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In pictures. "Today, the Tour de France is yours!": 16,000 amateur cyclists set off between Albertville and La Plagne

In pictures. "Today, the Tour de France is yours!": 16,000 amateur cyclists set off between Albertville and La Plagne

  • Ascent to Ugine - 7:30 a.m. - Photo Le DL/ Louise Raymond
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  • Photo Le DL/ Louise Raymond
  • Photo Le DL/ Louise Raymond
  • Photo Le DL/ Louise Raymond
  • Photo Le DL/ Jean Adde-Soubra
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  • In Les Saisies, the riders begin the descent to Beaufort. They have already covered more than 35 km. The next challenge for them is the Col du Pré. Photo Le DL/ Jean Adde-Soubra
  • Early in the morning, amateur cyclists, both regular and electric, climb the La Plagne hill before the official Tour stage. Some even carried encouragement signs under their arms as they rode. Photo Le DL/ Cyprien Durand-Morel
  • Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • In Albertville, the 16,000 bibs are being prepared separately to the applause of the volunteers.
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  • Albertville, the Olympic city, displays its pride in being the starting city for the Tour de France stage today and in five days, on Friday, July 25. Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • At the starting line, the public is there to cheer on the 16,000 participants who set off from Albertville. They're heading off to La Plagne. Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • Albertville still. And it's still going. The 8,000 bibs left at 8 a.m. The speaker encouraged them:
  • Nicolas is participating in the Etape du Tour for the first time. His goal: to have fun and take some photos! He'll return home to Wettrelos in the north of France tomorrow, his head full of memories. Photo by Le DL/ Jean Adde-Soubra
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  • Cindy Botherel and Juliette Mougel are riding at home. Both are from La Plagne and are 36 years old. Their goal:
  • Loïs Aldebert, 27, from Ugine, and Louise Becouze, 26, from Megève, are two high school friends in the race. They have been training together all year. Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • Several charitable causes are represented at the event. Many runners wear the Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque jersey, which
  • A few minutes before the start, cyclists are already regretting their late mornings and missed training sessions. They always ask one question: what are we doing here? Photo Le DL/ Frédéric Aili
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  • Jeremy Rabate from Bourg-en-Bresse received his entry to the Tour de France stage as a Christmas present. It's his first time! Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • The volunteers, in their yellow jerseys. 1,000 of them mobilized for four days. Christiane Combeau from Ugine and Alain Mocci from Albertville testify to the great atmosphere. Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • The runners have entered the day's menu, the odometer shows 65.7 km of cumulative ascent for 4,373 m of elevation gain. It's going to sting! Photo Le DL/ Frédéric Aili
  • There are 17 pens, with 1,000 runners per pen. They have been ranked according to their sporting credentials. Here, the first row of the second pen. Photo Le DL/ Jean Adde-Soubra
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  • The airlocks are gradually filling up, here is airlock number 6, which is scheduled to leave at 7:45 a.m. Photo Le DL/ Frédéric Aili
  • The starting signal is in Albertville. The first stage of the 2025 Tour de France has begun. The riders face the first challenge: the Héry-sur-Ugine hill. Photo: Le DL/Jean Adde-Soubra
  • Louison Frouin, 23, aims to finish in the top 1,500. Encouraged by his friend, Johany Grimaud. Both come from Angers. Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • Romain Orts, 20, came from southern Ardèche with a
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  • Tour de France atmosphere in Albertville with the presence of El Diablo! Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • Allain Secco, Patrick Liégeois, president of the Escorte Moto club, and Patrice Pion, president of the Chambéry Cycling Organization, will be taking the start. They are not racers; they are in charge of motorcycle safety at the front of the race. They will be stationed at the top of the mountain passes to manage the other bikes on the course. For these cyclo-cross race regulars, the watchwords of the day are: good weather and safety. Photo Le DL/ Jean Abbe-Soubra
  • In the first starting pen, the mayor of Albertville, Frédéric Burnier Framboret, and the mayor of Winnenden, its twin town, Hartmut Holzwarth. Each wearing a helmet in the colors of their country. Both are delighted by the symbol of participating together. Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • Albertville. Jeremy Bonillo and Julien Coucaud came from Corrèze. This is their fourth stage of the Tour. They're at the front of the line. What motivates them? Competition! Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
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  • Albertville. The She Ride association (Hutchinson), for fun. This group of women came from all over France with the desire to promote women's cycling and encourage women and mothers to ride. They came for fun. Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen
  • Albertville. There are bikes everywhere. For the 16,000 participants, it's time to collect their bikes, find the locker, and most importantly, find their starting area. There are 17 per skill group. Photo Le DL/ Laurence Veuillen

This Sunday, July 20th, is D-Day for the 16,000 brave souls tackling this stage of the Tour. Five days before the Tour de France champions, they will take on the challenge between Albertville and La Plagne. On the menu: 131 km, 4,500 meters of elevation gain. First departure at 7 a.m.

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