description L'Étape du Tour Overview
L'Étape du Tour is a mass-participation cycling sportive organized by ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation), the same company that manages the Tour de France. The event allows amateur cyclists to ride a selected Tour de France mountain stage on fully closed roads, typically held each summer a few days before the professional race passes through. First held in 1993, it has become one of the largest cyclosportive events in the world, attracting thousands of participants from numerous countries.
help L'Étape du Tour FAQ
Who organizes L'Étape du Tour?
L'Étape du Tour is organized by ASO, the Amaury Sport Organisation. ASO also manages the Tour de France.
Can amateurs ride a real Tour de France stage at L'Étape du Tour?
Yes. The event lets amateur cyclists ride a selected Tour de France mountain stage on fully closed roads.
Is L'Étape du Tour held on open roads?
No. The selected route is closed to normal traffic for the event. That gives participants a race-style experience on roads used by the professional Tour de France.
Does L'Étape du Tour use a different route every year?
The event typically selects a mountain stage from that year's Tour de France route. The exact course therefore changes as the professional race route changes.
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