Alps

Stage 18: Uplifting story

Ready for an uplifting story? The Alps of stage 18 are still getting higher. Will the riders have to climb even higher next year?

How high is high is the question when we cross the highest peak of the Tour de France on stage 19. The science of geodesy has the answer.

Do the underwater Alps exist? We look at plate tectonics one more time and find a twist in the tale on the Mediterranean coast on stage 21.

Mighty mountains on today’s route and during the many helicopter shots that we will get to see. However, never forget the dangers.

Stage 16 is only a short one but the history leading to the scenery we see today is all but a short history.