The start of the 105th edition of Tour de France on July 7 in Noirmoutiers (Vendée) is approaching. Among the 22 teams at the start Wanty-Groupe Gobert will be present for the second consecutive year. The Belgian team has ambitions and wants to show itself in all areas: in the […]
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Tour de France 2018 : Selection brings peace and satisfaction for Wanty Group Gobert
In July 2018 Wanty-Groupe Gobert will be participating in Tour de France for the second time in the team’s history. On Monday our team was awarded one of the four precious wildcards by Tour organisation ASO. Thus the team can send eight of their riders to the Grand Départ of […]
2018 Tour de France and Dauphine Team Selections
The organizers of the Tour de France have chosen the teams that will take part in the 76th edition of Paris-Nice (March 4-11), the 70th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné (June 3-10) and the 105th edition of the Tour de France (July 7-29). In accordance with UnionCyclisteInternationale rules, […]
Tour 2018 Pleases Guillaume Martin
The Tour de France 2018 was presented on Tuesday at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. Our French promise Guillaume Martin and sports director Hilaire Van der Schueren were present and give their vision on the course. Guillaume Martin: “There is a stage for everyone! For a Belgian team with […]
The 2018 Tour de France Route
Stages: The race will be a little bit shorter this year with 3329 km. But it will include lots of mountains (16404′ of climbing), an Alpe d’Huez finish after climbing Col de la Madeleine, Lacets de Montvernier and Col de la Croix de Fer. Stage 5: Bourg St Maurice – […]
Lotto Soudal Tour de France 2018
The 105th edition of the Tour de France was officially presented today. The Tour of 2018 takes place from Saturday 7 July until Sunday 29 July. For the sixth time ever La Grande Boucle starts in the Vendée, in the west of France. After 3,329 kilometres the race will come […]
Grand Depart of the Tour de France 2018: Start on Passage du Gois
Key points – Vendée will host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France for the sixth time —the tenth start from Pays de la Loire. The peloton will set off from the Passage du Gois on Saturday, 30 June 2018.– The first riders to uncork the champagne will be […]
Grand Depart of the Tour de France 2018: The Vendee and the Loire
The departments in the Pays de la Loire region hosted the Tour de France’s cyclists on its very first edition. Indeed, it was via the department of the Vendée that the pack entered the region in 1903 on the Bordeaux-Nantes stage, destined to become a classic on the routes of […]