Tag: Tour de France
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Stage 6: Jurassic
The Jura Mountains are the name giver of the Jurassic geological time period but how do you define such a period?
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Stage 1: Volcanic cathedral
At the Grand Départ in Clermont Ferrand we find a volcanic cathedral built with materials from the nearby Chaine des Puys.
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Stage 3: Hard rocks
Eclogite is one of the hardest rocks there is. Yvonne Brière used these hard rocks to prove her thesis to become a female pioneer in geology.
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Stage 4: Fossils
Fossils can be found in all of France. We find a lot along the Lot river in today’s stage due to the special geological circumstances here.
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Stage 6: Eels
Conodonts are eel-like animals but they are extinct. The last fact helps us learn about geological time scales in great precision.
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Stage 7: Stressed
Mountain are like people. They get stressed and sometimes even a complete meltdown. The Pyrenees show what happened then.
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Stage 1: Steep climbs
In the Basque Country where we start the Tour de France 2023 big geological events lead to steep climbs over millions of years.
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Stage 3: Treasure trove
Zumaia is a treasure trove where giant clams tell us what time it is and what exactly happened right here seeing through time.
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Stage 7: A glass of wine
A glass of wine with millions and millions of years of history. The secret is all in the soil of the Bordeaux region.
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Stage 8: A mysterious meteorite crater
A mysterious meteorite crater in the south of France proves many things and leaves even more questions.
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Stage 9: Explosive days
Explosive days are common in the mountains during the Tour de France. The Puy de Dome is particularly explosive due to its rich geological history.
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Stage 10: A fiery mystery
Why are there volcanoes in the Massif central. That’s a bit of a mystery, a fiery mystery so to speak. We give you some clues!
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Stage 11: White jersey
The white jersey is one of the four coveted jerseys in the Tour de France. Today we explore white from kaolinite and battery power on the course.
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Stage 13: Frog legs and dinosaur feet?
On today’s stage we find ponds with frog legs and traces of dinosaur feet indicating gigantic animals. Or were they?
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Stage 14: Force of nature
Tour de France riders can be a force of nature. Today’s mountain stage shows us the gigantic forces that created mountain ranges.
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Stage 16: A short history of
Stage 16 is only a short one but the history leading to the scenery we see today is all but a short history.
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Stage 17: Water and ice
There is no place where water and ice play such a big role in the Tour de France as today. Climate change sadly also does.
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Stage 18: A change of scenery
A change of scenery from the high Alps to the Bresse Basin. We meet tablecloths, dinosaurs and big salt deposits today.
