Lausanne		Fribourg-en-Brisgau
(Societe du Tour de France)		(Societe du Tour de France)

World sporting capital Lausanne is home to the IOC headquarters, the Olympic Museum (where an exhibit on the Tour will be on show), as well as the headquarters of more than a dozen international sporting federations. Though a busy economic and financial center, Lausanne is one of Europe's most pleasant cities to live in.

UCI, the body ruling international cycling, is based in Lausanne, and 2000 is its centennial year. Lausanne is a regular venue for world championships in many other sports, such as ice skating, and every year it holds one of the most prestigious track and field meetings.

Fribourg is both a buoyant city open to the modern world and the most charming and romantic hamlet. The old town, around the cathedral, which towers over the town, is most endearing with its quaint side streets and lovely streams.

Climbs:
Km 139 - Côte of Oberer-Hauenstein : 7.5 km climb at 3.1 % - Level 3
Km 161 - Côte of Fullinsdorf : 1.5 km climb at 7.2 % - Level 4
Km 180 - Côte of Waidhof : 4.9 km climb at 3.3 % - Level 3
Km 187 - Côte of Lörrach : 1.5 km climb at 5.1 % - Level 4