Tour News Tour de France organizers modify 2008 route to avoid hazard of falling rocks The risk of falling rocks on a climb of the race's 15th stage has prompted Tour de France organizers into a late change of the 2008 race route. This means that the 15th stage, initially set to start in Digne-Les-Bains and finish at Prato Nevoso, Italy , will now start in Embrun because of the "fairly important risk of falling rocks on the climb up the Col de Larche". The Col de Larche, whose altitude is 1948 metres, has now been replaced on stage 15 with the Col d'Agnel, whose altitude is 2744. The route change has also forced the reduction in length of the stage from 216km to 185. Classics Results Paris Roubaix
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