Le Tour De France 2014
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As the men\\u2019s peloton gears up for the 2021 Tour de France Grand Depart, their female counterparts kick-off the action in Brittany at La Course by Le Tour de France. Here\\u2019s our guide to the race\\u2019s history, winners, stages, teams and more.\\nWhat is La Course by Le Tour de France\\n\\n Expect an aggressive race with lots of small groups going off the front. DAVID STOCKMAN\\/BELGA MAG\\/AFP via Getty Images\\nLa Course by Le Tour de France was the product of a long, and hard-fought campaign by some of women\\u2019s cycling\\u2019s biggest stars to earn their slice of cycling\\u2019s greatest race.\\nContested for the first time in 2014, La Course is a one-day women\\u2019s race attached to the Tour de France.\\nInitially raced in Paris, on the Champs-Elysees, ahead of the Tour\\u2019s final stage, La Course has moved around the race in recent years.\\nFrom the sprint-friendly race at its inception, La Course moved into the mountains in 2017 and was hosted on route\\u2019s mirroring the Tour\\u2019s toughest stages.\\nSince 2020, however, it has been moved to the start of the race \\u2013 first in Nice for last year\\u2019s edition (having initially been slated for the Paris finale again) and then, this year, to Brest.\\nLa Course has been part of the UCI Women\\u2019s WorldTour since 2016.\\nWho has the most La Course by Le Tour de France wins\\n\\n Marianne Vos has claimed two La Course and is one of the favourites for 2021. JEFF PACHOUD\\/AFP via Getty Images\\nIn the race\\u2019s short history, La Course has been dominated by Dutch riders \\u2013 with three Dutchwomen sharing five of the seven race wins between them.\\nMarianne Vos, one of the biggest proponents for La Course, won the inaugural edition in 2014 and is level with compatriot Annemiek van Vleuten with two victories apiece.\\nAnna van der Breggen is the other Dutch woman to have celebrated on the top step of La Course\\u2019s podium, after a solo win on the Champs-Elysees in 2015, while Australian Chloe Hosking and Great Britain\\u2019s defending champion Lizzie Deignan also have one win each.\\nLa Course by Le Tour de France winners:\\nMarianne Vos (2014, 2019)\\nAnnemiek van Vleuten (2017, 2018)\\nAnna van der Breggen (2015)\\nChloe Hosking (2016)\\nLizzie Deignan (2020)\\nWhen does the 2021 La Course by Le Tour de France start\\nThe 2021 edition of La Course takes place ahead of the Tour de France Grand Depart on Saturday June 26.\\nInitially due to follow stage two of the men\\u2019s Grand Tour, the race will now follow a 107.4km course from Brest to Landernau.\\nCheck out our standalone guide on how to watch La Course for more info on how to follow all of the racing action.\\nWhat is the La Course by Le Tour de France route for 2021\\n\\n La Course 2021 route profile. La Course \\/ ASO\\nHaving been moved back a day to follow a similar route to the Grand Depart, La Course by Le Tour de France starts from Brest and finishes atop the Cote de la Fosse aux Loups in Landerneau.\\nThe 107.4km route includes three laps of the 14km finishing circuit with four climbs of the 3km Cote de la Fosse Aux Loups.\\nThe climb is one of two to be tackled on the route, with the Cote de Trebeolin (900m at 5.1 per cent) conquered early in the race.\\nThe main climb is 3km with an average gradient of 5.7 per cent, and the peloton will pass the finish line three times before returning for the fourth and final climb to the finale.\\nHow do you win the La Course by Le Tour de France\\nAs well as the main prize, for the first rider across the finish line on the fourth climb of the Cote de la Fosse aux Loups, there is a secondary prize on offer too.\\nThe top climber will also be rewarded, with the first rider(s) over the Cote de Trebeolin and all four climbs of the Cote de la Fosse aux Loups earning points.\\nLast year, two-time race winner Annemiek van Vleuten won the secondary classification.\\nLa Course by Le Tour de France 2020 recap\\n\\n Lizzie Deignan won the 2020 La Course in a close sprint with Marianne Vos. CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON\\/AFP via Getty Images\\nLizzie Deignan became the first British rider to win La Course by Le Tour de France as she and long-standing rival Marianne Vos wound the clock back to produce a thrilling finish.\\nThe race in Nice served as the appertif for the Tour de France, taking place ahead of the men\\u2019s first stage, and whet the appetite perfectly with a photo finish.\\nDeignan won from a six-rider break, which broke away on a steep descent \\u2013 led by world champion Annemiek van Vleuten.\\nBoth Van Vleuten and Vos were looking for a record-breaking third La Course victory, and it was the latter who looked on course for victory when she opened out her sprint.\\nDeignan timed her counter-attack perfectly, however, getting ahead of her old rival by just centimetres to snatch victory.\\nLa Course by Le Tour de France 2021 start list and favourites\\nLizzie Deignan rolls out as defending champion for La Course by Le Tour de France but in-form Marianne Vos is among the favourites for 2021 victory.