Montmerle-sur-Saone TREVOUX >>>
On the quay of the Saone to the other, the riders will set off from Montmerle-sur-Saone and join Trévoux the heart of the Saone valley. After crossing without difficulty Southern Plain of Bresse and ponds Dombes, the pack will have a final loop of 13 kilometers to go twice. Probably the best opportunity to distinguish itself and thus establish a hierarchy among the first many riders covet the yellow jersey on the evening of that first step. With a passage three times on the finish line, the downtown will be a strong pole Trévoux animation.
 
Distance : 157.4 Km

ay 100% Plaine de l'Ain made the morning a short stage line that promises a nervous race, dynamic and open to a wide range of riders.
In the afternoon, teams will devote themselves to the specific exercise and dramatic race against the team time trial on a course very fast; an unprecedented event in the Tour de l'Ain.
AREA A - MORNING
LAGNIEU >>> AMBERIEU-IN-BUGEY
Distance : 83.5 Km
 
AREA B - AFTERNOON
ST VULBAS (against the clock by teams)
Distance : 11.1 Km

BELLEY >>> MONTREAL-THE-CLUSE
Crossing the Bugey lead runners in the Plastics Valley Belley and offer before its end, real opportunities for attackers. After an early stage in the heart of the Bas-Bugey vines, avoid running the Grand Colombier before addressing the serious problems of this first edition 2012: the ascent of the Col de la Lèbe and crossing the Plateau d'Hauteville The unprecedented rise of the Old Cerdon, the final Izernore by rugged coast and Cessiat will make this step an appointment expected after the first two days on the plains.
 
Distance : 154.5 Km
 

NANTUA Septmoncel >>>
Nantua, cited tourism and flowers, the village-host the Tour de l'Ain on the banks of the lake. After an early stage without difficulty, the race will engage quickly in the Ain valley and enters the Jura department for a two-day journey to the heart of the Parc Naturel du Haut-Jura. Paradise for cyclists, the route of the uplands will then present a series of challenges to the finish which will borrow the laces Septmoncel, the final stage of the Tour de France 2010 whose arrival was considered to Redhead. This milestone should carry a wide selection of contenders for overall victory.
 
Distance : 156.7 Km

SAINT-CLAUDE LELEX >>>
Wealth of fascinating history, St. Claude, the capital of Haut-Jura hosts the Tour de l'Ain for the first time.
From the beginning of the fifth stage and until the arrival in the station Lélex - Jura Mountains, the race will borrow mountain roads and an uninterrupted succession of slopes and hills.
Thus, the traditional end of the neck and the ascent to Menthières Lélex, should devote a complete rider, having succeeded in avoiding all the difficulties of the last three days of the Tour de l'Ain in 2012.
 
Distance : 132.4 Km

Andrew bared his talons. Nice effort. How has Warren Barguil been doing?