Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Tour de France Stage 19 Route Shortened Due to Cattle Disease
The Tour de France is changing a stage because some cows got sick.
A disease in a local cattle herd has led to a change in the race route.
The stage was originally planned to be long, but now it will be shorter to avoid going near the sick cows.
The race will start later than planned.
Riders will still have to climb tough mountains to the finish line.
Tour de France Stage 19 has been shortened due to a cattle disease outbreak.
A contagious disease, contagious nodular dermatitis, was discovered in a herd of cattle.
The route modification avoids the Col des Saisies climb.
The stage will now be 95km instead of 129.9km.
The official start time has been moved to 1230 GMT.
- Who
- Race organizers made the decision.
- What
- Stage 19 of the Tour de France was shortened due to a cattle disease.
- When
- Thursday, the organizers announced the changes for Friday's stage.
- Where
- The route change affects Stage 19, which was to take place between Albertville and La Plagne and avoid the Col des Saisies.
- Why
- To avoid the area where a contagious disease outbreak in cattle occurred and to preserve the smooth running of the race.
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Race Organizers
Cattle health
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The distress experienced by affected farmers.
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- Affected Stage
- Stage 19
- Original Distance
- 129.9km
- Revised Distance
- 95km
- Cattle Disease
- Contagious nodular dermatitis
- Climb Avoided
- Col des Saisies
- Official Start Time (Revised)
- 1230 GMT