Tour de France Maps – Stage by Stage

We’re approaching the final countdown to July, now just over a week away. There seem to be many questions leading up to the 2011 tour: Who is the best American GC contender? Levi, Horner, TJ? What is going on with the Schleck brothers? They didn’t look anywhere close to top form at the Tour de Swiss. Where is Garmin-Cervelo? Thor, Heinrich, and Tyler have been pretty quiet all year. Can Cadel and BMC make a move? He was going strong in the 2010 Tour before that broken elbow. Will Cavendish see some legitimate challengers in Team Sky and Lampre? And then there’s perhaps the biggest question – Alberto Contador. Will he blow everyone out of the water? Should he even be permitted to ride with an ongoing investigation in progress? Whatever the answers turn out to be, you can be certain I won’t wait for second-hand news. It’s Tour de France time!

To supplement the all-consuming Tour de France experience, we have created some awesome, Strava-powered route maps for all 21 stages. Similar to our Tour of California route widgets, they show the route, the elevations, and all the major segments which promise to make the big selections.

We built these maps hoping to improve on the lack-luster, minimal maps available. Now you can see exactly how much the pros climb, how big the climbs are, and how steeply they rise. And if you do like our work, please help us to spread the word! Tweets, Facebook comments, blogs posts and links, etc. It’s very helpful for our business, and we’ll work that much harder knowing Strava is truly providing a valuable service!