July 7: From the vineyards to the Alps

Published: 30 June 2017, 12:09

The Tour passes first through the Cote d'Or and Bourgogne, with a finish in Nuits-Saint-Georges, celebrating some of the world's most famous wines, before a day in the Jura mountains and a first stage in the Alps, from Nantua to Chambery, including the climb of the breathtaking Mont du Chat, overlooking Lac du Bourget, in the Savoie...

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