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Stage 16 of the tour approached the summit from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (south-east), and after reaching the Col de la Bonette, took a loop round the Cime de la Bonette reaching the summit of 2,802 m (9,193 ft), which is the highest point reached by the Tour de France, [1] before re-passing the Col de la Bonette.
Tourtour (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Tortor) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
The Tour de la Provence is an early-season bicycle stage race in the Provence region of France. [1] It is organized by southern French newspaper La Provence, which serves as the race's title sponsor for its first three years. It is held in February, as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour calendar. [2] [3] and became part of the UCI ProSeries in ...
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At 1,910 m (6,270 ft), it is the highest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Beast of Provence", [2] the "Giant of Provence", [3] [4] or "The Bald Mountain". [4] It has gained fame through its inclusion in the Tour de France cycling race; [ 4 ] in 2009 it was the scene of the first penultimate-day mountain top finish in the Tour ...
Mercantour National Park (French: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments.Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors annually enjoying the 600 km (372 mi) of marked footpaths and visiting its villages.
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