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The 1995 Tour de France was the 82nd edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Saint-Brieuc with a prologue individual time trial on 1 July and Stage 11 occurred on 13 July with a hilly stage from Le Bourg-d'Oisans. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 23 July.
Contents
Stage 11
13 July 1995 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Saint-Étienne, 199 km (123.7 mi)
Stage 12
14 July 1995 — Saint-Étienne to Mende, 222 km (137.9 mi)
Stage 13
15 July 1995 — Mende to Revel, 245 km (152 mi)
Stage 14
16 July 1995 — Saint-Orens-de-Gameville to Guzet-Neige, 164 km (102 mi)
Stage 15
18 July 1995 — Saint-Girons to Cauterets, 206 km (128 mi)
On the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet, Fabio Casartelli crashed into concrete blocks at the roadside, suffering a head injury which caused a loss of consciousness. Whilst being airlifted to hospital, he stopped breathing and was declared dead after undergoing numerous resuscitation attempts.
Stage 16
19 July 1995 — Tarbes to Pau, 237 km (147 mi)
The stage was neutralised in memory of Fabio Casartelli. The route was ridden by the peloton, with Casartelli's Motorola teammates leading the way into Pau.
Stage 17
20 July 1995 — Pau to Bordeaux, 246 km (153 mi)
Stage 18
21 July 1995 — Montpon-Ménestérol to Limoges, 166 km (103 mi)
Stage 19
22 July 1995 — Lac de Vassivière, 46 km (29 mi) (individual time trial)
Stage 20
23 July 1995 — Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois to Paris Champs-Élysées, 155 km (96 mi)