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STAGE 8 July 11 Lamballe - Quimper (106.881mi/172km)

Published: Jul. 11, 2004
STAGE 8 July 11 Lamballe - Quimper (106.881mi/172km)
STAGE 8 July 11 Lamballe - Quimper (106.881mi/172km)

COURSE: Shorter and hillier than the previous day’s stage, but still on the winding roads of Brittany, this one is made for breakaways.

Expect to see huge crowds in all the granite-built towns and villages.

FAVORITES: With the riders taking a plane after the stage to the rest-day town of Limoges, expect them to race very fast. That could result in a tight sprint finish in the streets of Quimper.

With a short finishing straight and bends before that, this one looks ideal for McEwen, Cooke or Nazon.

STAGE 8 July 11 Lamballe - Quimper (106.881mi/172km)
STAGE 8 July 11 Lamballe - Quimper (106.881mi/172km)

HISTORY: There has been only one stage finish in Quimper. That was in 1991, when Aussie Phil Anderson gave the Motorola team a stage win at the head of a small breakaway group. (Nice glasses, Phil!)

LAMBALLE:
Starts: 0
Finishes: 0

QUIMPER:
Starts: 3 (1958-62-65)
Finishes: 1 (1991)

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