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1st Stage : Brest → Plumelec, 195km
Saturday, 5th July
After 41 years of prologue race openings, the Tour de France starts this year with a road race, with Brest as the starting point and Plumelec as the closure. Brest will be the opening city of Le Grande Boucle for the third time since the World War II. This stage is a flat surface race and consists of 195km. The cities are close to the Atlantic seaside and have a wonderful green and hilly surroundings.
Following the start in Brest, some of the places the participants will be passing by are the pont Albert-Louppe, Quimerch, Brasparts, Plonévez-du-Faou, Spézet and the col de Toull-al-Laëron in the Finistère, Gourin and then by Pluméliau, Saint-Jean-Brévelay and lastly Plumelec with the clamber of the côte de Cadoude.
Brest: It has been the host town for the Tour 28th time. This city is by nature nautical, contemporary and open to the world. Brest is located at the landscape near the entrance of the natural Rade de Brest, at the west end of Brittany. Brest is an important seaport and naval base. It occupies the slopes of two hills divided by the river Penfeld, the part of the town on the left bank being regarded as Brest proper, while the part on the right is known as Recouvrance.
Plumelec: Plumelec,is a rural town of some 2,500 inhabitants located on the outskirts of the Gallo region, close to the Lanvaux moors, the Gulf of Morbihan and the beaches of the Atlantic, combines both a green setting and the proximity of the seaside. Woods and fields make up its green and hilly surroundings. Plumelec has been the stage tour town three times.
The ending time of the first stage is sketched to be around the 5pm. We are hoping this first stage will be pleasant for fans and riders.
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