\\nAnnemiek van Vleuten is not racing this year, however \\u2013 turning her attention instead to the Dutch national road race and the Olympic Games.\\nThe teams taking part in La Course 2021 this year are:\\nMovistar\\nTrek-Segafredo\\nTeam Jumbo-Visma Women\\nAle BTC Ljubljana\\nCanyon-SRAM Racing\\nFDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope\\nLiv Racing\\nTeam BikeExchange\\nTeam DSM\\nSD Worx\\nTeam Arkea-Samsic\\nA.R. Monex Women\\u2019s Pro Cycling Team\\nBizkaia Durango\\nCeratizit-WNT Pro Cycling\\nDrops-Le Col s\\/b TEMPUR\\nMassi-Tactic Women\\nParkhotel Valkenburg\\nRally Cycling Women\\nStade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling\\nTeam TIBCO-SVB\\nTop Girls Fassa Bortolo\\nValcar-Travel & Service\\n\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\/\\/images.immediate.co.uk\\/production\\/volatile\\/sites\\/21\\/2021\\/06\\/anna-van-der-breggan-la-course-GettyImages-482013350-2dd08f6.jpgquality=90&resize=768,574\",\"width\":768,\"height\":574},\"headline\":\"La Course by Le Tour de France: everything you need to know\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Colin Henrys\"}],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"BikeRadar\",\"url\":\"https:\\/\\/www.bikeradar.com\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\/\\/images.immediate.co.uk\\/production\\/volatile\\/sites\\/21\\/2019\\/03\\/cropped-White-Orange-da60b0b-04d8ff9.pngquality=90&resize=265,53\",\"width\":182,\"height\":60}},\"speakable\":{\"@type\":\"SpeakableSpecification\",\"xpath\":[\"\\/html\\/head\\/title\",\"\\/html\\/head\\/meta[@name='description']\\/@content\"],\"url\":\"https:\\/\\/www.bikeradar.com\\/features\\/la-course-everything-you-need-to-know\\/\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-26T07:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-26T07:00:11+00:00\"}] La Course by Le Tour de France: everything you need to know The history, route, riders and key information about the women's one-day race that precedes the 2021 Tour de France
Marianne Vos, one of the biggest proponents for La Course, won the inaugural edition in 2014 and is level with compatriot Annemiek van Vleuten with two victories apiece.
Saturday, July 5th, the 2014 Tour de France starts in Leeds, England. The closing stage, on July 27th, finishes as per usual on the Champs Elysees in Paris. In the mean-time, riders face a broad mix of terrain including cobbles, sprints, 6 summit finishes and an individual time trial on the penultimate day. (Slideshow route/profile)
Many thanks, Thomas! My wife (UK) and I just arrived in Nancy to see the tour finish stage 7. Your site is great and we will use it to follow the tour to Pau and the TT from Bergerac. Well done and can't thank you enough. Regards, Bruce (Austin, TX)
Photographers captured the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race, spanning a distance of 2,276 miles in 21 stages from Leeds to Paris (July 7 to July 27).Vincenzo Nibali wins 2014 Tour de FranceShare your racing photography as comments with this format: [Flickr photo page URL]
Of course there is the sporting legacy of the 2014 Tour, with the inaugural Le Tour de Yorkshire taking place earlier this year. We took the boys back to Yorkshire to watch the race, marvelling once more at the speed and skill of the cyclists, and the huge organisational effort that goes into a major race.
Progress is being made, and for parents like myself with young children who are just starting out on their cycling adventures, it would be wonderful if the legacy of the 2014 Tour de France coming to Britain is a nation that finally wakes up and realises that cycling could become a key way to improve our cities, the health of our children and our environment. Now, that would be a legacy!
Today, the most prestigious cycling race, Le Tour de France, kicks off in Leeds, England on 5 July 2014. Every year, it's watched by audiences in 190 countries and attracts over 15 million spectators. This year, Tour de France participants will cycle through four countries to end in Paris on 27 July. A lot has changed since the first Tour de France in 1903. Back then Le Tour was counting only 6 stages and attracted 70 entrants. It was ridden during the night.
The pack rides through the Mas d'Azil cave in the Pyrenees mountains during the 237.5-kilometer 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Carcassonne and Bagneres-de-Luchon, southwestern France, July 22, 2014.
The pack of riders including race leader yellow jersey holder Astana team rider Vincenzo Nibali of Italy cycles on its way during the 197.5-kilometer 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Saint-Etienne and Chamrousse, July 18, 2014.
The pack of riders including race leader Astana team rider Vincenzo Nibali cycles on its way through the Alps during the 177-kilometer 14th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Grenoble and Risoul, July 19, 2014
Spain's Alberto Contador eats a banana in as he rides in the pack during the sixth stage of the Tour de France on July 10, 2014. The cyclists aim to eat up to 350 calories an hour as they ride, and up to 9,000 calories a day. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption 59ce067264