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  Stage 16: Tuesday, July 28 - 126 miles Posted: Friday, July 10, 1998 Tuesday July 28 - New Tour venue Vizille was the cradle of the French Revolution. The riders take on more mountains to reach Albertville, site of the 1992 Winter Olympics, which has been granted its first Tour finish this year.
Vizille's past lives on through its castle, built at the beginning of the 17th century by the constables' Lesdignières. This splendid residence became in the 20th century the summer residence of the Presidents of the Republic.
An Olympic city which hosted the 1992 Winter Games. Albertville is situated at an important crossroad for truckers and tourists, at the entry of the Valley of Arly, this city in the comb of the Savoy counts nearly 20 000 inhabitants.
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