Tour de France July 3 – 25, 2010
Started in 1903 with 60 participants, Le Tour de France continues its grand tradition 107 years later with hundreds of cyclists who hail from dozens of countries. This year's race begins in Rotterdam, features 20 stages, covers nearly 2,000 miles, runs for 22 days and concludes in Paris.
Bordeaux Stage
For the 80th time, Bordeaux will welcome Le Tour with a 38-mile-long time-trial that traverses the scenic winding roads through Bordeaux vineyards and ends in Pauillac, famous for its sublime vintages.
Visitors to France hoping to watch various stages of the sporting event should reserve accommodations early, as each town along the route books fully.
Did You Know? Each year approximately 250 towns petition to host one of the Tour’s stages. The board visits each town and keeps its final decisions secret until the big reveal on the last Thursday of October.
CHILLING OUT IN BORDEAUX
Those who visit Bordeaux during the Tour (or any other time of year) can chill out at the Ice Bar, the largest of its kind in Europe. Guests don jackets and mittens provided at the door, then sit at the bar made of ice and enjoy their vodka-based cocktails in glasses also made of ice in a room cooled to a mere 14-degrees F! Bordeaux’s Ice Room is the sixth such bar –– Milan, Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm and London also offer the chilling experience.
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