Stage 1
Date: Sunday 9th June
Route: Thonon les Baines – Le Grand Bornand
Distance: 60.6 miles Total vertical climb 9186ft
Climbs: Col des Gets 3838ft – Col de le Colombeire 9186ft
Blog Post: Thonon les Baines – Le Grand Bornand
Description: Located on the western slope of the Aravis mountain range not far from Mont Blanc, Annecy Lake and Switzerland, Le Grand-Bornand is a summer and winter resort which developed around an old village.
It owes its name to the river which runs through it. The inhabitants of Le Grand-Bornand are called Bornandins.
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