Tour de France Stage 8 - Andorra-la-Vella to Saint-Girons

Stage 8 of the Tour de France takes cyclists through high terrain from Andorra-la-Vella in the principality of Andorra (bordering France) before returning to France and ending the stage in the lovely village of Saint-Girons.

Here is the official Tour de France description of Andorra-la-Vella:

• 1st-time stage-town
• Population 24,000
• Capital of the Principality of Andorra

At the heart of the Pyrenees, nestled between France and Spain, Andorra-la-Vella is both a parish and the capital of the Principality of Andorra. Situated at an altitude of 1400 m, it is Europe’s highest capital city. Read more about Andorra-la-Vella...

Here is the Tour de France description of Saint-Girons:

• 4-time stage-town
• Population 6,800
• Sub-prefecture of Ariège (09)

The town lies nestled in the foothills of the Ariège Pyrenees, in the shadow of the Gallo-Roman ramparts of the ancient bishopric of St-Lizier. Two fast flowing rivers from the mountain peaks, the Salat and the Lez, gush through the quaint streets of the charming capital of the Couserans and converge in its centre.

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