Tour de France 2010 route mapped

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 11:36 AM EDT

The Tour organisation traditionally provides quite some detail on the route they are taking, as they did for the 2010 route. I was able to use that info to map all of the 21 stages (including the prologue in Rotterdam, Netherlands) via the Bikemap mapping service. Quite an enjoyable process for me and of course I learned a lot about the route. For instance, stage 18 to Bordeaux looked deadly boring on first glance, but it turns out they just about take the smallest roads of the whole Tour that day. Probably beautiful to ride there yourself! After the jump I embedded the map for possibly decisive stage 15 to Bagnères-de-Luchon (Edit: alas, that didn't work!), linked to the other stages and put up an all-in-one download link for use in Google Earth.

All Stages Mapped

0. Rotterdam (prologue)
1. Rotterdam - Brussel
2. Bruxelles - Spa
3. Wanze - Arenberg
4. Cambrai - Reims
5. Épernay - Montargis
6. Montargis - Gueugnon
7. Tournus - Station des Rousses
8. Station des Rousses - Avoriaz
Rest day
9. Morzine - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
10. Chambéry - Gap
11. Sisteron - Bourg-lès-Valence
12. Bourg-de-Péage - Mende
13. Rodez - Revel
14. Revel - Ax 3 Domaines
15. Pamiers - Bagnères-de-Luchon
16. Bagnères-de-Luchon - Pau
Rest day
17. Pau - Col du Tourmalet
18. Salies-de-Béarn - Bordeaux
19. Bordeaux - Pauillac (ITT)
20. Longjumeau - Paris Champs-Élysées

Download All-In-One

KMZ file of all the stages, for use in Google Earth: Tour de France 2010.kmz as posted on the GEarth Community forum.

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Nice work, ted.

by ELVISGOAT on Jun 21, 2010 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

Ok just one more rec needed

by roadside on Jun 21, 2010 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks Ted! Now I have something to think about. 11 Days to go!

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by holmovka on Jun 21, 2010 12:35 PM EDT reply actions

This is great!

Thanks Ted. I love to do street level on the routes. Cheaper than air fare for a ground level look. No hotels and home cooking.

"Mollema not flying, +12 at interm." Bruce. "I hope he doesn't slip in Frinking's tears.." Seahorse.

by fancan on Jun 21, 2010 12:36 PM EDT reply actions

Cheers all

I should say, if anyone spots any errors, especially if they have local knowledge, please let me know here and I’ll fix!

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 12:40 PM EDT reply actions

A technical error..

In the middle of the erasmusbrug, it’s the lowest point on the circuit..

by Frinking on Jun 21, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah,

that I can’t fix. Profiles are automatically generated by Google Maps, so this is indeed a technical error.

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Elwood, this is fantastic

The scrolling and detail capability of the profile chart is tremendous! Nice work.

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by Drew Davis on Jun 21, 2010 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

Obviously you're not a golfer.

by ELVISGOAT on Jun 21, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

You human paraquat

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by Drew Davis on Jun 21, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Is there any way to convert the miles to kilometers?

Other than in my tired old brain.

"Mollema not flying, +12 at interm." Bruce. "I hope he doesn't slip in Frinking's tears.." Seahorse.

by fancan on Jun 21, 2010 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

Top right, just above the green bar, a drop down link "Units"

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Thank you.

I see a road sign ,in street view , triangular, red border containing a ! and “randonneurs” beneath it. Is this a cycle route sign?

"Mollema not flying, +12 at interm." Bruce. "I hope he doesn't slip in Frinking's tears.." Seahorse.

by fancan on Jun 21, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Seems more like a warning sign for an event

Haven’t seen it before. Where was that?

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Or a warning sign for a pedestrian crossing

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Pedestrian crossing must be it.

“Randonneur” brings a picture of a bike tourist to my cycling oriented mind. It was somewhere in ranch country on D122 south of Ste. Etienne.

"Mollema not flying, +12 at interm." Bruce. "I hope he doesn't slip in Frinking's tears.." Seahorse.

by fancan on Jun 21, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Super Ted strikes again

chapeau

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Fuck you Alberto Undiano and Koman Coulibaly
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by Phil H. on Jun 21, 2010 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

ted

this is awesome. nice work.

"I was watching the Tour de France in 2005, just being a fan again. I thought, ‘you're a fucking idiot. You're a bike fan who gets to ride the Tour de France.'"
- david millar

by Ben Shave on Jun 21, 2010 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

Great work

I will refer to this often

moo

by Willj on Jun 21, 2010 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

Could I suggest

to whomever is designated to do daily previews:

It would be great if the current days map was added to the preview. Each of Ted’s maps has “embed” html code available in at the bottom right and can be added to an article using html view.

moo

by Willj on Jun 21, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions

We figured out

that embedding doesn’t work in Fanposts, but it does work in regular front page articles, so yeah, I second that request :)

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope it's clear

when I say bottom “right” that I mean bottom “left” ;)

moo

by Willj on Jun 21, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions

yes

this will happen. we have some stuff coming on the organization side that will make all this info easy to access and stuff.

by Jen See on Jun 21, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions

let me know if you need

any preview volunteers

moo

by Willj on Jun 21, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Previews definitely welcome!

Shoot me a line, passodigavia@gmail if you like. That goes for anyone, not just Will!

by Jen See on Jun 21, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Open Applications.. Yeeaah :D

by Frinking on Jun 21, 2010 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Stages 16 and 17 traverse some of the same area -- first one way then the other (although the roads are different)

Those are going to be two difficult days.

Cerca la qualita in Giro

by pigilito on Jun 21, 2010 4:15 PM EDT reply actions

Actually they share at least one section through the Parc National des Pyranees

good lace to chalk in “Podium Cafe” on the road.

Cerca la qualita in Giro

by pigilito on Jun 21, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

They go over the Tourmalet twice this year

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by Phil H. on Jun 21, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

no. over once. the second time they finish at the summit (dang narrow place if ya ask me).

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by umwolverine on Jun 21, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

What I can imagine them doing is

assemble the team buses at that fairly wide parking lot a bit down the mountain (at 8 km to go) and transfer the riders by ski lift from the col to the buses.

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Or more realistically,

align the buses on the other side of the mountain (east) and drive down to Tarbes via Bagnères-de-Bigorre. It’s the shorter route to the start of the next stage anyway!

by tedvdw on Jun 21, 2010 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions