The route of the 30th edition of the Tour Auto Optic 2020 has just been unveiled. The vehicles will leave an ephemeral Grand Palais in Paris on April 19, to reach Nice on April 24, via five stages for a total journey of 1,930 kilometers.
This year because of the Covid crisis, the Tour Auto will not start from the famous Grand Palais in Paris, but from an “ephemeral Grand Palais” relocated for the occasion on the Champs-de-Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. From Monday April 19, the 200 competitors will be exhibiting their mounts in the open air to reduce the risk of contagions. A good solution, moreover rather attractive!
The next day, they will set out on the most beautiful roads in France to compete as always in timed events in the Competition or Regularity category. Their first stop will be the Château de Courances located in Essonne.
After clashing during ten special stages on closed roads and four circuits (Dijon-Prenois, Circuit de Bresse, Lédenon, Paul Ricard), the competitors will join Nice on Saturday April 24. They will have covered 1,930 kilometers in total.
The detailed route of the most famous rally in France, with the transit times in the municipalities, will be communicated by the organizer Peter Auto on March 29, 2021.
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Monday, April 19, 2021
Grand Palais Ephemeral, Paris Champ-de-Mars
• Technical and administrative checks
Stage 1 – Tuesday April 20, 2021
Paris – Beaune
399 kilometers
+ Official departure from Château de Courances
+ Dijon-Prenois circuit
+ A special stage
Stage 2 – Wednesday April 21, 2021
Beaune – Aix-les-Bains
322 kilometers
+ Bresse circuit
+ Two special stages
Stage 3 – Thursday April 22, 2021
Aix-les-Bains – Valence
446 kilometers
+ Three special stages
Stage 4 – Friday April 23, 2021
Valence – Nîmes
289 kilometers
+ Lédenon circuit
+ Two special stages
Stage 5 – Saturday April 24, 2021
Nîmes – Nice
474 kilometers
+ Circuit Paul Ricard
+ Two special stages
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