 110th edition of the Tour de France will include 22 teams at the start in the Basque country on 1st July 2023.

18 UCI WorldTeams and 4 UCI ProTeams, with one unprecedented participation (Uno-X).

Details of the selection:

18 UCI WorldTeams:

AG2R Citroën Team (Fra)
Alpecin Deceuninck (Bel)
Astana Qazaqstan Team (Kaz)
Bora-Hansgrohe (Ger)
EF Education-Easypost (Usa)
Groupama-FDJ (Fra)
Ineos Grenadiers (Gbr)
Intermarché-Circus-Wanty (Bel)
Jumbo-Visma (Ned)
Movistar Team (Esp)
Soudal Quick-Step (Bel)
Team Arkea-Samsic (Fra)
Team Bahrain Victorious (Brn)
Team Cofidis (Fra)
Team DSM (Ned)
Team Jayco AlUla (Aus)
Trek-Segafredo (Usa)
UAE Team Emirates (Uae)

4 UCI Proteams:

The two teams qualified by right:

Lotto dstny (Bel)
TotalEnergies (Fra)

The two teams invited by the organiser:

Israel-Premier Tech (Isr)
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (Nor)

Here's the the organizer's explanation of the 2023 Tour route

The Grand Départ will be the second to take place in the autonomous region of the Basque Country after Saint-Sébastien’s in 1992 and the 25th to be held abroad.

After three stages on the western side of the Pyrenees, the rest of the Tour will take place in France. It will visit 6 regions and 23 departments.

STAGES

There will be 21 stages:

• 8 flat stages
• 4 hilly stages
• 8 mountain stages with 4 summit finishes (Cauterets-Cambasque, Puy de Dôme, Grand Colombier and Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc)
• 1 individual time trial
• 2 rest days

DEBUTANTS
Out of a total of 40, 12 new stage towns and other locations will appear on the 2023 Tour map:

• Bilbao (start and finish of stage 1)
• Amorebieta-Etxano (start of stage 2)
• Nogaro (finish of stage 4)
• Vulcania (start of stage 10)
• Moulins (finish of stage 11)
• Belleville-en-Beaujolais (finish of stage 12)
• Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (start of stage 13)
• Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil (start of stage 15)
• Passy (start of stage 16) - Combloux (finish of stage 16)
• Poligny (finish of stage 19)
• Le Markstein Fellering (finish of stage 20)

MOUNTAINS
The race will visit all five of France’s mountain massifs. They are, in the order they occur, the Pyrenees, the Massif Central, the Jura, the Alps and the Vosges.
There are three new climbs: the Côte de Vivero (Basque Country), the Col de la Croix Rosier (Massif Central) and the Col du Feu (Alps).

The Puy de Dôme, which hasn’t appeared on the Tour route since 1988, will be making an eagerly awaited return after its 35-year absence.

The Col de la Loze (2,304m) will be the “roof” of the Tour de France 2023

TIME TRIAL
There will be just a single individual test on the programme of the 110th edition. It will be held in the Alps, at altitude and in steep terrain, on the Passy > Combloux 16th stage, and over a distance of 22km.

TIME BONUSES AND BONUS POINTS
Time bonuses will be awarded at the finish of each stage and will amount to 10, 6 and 4 seconds, respectively, for the first three classified riders.

Bonus points will be located on passes or summits at strategic points along the route. The first three classified riders will be awarded bonuses of 8, 5 and 2 seconds, respectively (subject to approval by the International Cycling Union). These bonus points will not count towards the points classification.

PRIZE MONEY
A total of 2,3 million euros will be awarded to the teams and riders including €500,000 to the final winner of the overall individual classification.